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    • Developmental and moult cycle related biochemical changes in larvae of the spider crab, Maja brachydactyla (Brachyura: Majidae) 

      Rotllant, Guiomar; Guerao, Guillermo; Sastre, Marta; Anger, Klaus (Scientia Marina, 2012-09-30) Aqüicultura
      Ontogenetic changes in dry weight, elemental composition (CHN), and digestive enzyme activities (total protease, amylase) were studied during the moulting cycle of all larval instars (zoea I-II, megalopa; ...

    • Short communication. Sensory evaluation of commercial beef produced in Uruguay and three European countries 

      San-Julián, R.; Campo, M.M.; Nute, G.; Montossi, F.; Font i Furnols, Maria; Guerrero, Luis; Oliver, Angels; Sañudo, C. (Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-06-08) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      The main goal of this study was to characterize and compare the organoleptic quality of beef from Uruguay and from three European countries. In Uruguay, 40 Hereford steers were raised exclusively under ...

    • Protection of Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) against Bluetongue Virus Serotypes 1 and 8 in a Subclinical Experimental Infection 

      Lorca-Oro, Cristina; Pujols, Joan; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Mentaberre, Gregorio; Granados, José Enrique; Solanes, David; Fandos, Paulino; Galindo, Iván; Domingo, Mariano; Lavín, Santiago; López-Olvera, Jorge Ramón (PLoS ONE, 2012-05-30) Sanitat Animal
      Many wild ruminants such as Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) are susceptible to Bluetongue virus (BTV) infection, which causes disease mainly in domestic sheep and cattle. Outbreaks involving either BTV ...

    • Study of using marker assisted selection on a beef cattle breeding program by model comparison 

      Rezende, F.M.; Ferraz, J.B.S.; Eler, J.P.; Silva, R.C.G.; Mattos, E.C.; Ibanez-Escriche, Noelia (Livestock Science, 2012-03-31) Genètica i Millora Animal
      A data set of a commercial Nellore beef cattle selection program was used to compare breeding models that assumed or not markers effects to estimate the breeding values, when a reduced number of animals ...

    • Immunization with V987H-stabilized Spike glycoprotein protects K18-hACE2 mice and golden Syrian hamsters upon SARS-CoV-2 infection 

      Ávila-Nieto, Carlos; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Amengual-Rigo, Pep; Ainsua-Enrich, Erola; Brustolin, Marco; Rodríguez de la Concepción, María Luisa; Pedreño-Lopez, Núria; Rodon, Jordi; Urrea, Victor; Pradenas, Edwards; Marfil, Silvia; Ballana, Ester; Riveira-Muñoz, Eva; Pérez, Mònica; Roca, Núria; Tarrés-Freixas, Ferran; Cantero, Guillermo; Pons-Grífols, Anna; Rovirosa, Carla; Aguilar-Gurrieri, Carmen; Ortiz, Raquel; Barajas, Ana; Trinité, Benjamin; Lepore, Rosalba; Muñoz-Basagoiti, Jordana; Perez-Zsolt, Daniel; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Valencia, Alfonso; Blanco, Julià; Guallar, Victor; Clotet, Bonaventura; Segalés, Joaquim; Carrillo, Jorge (Nature Communications, 2024-03-21) Sanitat Animal
      Safe and effective severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) vaccines are crucial to fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Most vaccines are based on a mutated version ...

    • Investigating isotopic markers for hazelnut geographical authentication: Promising variables and potential applications 

      Torres-Cobos, B.; Rosell, M.; Soler, A.; Rovira, Merce; Romero, Agusti; Guardiola, F.; Vichi, S.; Tres, A. (Food Chemistry, 2024-03-23) Fructicultura
      Hazelnuts' features and price are influenced by their geographical origin, making them susceptible to fraud, especially counterfeit claims regarding their provenance. Stable isotope analysis is a ...

    • PrISM at Operational Scale: Monitoring Irrigation District Water Use during Droughts 

      Paolini, Giovanni; Escorihuela, Maria Jose; Bellvert, Joaquim; Merlin, Olivier; Pellarin, Thierry (Remote Sensing, 2024-03-22) Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
      Efficient water management strategies are of utmost importance in drought-prone regions, given the fundamental role irrigation plays in avoiding yield losses and food shortages. Traditional methodologies ...

