Extensive research activities are carried out at the Department. The Department has been actively participating in research programs led by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FVM), and the National Office for Research and Technology (NKTH). Additionally, it played a significant role in the multi-year experimental work that laid the foundation for the new protein evaluation system introduced in Hungary in 1999.

Beyond these efforts, the Department is also involved in technology-driven research and development projects for agricultural enterprises. It participates in the testing of new feeds and feed additives, as well as in determining their nutritional value.

Main research topics:

• Development of nutrient supply strategies for high-performance farm animals (ruminants, pigs, poultry) in digitized production environments

• Investigation of feed intake characteristics of new feed types and the applicability of innovative feed processing techniques under model conditions

• Advancement of genotype-based feeding strategies to optimize nutrient supply in livestock

• Improving the energy, protein, amino acid, and glucose supply of farm animals

Specific research areas:

• Development and evaluation of plant-based bypass protein supplements for feeding high-yielding dairy cows

• Production of calcium soaps from by-products of the vegetable oil industry for use in dairy cow nutrition

• Improvement of glucose supply in dairy cows

Modification of the fatty acid composition of animal-derived food products
(milk, eggs, broiler, pork, rabbit, goose and duck meat, as well as goose and duck liver):

• Increasing the linolenic acid content of food products

• Enhancing the vitamin E content of animal-derived products

• Increasing the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content of milk through feeding strategies

Feed preservation:

• Further development of stretch-wrapped silage technology

• Development of highly effective biological preservatives and silage technologies for preserving moderately and poorly fermentable forages

Other topics:

• Development of an algae-based symbiotic product; use of algae biomass meal in the feeding of monogastric animals

• Examination of the effects of organically bound trace mineral (e.g., Cu, Zn, B, Cr) supplements in broiler and turkey nutrition

Project reference: GOP-1.1.1.-11-2012-0344