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    • Characterization of Three Different Mediterranean Beef Fattening Systems: Performance, Behavior, and Carcass and Meat Quality 

      Sánchez, Denise; Marti, Sònia; Verdú, Marçal; González, Joel; Font-i-Furnols, Maria; Devant, Maria (MDPI, 22-08-02) Producció de Remugants; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      The aim of this study was to characterize three different commercial dairy beef fattening systems for intensive Mediterranean fattening programs differing in gender, breed, nutrition, and days of feed ...

    • Seasonal changes of whole root system conductance by a drought-tolerant grape root system 

      Alsina, Maria Mar; Smart, David R.; Bauerle, Taryn; de Herralde, Felicidad; Biel, Carmen; Stockert, Christine; Negron, Claudia; Savé, Robert (Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010-09-17) Fructicultura; Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      The role of root systems in drought tolerance is a subject of very limited information compared with above-ground responses. Adjustments to the ability of roots to supply water relative to shoot ...

    • The genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) 

      Shulaev, Vladimir; Sargent, Daniel J.; Crowhurst, Ross N.; Mockler, Todd C.; Folkerts, Otto; Delcher, Arthur L.; Jaiswal, Pankaj; Mockaitis, Keithanne; Liston, Aaron; Mane, Shrinivasrao P.; Burns, Paul; Davis, Thomas M.; Slovin, Janet P.; Bassil, Nahla; Hellens, Roger P.; Evans, Clive; Harkins, Tim; Kodira, Chinnappa; Desany, Brian; Crasta, Oswald R.; Jensen, Roderick V.; Allan, Andrew C.; Michael, Todd P.; Setubal, Joao Carlos; Celton, Jean-Marc; Rees, D. Jasper G.; Williams, Kelly P.; Holt, Sarah H.; Ruiz Rojas, Juan Jairo; Chatterjee, Mithu; Liu, Bo; Silva, Herman; Meisel, Lee; Adato, Avital; Filichkin, Sergei A.; Troggio, Michela; Viola, Roberto; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Wang, Hao; Dharmawardhana, Palitha; Elser, Justin; Raja, Rajani; Priest, Henry D.; Bryant Jr., Douglas W.; Fox, Samuel E.; Givan, Scott A.; Wilhelm, Larry J.; Naithani, Sushma; Christoffels, Alan; Salama, David Y.; Carter, Jade; Lopez Girona, Elena; Zdepski, Anna; Wang, Wenqin; Kerstetter, Randall A.; Schwab, Wilfried; Korban, Schuyler S.; Davik, Jahn; Monfort, Amparo; Denoyes-Rothan, Beatrice; Arús, Pere; Mittler, Ron; Flinn, Barry; Aharoni, Asaph; Bennetzen, Jeffrey L.; Salzberg, Steven L.; Dickerman, Allan W.; Velasco, Riccardo; Borodovsky, Mark; Veilleux, Richard E.; Folta, Kevin M. (Nature Genetics, 2010-12-26) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      The woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca (2n = 2x = 14), is a versatile experimental plant system. This diminutive herbaceous  perennial has a small genome (240 Mb), is amenable to genetic transformat ...

    • Mediterranean clonal selections evaluated for modern hedgerow olive oil production in Spain 

      Tous, Joan; Romero, Agusti; Hermoso Leon, Juan Francisco; Ninot, Antonia (California Agriculture, 2011-01-01) Fructicultura
      Traditional olive oil production is limited by its high cost, mainly due to labor expenses for harvesting and pruning. A new olive planting system based on hedgerows and harvesting machines could ...

    • Aquaporin evolution in fishes 

      Finn, Roderick Nigel; Cerdà, Joan (Frontiers in Physiology, 2011-07-26) Aqüicultura
      Aquaporins represent a primordial group of transmembrane solvent channels that have been documented throughout the living biota. This facet alone emphasizes the positive selection pressure for proteins ...

    • Role of aquaporins during teleost gametogenesis and early embryogenesis 

      Chauvigné, François; Zapater, Cinta; Cerdà, Joan (Frontiers in Physiology, 2011-09-30) Aqüicultura
      Aquaporins are believed to be involved in homeosmotic mechanisms of marine teleosts. Increasing data suggest that these molecular water channels play critical roles associated with the adaptation of ...

