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A neutralizing monoclonal antibody-based competitive ELISA for classical swine fever C-strain post–vaccination monitoring
(BMC, 2020-01-14)
Background: Virus neutralization test (VNT) is widely used for serological survey of classical swine fever (CSF) and efficacy evaluation of CSF vaccines. However, VNT is a time consuming procedure that ...
Pigs are not susceptible to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection but are a model for viral immunogenicity studies
(Wiley, 2020-10-02)
Conventional piglets were inoculated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through different routes, including intranasal, intratracheal, intramuscular and intravenous ones. ...
Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA (2017–2019)
(Wiley Open Access, 2020-02-03)
The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a safety pre‐assessment within EFSA for microorganisms. Strains belonging to QPS taxonomic units (TUs) still require an assessment based ...
Animal welfare assessment protocol for does, bucks, and kit rabbits reared for production
(Frontiers Media, 2020-08-07)
Rabbits are the third species in terms of number of animals reared for meat production in the world. However, in comparison to other species, very few studies have focused on their welfare. The aim of ...
Numbers Game and Immune Geography as Determinants of Coronavirus Pathogenicity
(Frontiers Media, 2020-10-23)
Bottlenecks in diagnostics of Mediterranean fish diseases
(European Association of Fish Pathologists, 2020-06-02)
Three independent Horizon 2020 projects are prioritising a common task of solving diagnostic issues using different approaches and strategies. PerformFISH focuses its research objectives on diagnostic ...
Spatiotemporal monitoring of selected pathogens in Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)
(Wiley, 2020-04-17)
An epidemiological surveillance programme was carried out to assess exposure and spatiotemporal patterns of selected pathogens (Brucella spp., Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), Mycoplasma ...
Microanalytical flow system for the simultaneous determination of acetic acid and free sulfur dioxide in wines
(Elsevier, 2020-12-24)
Free sulfur dioxide and volatile acidity are parameters related to the quality of wines. Traditional methods for their determination are tedious, time consuming and require analysis in decentralized ...
A cross-specific multiplicative binomial recursive model for the analysis of perinatal mortality in a diallel cross among three varieties of Iberian pig
(Nature Research, 2020-12-03)
Perinatal piglet mortality is an important factor in pig production from economic and animal welfare
perspectives; however, the statistical analysis of mortality is difcult because of its categorical ...
Ripening-related cell wall modifications in olive (Olea europaea L.) fruit: A survey of nine genotypes
(Elsevier, 2020-08-04)
The production of olive (Olea europaea L.) is very important economically in many areas of the world, and particularly in countries around the Mediterranean basin. Ripening-associated modifications in ...