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  • Evaluation of phenotypic resistance profiles of bacteria isolated from commonly consumed foods 
    Purice, Sebastian-Florian; Bostănaru Iliescu, Andra-Cristina; Capotă, Robert; Rusu, Oana-Raluca; Ciaușu Sliwa, Dana; Șurubaru, Mălina-Maria; Cucu, Paula; Aniță, Dragoș-Constantin; Mareș, Mihai (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    This study investigated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Enterobacterales isolated from retail foods in Iași County, Romania. A total of 156 samples (ready-to-eat salads, ground beef, and fresh cow cheese) were analyzed, ...
  • Contamination of plant and animal products with Escherichia coli: implications for public health and food safety 
    Rusu, Oana-Raluca; Trandaf, Adriana-Valentina; Vlad, Gheorghiță; Bostănaru Iliescu, Andra-Cristina; Purice, Sebastian-Florian; Capotă, Robert; Petcu, Carmen-Daniela; Stoleru, Vasile (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    Food contamination with Escherichia coli is one of the most important public health problems worldwide, being associated with multiple outbreaks of foodborne infections. Although E. coli is a commensal bacterium of the ...
  • Integration of artificial intelligence in dairy production medicine and extension services 
    Zanfira, Bianca-Cornelia; Bratu, Daniel; Blaga, Șerban; Mircu, Călin; Spătaru, Ioana-Irina; Torda, Iuliu; Huțu, Ioan (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into dairy production medicine offers transformative opportunities for herd health management, early disease detection, and nutritional optimization. This study focuses on ...
  • Characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from retail poultry meat 
    Purice, Sebastian-Florian; Bostănaru Iliescu, Andra-Cristina; Capotă, Robert; Rusu, Oana-Raluca; Ciaușu Sliwa, Dana; Șurubaru, Mălina-Maria; Cucu, Paula; Aniță, Dragoș-Constantin; Aniță, Adriana-Elena; Mareș, Mihai (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    This study aimed to assess the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli in poultry production as an indicator of public health risks associated with retail poultry products. Methods: Poultry ...
  • Evaluation of nutritional value, palatability, fecal characteristics, and owner perception of commercial insect-based dry dog foods 
    Daina, Sorana; Blaga Petrean, Anamaria; Ionică, Claudiu-Nicușor; Pojar, Tudor-Nicolae; Macri, Adrian-Maximilian (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    The increasing demand for sustainable protein sources in pet nutrition has promoted the use of edible insects as alternative ingredients. This study evaluated ten commercial insect-based dry dog foods available on the ...
  • Detection of microbiological indices in meat assortments from some species of young animals 
    Golban, Rita (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    Microbiological research on some bacteriological laboratory investigations aims at a study on the determination of microbiological indices in meat assortments from young animals sold in the halls of a market in Chisinau. ...
  • Antioxidant and antiproliferative potential of Artemisia annua extracts: in vitro evaluation on normal and tumor cell lines 
    Terzea, Rareș; Tulcan, Camelia; Popescu, Roxana; Morariu, Sorin; Cristina, Romeo-Teodor; Dumitrescu, Eugenia (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood) is a medicinal plant known for its rich content of bioactive compounds, including artemisinin and polyphenols with potential therapeutic applications. This study aimed to evaluate the ...
  • Therapeutic potential of honey varieties from Alba county: antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects against resistant pathogens 
    Harfaș, Camil-Dan-Ștefan; Cernea, Mihai-Sorin; Gașpar, Cristina; Morariu, Florica; Cristina, Romeo-Teodor; Dumitrescu, Eugenia (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    The antimicrobial activity of honey is well documented and results from a complex interplay of physicochemical and biological factors such as low pH, high sugar content, enzymatic antioxidants, phenolic compounds, and ...
  • Preliminary results regarding the incidence of different types of crystalluria in cats 
    Florea, Cristian-Ionuț; Ștefănescu, Alina; Boancă, Crina-Alexandra; Nicola, Ioana-Bogdana; Vițălaru, Bogdan-Alexandru (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    Urolithiasis is a common condition in veterinary medicine, primarily affecting the lower urinary tract in cats. Unlike in humans, involvement of the upper urinary tract is rare. This study aimed to describe epidemiological ...
