Dora Zurak, MSc. agr.

• 2016 - 2019: M.Sc.
  University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
  Effect of maize grain endosperm traits on in vitro digestibility kinetics starch in small intestine of swine
• 2013 - 2016: B.Sc.
  University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
  Selected quality parameters of corn silage from large farms in Croatia

• 2020 - : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
  Assistant

• nutritive value of feeds
• physical-chemical traits of animal feed
• nutrient digestibility kinetics

• 2023/10/16 - 2024/02/26: L'Institut Agro (France) – University of Zagreb (Croatia) (mixed)
  Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) „Crossing perspectives about eggs: from production to food science“
• 2023/09/20 - 2023/09/21: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb (scientific)
  GREENERING BUBBLE workshop: The possibility of plant extracts preparation by applying the green extraction solvents with hands-on: deep eutectic solvents (COST ACTION CA18224)
• 2022/05/01 - 2026/02/02: BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (scientific)
  CEEPUS program (SK-1018-07-2122 – Biology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences)

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

• ZZurak, D., Svečnjak, Z., Kiš, G., Grbeša, D., Pirgozliev, V., Kljak, K. (2025). Comparability of in vitro bioaccessibility of carotenoids with their yolk content in laying hens for dent maize hybrids differing in kernel traits. Food research international, 213: 116586, 10. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2025.116586
• Zurak, D., Svečnjak, Z., Gunjević, V., Kiš, G., Janječić, Z., Pirgozliev, V., Grbeša, D., Kljak, K. (2024). Carotenoid content and deposition efficiency in yolks of laying hens fed with dent corn hybrids differing in grain hardness and processing. Poultry science, 103, 6; 103750, 12. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103750
• Kljak, K., Zurak, D., Svečnjak, Zl., Grbeša, D. (2024).
  Relationship of physical properties and macronutrient composition with carotenoid profile in maize hybrids // Agriculture, 14, 3; 384, 15. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14030384
• 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
• Zurak, D., Grbeša, D., Duvnjak, M., Kiš, G., Međimurec, T., Kljak, K. (2021) Carotenoid content and bioaccessibility in commercial maize hybrids. Agriculture, 11 (7) 586, 12 DOI:10.3390/agriculture11070586.

Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/profile/37050

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=hr&user=M_3rqr0AAAAJ

• 2021 - : World Poultry Science Association (WPSA)
  member
• 2021 - : International Carotenoid Society
  member
• 2023 - : Postgraduate Student Association of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture (UPSAF)
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