    • Effect of organic fertilisation on soil phosphatase activity, phosphorus availability and forage yield in mountain permanent meadows 

      Campdelacreu Rocabruna, Patrícia; Domene, Xavier; Matteazzi, Aldo; Figl, Ulrich; Fundneider, Alois; Fernández-Martínez, Marcos; Venir, Elena; Robatscher, Peter; Preece, Catherine; Peñuelas, Josep; Peratoner, Giovanni (Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2024-04-08) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Grassland management aims to ensure sufficient yield, forage quality and biodiversity. Robust knowledge supports sustainable management practices. In South Tyrol (NE Italy), we studied the effect of ...

    • A Protein Misfolding Shaking Amplificationbased method for the spontaneous generation of hundreds of bona fide prions 

      Eraña, Hasier; Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo, Cristina; Charco, Jorge M.; Díaz-Domínguez, Carlos M.; Peccati, Francesca; San-Juan-Ansoleaga, Maitena; Vidal, Enric; Gonçalves-Anjo, Nuno; Pérez-Castro, Miguel A.; González-Miranda, Ezequiel; Piñeiro, Patricia; Fernández-Veiga, Leire; Galarza-Ahumada, Josu; Fernández-Muñoz, Eva; Perez de Nanclares, Guiomar; Telling, Glenn; Geijo, Mariví; Jiménez-Osés, Gonzalo; Castilla, Joaquín (Nature Communications, 2024-03-08) Sanitat Animal
      Prion diseases are a group of rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorders caused by the misfolding of the endogenous prion protein (PrPC) into a pathogenic form (PrPSc). This process, despite being ...

    • Immunisation efficacy of a stabilised SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein in two geriatric animal models 

      Usai, Carla; Ainsua-Enrich, Erola; Urrea Gales, Victor; Pradenas, Edwards; Lorca-Oró, Cristina; Tarrés Freixas, Ferran; Roca, Núria; Pérez Maíllo, Mónica; Ávila-Nieto, Carlos; Rodríguez de la Concepción, María Luisa; Pedreño-Lopez, Núria; Carabelli, Julieta; Trinité, Benjamin; Ballana, Ester; Riveira-Muñoz, Eva; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Clotet, Bonaventura; Blanco, Julià; Guallar, Victor; Cantero Portillo, Guillermo; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Carrillo, Jorge; Segalés, Joaquim (npj Vaccines, 2024-02-27) Sanitat Animal
      AgeisassociatedwithreducedefficacyofvaccinesandlinkedtohigherriskofsevereCOVID-19.Herewe determined the impact of ageing on the efficacy of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine based on a stabilised Spike glycoprotein ...

    • Development and Evaluation of a 9K SNP Array for Peach by Internationally Coordinated SNP Detection and Validation in Breeding Germplasm 

      Verde, Ignazio; Bassil, Nahla; Scalabrin, Simone; Gilmore, Barbara; Lawley, Cynthia T.; Gasic, Ksenija; Micheletti, Diego; Rosyara, Umesh R.; Cattonaro, Federica; Vendramin, Elisa; Main, Dorrie; Aramini, Valeria; Blas, Andrea L.; Mockler, Todd C.; Bryant, Douglas W.; Wilhelm, Larry; Troggio, Michela; Sosinski, Bryon; Aranzana, Maria Jose; Arús, Pere; Iezzoni, Amy; Morgante, Michele; Peace, Cameron (PLoS ONE, 2012-04-20) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Although a large number of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers covering the entire genome are needed to enable molecular breeding efforts such as genome wide association studies, fine mapping, ...

    • Segregation of Regulatory Polymorphisms with Effects on the Gluteus Medius Transcriptome in a Purebred Pig Population 

      Cánovas, Angela; Pena, Romi; Gallardo, David; Ramırez, Oscar; Amills, Marcel; Quintanilla, Raquel (PLoS ONE, 2012-04-24) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Background: The main goal of the present study was to analyse the genetic architecture of mRNA expression in muscle, a tissue with an outmost economic importance for pig breeders. Previous studies have ...

