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    • Evolution of Swine Influenza Virus H3N2 in Vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Pigs after Previous Natural H1N1 Infection 

      López-Valiñas, Álvaro; Baioni, Laura; Córdoba, Lorena; Darji, Ayub; Chiapponi, Chiara; Segalés, Joaquim; Ganges, Llilianne; Núñez, J Ignacio (Viruses, 2022-09-10) Sanitat Animal
      Swine influenza viruses (SIV) produce a highly contagious and worldwide distributed disease that can cause important economic losses to the pig industry. Currently, this virus is endemic in farms and, ...

    • Susceptibility of Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) to Experimental Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.351/Beta Variant 

      Fernández-Bastit, Leira; Roca, Núria; Romero-Durana, Miguel; Rodon Aldrufeu, Jordi; Cantero Portillo, Guillermo; García, Óscar; López, Carlos; Pérez, Mònica; López, Rosa; Carrillo, Jorge; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Blanco, Julià; Clotet, Bonaventura; Pujols, Joan; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Segalés, Joaquim; Lorca-Oró, Cristina (Viruses, 2022-09-09) Sanitat Animal
      A wide range of animal species are susceptible to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Natural and/or experimental infections have been reported in pet, zoo, ...

    • Evidence of Prolonged Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Endemicity by Retrospective Serosurvey, Eastern Spain 

      Carrera-Faja, Laura; Cardells, Jesús; Pailler García, Lola; Lizana, Víctor; Alfaro-Deval, Gemma; Espunyes, Johan; Napp, Sebastian; Cabezon, Oscar (Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022-04-07) Sanitat Animal
      We conducted a retrospective serosurvey for antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in wild ungulates along the eastern Mediterranean Coast of Spain. The virus has been endemic in this ...

    • Climate service driven adaptation may alleviate the impacts of climate change in agriculture 

      Toreti, Andrea; Bassu, Simona; Asseng, Senthold; Zampieri, Matteo; Ceglar, Andrej; Royo, Conxita (Communications Biology, 2022-11-12) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Building a resilient and sustainable agricultural sector requires the development and implementation of tailored climate change adaptation strategies. By focusing on durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. ...

    • Non-volatile signals and redox mechanisms are required for the responses of Arabidopsis roots to Pseudomonas oryzihabitans 

      Cantabella, Daniel; Karpinska, Barbara; Teixidó, Neus; Dolcet-Sanjuan, Ramon; Foyer, Christine (Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022-08-24) Fructicultura; Postcollita
      Soil bacteria promote plant growth and protect against environmental stresses, but the mechanisms involved remain poorly characterized, particularly when there is no direct contact between the roots and ...

    • Direct and indirect effects of planning density, nitrogenous fertilizer and host plant resistance on rice herbivores and their natural enemies 

      Horgan, Finbarr, G.; Crisol-Martínez, Eduardo; Stuart, Alexander M.; Villegas, James M.; Peñalver Cruz, Ainara; Mundaca, Enrique A.; Perez, Marivic O.; Bernal, Carmencita C.; Almazan, Maria Liberty P.; Ramal, Angelee F. (Agriculture, 2022-11-30) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      In rice ecosystems, seeding densities can be adjusted to compensate for lower nitrogen levels that reduce GHG emissions, or to increase farm profitability. However, density-induced changes to plant ...

    • Bona fide atypical scrapie faithfully reproduced for the first time in a rodent model 

      Vidal, Enric; Sánchez‑Martín, Manuel A.; Eraña, Hasier; Pérez Lázaro, Sonia; Pérez‑Castro, Miguel A.; Otero, Alicia; Charco, Jorge M.; Marín, Belén; López‑Moreno, Rafael; Díaz‑Domínguez, Carlos M.; Geijo, Mariví; Ordóñez, Montserrat; Cantero Portillo, Guillermo; di Bari, Michele; Lorenzo, Nuria L.; Pirisinu, Laura; d’Agostino, Claudia; Torres, Juan María; Béringue, Vincent; Telling, Glenn; Badiola, Juan J.; Pumarola, Martí; Bolea, Rosa; Nonno, Romolo; Requena, Jesús R.; Castilla, Joaquín (Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2022-12-13) Sanitat Animal
      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 ...

    • Impact of fruit bagging and postharvest storage conditions on quality and decay of organic nectarines 

      Balsells-Llauradó, Marta; Vall-llaura Espinosa, Nuria; Usall, Josep; Casals, Carla; Teixidó, Neus; Torres, Rosario (Biological Agricultura & Horticulture, 2022-09-08) Postcollita
      Abiotic factors such as light influence the physicochemical properties of fruit and may alter the response of the fruit to the environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two ...

    • Evaluation of alpaca tracheal explants as an ex vivo model for the study of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection 

      Te, Nigeer; Rodon Aldrufeu, Jordi; Creve, Rhea; Pérez, Mónica; Segalés, Joaquim; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Bensaid, Albert (Veterinary Research, 2022-09-02) Sanitat Animal
      Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) poses a serious threat to public health. Here, we established an ex vivo alpaca tracheal explant (ATE) model using an air-liquid interface culture ...

