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    • Pork belly quality variation and its association with fatness level 

      Albano-Gaglio, M.; Zomeño, C.; Tejeda, J.F.; Brun, A.; Gispert, M.; Marcos, B.; Font-i-Furnols, M. (Meat Science, 2024-03-07) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària; Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
      Belly is a very popular pork cut composed of different layers of fat and muscle tissue. This work aims to investigate the effect of belly fatness on the morphological, mechanical (firmness) and compositional ...

    • Impact of Deficit Irrigation Strategies Using Saline Water on Soil and Peach Tree Yield in an Arid Region of Tunisia 

      Toumi, Ines; Ghrab, Mohamed; Zarrouk, Olfa; Nagaz, Kamel (Agriculture, 2024-02-27) Fructicultura
      Sustainable fruit orchard development in arid areas is severely affected by the scarcity of fresh water. To mitigate the lack of fresh water, the use of low-quality water for irrigation is becoming a ...

    • Innovative vs classical methods for drying heterotrophic Chlorella vulgaris: Impact on protein quality and sensory properties 

      Van De Walle, Simon; Gifuni, Imma; Coleman, Bert; Baune, Marie-Christin; Rodrigues, Alexandre; Cardoso, Helena; Fanari, Fabio; Muylaert, Koenraad; Van Royen, Geert (Food Research International, 2024-02-18) Funcionalitat i Seguretat Alimentària
      Drying is a necessary step in the microalgae production chain to reduce microbial load and oxidative degradation of the end product. Depending on the differences in applied temperature and treatment ...

    • Genetic regulation of volatile production in two melon introgression line collections with contrasting ripening behavior 

      Mayobre, Carlos; Santo Domingo, Miguel; Özkan, Elif Nur; Fernández-Borbolla, Andrés; Ruiz-Lasierra, Javier; Garcia-Mas, Jordi; Pujol, Marta (Horticulture Research, 2024-01-16) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      The importance of melon aroma in determining fruit quality has been highlighted in recent years. The fruit volatile profile is influenced by the type of fruit ripening. Non-climacteric fruits contain ...

    • Cephalonomia tarsalis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) for the control of the sawtoothed grain beetle, either alone or in combination with the predatory mite Blattisocius tarsalis 

      del Arco, Lidia; Riudavets, Jordi; Castañé, Cristina (Journal of Stored Products Research, 2024-01-19) Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
      The sawtoothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) is an important pest of stored cereals. Due to the phasing out of many active compounds registered as insecticides and ...

    • Air treatment technologies in pig farms. Life cycle assessment of dry and wet scrubbers in Northern Italy and Northeastern Spain 

      Ruiz-Colmenero, Marta; Costantini, Michele; Bàllega, Ariadna; Zoli, Michele; Andón, Miquel; Cerrillo, Míriam; Fàbrega, Emma; Bonmati, August; Guarino, Marcella; Bacenetti, Jacopo (Science of the Total Environment, 2024-02-24) Benestar Animal; Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
      Over the years, different solutions were developed and tested to reduce the emissions of ammonia and particulate matter from the livestock facilities. The environmental performances of these solutions ...

    • Impacts of diffuse urban stressors on stream benthic communities and ecosystem functioning: A review 

