Scientific knowledge about the predispositions of Bosnian native breeds of sheep (Dubska) for the production of milk and milk products until recently were quite sparse and very scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the biochemical indicators and serum minerals, for monitoring the nutritional status. Until now subject research did not include testing of the effect of biochemical parameters and hormonal status of the blood of sheep on the quality of milk and milk products. Persistence of this connection is justified by the fact that most of the ingredients of milk just derived from the blood. The main objective of this research was to explore metabolic parameters of sheep’s blood, and their relative importance on the quality and quantity of milk components. The study included a total of 127 sheep blood samples from two different areas (Livno and Travnik) in summer feeding period (July, August and September). The animals were marked with the appropriate number of ear tags on the basis of which we always took samples from the same animals through different periods. In sheep blood serum, the concentration of biochemical parameters (glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, total protein, albumin, urea, AST, ALT, AP, GGT, LDH, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium) and metabolic hormones (triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and insulin cortisol), and samples of milk: milk parameters (milk fat, lactose and protein) as well as fatty acid composition of the milk. The concentrations of blood biochemical parameters were determined by spectrophotometry with automated analysis with ready-made package of slides. Concentrations of metabolic hormones (T3, T4, cortisol and insulin) in the serum were determined by ELISA method. The percentages of fat, protein and lactose in milk were determined by infrared spectrophotometry. Fatty acids in milk were determined by gas chromatography (GC). Our research showed hypoglicemia, mild hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia probably due to nutritional deificiencies during lactation period. Negative energy balance could be responsabile for changes found in the cholesterol concentration as well as in the activity of ALT, AST, GGT, LDH. Significant differences in milk fat and milk protein, as well as fatty acids composition were determined between localities and season sampling. In general, our results showed varriation of blood biochemistry and milk quality. Due to differencies in climate, botanical differences of soil and pasture these variations are considered to be acceptable. Statistical analysis was performed using the software package SPSS 15.00 (for biochemical paramters and parameters of milk) and 21.00 (for metabolic hormones and fatty acid composition of the milk).

The aim of this study was to investigate liver function in dairy sheep during summer and consequences made by heat stress. The experiment was performed on 117 Pramenka sheep at two different locations (Travnik and Livno) during summer grazing period (July, August and September). Levels of serum enzymes were determined for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (AP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Enzyme activities resulted in significant (P<0.05) variation except GCT and a moderate increase followed by dcrease in activity, which is likely to be correlated with the energy balance of animals. Values of serum profile above reference range may indicate intense metabolic processesasaliver response toa negative energy balance. The results of this research couldbeused for the determination ofhealth status.

Species identification in food has become a prominent issue in recent years as the importance of consumer protection has increased. DNA-based species identification methods were developed by researchers in the last two decades, as these are reliable, accurate, and low-cost techniques for species identification in raw and processed food products as well. In our study, universal primers were designed to conserved regions of mitochondrial 12S rRNA. Amplicons were heat-denatured and a PCR single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) method was developed to identify cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goat DNA. Sensitivity of this technique was tested on DNA mixtures of cattle-sheep, cattle-goat, and cattle-buffalo and the threshold limit of cattle DNA was 5%, 5%, and 3%, respectively. One hundred and five cheeses were purchased and collected from Bosnian and Hungarian farmers, retails, and supermarkets to reveal fraud, 32 percent of them (34 cheeses) were found to be mislabelled by species.

Herzegovinian donkey is a very important animal resource of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There have been no works attempted at determining the normal values of hematological parameters of Herzegovinian donkey. For this reason, the objective of the present study was to investigate some hematological parameters in Herzegovinian donkey. The research was performed on 30 apparently healthy donkeys (18 female and 12 male) of ages from 1 to 20 years. Blood samples (3 ml) were obtained by jugular vein puncture (vena jugularis externa) in vacuum tubes with EDTA. The mean value of hematocrit was 29.19 %, hemoglobin concentration 10.6 g/dl, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration 36.33 g/dl, white blood cells 9.33 x109/L, granulocytes (109/L) 5.45 x109/L, granulocytes (%) 59.47%, lymphocyte/monocyte (109/L) 3.89 x109/L, lymphocyte/monocyte (%) 40.53% and platelet cells 148.97 x109/L. Parameters were determined using an automated analyzer IDEXX QBC VET AutoRead. Data were analyzed by SPSS V 15. All hematological parameters (except platelet cells) were consistent with the recommended reference ranges for donkeys, and the values found in literature so far. Platelet cells values were much lower than in the literature for the other donkey breeds and the recommended reference ranges for donkeys. The slight differences found between our results and those reported in the previous works confirm the need for further studies to investigate the reference values of hematological parameters of Herzegovinian donkey. This work is a contribution to the study of hematological parameters of Herzegovinian donkey, and we expect these data to be applied to the further studies.