    • Brown Macroalgae (Phaeophyceae): A Valuable Reservoir of Antimicrobial Compounds on Northern Coast of Spain 

      Rubiño Campoy, Susana; Peteiro, César; Aymerich, Teresa; Hortós, Maria (Marine Drugs, 2022-12-12) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      The search for new sources of antimicrobial compounds has become an urgent need, due to the threat that the spread of bacterial resistance represents for global health and food safety. Brown macroalgae ...

    • Genome-wide association analysis od senescence-related traits in maize 

      Yannam, Venkata Reddy; Caicedo, Marlon; Malvar, Rosa Ana; Ordás, Bernardo (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022-12-14) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Senescence is a programmed process that involves the destruction of the photosynthesis apparatus and the relocation of nutrients to the grain. Identifying senescence-associated genes is essential to ...

    • Individual behavioral correlates of tail biting in pre-finishing piglets 

      Bagaria, Marc; Kuiper, Laura; Meijer, Ellen; Sterck, Elisabeth H. M. (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022-12-05) Benestar Animal
      Tail biting is a widespread problem in pig production systems and has a negative impact on both animal welfare and farm income. This explorative study aims to validate how tail biting is related to ...

    • Lack of Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pipistrellus spp. Bats from Densely Cat-Populated Areas of NE Spain 

      Lobato-Bailón, Lourdes; López-Morales, Ane; Quintela, Rita; Puig Ribas, Maria; Molina-López, Rafael; Obon, Elena; Napp, Sebastian; Pailler García, Lola; Espunyes, Johan; Cabezon, Oscar (Pathogens, 2022-12-01) Sanitat Animal
      Toxoplasma gondii infection in healthy animals is often asymptomatic. However, some species with little history of contact with the parasite, such as marsupials and New World primates, present high ...

    • Evaluation of a multi-step catalytic co-processing hydrotreatment for the production of renewable fuels using Category 3 animal fat and used cooking oils 

      EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Bolton, Declan; Bover-Cid, Sara; Chemaly, Marianne; Davies, Robert; De Cesare, Alessandra; Herman, Lieve; Hilbert, Friederike; Lindqvist, Roland; Nauta, Maarten; Peixe, Luisa; Ru, Giuseppe; Simmons, Marion; Skandamis, Panagiotis; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Fernández Escámez, Pablo; Griffin, John; Ortiz-Pelaez, Angel; Alvarez-Ordoñez, Avelino (EFSA Journal, 2022-11-09) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      An alternative method for the production of renewable fuels from rendered animal fats (pretreated using methods 1–5 or method 7 as described in Annex IV of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/142) and ...

    • Peach for the future: A specialty crop revisited 

      Manganaris, George A.; Minas, Ioannis; Cirilli, Marco; Torres, Rosario; Bassi, Daniele; Costa, Guglielmo (Scientia Horticulturae, 2022-08-03) Postcollita
      Peach is the most important temperate fruit crop worldwide in terms of production after apple. However, a descending trend has been registered over the recent years in several key producing peach ...

    • Editorial: Animal welfare, Volume I: Animal welfare in aquaculture - Physiological basis and recent findings 

      Herrera, M.; Costas, B.; Gisbert, Enric (Frontiers in Physiology, 2022-11-25) Aqüicultura
      Since animal welfare is a multidisciplinary scientific discipline, the papers published in this special issue are based on diverse subjects, such as feeding and nutrition, behavior, immunology, reproduction, ...

    • Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters 

      da Fonseca de Oliveira, Angela Cristina; Webber, Saulo Henrique; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis; Dalmau, Antoni; Costa, Leandro Batista (Animals, 2023-01-14) Benestar Animal; Genètica i Millora Animal
      Pigs are social animals that live in groups with well-established social structures and have always been a key species in debates over farm animal welfare. However, intensive production systems often ...

    • Changes in Ripening-Related Quality Traits of Long Shelf Life Tomatoes as Influenced by Water Deficit and Short-Term Postharvest Storage 

      Casals, Joan; Rull, Aurora; Giné Bordonaba, Jordi (Agronomy, 2021-11-15) Postcollita
      The diversity preserved within the European long shelf life tomato landraces (LSL) is a unique source to design high quality tomato products better adapted to changing environmental conditions and, ...

    • Flat Peach SUBLOR and SUBLIM and Flat Nectarine PERLA Series 

      Font i Forcada, Carolina; Reig Córdoba, Gemma; Fontich, Christian; Batlle, Ignasi; Alegre, Simó; Cantin, Celia M; Eduardo, Iban; Carbó, Joaquim; Maillard, Arsène; Maillard, Laurence; Bonany, Joan (HortScience, 2022-08-29) Fructicultura; Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Flat peach and flat nectarine (Prunus persica L. Batsch.) production in Spain started from local cultivars at marginal sites, mainly in the Ebro Valley and Murcia regions. At the end of the 1990s, the ...

    • Valorization of Local Legumes and Nuts as Key Components of the Mediterranean Diet 

      Hernández López, Israel; Ortiz-Solà, Jordi; Alamprese, Cristina; Barros, Lillian; Shelef, Oren; Basheer, Loai; Rivera, Ana; Abadias, Maribel; Aguiló, Ingrid (Foods, 2022-11-29) Postcollita
      Legumes and nuts are components of high importance in the diet of many countries, mainly those in the Mediterranean region. They are also very versatile and culturally diverse foods found all over the ...