  • Viruses that benefit animals and plants 
    Moroșan, Șerban; Cozma, Andreea-Paula; Dascălu, Mihaela-Anca (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    The viruses are often associated with disease, not all viruses are harmful. In fact, some viruses provide beneficial functions to animals and plants, enhancing their survival, growth, and adaptation. While viruses are ...
  • How metagenomics has revolutionized our understanding of viruses 
    Moroșan, Șerban; Cozma, Andreea-Paula; Dascălu, Mihaela-Anca (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    Metagenomics, the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples, has revolutionized our understanding of viruses, particularly those that were previously undetected or difficult to study. By ...
  • West Nile virus endemicity in horses a serosurvey study in Iasi county 
    Ludu Oșlobanu, Luanda-Elena; Ursachi, Ingrid-Ecaterina; Iftene, Denisa; Rățoi, Ioana-Alexandra; Anderco, Ștefania; Neghină, Diana (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    West Nile virus causes a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease of public health importance. It’s evolution trends in human population is clearly predicted by the seroconversion in horses. The study was carried out in Iași County, ...
  • The viruses that reside in the human body: the human virome 
    Moroșan, Șerban; Cozma, Andreea-Paula; Dascălu, Mihaela-Anca (“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” Publishing House, Iași, 2025)
    The human virome refers to the collection of viruses that reside in and on the human body. This includes viruses that infect human cells (such as those causing diseases) and viruses that live in the human microbiome, ...
  • Research regarding the microorganisms from a veterinary clinic 
    Tașbac, Bogdan-Alexandru; Allalene, Tifaine Ninon Marie; Furnaris, Ciprian-Florin (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    The microbial load in veterinary clinics is an essential topic to be addressed, considering the issue of multiple antibiotic resistance of some microbes. A high level of microbial contamination is often associated with a ...
  • Health management in the era of artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities in dairy production 
    Huțu, Ioan; Bratu, Daniel; Blaga, Șerban; Spătaru, Ioana-Irina; Torda, Iuliu; Zanfira, Bianca-Cornelia; Mircu, Călin (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming health management practices across various industries, including dairy production. This paper examines how AI-driven tools and technologies can improve ...
  • Differential seasonal response of milk urea nitrogen between dual-purpose Romanian cattle breeds under year-round housing 
    Bratu, Daniel; Blaga, Șerban; Lungu, Bianca-Cornelia; Spătaru, Ioana-Irina; Torda, Iuliu; Mircu, Călin; Huțu, Ioan (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    Milk urea nitrogen (MUN) is a critical biomarker for nitrogen efficiency in dairy systems, yet limited data exists for Eastern European dual-purpose breeds. This study evaluated MUN variation patterns in Romanian Brown ...
  • Incidence and distribution of rabies cases in animals in the Republic of Moldova during the years 2020-2024 
    Starciuc, Nicolae; Sîrbu, Maxim; Osadci, Natalia (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    Despite the systematic measures of monitoring and immunoprophylaxis of rabies in wild and domestic fauna over several decades, rabies remains a disease of major importance both for animal health and with a high impact ...
  • Acinetobacter species of clinical interest in veterinary medicine 
    Capotă, Robert; Bostănaru Iliescu, Andra-Cristina; Ciaușu Sliwa, Dana; Năstasă, Valentin; Mareș, Mihai (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    Acinetobacter species, particularly those in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–baumannii (ACB) complex, are increasingly recognized as opportunistic pathogens in veterinary medicine. While traditionally associated with human ...
  • Integration of Artificial Intelligence in dairy production medicine and extension services 
    Zanfira, Bianca-Cornelia; Bratu, Daniel; Blaga, Șerban; Mircu, Călin; Spătaru, Ioana-Irina; Torda, Iuliu; Huțu, Ioan (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into dairy production medicine offers transformative opportunities for herd health management, early disease detection, and nutritional optimization. This study focuses on ...
  • Seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in humans and cats in Vaslui county – Romania 
    Nica, Agatha-Andreea; Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Martinescu, Gabriela-Victoria; Mardare Mîndru, Raluca; Iacob, Olimpia; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Publishing “Ion Ionescu de la Brad”, Iași, 2025)
    This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among humans and cats in Vaslui, a county in eastern Romania. Between 2023 and 2025, individual blood serum samples were collected from 88 humans and ...