ARTICLES CIENTÍFICS: Recent submissions
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Trends in recombinant protein use in animal production
(Microbial Cell Factories, 2017-03-04)Recombinant technologies have made possible the production of a broad catalogue of proteins of interest, including those used for animal production. The most widely studied proteins for the animal sector ... -
A global analysis of CNVs in swine using whole genome sequence data and association analysis with fatty acid composition and growth traits
(PLoS ONE, 2017-05-04)Copy number variations (CNVs) are important genetic variants complementary to SNPs, and can be considered as biomarkers for some economically important traits in domestic animals. In the present study, ... -
Operationalising emission and toxicity modelling of pesticides in LCA: the OLCA-Pest project contribution
(International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Int J LCA), 2022-04-14)Purpose Current field emission modelling and toxicity characterisation of pesticides suffer from several shortcomings like mismatches between LCI databases and LCIA methods, missing characterisation ... -
Gain-of-function mutations in Aqp3a influence zebrafish pigment pattern formation through the tissue environment
(Development, 2017-06-01)The development of the pigmentation pattern in zebrafish is a tightly regulated process that depends on both the self-organizing properties of pigment cells and extrinsic cues from other tissues. Many ... -
Assessment of social aspects across Europe resulting from the insertion of technologies for nutrient recovery and recycling in agriculture
(Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022-02-02)The potential beneficial and harmful social impacts generated by the introduction of novel technologies, in general, and those concerning nutrient recovery and the improvement of nutrient efficiency in ... -
A deletion affecting an LRR-RLK gene co-segregates with the fruit flat shape trait in peach
(Scientific Reports, 2017-07-27)In peach, the fat phenotype is caused by a partially dominant allele in heterozygosis (Ss), fruits from homozygous trees (SS) abort a few weeks after fruit setting. Previous research has identifed a ... -
Integration of liver gene co-expression networks and eGWAs analyses highlighted candidate regulators implicated in lipid metabolism in pigs
(Scientific Reports, 2017-04-19)In the present study, liver co-expression networks and expression Genome Wide Association Study (eGWAS) were performed to identify DNA variants and molecular pathways implicated in the functional regulatory ... -
Vitamin A Affects Flatfish Development in a Thyroid Hormone Signaling and Metamorphic Stage Dependent Manner
(Frontiers in Physiology, 2017-06-30)Vitamin A (VA) and retinoid derivatives are known morphogens controlling vertebrate development. Despite the research effort conducted during the last decade, the precise mechanism of how VA induces ... -
Genome-enabled predictions for fruit weight and quality from repeated records in European peach progenies
(BMC Genomics, 2017-06-06)Background: Highly polygenic traits such as fruit weight, sugar content and acidity strongly influence the agroeconomic value of peach varieties. Genomic Selection (GS) can accelerate peach yield and ... -
A Metal-Free and Biotically Degradable Battery for Portable Single-Use Applications
(Advanced Energy Materials, 2017-05-16)This article presents a new approach for environmentally benign, low-cost batteries intended for single-use applications. The proposed battery is designed and fabricated using exclusively organic materials ... -
Identification of ciguatoxins in a shark involved in a fatal food poisoning in the Indian Ocean
(Scientific Reports, 2017-08-15)Severe food poisoning events after the consumption of sharks have been reported since the 1940s; however, there has been no clear understanding of their cause. Herein, we report for the frst time ... -
Interaction of direct and social genetic effects with feeding regime in growing rabbits
(Genetics Selection Evolution, 2017-07-20)Background: Most rabbit production farms apply feed restriction at fattening because of its protective efect against digestive diseases that afect growing rabbits. However, it leads to competitive ... -
Processing, Valorization and Application of Bio-Waste Derived Compounds from Potato, Tomato, Olive and Cereals: A Review
(Sustainability, 2017-08-22)The vast and ever-growing amount of agricultural and food wastes has become a major concern throughout the whole world. Therefore, strategies for their processing and value-added reuse are needed to ... -
Nutrient supply affects the mRNA expression profile of the porcine skeletal muscle
(BMC Genomics, 2017-08-10)Background: The genetic basis of muscle fat deposition in pigs is not well known. So far, we have only identified a limited number of genes involved in the absorption, transport, storage and catabolism ... -
Dissecting the old Mediterranean durum wheat genetic architecture for phenology, biomass and yield formation by association mapping and QTL meta-analysis
(PLoS ONE, 2017-05-25)Association mapping was used to identify genome regions affecting yield formation, crop phenology and crop biomass in a collection of 172 durum wheat landraces representative of the genetic diversity ... -
Selection for environmental variance of litter size in rabbits
(Genetics Selection Evolution, 2017-05-22)Background In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the genetic determination of environmental variance. In the case of litter size, environmental variance can be related to the capacity ... -
Growth of total fat and lean and of primal cuts is affected by the sex type
(Animal, 2017-02-10)Knowledge of tissue and cuts growth depending on the sex could be used to improve performance and efficiency. Computed tomography (CT) is a non-invasive technology that enables the study of the body ... -
Cytoplasmic male sterility as a biological confinement tool for maize coexistence: optimization of pollinator spatial arrangement
(Plant, Soil and Environment, 2017-04-25)Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) allows efficient biological confinement of transgenes if pollen-mediated gene flow has to be reduced or eliminated. For introduction of CMS maize in agricultural practice, ... -
A Production Calendar Based on Water Temperature, Spat Size, and Husbandry Practices Reduce OsHV-1 μvar Impact on Cultured Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas in the Ebro Delta (Catalonia), Mediterranean Coast of Spain
(Frontiers in Physiology, 2017-03-03)Since 2006, the production of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in the Ebro Delta area has dramatically declined from around 800 metric tons (MT) per year to 138 MT in 2011. This decline in production ... -
Effects of enhanced hydrological connectivity on Mediterranean salt marsh fish assemblages with emphasis on the endangered Spanish toothcarp (Aphanius iberus)
(PeerJ – the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2017-02-28)The hydrological connectivity between the salt marsh and the sea was partially restored in a Mediterranean wetland containing isolated ponds resulting from former salt extraction and aquaculture activities. ...