    • Nutritional Quality of Beef Produced in Chile from Different Production Systems 

      Morales, Rodrigo; Folch, Carolina; Iraira, Sergio; Teuber, Nolberto; Realini, Carolina E. (Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-01) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      In recent years, beef industry has improved production processes to ensure quality and certification for overseas meat markets. However, there is limited scientific information about the nutritional ...

    • Population dynamics and seasonal trend of California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii Maskell) in citrus in Northern Spain 

      Campos-Rivela, J. M.; Martinez-Ferrer, M. T.; Fibla-Queralt, J. M. (Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-01-18) Fructicultura; Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      The California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), was first detected in citrus groves in Catalonia, Northern Spain, in 2000, and has since spread slowly and irregularly. New foci of infestation ...

    • The effect of a high monounsaturated fat diet on body weight, backfat and loin muscle growth in high and medium-lean pig genotypes 

      Mas, G.; Soler, J.; Llavall, M.; Tibau , J.; Roca, R.; Coll, D.; Fàbrega, E. (Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-01-23) Genètica i Millora Animal; Benestar Animal
      The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the use of a diet rich in oleic acid could have an effect on daily weight gain, backfat and loin muscle (Longissimus thoracis) depth. One hundred and ...

    • Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. Boulardii and b-galactomannan oligosaccharide on porcine intestinal epithelial and dendritic cells challenged in vitro with Escherichia coli F4 (K88) 

      Badia, Roger; Zanello, Galliano; Chevaleyre, Claire; Lizardo, Rosil; Meurens, François; Martínez, Paz; Brufau, Joaquim; Salmon, Henri (Veterinary Research, 2012-01-25) Nutrició Animal
      Probiotic and prebiotics, often called “immune-enhancing” feed additives, are believed to deal with pathogens, preventing the need of an immune response and reducing tissue damage. In this study, we ...

    • First record and evidence of an established population of the North American mud crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Brachyura: Heterotremata: Panopeidae) in the western Mediterranean 

      Schubart, Christoph D.; Guerao, Guillermo; Abelló, Pere (Scientia Marina, 2012-03) Aqüicultura
      The panopeid crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) is reported here from the Ebro Delta (Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula). Originally endemic to the Atlantic coast of North America, D. sayi ...

    • Plantago lanceolata growth and Cr uptake after mycorrhizal inoculation in a Cr amended substrate 

      Nogales, Amaia; Cortés, Amparo; Velianos, Konstantinos; Camprubi, Amelia; Estaún, Victoria; Calvet, Cinta (Agricultural and Food Science, 2012-03-12) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from two chromium contaminated sites, one with 275 mg kg-1 of Cr (zone A) and the other with 550 mg kg-1 Cr (zone B), were multiplied and tentatively identified. The effect ...

    • Experimental assessment of the effects of a Neotropical nocturnal piscivore on juvenile native and invasive fishes 

      Santos, Alejandra F. G. N.; Alcaraz, Carles; Santos, Luciano N.; Hayashi, Carmino; García-Berthou, Emili (Neotropical Ichthyology, 2012-03-30) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      We experimentally examined the predator-prey relationships between juvenile spotted sorubim Pseudoplastystoma corruscans and young-of-the-year invasive and native fish species of the Paraná River basin, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • 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, ...

    • Genetic improvement of bread wheat yield and associated traits in Spain during the 20th century 

      Sánchez-García, M.; Royo, Conxita; Aparicio, N.; Martín-Sánchez, J.A.; Álvaro, Fanny (Journal of Agricultural Science, 2012-04-17) Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
      A collection of 26 wheat genotypes widely grown in Spain during the 20th century was evaluated in eight contrasting environments in order to quantify breeding achievements in yield and associated traits. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Characterization of homologous and heterologous adaptive immune responses in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection 

      Díaz, Ivan; Gimeno, Mariona; Darwich, Laila; Navarro, Nuria; Kuzemtseva, Liudmila; López, Sergio; Galindo, Ivan; Segalés, Joaquim; Martín, Margarita; Pujols, Joan; Mateu, Enric (Veterinary Research, 2012-04-19) Sanitat Animal
      The present study characterized the homologous and heterologous immune response in type-I porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. Two experiments were conducted: in ...

    • 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 ...