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    • Spray-dried plasma promotes growth, modulates the activity of antioxidant defenses, and enhances the immune status of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) fingerlings 

      Gisbert, E.; Skalli, A.; Campbell, J.; Solovyev, M. M.; Rodríguez, C.; Dias, J.; Polo, J. (Journal of Animal Science, 2015-01-01) Aqüicultura
      Terrestrial animal byproduct meals, including nonruminant blood meal and blood products, represent the largest and largely untapped safe source of animal protein available within the international market ...

    • Spray-Dried Porcine Plasma Promotes the Association Between Metabolic and Immunological Processes at Transcriptional Level in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) Gut 

      Vallejos-Vidal, Eva; Reyes-Cerpa, Sebastián; Tort, Lluis; Polo, Javier; Reyes-López, Felipe E.; Gisbert, Enric (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022-02-18) Aqüicultura
      The spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) is an abattoir by-product used in animal nutrition with beneficial effects reported in livestock and commercial aquatic species. Previous results have found that ...

    • Stable isotope analyses reveal major nutritional deficiencies in captive vs. field juvenile individuals of Pinna nobilis 

      Prado, Patricia; Cabanes, Pep; Hernandis, Sebastián; García-March, Rafael; Tena, José (Marine Environmental Research, 2021-03-16) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      The pen shell, Pinna nobilis L. is critically endangered by the spread of a haplosporidan parasite. Stable isotopes have been shown an association with dietary assimilation, trophic level, and body ...

    • Stable neutralizing antibody levels 6 months after mild and severe COVID-19 episodes 

      Pradenas, Edwards; Trinité, Benjamin; Urrea, Víctor; Marfil, Silvia; Ávila-Nieto, Carlos; Rodríguez de la Concepción, María Luisa; Tarrés-Freixas, Ferran; Pérez-Yanes, Silvia; Rovirosa, Carla; Ainsua-Enrich, Erola; Rodon, Jordi; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Segalés, Joaquim; Guallar, Victor; Valencia, Alfonso; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Paredes, Roger; Mateu, Lourdes; Chamorro, Anna; Massanella, Marta; Carrillo, Jorge; Clotet, Bonaventura; Blanco, Julià (Med, 2021-01-31) Sanitat Animal
      Background. Understanding mid-term kinetics of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is the cornerstone for public health control of the pandemic and vaccine development. However, current evidence is rather based on ...

    • Startup strategy for nitrogen removal via nitrite in a BAF system 

      Gabarró, Jordi; Guivernau, Miriam; Burgos, Laura; Garanto, Oswald; Bonmatí, August (Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2018-10-26) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      A biological aerated filter (BAF) pilot plant consisting of two reactors (aerobic and anoxic one) was used to determine a strategy to remove nitrogen via nitrite. RNA/DNA analysis was performed to assess ...

    • Statement on how to interpret the QPS qualification on ‘acquired antimicrobial resistance genes’ 

      EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ); Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Allende, Ana; Alvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino; Bolton, Declan; Bover-Cid, Sara; Chemaly, Marianne; De Cesare, Alessandra; Hilbert, Friederike; Lindqvist, Roland; Nauta, Maarten; Nonno, Romolo; Peixe, Luisa; Ru, Giuseppe; Simmons, Marion; Skandamis, Panagiotis; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro; Evaristo Suarez, Juan; Noriega Fernández, Estefania; Istace, Frédérique; Aguillera, Jaime; Brozzi, Rosella; Liébana, Ernesto; Guerra, Beatriz; Correia, Sandra; Herman, Lieve (EFSA Journal, 2023-10-31) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) approach was developed to provide a regularly updated generic pre-evaluation of the safety of microorganisms intended for use in the food or feed chains. Safety ...

    • Steaming and sous-vide: Effects on antioxidant activity, vitamin C, and total phenolic content of Brassica vegetables 

      Lafarga, Tomás; Bobo, Gloria; Viñas, Inmaculada; Zudaire, Lorena; Simó, Joan; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid (International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 2018-05-29) Postcollita
      The present study evaluated the effect of thermal processing on the colour, antioxidant activity, vitamin C content, and total phenols of six Brassica vegetables. The landrace Grelo was the best source ...

    • Stochastic Assessment of the Economic Impact of Streptococcus suis-Associated Disease in German, Dutch and Spanish Swine Farms 

      Neila-Ibáñez, Carlos; Casal, Jordi; Hennig-Pauka, Isabel; Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Norbert; Gottschalk, Marcelo; Migura-García, Lourdes; Pailler-García, Lola; Napp, Sebastián (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021-08-19) Sanitat Animal
      The economic assessment of animal diseases is essential for decision-making, including the allocation of resources for disease control. However, that assessment is usually hampered by the lack of reliable ...

    • Stoichiometry of growth under variable scenarios of nutrient limitation: Differential homeostasis of body composition among growth phenotypes of the Manila clam 

      Arranz, Kristina; Urrutxurtu, Iñaki; Gairin, Ignasi; Navarro, Enrique (Marine Environmental Research, 2024-02-07) Aqüicultura
      Fast- and slow-growing phenotypes from two separate breeding families of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) were alternatively fed two monoalgal diets with high and low N content (C:N ratios of ...

