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    • Welfare of small ruminants during transport 

      EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno; Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis; Gortázar Schmidt, Christian; Michel, Virginie; Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel; Padalino, Barbara; Pasquali, Paolo; Roberts, Helen Clare; Spoolder, Hans; Stahl, Karl; Velarde, Antonio; Viltrop, Arvo; Winckler, Christoph; Earley, Bernadette; Edwards, Sandra; Faucitano, Luigi; Marti, Sonia; Miranda de La Lama, Genaro C; Costa, Leonardo Nanni; Thomsen, Peter T; Ashe, Sean; Mur, Lina; Van der Stede, Yves; Herskin, Mette (EFSA Journal, 2022-09-07) Benestar Animal
      In the framework of its Farm to Fork Strategy, the Commission is undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of animal welfare legislation. The present Opinion deals with the protection of small ruminants ...

    • West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne viruses present in Eastern Europe 

      Napp, Sebastián; Petrić, Dusan; Busquets, Núria (Pathogens and Global Health, 2018-07-06) Sanitat Animal
      Eastern Europe (EE) has been severely affected by mosquito-borne viruses (moboviruses). In this review, we summarize the epidemiology of moboviruses, with particular attention to West Nile virus (WNV). ...

    • West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Spreads Westwards in Europe and Overwinters in North-Eastern Spain (2017–2020) 

      Aguilera-Sepúlveda, Pilar; Napp, Sebastián; Llorente, Francisco; Solano-Manrique, Carlos; Molina-López, Rafael; Obón, Elena; Solé, Alba; Jiménez-Clavero, Miguel Ángel; Fernández-Pinero, Jovita; Busquets, Núria (Viruses, 2022-03-09) Sanitat Animal
      West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV-L2) emerged in Europe in 2004; since then, it has spread across the continent, causing outbreaks in humans and animals. During 2017 and 2020, WNV-L2 was detected and ...

    • What turns a product into a traditional one? 

      García-Barrón, Sergio Erick; Guerrero, Luis; Vázquez-Elorza, Ariel; Lazo, Oxana (Foods, 2021-06-04) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Consumer interest in traditional food products (TFPs) has increased in recent decades. The concept of TFPs is made up of seven dimensions. However, it is not yet clear what the contributions of these ...

    • Wheat Stem Rust Back in Europe: Diversity, Prevalence and Impact on Host Resistance 

      Patpour, Mehran; Hovmoller, Mogens S.; Rodriguez-Algaba, Julian; Randazzo, Biagio; Villegas, Dolors; Shamanin, Vladimir; Berlin, Anna; Flath, Kerstin; Czembor, Pawel; Hanzalova, Alena; Sliková, Svetlana; Skolotneva, Ekaterina S.; Jin, Yue; Szabo, Les; Meyer, Kevin J.G.; Valade, Romain; Thach, Tine; Hansen, Jens G.; Justesen, Annemarie F. (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022-06-02) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      The objective of this study was to investigate the re-emergence of a previously important crop pathogen in Europe, Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici, causing wheat stem rust. The pathogen has been ...

    • 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. ...

    • Whole genome scanning of a Mediterranean basin hotspot collection provide new insights into olive tree biodiversity and biology 

      Bazakos, Christos; Alexiou, Konstantinos; Ramos-Onsins, Sebastián; Koubouris, Georgios; Tourvas, Nikolaos; Xhantopoulou, Aliki; Mellidou, Ifigeneia; Moysiadis, Theodoros; Vourlaki, Ioanna-Theoni; Metzidakis, Ioannis; Sergentani, Chrysi; Manolikaki, Ioanna; Michailidis, Michail; Pistikoudi, Adamantia; Polidoros, Alexios; Kostelenos, George; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Molassiotis, Athanassios; Ganopoulos, Ioannis (The Plant Journal, 2023-05-10) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Olive tree (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea var. europaea) is one of the most important species of the Mediterranean region and one of the most ancient species domesticated. The availability of whole ...

