The Institute of Animal Physiology of the Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences is the sole basic research institute in Slovakia specialising in the physiology of livestock animals. Its research is primarily focused on a comprehensive study of digestive tract physiology and developmental physiology from an interdisciplinary perspective at various levels, from molecular to cellular to systemic, in relation to safe food, animal and human health protection.
The research programme encompasses the following areas:
- Research on acquired and natural resistance to antibiotics
- Basic and applied research on enterococci-based additives with bacteriocinogenic and probiotic activity
- Development of molecular design of new antibacterial agents, enzybiotics
- Research on the relationship of the intestinal microbiota to obesity
- Research on the effect of plant essential oils and microelements on small intestinal functions and the overall antioxidant status of the organism
- Study of the mechanism of adaptation of the preimplantation embryo to adverse environmental influences