    • Strategies for Feeding Unweaned Dairy Beef Cattle to Improve Their Health 

      Devant, Maria; Marti, Sonia (Animals, 2020-10-18) Producció de Remugants
      In order to answer the question of whether nutritional interventions may help to reduce the incidence of respiratory disease in dairy beef calves at arrival, the present review is divided in three ...

    • Strategies to reduce microbial risk and improve quality of fresh andprocessed strawberries: A review 

      Lafarga, Tomás; Colás-Medà, Pilar; Abadías, Maribel; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid; Bobo, Gloria; Viñas, Inmaculada (Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 2019-01-03) Postcollita
      Strawberries are one of the most important fruits in the Mediterranean diet and have been widely investigated for their nutritional and nutraceutical properties. Concern about the safety of fresh and ...

    • Strawberry sanitization by peracetic acid washing and its effect on fruit quality 

      Nicolau-Lapeña, Iolanda; Abadias, Maribel; Bobo, Gloria; Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid; Lafarga, Tomás; Viñas, Inmaculada (Food Microbiology, 2019-05-15) Postcollita
      The risk posed by outbreaks associated with strawberries together with the safety issues of by-products from chlorine disinfection in the fruit industry has led to a search for alternative sanitizers. ...

    • Stressors due to handling impair gut immunity in meagre (Argyrosomus regius): the compensatory role of dietary L-Tryptophan 

      Ascencio-Alcudia, Gloria; Andree, Karl B.; Giraldez, Inmaculada; Tovar-Ramírez, Dariel; Alvarez-González, Alfonso; Herrera, Marcelino; Gisbert, Enric (Frontiers in Physiology, 2019-05-10) Aqüicultura
      In the context of intensive aquaculture, meagre (Argyrosomus regius) is one of the most important new aquaculture species in Southern Europe and several studies are focused on the optimization of its ...

    • Structural and functional responses of invertebrate communities to climate change and flow regulation in alpine catchments 

      Bruno, Daniel; Belmar, Oscar; Maire, Anthony; Morel, Andrien; Dumont, Bernard; Datry, Thibault (Global Change Biology, 2019-01-30) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Understanding and predicting how biological communities respond to climate change is critical for assessing biodiversity vulnerability and guiding conservation efforts. Glacier‐ and snow‐fed rivers are ...

    • Structural characteristics of organic dairy farms in four European countries and their association with the implementation of animal health plans 

      Blanco-Penedo, Isabel; Sjöström, Karin; Jones, Philip; Krieger, Margret; Duval, Julie; van Soest, Felix; Sundrum, Albert; Emanuelson, Ulf (Agricultural Systems, 2019-03-16) Benestar Animal
      The aim of the present study was to classify the diversity of organic dairy farms in four European countries according to their structural characteristics and investigate the association of these farm ...

    • Struvite-based composites for slow-release fertilization: a case study in sand 

      Valle, Stella F.; Giroto, Amanda S.; Dombinov, Vitalij; Robles-Aguilar, Ana A.; Jablonowski, Nicolai D.; Ribeiro, Caue (Scientific reports, 2022-08-19) Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Struvite (St) recovered from wastewaters is a sustainable option for phosphorus (P) recovery and fertilization, whose solubility is low in water and high in environments characterized by a low pH, such ...

    • 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 ...

    • Studying and modelling winter dormancy in olive trees 

      López-Bernal, Álvaro; García-Tejera, Omar; Testi, Luca; Orgaz, Francisco; Villalobos, Francisco J. (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2019-10-03) Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
      The abundance of scientific papers dealing with olive reproductive phenology contrasts with the scarce information available in relation to the winter dormant state of olive vegetative structures. In ...

    • Stunning methods and slaughter of rabbits for human consumption 

      EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); Saxmose Nielsen, Søren; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Depner, Klaus; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno; Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis; Gortázar Schmidt, Christian; Michel, Virginie; Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel; Roberts, Helen Clare; Sihvonen, Liisa Helena; Stahl, Karl; Velarde Calvo, Antonio; Viltrop, Arvo; Winckler, Christoph; Candiani, Denise; Fabris, Chiara; Mosbach-Schulz, Olaf; Van der Stede, Yves; Spoolder, Hans (EFSA Journal, 2020-01-09) Benestar Animal
      This opinion on the killing of rabbits for human consumption (‘slaughtering’) responds to two mandates: one from the European Parliament (EP) and the other from the European Commission. The opinion ...

    • Subzero Temperature Storage to Preserve the Quality Attributes of Veiled Virgin Olive Oil 

      Díez-Betriu, Anna; Romero Aroca, Agusti Jordi; Ninot, Antonia; Tres, Alba; Vichi, Stefania; Guardiola, Francesc (Foods, 2023-03-13) Fructicultura
      Unfiltered olive oils (UO) have gained popularity in the global market, but they lose their quality characteristics faster than filtered oils (FO). In this work, refrigeration and freezing temperatures ...