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2019 meeting of the global virus network
(Antiviral Research, 2019-11-04)The Global Virus Network (GVN) was established in 2011 to strengthen research and responses to emerging viral causes of human disease and to prepare against new viral pandemics. There are now 52 GVN ... -
Remote sensing of water use and water stress in the African savanna ecosystem at local scale – Development and validation of a monitoring tool
(Elsevier, 2019-02-06)Savannas are among the most productive biomes of Africa, where they comprise half of its surface. They support wildlife, livestock, rangelands, crops, and livelihoods, playing an important socioeconomic ... -
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in a Dog Diagnosed With Cholangiocellular Carcinoma
(Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2019-02-20)A 4-year-old, neutered male Golden Retriever was presented with a 1-week history of weight loss, polyuria, and polydipsia. The diagnostic workup showed an increased ionized calcium concentration, mild ... -
Neurophysiological development of newborn pigs: effect of the sow’s parity number in eutocic farrowings
(Animal Production Science, 2017-12-05)The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of sow parity on neonatal piglet health and vitality at birth. We evaluated 1505 neonate piglets, which were born of York–Landrace sows ... -
The effect of spray‐dried porcine plasma on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) intestinal microbiota
(Aquaculture Nutrition, 2020-01-24)The effect of spray‐dried porcine plasma (SDPP) on the intestinal histological organization and autochthonous microbiota composition was evaluated in Sparus aurata. Fish were fed a basal diet (51 g/kg ... -
Nutritional values of raw and cooked ‘calçots’ (Allium cepa L. resprouts), an expanding crop
(Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2019-04-11)‘Calçot’ is the Catalan name for the immature floral stems of second‐year onion resprouts of the Blanca Tardana de Lleida (BTL) landrace. Highly appreciated for their sensory attributes, these resprouts ... -
Myxoma virus jumps species to the Iberian hare
(Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2019-07-19)The study of myxoma virus (MYXV) infections in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has produced one of the most accepted host–pathogen evolutionary models. To date, myxomatosis has been limited ... -
Effect of ultrasound processing on the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of selected vegetables
(Food Science and Biotechnology, 2019-05-09)Ultrasound processing can result in cell wall disruption, facilitating the release of the cellular content. Therefore, we hypothesized that sonication of vegetables could be used as a pre-treatment to ... -
Improving animal health on organic dairy farms: Stakeholder views on policy options
(Sustainability, 2020-04-09)Although ensuring good animal health is a stated aim of organic livestock farming and an important reason why consumers purchase organic products, the health states actually achieved are comparable to ... -
Nitrogen nutrition diagnosis for olive trees grown in super-intensive cropping systems
(Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2019-06-17)The results of a 4-year experiment combining irrigation, N, and K showed that to maintain productivity and tree growth it is necessary to attain a higher leaf N status than current diagnosis standards. ... -
The taxonomy and diversity of Proschkinia (Bacillariophyta), a common but enigmatic genus from marine coasts
(Journal of Phycology, 2020-04-07)Detailed morphological documentation is provided for established Proschkinia taxa, including the generitype, P. bulnheimii, and P. complanata, P. complanatula, P. complanatoides and P. hyalosirella, and ... -
Attitudes and beliefs of Eastern European consumers towards piglet castration and meat from castrated pigs
(Meat Science, 2019-10-19)Castration of male piglets is a common practice to avoid boar taint but is being questioned. The present work has an exploratory character and aims to investigate the beliefs and attitudes of Eastern ... -
Rift Valley Fever: risk of persistence, spread and impact in Mayotte (France)
(EFSA Journal, 2020-04-15)Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne disease transmitted by different mosquito species, especially Aedes and Culex genus, to animals and humans. In November 2018, RVF re-emerged in Mayotte (France) ... -
The growth promoting and immunomodulatory effects of a medicinal plant leaf extract obtained from Salvia officinalis and Lippia citriodora in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
(Aquaculture, 2020-03-29)In the present study, we evaluated the effects of a medicinal plant leaf extract (MPLE; 10%, ursolic acid, 3% other triterpenic compounds; 2% verbascoside and < 1% polyphenols) obtained from Lippia ... -
Dietary intake of bioactive ingredients impacts liver and adipose tissue transcriptomes in a porcine model of prepubertal early obesity
(Scientific Reports, 2020-03-25)Global prevalence of obesity has increased to epidemic proportions over the past 40 years, with childhood obesity reaching alarming rates. In this study, we determined changes in liver and adipose tissue ... -
Conserved HA-peptides expressed along with flagellin in Trichoplusia ni larvae protects chicken against intranasal H7N1 HPAIV challenge
(Vaccine, 2019-11-14)The immunization of poultry where H5 and H7 influenza viruses (IVs) are endemic is one of the strategies to prevent unexpected zoonoses. Our group has been focused on conserved HA-epitopes as potential ... -
The onset of piscivory in a freshwater fish species: analysis of behavioural and physiological traits
(Journal of Fish Biology, 2020-03-12)The onset of piscivory in fish, resulting in a shift from zooplankton or invertebrate to fish prey, was studied on pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae displaying and not displaying piscivorous behaviour ... -
A regionalised life cycle assessment model to globally assess the environmental implications of soil salinization in irrigated agriculture
(Environmental Science and Technology, 2020-02-21)We present a global, locally resolved life cycle assessment (LCA) model to assess the potential effects on soil quality due to the accumulation of water-soluble salts in the agricultural soil profile, ... -
Addressing the analytical challenges for the detection of ciguatoxins using an electrochemical biosensor
(Analytical Chemistry, 2020-03-05)The importance of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in seafood safety and their emerging occurrence in locations far away from tropical areas highlight the need for simple and low-cost methods for the sensitive and ... -
Decapod crustacean larval community structure of the submarine canyon off Blanes (NW Mediterranean Sea)
(Scientia Marina, 2020-01-29)Decapod crustacean fisheries play a crucial role on the northwestern Mediterranean coast due to their high commercial value. Although knowledge of larval ecology and recruitment dynamics of these species ...