• Zebrafish as a Model to Screen the Potential of Fatty Acids in Reproduction 

      Samaee, Seyed-Mohammadreza; Manteghi, Nafiseh; Estévez, Alicia (Zebrafish, 2019-01-31) Aqüicultura
      Sperm quality is an important topic in general health, chemotherapy, and gamete preservation technology. Fatty acid (FA) composition of membranes, which is influenced by the diet, plays key roles in ...
    • Zika vector competence data reveals risks of outbreaks: the contribution of the European ZIKAlliance project 

      Obadia, Thomas; Gutierrez-Bugallo, Gladys; Duong, Veasna; Nuñez, Ana I.; Fernandes, Rosilainy S.; Kamgang, Basile; Hery, Liza; Gomard, Yann; Abbo, Sandra R.; Jiolle, Davy; Glavinic, Uros; Dupont-Rouzeyrol, Myrielle; Atyame, Célestine M.; Pocquet, Nicolas; Boyer, Sébastien; Dauga, Catherine; Vazeille, Marie; Yébakima, André; White, Michael T.; Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M.; Mavingui, Patrick; Vega-Rua, Anubis; Veronesi, Eva; Pijlman, Gorben P.; Paupy, Christophe; Busquets, Núria; Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Ricardo; De Lamballerie, Xavier; Failloux, Anna-Bella (Nature Communications, 2022-08-02) Sanitat Animal
      First identified in 1947, Zika virus took roughly 70 years to cause a pandemic unusually associated with virus-induced brain damage in newborns. Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, mainly Aedes ...
    • Zinc Protoporphyrin-Rich Pork Liver Homogenates as Coloring Ingredients in Nitrite-Free Liver Pâtés 

      Llauger, Mar; Guerrero, Luis; Arnau, Jacint; Morera, Afra; Wakamatsu, Jun-ichi; Lorenzo, José M.; Bou, Ricard (Foods, 2024-02-09) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      This study aimed to investigate the coloring ingredient potential of liver homogenates that form Zn protoporphyrin (ZnPP), a natural red pigment, after anaerobic incubation. Liver homogenates were used ...
    • Zinc-protoporphyrin content in commercial Parma hams is affected by proteolysis index and marbling 

      Bou, Ricard; Llauger, Mar; Arnau, Jacint; Fulladosa, Elena (Meat Science, 2018-02-01) Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      The contents of zinc-protoporphyrin (ZnPP) and heme in twenty-four sliced Parma hams made without the addition of curing agents were determined. Expressed on a dry weight basis, ZnPP averaged 45 mg/kg ...
    • Zonal travel cost approaches to assess recreational wild mushroom picking value: Trade-offs between online and onsite data collection strategies 

      Govigli, Valentino Marini; Górriz-Mifsud, Elena; Varela, Elsa (Forest Policy and Economics, 2019-03-04) Economia Agroalimentària
      Mushroom picking is a growing recreational activity in Europe. Since the institutional environment moves towards regulating mycological resources, estimating the value of this ecosystem service becomes ...
    • Zoo animals as sentinels for Schmallenberg virus monitoring in Spain 

      Caballero-Gómez, J.; García-Bocanegra, I.; Navarro, N.; Guerra, R.; Martínez-Nevado, E.; Soriano, P.; Cano-Terriza, D. (Veterinary Microbiology, 2020-11-11) Sanitat Animal
      Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a newly emerged vector-borne pathogen that affects many domestic and wild animal species. A serosurvey was carried out to assess SBV exposure in zoo animals in Spain and to ...
    • Zoonotic Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. carried by wild boars in a metropolitan area: occurrence, antimicrobial susceptibility and public health relevance 

      Castillo-Contreras, Raquel; Marín, Marta; López-Olvera, Jorge Ramón; Ayats, Teresa; Fernandez Aguilar, Xavier; Lavín, Santiago; Mentaberre, Gregorio; Cerdà-Cuéllar, Marta (Science of the Total Environment, 2022-01-29) Sanitat Animal
      Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. are the most reported zoonotic agents in Europe. They can be transmitted from wildlife to humans, and wild boars (Sus scrofa) can harbour them. In the Metropolitan ...
    • Zoonotic diseases: Can the transmission of pathogens between animals and humans be controlled? 

      Vergara Alert, Júlia (Mètode, 2023-02-23) Sanitat Animal
      After being associated with more than six million deaths so far, the Covid-19 pandemic is one of the worst diseases of animal origin known to date. Other zoonotic diseases such as severe acute respiratory ...
    • ʻFargaʼ Olive 

      Ninot, Antònia; Hermoso, Juan Francisco; Romero, Agustí; Batlle, Ignasi (Journal of the American Pomological Society, 2018-01) Fructicultura
      ‘Farga’ olive is an old and important cultivar grown in southeastern Spain for oil production (17,000 ha). Yet, scarce research has been conducted on its horticultural and oil characteristics. ‘Farga’ ...
    • β-Cyclodextrins as affordable antivirals to treat coronavirus infection 

      Raïch-Regué, Dalia; Tenorio, Raquel; Fernández de Castro, Isabel; Tarrés Freixas, Ferran; Sachse, Martin; Perez-Zsol, Daniel; Muñoz Basagoiti, Jordana; Fernández-Sánchez, Sara Y.; Gallemí, Marçal; Ortega-González, Paula; Fernández-Oliva, Alberto; Gabaldón, José A.; Nuñez-Delicado, Estrella; Casas, Josefina; Roca, Núria; Cantero, Guillermo; Pérez, Mónica; Usai, Carla; Lorca-Oró, Cristina; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Segalés, Joaquim; Carrillo, Jorge; Blanco, Julià; Clotet Sala, Bonaventura; Cerón-Carrasco, José P.; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Risco, Cristina (Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 2023-06-08) Sanitat Animal
      The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic made evident that there are only a few drugs against coronavirus. Here we aimed to identify a cost-effective antiviral with broad spectrum activity and high safety profile. ...