      Colls, Miriam; Viza, Aida; Zufiarre, Aitziber; Camacho-Santamans, Alba; Laini, Alex; González-Ferreras, Alexia Maria; Filipe, Ana Filipa; Pérez-Calpe, Ana Victoria; Freixa, Anna; Lupon, Anna; Santamans, Anna C.; Pradhan, Arunava; Espinosa, Carmen; Vera-Trujillo, Carmen; Gutiérrez-Cánovas, Cayetano; Mendoza-Lera, Clara; Bruno, Daniel; Mercado-Bettin, Daniel; Morant, Daniel; Batista, Daniela; Cunillera-Montcusi, David; Graça, Diana; Vico-Oton, Eduard; Estévez, Edurne; Leon-Palmero, Elizabeth; Suarez, Ena Lucia; Fenoy, Encarnación; Lima, Eva; Picazo, Félix; Oficialdegui, Francisco J.; Keck, François; Gionchetta, Giulia; Sabas, Ibor; Pérez-Silos, Ignacio; Antunes, Ilisa; Alvarez-Manzaneda, Inmaculada; de Guzmán, Ioar; Fernandes, Isabel; Pereira da Silva, Janine; Wei, Jing; Montes-Pérez, Jorge Juan; Trabulo, José; Ledesma, José L. J.; Fernandez-Calero, José Maria; Ramião, José Pedro; Rubio-Rios, Juan; Gonzalez-Trujillo, Juan David; Barral-Fraga, Laura; Jiménez, Laura; Vendrell-Puigmitja, Lidia; Bertrans, Lluís; Gomez-Gener, Lluís; Rovelli, Lorenzo; Thuile Bistarelli, Lukas; Sanchez-Morales, Marc; Cabrerizo, Marco J.; Aranguren-Gassis, Maria; Argudo, Maria; Navarro-Ramos, Maria J.; Atristain, Miren; Lopez-Rojo, Naiara; Valiente, Nicolás; Perujo, Nuria; Pereda, Olatz; Llanos-Paez, Oriana; Belmar, Oscar; Tascón-Peña, Osvaldo; Rodriguez-Lozano, Pablo; Sánchez de Pedro, Raquel; Arias-Real, Rebeca; Bolpagni, Rossano; del Campo, Rubén; Poblador, Silvia; Guareschi, Simone; Hilgert, Stephan; Duarte, Sofia; Rodriguez-Castillo, Tamara; Chonova, Teofana; Conejo-Orosa, Teresa; Céspedes, Vanessa; Granados, Verónica; Osorio, Víctor; Vazquez, Víctor; Martin-Vélez, Víctor; Romero, Ferran (Limnetica, 2024) Aigües Marines i Continentals
      Catchment urbanisation results in urban streams being exposed to a multitude of stressors. Notably, stressors originating from diffuse sources have received less attention than stressors originating ...

    • Native and invasive bird interactions increase the spread of Newcastle disease in urban environments 

      Blanco-González, Jon; López-Rull, Isabel; Cayuela, Luis; Majó, Natàlia; Busquets, Núria; Montalvo, Tomás; Senar, Juan Carlos (Biological Invasions, 2023-12-11) Sanitat Animal
      Due to their large population sizes, synanthropic birds, including native and invasive species, can transmit pathogens to other vertebrates, and even humans. In particular, Newcastle disease virus (NDV) ...

    • Preweaning piglet survival on commercial farms 

      Sanz-Fernández, Santos; Díaz-Gaona, Cipriano; Casas-Rosal, José C; Alòs, Nuria; Tusell Palomero, Llibertat; Quintanilla, Raquel; Rodríguez-Estévez, Vicente (Journal of Animal Science, 2023-12-12) Genètica i Millora Animal
      Preweaning piglet mortality (PWM), a trait highly related to litter size, is one of the main concerns associated with productive efficiency and animal welfare in commercial pig farms. The objectives of ...

    • A monoclonal antibody targeting a large surface of the receptor binding motif shows pan-neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 activity 

      de Campos-Mata, Leire; Trinité, Benjamin; Modrego, Andrea; Tejedor Vaquero, Sonia; Pradenas, Edwards; Pons-Grífols, Anna; Rodrigo Melero, Natalia; Carlero, Diego; Marfil, Silvia; Santiago, César; Raïch-Regué, Dàlia; Bueno-Carrasco, María Teresa; Tarrés Freixas, Ferran; Abancó, Ferran; Urrea, Victor; Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria; Riveira-Muñoz, Eva; Ballana, Ester; Pérez, Mónica; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Segalés, Joaquim; Carolis, Carlo; Arranz, Rocío; Blanco, Julià; Magri, Giuliana (Nature Communications, 2024-02-05) Sanitat Animal
      Here we report the characterization of 17T2, a SARS-CoV-2 pan-neutralizing human monoclonal antibody isolated from a COVID-19 convalescent individual infected during the first pandemic wave. 17T2 is a ...

    • Exploring large-scale gene coexpression networks in peach (Prunus persica L.): a new tool for predicting gene function 

      Pérez de los Cobos, Felipe; García-Gómez, Beatriz E.; Orduña-Rubio, Luis; Batlle, Ignasi; Arús, Pere; Tomás Matus, José; Eduardo, Iban (Horticulture Research, 2024-01-02) Fructicultura; Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Peach is a model for Prunus genetics and genomics, however, identifying and validating genes associated to peach breeding traits is a complex task. A gene coexpression network (GCN) capable of capturing ...