    • Whole genome sequencing and de novo assembly of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius: a pangenome approach to unravelling pathogenesis of canine pyoderma 

      Ferrer, Lluís; García-Fonticoba, Rocío; Pérez, Daniel; Viñes, Joaquim; Fàbregas, Norma; Madroñero, Sergi; Meroni, Gabriele; Martino, Piera A.; Martínez, Sofía; Maté, M. Laura; Sánchez-Bruni, Sergio; Cuscó, Anna; Migura-García, Lourdes; Francino, Olga (Veterinary Dermatology, 2021-11-18) Sanitat Animal
      Background Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is the main aetiological agent of canine pyoderma. Whole genome sequencing is the most comprehensive way of obtaining relevant genomic information about ...

    • Whole rumen metagenome sequencing allows classifying and predicting feed efficiency and intake levels in cattle 

      Delgado, Beatriz; Bach, Alex; Guasch, Isabel; González, Carmen; Elcoso, Guillermo; Pryce, Jennie E.; Gonzalez-Recio, Oscar (Scientific Reports, 2019-01-09) Producció de Remugants
      The current research was carried out to determine the associations between the rumen microbiota and traits related with feed efficiency in a Holstein cattle population (n = 30) using whole metagenome ...

    • Whole-Genome Analysis of Diversity and SNP-Major Gene Association in Peach Germplasm 

      Micheletti, Diego; Dettori, Maria Teresa; Micali, Sabrina; Aramini, Valeria; Pacheco, Igor; Linge, Cassia Da Silva; Foschi, Stefano; Banchi, Elisa; Barreneche, Teresa; Quilot-Turion, Bénédicte; Lambert, Patrick; Pascal, Thierry; Castellarnau, Iglesias; Carbó, Joaquim; Wang, Li-rong; Ma, Rui-juan; Li, Xiong-wei; Gao, Zhong-shan; Nazzicari, Nelson; Troggio, Michela; Bassi, Daniele; Rossini, Laura; Verde, Ignazio; Laurens, François; Arús, Pere; Aranzana, Maria Jose (PLoS ONE, 2015-09-09) Fructicultura; Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Peach was domesticated in China more than four millennia ago and from there it spread world-wide. Since the middle of the last century, peach breeding programs have been very dynamic generating hundreds ...

    • Whole-Genome Sequencing and De Novo Assembly of 61 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Isolates from Healthy Dogs and Dogs with Pyoderma 

      Francino, O.; Pérez, D.; Viñes, J.; Fonticoba, R.; Madroñero, S.; Meroni, G.; Martino, P.; Martínez, S.; Cusco, A.; Fàbregas, N.; Migura-García, L.; Ferrer, L. (Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2021-04-22) Sanitat Animal
      We have de novo assembled and polished 61 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius genome sequences with Nanopore-only long reads. Completeness was 99.25%. The average genome size was 2.70 Mbp, comprising 2,506 ...

    • Whole-Genome Sequencing and De Novo Assembly of 67 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Strains Isolated from the Skin of Healthy Dogs 

      Fàbregas, Norma; Pérez, Daniel; Viñes, Joaquim; Fonticoba, Rocío; Cuscó, Anna; Migura-García, Lourdes; Ferrer, Lluís; Francino, Olga (Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022-03-02) Sanitat Animal
      We have de novo assembled 67 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius genomes, with median values of 2.6 Mbp size and 99.43% completeness, 2,386 coding sequences, 19 complete rRNAs, 59 tRNAs, and 4 noncoding ...

    • Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources to different breeding and production systems 

      Bovo, Samuele; Ribani, Anisa; Muñoz, Maria; Alves, Estefania; Araujo, Jose P.; Bozzi, Riccardo; Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta; Charneca, Rui; Di Palma, Federica; Etherington, Graham; Fernandez, Ana I.; García, Fabián; García-Casco, Juan; Karolyi, Danijel; Gallo, Maurizio; Margeta, Vladimir; Martins, José Manuel; Mercat, Marie J.; Moscatelli, Giulia; Núñez, Yolanda; Quintanilla, Raquel; Radović, Čedomir; Razmaite, Violeta; Riquet, Juliette; Savić, Radomir; Schiavo, Giuseppina; Usai, Graziano; Utzeri, Valerio J.; Zimmer, Christoph; Ovilo, Cristina; Fontanesi, Luca (Genetics Selection Evolution, 2020-06-26) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Background Natural and artificial directional selection in cosmopolitan and autochthonous pig breeds and wild boars have shaped their genomes and resulted in a reservoir of animal genetic diversity. ...

