• Conserved Synthetic Peptides from the Hemagglutinin of Influenza Viruses Induce Broad Humoral and T-Cell Responses in a Pig Model 

  Vergara-Alert, Julia; Argilaguet, Jordi M.; Busquets, Nuria; Ballester, Maria; Martın-Valls, Gerard E.; Rivas, Raquel; Lopez-Soria, Sergio; Solanes, David; Majo, Natalia; Segales, Joaquim; Veljkovic, Veljko; Rodrıguez, Fernando; Darji, Ayub (PLoS ONE, 2012-07-16) Sanitat Animal

  Outbreaks involving either H5N1 or H1N1 influenza viruses (IV) have recently become an increasing threat to cause potential pandemics. Pigs have an important role in this aspect. As reflected in the ...

• Genome-wide linkage analysis of QTL for growth and body composition employing the PorcineSNP60 BeadChip 

  Fernández, Ana I.; Pérez-Montarelo, Dafne; Barragán, Carmen; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Ibanez-Escriche, Noelia; Castelló, Anna; Noguera, José Luis; Silió, Luis; Folch, Josep María; Rodríguez, M Carmen (BMC Genetics, 2012-05-20) Genètica i Millora Animal

  Background: The traditional strategy to map QTL is to use linkage analysis employing a limited number of markers. These analyses report wide QTL confidence intervals, making very difficult to identify ...

• Characterization of homologous and heterologous adaptive immune responses in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection 

  Díaz, Ivan; Gimeno, Mariona; Darwich, Laila; Navarro, Nuria; Kuzemtseva, Liudmila; López, Sergio; Galindo, Ivan; Segalés, Joaquim; Martín, Margarita; Pujols, Joan; Mateu, Enric (Veterinary Research, 2012-04-19) Sanitat Animal

  The present study characterized the homologous and heterologous immune response in type-I porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. Two experiments were conducted: in ...

• Progress in the Spanish National Barley Breeding Program 

  Gracia, M. P.; Mansour, E.; Casas, A. M.; Lasa, J. M.; Medina, B.; Molina-Cano, J. L.; Moralejo, M. A.; López, A.; López-Fuster, P.; Escribano, J.; Ciudad, F. J.; Codesal, P.; Montoya, J. L.; Igartua, E. (Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-06-11) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles

  The Spanish Barley Breeding Program is carried out by four public research organizations, located at the most representative barley growing regions of Spain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ...

• Fast skeletal muscle transcriptome of the Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) determined by next generation sequencing 

  Garcia de la Serrana, Daniel; Estévez, Alicia; Andree, Karl; Johnston, Ian A. (BMC Genomics, 2012-05-11) Aqüicultura

  Background: The gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) occurs around the Mediterranean and along Eastern Atlantic coasts from Great Britain to Senegal. It is tolerant of a wide range of temperatures and ...

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