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Boosting Vaccine Research: The 16-Year Journey of TRANSVAC Vaccine Infrastructure
(Vaccines, 2024-12-22)TRANSVAC represents a long-running effort to accelerate the development of novel vaccines by integrating institutions from across Europe under a single collaborative framework. This initiative has ... -
Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 21: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2024
(EFSA Journal, 2025-01-20)The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to provide a safety assessment approach for microorganisms intended for use in food or feed chains. In the period covered by this ... -
Dose Effect of Drinking Water Nitrate on Health, Feed Intake, Rumen Fermentation and Microbiota, and Nitrogen Excretion in Holstein Heifers for a Sustainable Water Use
(Sustainability, 2024-10-11)The present study aimed to evaluate the potential hazardous effects of NO3− concentration in drinking water on health, feed intake, rumen fermentation and microbiota, and nitrogen excretion of Holstein ... -
The impact of herd age structure on the performance of commercial sow-breeding farms
(Porcine Health Management, 2024-11-23)Background The herd age structure, i.e., distribution of sows within a farm based on their parity number, and its management are essential to optimizing farm reproductive efficiency. The objective of ... -
Modelling future climate change impacts on grapevine water requirements and growing cycle in three wine PDOs of NE Spain
(OENO One, 2024-11-29)Climate change is expected to heavily impact agriculture in the Mediterranean region due to higher temperatures and droughts. Within the agricultural systems, vineyards are one of the most affected by ... -
Untargeted urine metabolomics suggests that ascorbic acid may serve as a promising biomarker for reduced feed intake in rabbits
(Scientific Reports, 2024-11-25)Feed restriction is a common nutritional practice in rabbit farming; however, decreased feed intake can also signal potential digestive disorders at an early stage. This study endeavors to investigate ... -
Ecological restoration of field margins enhances biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in rice agroecosystems
(Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2025-01-21)Ecological restoration of non-productive agricultural areas such as field margins has been identified as a key priority to enhance biodiversity and promote multiple ecosystem services within agroecosystems. ... -
Nano zerovalent iron boosts methane content in biogas and reshapes microbial communities in long-term anaerobic digestion of pig slurry
(Renewable Energy, 2024-12-09)Adding nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) to the anaerobic digestion (AD) process for livestock manure has been shown to significantly enhance methane content by influencing microbial communities and ... -
Consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for olive oil with reduced pesticide use in the Euro-Mediterranean region: A reference-dependent contingent valuation approach
(Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2024-12-30)While discussions on plant protection product regulations continue within the EU, insights into consumer behaviour regarding the reduction of pesticide use in olive oil production remain limited. This ... -
Time to consider ruling out inclusion bodies denaturing protocols for spontaneous solubilization of biologically active proteins
(Scientific Reports, 2024-10-30)The formation of inclusion bodies (IBs) in microbial cell factories is a very common process occurring during recombinant protein production. Different protocols have been developed for the extraction ... -
Bovine fecal biomarkers of intestinal inflammatory process: Calprotectin and lactoferrin, a comparative study
(Research in Veterinary Science, 2024-12-05)Fecal lactoferrin and fecal calprotectin have been proposed as biomarkers of intestinal inflammation in several animal species. The main objectives of this work were to validate an analytical procedure ... -
Identification of genomic regions associated with fatty acid metabolism across blood, liver, backfat and muscle in pigs
(Genetics Selection Evolution, 2024-09-26)Background The composition and distribution of fatty acids (FA) are important factors determining the quality, flavor, and nutrient value of meat. In addition, FAs synthesized in the body participate ... -
Proficiency testing and cross-laboratory method comparison to support standardisation of diatom DNA metabarcoding for freshwater biomonitoring
(Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 2025-01-10)DNA metabarcoding of benthic diatoms has been successfully applied for biomonitoring at the national scale and can now be considered technically ready for routine application. However, protocols and ... -
Identification of differentially expressed genes and polymorphisms related to intramuscular oleic-to-stearic fatty acid ratio in pigs
(Animal Genetics, 2024-11-26)The intramuscular oleic-to-stearic fatty acid ratio (C18:1n-9/C18:0) is an important indicator of the biosynthesis and desaturation of fatty acids in muscle. By using an RNA-Seq approach in muscle samples ... -
Reconocimiento a revisoras, revisores y editoras, editores invitados de ECOSISTEMAS del año 2023
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Insulin, IGF-I, and lactoferrin concentrations and yields and their associations with other components within colostrum, transition, and whole milk of primiparous and multiparous Holstein cattle
(JDS Communications, 2024-07-12)The primary objective of the study was to characterize concentrations and yields of lactoferrin (LF), insulin, and IGF-I in colostrum, transition milk (TM), and whole milk (WM) of multiparous (MP) and ... -
Effect of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the antioxidant properties of fruit and vegetable powdered smoothies reinforced with WPC80
(LWT - Food Science and Technology, 2025-01-02)The development of novel powdered smoothies obtained by spray-drying (SD) technology can contribute to revaluing fruits and vegetables from seasonal surplus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ... -
Evaluating the origin and spread of spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Japan
(Population Ecology, 2024-11-28)Spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula is an emergent invasive agricultural pest native to China, and has invaded the Republic of Korea ([i.e., South Korea] first detected 2006), Japan (2009), and the ... -
MicroVi: A Cost-Effective Microscopy Solution for Yeast Cell Detection and Count in Wine Value Chain
(Biosensors, 2025-01-12)In recent years, the wine industry has been researching how to improve wine quality along the production value chain. In this scenario, we present here a new tool, MicroVi, a cost-effective chip-sized ... -
Wheat varieties show consistent differences in root colonization by mycorrhiza across a European pedoclimatic gradient
(European Journal of Soil Science, 2024-08-01)Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form mutualistic relationships with the majority of land plants and are an important part of the soil microbial community in natural and agricultural ecosystems. These ...