    • Whole-genome sequencing reveals insights into the adaptation of French Charolais cattle to Cuban tropical conditions 

      Ramírez-Ayala, Lino C.; Rocha, Dominique; Ramos-Onsins, Sebas E.; Leno-Colorado, Jordi; Charles, Mathieu; Bouchez, Olivier; Rodríguez-Valera, Yoel; Pérez-Enciso, Miguel; Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis (Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021-01-04) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Background: In the early 20th century, Cuban farmers imported Charolais cattle (CHFR) directly from France. These animals are now known as Chacuba (CHCU) and have become adapted to the rough environmental ...

    • Whole-Genome SNP Analysis Identifies Putative Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Clusters in Livestock and Wildlife in Catalonia, Spain 

      Perea, Claudia; Ciaravino, Giovanna; Stuber, Tod; Thacker, Tyler C.; Robbe-Austerman, Suelee; Allepuz, Alberto; Pérez de Val, Bernat (Microorganisms, 2021-07-30) Sanitat Animal
      The high-resolution WGS analyses of MTBC strains have provided useful insight for determining sources of infection for animal tuberculosis. In Spain, tuberculosis in livestock is caused by Mycobacterium ...

    • Why is the market for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) moving slowly? 

      Rahmani, Djamel; Loureiro, Maria L. (PLoS ONE, 2018-03-21) Economia Agroalimentària
      Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) could be a good short term option to help achieve global targets regarding road transport greenhouse gas emissions. Several common and countryspecific public policies ...

    • Wide-Geographic and Long-Term Analysis of the Role of Pathogens in the Decline of Pinna nobilis to Critically Endangered Species 

      Grau, Amalia; Villalba, Antonio; Navas, José I.; Hansjosten, Beatriz; Valencia, José M.; García-March, José R.; Prado, Patricia; Follana-Berná, Guillermo; Morage, Titouan; Vázquez-Luis, Maite; Álvarez, Elvira; Katharios, Pantelis; Pavloudi, Christina; Nebot-Colomer, Elisabet; Tena-Medialdea, José; Lopez-Sanmartín, Monserrat; Peyran, Claire; Čižmek, Hrvoje; Sarafidou, Georgia; Issaris, Yiannis; Tüney-Kizilkaya, Inci; Deudero, Salud; Planes, Serge; Catanese, Gaetano (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022-03-17) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      A mass mortality event (MME) affecting the fan mussel Pinna nobilis was first detected in Spain in autumn 2016 and spread north- and eastward through the Mediterranean Sea. Various pathogens have been ...

    • Widespread Circulation of Flaviviruses in Horses and Birds in Northeastern Spain (Catalonia) between 2010 and 2019 

      Napp, Sebastian; Llorente, Francisco; Beck, Cécile; Jose-Cunilleras, Eduard; Soler, Mercè; Pailler García, Lola; Amaral, Rayane; Aguilera-Sepúlveda, Pilar; Pifarré, Maria; Molina-López, Rafael; Obón, Elena; Nicolás, Olga; Lecollinet, Sylvie; Jiménez-Clavero, Miguel Ángel; Busquets, Núria (Viruses, 2021-11-30) Sanitat Animal
      The surveillance for West Nile virus (WNV) in Catalonia (northeastern Spain) has consistently detected flaviviruses not identified as WNV. With the aim of characterizing the flaviviruses circulating ...

    • Will temperature and rainfall changes prevent yield progress in Europe? 

      Lopes, Marta S. (Food and Energy Security, 2022-01-31) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      Concerns about the effects of global warming on crop yields have been raised due to stagnating yield progress in recent years. However, an understanding of the effects of changes in temperature and ...

    • Women in limnology: From a historical perspective to a present-day evaluation 

      Catalán, Núria; Anton-Pardo, Maria; Freixa, Anna; Rodríguez-Lozano, Pablo; Bartrons, Mireia; Bernal, Susana; Genua-Olmedo, Ana; Mendoza-Lera, Clara; Onandía, Gabriela; Benito-Granell, Xavier; Sánchez-Montoya, María Mar; Cañedo-Argüelles Iglesias, Miguel; Pastor, Ada; Lupon, Anna (WIREs Water, 2022-10-09) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Research in limnology is nurtured by the work of many fascinating and passionate women, who have contributed enormously to our understanding of inland waters. Female limnologists have promoted and ...