Assoc. Prof. Kristina Kljak, PhD

• 2006 - 2012: PhD
  University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia
  Antioxidant and pigmentation properties of carotenoids from different corn hybrid grains in egg production
• 1999 - 2005: MSc
  Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  Isolation and determination of anti-transferrin antibodies using enzyme immunotest

• 2006 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia
  2022-now: associate professor
  2016-2022: assistant professor
  2012-2016: teaching assistant
  2006-2012: young researcher

• Kemija i kontrola hrane za životinje (169447)
• Hrana za životinje (144502)
• Hranidba preživača (144503)
• Metode hranidbenih istraživanja (173787)
• Hranidba životinja (143884)
• Hranidba goveda u proizvodnji mesa (144509)
• Precizna hranidba ovaca i koza (144508)
• Sigurnost hrane (250950)
• Žitarice-zrnate škrobnate kulture (144322)
• Metode vrednovanja hrane za životinje (157136)
• Diplomski rad - seminar (160350)
• Agro-industrijski ostaci kao hrana za životinje (197998)
• Hranidba akvatičnih organizama (246751)
• Izrada i prezentacija stručnog rada (24674)
• Evaluation methods of animal feeding materials (226418)

• Physical-chemical traits of feeds
• Quantitative determination of content and antioxidant activity of maize grain
• Carotenoid pigmentation properties
• Digestion kinetics of starch, fiber and protein

• 2020/02/10 - 2020/02/14: University of the Balearic Islands (scientific)
  EUROCAROTEN training school "Functional and omics analysis of carotenoid interventions"
• 2019/04/08 - 2019/04/10: Royal Holloway University of London (scientific)
  EUROCAROTEN training school Analysis of carotenoids"
• 2018/10/23 - 2018/10/24: IATA-CSIC (scientific)
  EUROCAROTEN workshop "Carotenoids in food, nutrition and health"
• 2018/06/04 - 2018/06/19: The Pennsylvania State University (scientific)
  Academic mobility, “Nutritional research with calves after weaning”
• 2018/03/19 - 2018/03/23: Newcastle University (scientific)
  EUROCAROTEN training school "Bioavailability of carotenoids"
• 2015/11/11 - 2015/11/12: The Pennsylvania State University (expert)
  Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop, Penn State Extension Dairy Team, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2015/01/05 - 2015/12/23: The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Animal Science (scientific)
  Fulbright scholarship, “Effect of physically effective fiber to ruminally fermentable starch ratio in precise high-concentrate diet on heifers performances"
• 2014/09/24 - 2014/09/26: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (expert)
  Enlargement and Integration Workshop: Analysis of food and feed contaminants – Legal and scientific framework; Including method validation and measurement uncertainty
• 2013/04/15 - 2013/06/15: Institute of Chemical Technology, Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering (scientific)
  CEEPUS program (CIII-HR-0306-05-1213 – For safe and healthy food in Middle Europe)
• 2011/05/01 - 2011/06/01: Institute of Chemical Technology, Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering (scientific)
  CEEPUS program (CII-HR-0306-03-1011 – For safe and healthy food in Middle Europe)
• 2010/01/06 - 2010/02/05: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
  CEEPUS program (CII-HU-0003-05-09100 – Agriculture and environment in the 21st century)

scientific

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
Biodostupnost karotenoida kukuruza kod nesilica: utjecaj mikrostrukture zrna i sastava smjese	Croatian science foundation	2020/01/15 - 2024/01/14	coordinator
Hibridno sušenje i valorizacija biljnog prehrambenog otpada i nusproizvoda	Croatian science foundation	2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31	partner
European network to advance carotenoid research and applications in agro-food and health	COST	2016/04/18 - 2020/04/17	partner
Hranidbena, antioksidativna i prebiotička svojstva kukuruza za domaće životinje	MZOS	2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31	coordinator

university support

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
Sadržaj i antioksidacijska aktivnost fenolnih kiselina antocijanina zrna žutog kukuruza	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31	coordinator
Fenotipska svojstva, masnokiselinski sastav i senzorna kvaliteta mesa i jaja kokoši hrvatice	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31	coordinator
Utjecaj mikotoksina na sadržaj fenola i karotenoida u zrnu kukuruza	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31	coordinator
Utjecaj fitogenih dodataka na kvalitetu jaja i zdravstveni status kokoši nesilica	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31	coordinator

• Zurak, D., Slovenec, P., Janječić, Z., Bedeković, D., Pintar, J., & Kljak, K. (2022). Overview on recent findings of nutritional and non-nutritional factors affecting egg yolk pigmentation. World's Poultry Science Journal, 78(2), 531-560.
  DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2022.2046447
• Bogunovic, I., Kljak, K., Dugan, I., Grbeša, D., Telak, L. J., Duvnjak, M., Kisic, I., Kapović Solomun, M., & Pereira, P. (2022). Grassland management impact on soil degradation and herbage nutritional value in a temperate humid environment. Agriculture, 12(7), 921. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12070921
• Kljak, K., Duvnjak, M., Bedeković, D., Kiš, G., Janječić, Z., Grbeša, D. (2021) Commercial corn hybrids as a single source of dietary carotenoids: Effect on egg yolk carotenoid profile and pigmentation. Sustainability, 13, 12287.
  DOI: 10.3390/su132112287
• Zurak, D., Kljak, K. & Grbeša, D. (2020). The composition of floury and vitreous endosperm affects starch digestibility kinetics of the whole maize kernel. Journal of Cereal Science, 95, 103079.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.103079
• Kljak, K., Heinrichs, B. S. & Heinrichs, A. J. (2019) Fecal particle dry matter and fiber distribution of heifers fed ad libitum and restricted with low and high forage quality. Journal of Dairy Science, 102, 4694-4703.
  DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15457
• Kljak, K., Duvnjak, M. & Grbeša, D. (2018) Contribution of zein content and starch characteristics to vitreousness of commercial maize hybrids. Journal of Cereal Science, 80, 57-62.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2018.01.010

Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/288105?w_mentor=1

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