    • Analysing olive ripening with digital image RGB histograms 

      Ezenarro, Jokin; García Pizarro, Angel; Busto, Olga; de Juan, Anna; Boqué, Ricard (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023-10-09) Fructicultura
      Digital images are commonly used to monitor processes that are based on colour changes due to their simplicity and easy capture. Colour information in these images can be analysed objectively and ...

    • Lobularia maritima as a nutrient-rich floral food source for two parasitoid wasps of Tuta absoluta 

      Urbaneja Bernat, Pablo; Riudavets, Jordi; Denis Lopez, Carmen; Ojeda, Juan; Alomar, Oscar; Arnó, Judit (Entomologia Generalis, 2024-03-21) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the main pests threatening tomato production worldwide. Since its detection in the Mediterranean basin, it has been the target of research ...

    • Field evaluation of an automated mosquito surveillance system which classifies Aedes and Culex mosquitoes by genus and sex 

      González‑Pérez, María I.; Faulhaber, Bastian; Aranda Pallero, Carles; Williams, Mark; Villalonga, Pancraç; Silva, Manuel; Costa Osório, Hugo; Encarnaçao, Joao; Talavera, Sandra; Busquets, Núria (Parasites and Vectors, 2024-03-01) Sanitat Animal
      Background Mosquito‑borne diseases are a major concern for public and veterinary health authorities, highlighting the importance of efective vector surveillance and control programs. Traditional ...

    • Habitat and Scale Shape the Demographic Fate of the Keystone Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus in Mediterranean Macrophyte Communities 

      Prado, Patricia; Tomas, Fiona; Pinna, Stefania; Farina, Simone; Roca, Guillem; Ceccherelli, Giulia; Romero, Javier; Alcoverro, Teresa (PLoS ONE, 2012-04-20) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Demographic processes exert different degrees of control as individuals grow, and in species that span several habitats and spatial scales, this can influence our ability to predict their population ...

    • Distribution patterns of influenza virus receptors and viral attachment patterns in the respiratory and intestinal tracts of seven avian species 

      Costa, Taiana; Chaves, Aida J; Valle, Rosa; Darji, Ayub; van Riel, Debby; Kuiken, Thijs; Majó, Natàlia; Ramis, Antonio (Veterinary Research, 2012-04-10) Sanitat Animal
      This study assessed the presence of sialic acid α-2,3 and α-2,6 linked glycan receptors in seven avian species. The respiratory and intestinal tracts of the chicken, common quail, red-legged partridge, ...

    • Whole genome comparisons of Fragaria, Prunus and Malus reveal different modes of evolution between Rosaceous subfamilies 

      Jung, Sook; Cestaro, Alessandro; Troggio, Michela; Main, Dorrie; Zheng, Ping; Cho, Ilhyung; Folta, Kevin M; Sosinski, Bryon; Abbott, Albert; Celton, Jean-Marc; Arús, Pere; Shulaev, Vladimir; Verde, Ignazio; Morgante, Michele; Rokhsar, Daniel; Velasco, Riccardo; Sargent, Daniel James (BMC Genomics, 2012-04-04) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Background: Rosaceae include numerous economically important and morphologically diverse species. Comparative mapping between the member species in Rosaceae have indicated some level of synteny. ...

    • Protective Immunity to Listeria Monocytogenes Infection Mediated by Recombinant Listeria innocua Harboring the VGC Locus 

      Mohamed, Walid; Sethi, Shneh; Tchatalbachev, Svetlin; Darji, Ayub; Chakraborty, Trinad (PLoS ONE, 2012-04-19) Sanitat Animal
      In this study we propose a novel bacterial vaccine strategy where non-pathogenic bacteria are complemented with traits desirable for the induction of protective immunity. To illustrate the proof of ...

    • Exchange of volatile organic compounds between the atmosphere and the soil 

      Yang, Kaijun; Llusià, Joan; Preece, Catherine; Tan, Yu; Peñuelas, Josep (Plant and Soil, 2024-03-06) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Background Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a crucial role in understanding soil ecology and the atmospheric environment. However, the biochemical cycles of VOCs in soil systems and their ...