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Biosecurity assessment of Argentinian pig farms
(Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2019-02-27)The pig industry is growing very fast in Argentina with an increasing need for replacement animals, feedstuff and transportation of animals. One of the main competitive advantages of the Argentinian pig ... -
Biosecurity in pig farms: a review
(Porcine Health Management, 2021-01-04)The perception of the importance of animal health and its relationship with biosecurity has increased in recent years with the emergence and re-emergence of several diseases difficult to control. This ... -
Biosensors Based on Isothermal DNA Amplification for Bacterial Detection in Food Safety and Environmental Monitoring
(Sensors, 2021-01-16)The easy and rapid spread of bacterial contamination and the risk it poses to human health makes evident the need for analytical methods alternative to conventional time-consuming laboratory-based ... -
Black Fungi and Hydrocarbons: An Environmental Survey for Alkylbenzene Assimilation
(Microorganisms, 2021-05-07)Environmental pollution with alkylbenzene hydrocarbons such as toluene is a recurring phenomenon. Their toxicity and harmful effect on people and the environment drive the search for sustainable removal ... -
Blat de moro ecològic amb sembra d'espècies farratgeres d'hivern
(Fitxa Tècnica PAE, 2024, 42, ,, 2024)El cost de la importació de pinsos i farratges ecològics i la dependència de la seva compra és un dels aspectes més crítics per a les explotacions de bestiar boví orientades a la producció de llet i ... -
Blocking transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in llamas by vaccination with a recombinant spike protein
(Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019-11-12)The ongoing Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreaks pose a worldwide public health threat. Blocking MERS-CoV zoonotic transmission from dromedary camels, the animal reservoir, ... -
Blooming under Mediterranean Climate: Estimating Cultivar-Specific Chill and Heat Requirements of Almond and Apple Trees Using a Statistical Approach
(Agronomy, 2019-11-15)Climate change, and specifically global temperature increase, is expected to alter plant phenology. Temperate deciduous fruit trees have cultivar-specific chill and heat requirements to break dormancy ... -
Blubber and serum cortisol concentrations as indicators of the stress response and overall health status in striped dolphins
(Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 2022-07-08)The impacts of environmental changes and anthropogenic threats in marine mammals are a growing concern for their conservation. In recent years, efforts have been directed to understand how marine mammals ... -
Blueberries infected with the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae release odors that repel Drosophila suzukii
(Pest Management Science, 2023-08-06)Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a serious pest of thin-skinned fruits. Alternative methods to control this pest are needed to reduce insecticide use, including new repellents. Previous ... -
Bona fide atypical scrapie faithfully reproduced for the first time in a rodent model
(Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2022-12-13)Atypical Scrapie, which is not linked to epidemics, is assumed to be an idiopathic spontaneous prion disease in small ruminants. Therefore, its occurrence is unlikely to be controlled through selective ... -
Bottlenecks in diagnostics of Mediterranean fish diseases
(Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists, 2020-06-02)Three independent Horizon 2020 projects are prioritising a common task of solving diagnostic issues using different approaches and strategies. PerformFISH focuses its research objectives on diagnostic ... -
Bottlenecks in the transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV1) to naïve pigs and the quasi-species variation of the virus during infection in vaccinated pigs
(Veterinary Research, 2018-10-19)This paper describes the results of two experiments regarding porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV1): the first one studied the existence of bottlenecks in an experimental one-to-one ... -
Bottom-up effects of woodland eutrophication: Interacting limiting nutrients determine herbivory frequency in northwestern Patagonia
(Science of The Total Environment, 2021-11-12)Nutrient enrichment disrupts plant–animal interactions and ecosystem functioning globally. In woodland systems, the mechanisms of bottom-up turnover on plant–herbivore interactions remain understudied. ... -
Breeding farm, level of feeding and presence of antibiotics in the feed influence rabbit cecal microbiota
(Animal Microbiome, 2020-11-02)Background The effect of the production environment and different management practices in rabbit cecal microbiota remains poorly understood. While previous studies have proved the impact of the age or ... -
Breeding programmes to improve male reproductive performance and efficiency of insemination dose production in paternal lines: feasibility and limitations
(World Rabbit Science, 2013-06-26)This paper reviews the current genetic knowledge on issues related with the efficient use of bucks in artificial insemination (AI). Differences between lines have been found to be relevant in semen ... -
Breeding strategies for identifying superior peach genotypes resistant to brown rot
(Scientia Horticulturae, 2018-11-01)A sustainable approach to control the incidence of brown rot in pre- and post-harvest management is to select genotypes with high contents of antioxidant compounds and tolerance to Monilinia laxa (Aderh. ... -
Breeding, planktonic and settlement factors shape recruitment patterns of one of the last remaining major population of Pinna nobilis within Spanish waters
(Hydrobiologia, 2019-11-27)The pen shell, Pinna nobilis L., is a critically endangered bivalve threatened by mass mortality events throughout the Mediterranean, but the Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta) still hosts many healthy individuals. ... -
Brevis thinning efficacy at different fruit size and fluorescence on ‘Gala’ and ‘Fuji’ apples
(Scientia Horticulturae, 2019-07-26)Brevis thinning efficacy depends on climatic and cultivar conditions. The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of one application of Brevis in ‘Gala’ and ‘Fuji’ apple applied at different ... -
Brewers’ Spent Yeast and Grain Protein Hydrolysates as Second-Generation Feedstuff for Aquaculture Feed
(Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2020-07-07)Aquafeeds are formulated to contain all the essential nutrients that fishes need to keep healthy. They are highly dependent on marine ingredients: fish meal and oil. Hence, alternative ingredients which ... -
Brewery by-products (yeast and spent grain) as protein sources in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) feeds
(Aquaculture, 2021-05-17)Two trials were conducted to test the effect of partial replacement of fishmeal by two brewery industry by-products, yeast and spent grain, included in isoproteic and isolipidic diets for gilthead sea ...