The history of the epidemiology, prevalence, diagnosis, prevention and control of Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis in cattle in Czechoslovakia beginning from 1897 are described. The knowledge will be useful for current control programmes and prevention of human disease due to consumption of beef...

This article highlights some of the natural sources of chloramphenicol found in feeds and foods and their impact on the health and performance of food animals.

Chloramphenicol (CAF) is a broad- spectrum antibiotic, originally obtained from the bacterium Strepomyces venezuelae that in the past was widely used to treat infection in both humans and animals. In veterinary medicine, CAF is not authorized for the use in food-producing animals (pigs, poultry,...

This article describes the veterinary training and education at the Institute of Veterinary Education in Slovakia in 2022 in the fields of animal health and protection, foreign imports and imports, feed control, ecology, pharmacy, hygiene products, inspections of food products of plant origin,...

Cadmium is not essential for plant growth, but highly available for uptake. Its mobility and availability for plants is higher in acidic soil. Transfer into food chain endangers human health. Its availability varies also among different plant species. In 2019, the uptake of cadmium was determined...

In 2018 two trials were performed at the Laboratory Field of Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana, in which we analyzed the content of mycotoxin deoxynivalenol in winter wheat grain and yield of selected winter wheat cultivars. In the first trial winter wheat cutivar Bastide was used. In this trial we ...

The article presents a study in which we investigated the levels of cannabinoids in commercially available oil products made from hemp seeds. We analyzed 12 different hemp oils and determined the contents of cannabivarin (CBDV), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabichromen...

Hops are during storage exposed to light and high temperature, but hops can also be exposed to oxygen. Due to its presence, the oxidation process begins, which causes a change in the chemical composition of hops secondary metabolites and thus a decrease in its quality. Oxidation products have a...

Bacteria of the genus Listeria pose a problem in the food industry due to their wide distribution and their good survival in adverse conditions. L. monocytogenes E. Murray et al. 1926 Pirie 1940 is human pathogen, while L. innocua Seeliger ATCC® 33090™ as not pathogenic bacteria is the most often...

In laboratory conditions, we have studied the insecticidal efficacy of plant powders, obtained from four invasive alien plant species (false indigo [Amorpha fruticosa], tree of heaven [Ailanthus altisima], Canada goldenrod [Solidago canadensis] and staghorn sumac [Rhus typhina]) in single and...