    • Erysipelas with preferential brain and skin involvement in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus 

      Martino, Laura; Serrano, Bárbara; Alomar, Jaume; Pérez, Lola; Aragon, Virginia; Cobos, Àlex; Abarca, Maria Lourdes; Yazdi, Zeinab; Soto, Esteban; Domingo, Mariano (Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2024-02-01) Sanitat Animal
      Infections by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae occur in domestic animals and cause the disease known as ‘erysipelas’. The ubiquity of Erysipelothrix spp. makes infection possible in a wide range of ...

    • PERSEUS: an interactive and intuitive web-based tool for pedigree visualization 

      Pradas, Nicole; Jurado-Ruiz, Federico; Onielfa, Carles; Arús, Pere; Aranzana, Maria José (Bioinformatics, 2024-02-03) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Pedigree-based analyses’ prime role is to unravel relationships between individuals in breeding programs and germplasms. This is critical information for decoding the genetics underlying main inherited ...

    • Editorial: Porcine respiratory disease complex: dynamics of polymicrobial infections, synergistic effects and management strategies 

      Ramos, Natalia; Sibila, Marina; Neira, Victor (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023-11-29) Sanitat Animal

    • Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 18: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2023 

      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, Luísa; Ru, Giuseppe; Simmons, Marion; Skandamis, Panagiotis; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro; Fernández Escámez, Pablo Salvador; Prieto Maradona, Miguel; Querol, Amparo; Sijtsma, Lolke; Evaristo Suarez, Juan; Sundh, Ingvar; Barizzone, Fulvio; Correia, Sandra; Herman, Lieve (EFSA Journal, 2023-07-10) 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, to ...

    • Animal models to study the neurological manifestations of the post-COVID-19 condition 

      Usai, Carla; Mateu, Lourdes; Brander, Christian; Vergara-Alert, Júlia; Segalés, Joaquim (Lab Animal, 2023-08-24) Sanitat Animal
      More than 40% of individuals infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have experienced persistent or relapsing multi-systemic symptoms months after the onset of coronavirus ...

    • Species which may act as vectors or reservoirs of diseases covered by the Animal Health Law: Listed pathogens of molluscs 

      EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW); Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno; Gonzales Rojas, José Louis; Gortazar Smith, Christian; Herskin, Mette; Michel, Virginie; Miranda Chueca, Miguel Angel; Padalino, Barbara; Roberts, Helen; Spoolder, Hans; Ståhl, Karl; Velarde, Antonio; Viltrop, Arvo; Winckler, Christoph; Arzul, Isabelle; Dharmaveer, Shetty; Olesen, Niels Jørgen; Schiøtt, Morten; Sindre, Hilde; Stone, David; Vendramin, Niccoló; Antoniou, Sotiria-Eleni; Dhollander, Sofie; Karagianni, Anna Eleonora; Kero, Linnea Lindgren; Gnocchi, Marzia; Aznar, Inma; Barizzone, Fulvio; Munoz Guajardo, Irene Pilar; Roberts, Helen (EFSA Journal, 2023-08-01) Benestar Animal
      Vector or reservoir species of five mollusc diseases listed in the Animal Health Law were identified, based on evidence generated through an extensive literature review, to support a possible updating ...

    • Atypical disseminated histiocytic sarcoma in a 7-month-old dog: a case report 

      Garcia-Torres, Maria; Serrano Muñoz, Bárbara; Segalés, Joaquim; Mallol, Clàudia; Sanz, Alba; López, María C.; Roura, Xavier (Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2024-01-19) Sanitat Animal
      A 7-month-old intact female bearded collie dog was admitted after a two-week history of progressive cough, inappetence, and lethargy, with no response to previous treatment with doxycycline and steroids. ...

    • Risk factors and genetic parameters of longevity in Spanish dairy goat breeds using a Weibull proportional hazards model 

      Ziadi, Chiraz; Sánchez, Juan Pablo; Sánchez, Manuel; Molina, Antonio (Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2023-12-07) Genètica i Millora Animal
      The aim of this study was to assess the most important risk factors that influence productive life (PL) and to estimate genetic parameters for PL using a Weibull proportional hazards model in two Spanish ...

    • Genomic analysis of fruit size and shape traits in apple: unveiling candidate genes through GWAS analysis 

      Dujak, Christian; Coleto-Alcudia, Veredas; Aranzana, Maria Jose (Horticulture Research, 2023-12-19) Genòmica i Biotecnologia
      Genomic tools facilitate the efficient selection of improved genetic materials within a breeding program. Here, we focus on two apple fruit quality traits: shape and size. We utilized data from 11 fruit ...