Iodine is an essential element to humans and animals. It is a constituent of the thyroid hormones and its deficiency causes goitre and may increase the risk for intellectual deficiency in affected populations. Iodine deficiency disorders represent a significant public health problem in 118 countries worldwide (Vitti et al., 2001). Among them, thirty-two European countries were still affected by mild to Abstract

Croatian scholarship is poorly acquainted with the life of the well-known Berlin architect, designer and professor, Selman Selmanagic. The enviable and lengthy career of this successful Bosniak and his exciting and dynamic life, intersecting with different cultures, certainly warrants attention, especially considering the contemporary research into the legacy of the Bauhaus tradition and the modes of its reception in Eastern Europe. Selman Selmanagic was the only Yugoslav who did his entire degree in architecture at Bauhaus. For twenty years he led the Department of Architecture at the Kunsthochschule in Berlin, and through his work influenced not only the education of students of architecture but of all other fields. Through his long professorial career, Selman Selmanagic marked many generations of his students and colleagues equally by promoting the idea of a single curriculum which encapsulated architecture, design, applied and decorative arts, technology and science – “totalen Architektur.” It is interesting that in the 1930s he spent some time in the Near East and that he collaborated with, among others, the studio of Richard Kauffmann in Jerusalem precisely when a significant number of his Bauhaus colleagues emigrated to the then Palestine, and when a specific variety of European architectural modernism, and through that the Bauhaus tradition, was being interpreted creatively in this region. Of particular significance was his participation in the Planungskollektiv team (the planning team), together with a number of distinguished architects, many of whom attended Bauhaus and were his colleagues in the anti-Nazi movement, from 1945 to 1950 which, led by Hans Scharoun, planned the post-war rebuilding of Berlin, where Selmanagic was at the head of the Department for the Planning of Building and Renovation of Cultural and Sports Structures, and for the Protection of Monuments (Leiter des Referats fur Kultur- und Erholungsstatten-plannung). As well as working as a professor and architect, he was an urbanist, a set designer and a very successful and established designer. Some of his designs have secured him a place as one of the classic figures of twentieth-century architecture. He extensively advocated the Bauhaus ideas and aesthetics in furniture design and interior decoration. It is of particular interest that he actively took part as a main consultant in the renovation project of the Bauhaus building in Dessau in 1975.

The study was aimed at determining plasma concentrations of albumin and total protein (TP) in 480 dairy Holstein-Friesian breed cows on different localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in different seasons (diet conditions). The samples were taken from the cows in lactation, postpartum period within 15 days from calving, and the dry period. Seasonal variations affected both investigated parameters. Differences among localities were determined during summer for TP concentrations and during winter for albumin concentrations. Differences were considered statistically significant at p<0,05. Results show significant influence of the diet conditions on plasma concentrations of examined parameters so the conclusion is their constant monitoring during the production period is required. Key words: dairy cows, albumin, total protein

Modern breeds of dairy animals are able to produce huge amount of milk. In attempt to consume, digest and metabolize enough nutrients to satisfy lactation needs, those animals are exposed to serious stress conditions that can affect their health. Health problems which arise from those conditions are mainly related to impaired ability to metabolize enough nutrients to compensate for those lost in milk. They are known as metabolic or production diseases and may be of great economic importance in milk production systems.

