Marcela Capcarová – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

Macrominerals and trace minerals in rabbit meat after application of epicatechin and patulin

Authors: Anna Kalafová, Jozef Bulla, Ondřej Bučko, Mária Poláčiková, Katarína Zbyňovská, Jaroslav Kováčik, Monika Schneidgenová, Lubica Chrastinová, Lubomír Ondruška, Rastislav Jurčík and Marcela Capcarová
Keywords: epicatechin, macrominerals, patulin, rabbit meat, trace minerals

The goal of this study was to analyse the effect of the natural antioxidant epicatechin (E) and the mycotoxin patulin (P) on the content of minerals in the meat of rabbits. Adult female rabbits (n = 25) were randomly divided into 5 groups: control group C and experimental groups E1, E2, E3 and E4. Patulin … [Read more…]

Meat quality of female rabbits following administration of epicatechin

Authors: Anna Kalafová, Jozef Bulla, Ondřej Bučko, Jana Emrichová, Katarína Zbyňovská, Peter Petruška, Monika Schneidgenová, Lubica Chrastinová, Lubomír Ondruška, Rastislav Jurčík, Peter Čupka, Martin Mellen and Marcela Capcarová
Keywords: epicatechin, meat quality, rabbits

The aim of this study was to determinate the effect of epicatechin on selected parameters of meat quality in rabbits. Adult female rabbits (n = 20), maternal albinotic line (crossbreed New Zealand White, Buskat Rabbit, French Silver) and paternal acromalictic line (crossbreed Nitra’s Rabbit, Californian Rabbit, Big Light Silver), were used in the experiment. The … [Read more…]