The research was performed on 40 chicken broilers of Cobb provenience to investigate the effect of dietary black cumin seed oil on some blood biochemical parameters in chicken broilers. 40 chicken broilers who were included in the 42 days lasting experiment were divided into two groups, each one of 20 individuals. Group K was the control – with no added oil in feed mixture and the second group P was the experimental one – chickens were fed with 0,025 g of p.o. administered black cumin seed oil. Feed and water supplies were ad libitum . Microclimate conditions (light, temperature and airflow) were maintained according to the technological procedure. Blood samples were taken from the wing vein of all animals from both groups at age of 25, 32 and 39 days. The following blood serum biochemical parameters were determined: total lipids, triglycerides, total cholesterol, albumen and calcium. Dietary black cumin seed oil significantly (P<0.05) affected serum lipid components, particularly total lipids, but not albumen and calcium in chicken broilers. Possible reason for these findings could be dietary fat component as well as fatty-acid composition of added black cumin seed oil. Key words: black cumin seed oil, chicken broilers, blood serum biochemical parameters, fatty acid composition of oil

Dr. Aida Abadžic Hodžic is Senior Lecturer at the Art History Department, Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo. The name of this colloquium, with all its three aspects, indicates already the complexity and extraordinary relevance of the selected topic: the role of women, the process of building and maintaining peace in the world, and the interreligious perspective. In the first part, I will present some of the central principles and teachings of Islam in relation to the position, significance, and role of woman; then in the second, I will refer to the foundational views in Islam about peace, mercy, and justice; and in the concluding part, I will examine a contemporary Muslim peacebuilding experience, focusing specifically on the role and significance of Muslim woman in the process. At the same time, I will take a look at the modern, post-war experience of Bosnian society, which faces many problems and challenges, such as coming to terms with the harrowing events from a recent past that includes a large number of killed and displaced persons, processing all those responsible for war crimes, and finding basic preconditions for reconciliation and renewed coexistence. This experience also may be viewed as a model for future reflection on these issues in a wider, European political and social context.

The aim of this study was to research the impact of a diet supplemented with egg yolks of modified content, having in mind the type of fat added to the laying hens diet, on the brain lipids and their fatty acid composition in rats. During four weeks of the experiment, 64 Wistar rats, divided into four groups of 16 animals each (eight animals of both sexes), were fed the commercial rat feed (group C), or the feed that contained 70% of the commercial rat feed and 30% of freshly boiled yolks from the eggs originating from laying hens fed with 3% fish oil (group F), 3% palm olein (group P) or 3% lard (group L). Concentration and content of total lipids and total cholesterol, as well as the fatty-acid composition of the total brain lipids were determined in the lipid extracts of the rats brains. Under unfavourable conditions, which in our case could be high dietary intake of the total fat due to egg yolk addition, the amount of total fat in the brain tissue or the mass of the organ itself can be changed. Applied dietary treatments could also influence the level of de novo synthesis of total cholesterol in the rat brain. High dietary fat intake, as well as the fat quality regarding its fatty acid composition, appear to be able to significantly influence the fatty acid profile of the total brain lipids in adult rats, whereas the level and quality of the changes also depend on sex.

Plan of research included two Pramenka sheep-breeding family farms producing Livno and Travnik cheese in the traditional ways. The experiment included 117 animals of the Pramenka strain. The serum concentrations of the minerals (calcium, phosphorus and magnesium) were followed over time. Based on the physical-chemical analysis of the sheep milk, we evaluated the milk parameters (milk fat, protein and lactose) and cheese parameters (dry matter, moisture, grease and pH) that can be indicative of the cheese milk quality. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the serum minerals to the sheep milk quality, and the Livno and Travnik cheese quality, being the final products. Blood, milk and cheese samples were taken in the summer during the summer grazing of sheep. The results were analyzed using the software package/Program SPSS 15.00. Differences were considered statistically significant at p <0.05. Influence of serum minerals on the quality of milk and cheese was determined by calculating the correlation factor. Analysis of mineral blood components and basic milkand cheese parameters showed variations, wich may be acceptable considering the influence of lactation, climate and botanic quality. Keywords: sheep, mineral components of serum, milk, cheese, correlation

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of diets supplemented with egg yolks of modified composition on the fatty-acid composition and lipid content in rat’s liver. During four weeks of the experiment 64 Wistar rats were divided into four groups of 16 individuals each (eight individuals of both sexes) and fed a commercial feed mixture for rats (group C) or diet containing 70% commercial mixture for rats and 30% freshly cooked egg yolks from laying hens fed diets with 3% fish oil (group F), 3% palm olein (group P) or 3% lard (group L). Dietary supplementation with egg yolks significantly increased the hepatic cholesterol pool in rats, regardless of the type of fat in the diet of laying hens from which the eggs originated. The content of α-linolenic acid in the liver of male rats in group P was 4-6 times higher compared to males in the other groups. Liver lipids and their fatty-acid composition differ by both, sex and dietary modified egg yolk composition in rats.