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Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in shrimp aquaculture: Their effects on growth performance, immune responses, and gut microbiome
(Aquaculture Reports, 2024-09-16)The increasing market demands have led the shrimp farming industry to intensify production systems over the last decades. In the past 20 years, shrimp diseases (white spot syndrome virus and acute ... -
Water availability and biological interactions shape amphibian abundance and diversity in Mediterranean temporary rivers
(Science of The Total Environment, 2024-08-30)Amphibians, the most threatened vertebrates globally, face risks due to climate change, habitat loss, and fragmentation. Their sensitivity to environmental changes highlights their importance as ecological ... -
Identification of Marine Biotechnology Value Chains with High Potential in the Northern Mediterranean Region
(Marine Drugs, 2023-07-22)Marine (blue) biotechnology is an emerging field enabling the valorization of new products and processes with massive potential for innovation and economic growth. In the Mediterranean region, this ... -
Prevalence of tail damage and ear lesions in docked and undocked pigs during trials to find alternatives to tail docking on Spanish commercial farms
(Veterinary Record, 2024-08-28)Background Tail docking is widely used to control tail biting in pigs, but it is a painful and stressful procedure. The impact of non-docking trials on tail damage (TD) and ear lesions (EL) from weaning ... -
Use of supercritical CO2 to improve the quality of lupin protein isolate
(Food Chemistry, 2024-07-18)Lupins are an excellent source of protein which can be used to obtain protein isolates with potential use in the food industry. Some studies use supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) to defat legume flours, but ... -
First record of paralytic shellfish toxins in marine pufferfish from the Spanish Mediterranean coast using cell-based assay, automated patch clamp and HPLC-FLD
(Chemosphere, 2024-08-08)Pufferfish is one of the most poisonous marine organisms, responsible for numerous poisoning incidents and some human fatalities due to its capability to accumulate potent neurotoxins such as tetrodotoxins ... -
Toxicity Equivalency Factors for Tetrodotoxin Analogues Determined with Automated Patch Clamp on Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Neuro-2a Cells
(Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2024-08-05)Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent marine neurotoxin, responsible for numerous poisoning incidents and some human fatalities. To date, more than 30 TTX analogues have been identified, but their individual ... -
Strategies for porcine liver valorization as a source of food ingredients
(Current Food Science and Technology Reports, 2024-08-06)Purpose of Review The sustainable consumption and production goal and the decline of offal consumption have led to the interest in seeking alternatives for porcine livers, the largest edible gland. To ... -
Long-Term Amendment with Sewage Sludge: Effects on Nutrient Value and Trace-Metal Content in Different Parts of Maize Plants
(Applied Sciences, 2024-09-10)Agricultural soils play a key role in the achievement of a circular nutrient economy. The use of sewage sludges as fertilizers is important for such an achievement, assisting in the maintenance of soil ... -
Assessing methane emissions and soil carbon stocks in the Camargue coastal wetlands: Management implications for climate change regulation
(Science of the Total Environment, 2024-08-03)Coastal wetlands are crucial in climate change regulation due to their capacity to act as either sinks or sources of carbon, resulting from the balance between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly ... -
Evaluation of deep learning for predicting rice traits using structural and single-nucleotide genomic variants
(Plant Methods, 2024-08-10)Background - Structural genomic variants (SVs) are prevalent in plant genomes and have played an important role in evolution and domestication, as they constitute a signicant source of genomic and ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of powder milk production by pulse spray drying: An approach on sensory properties, toxicological assessment, and microbial inactivation
(Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2024-08-23)The potential of a new spray drying technology (pulse spray drying, PSD) was explored in drying milk, using two outlet temperatures. Sensory attributes, instrumental color properties, and volatile ... -
Enumeration Agar, Acid Exposure and Sampling Time Are Relevant Factors Accounting for the High-Pressure Inactivation of Vegetative Pathogens in Fruit Puree
(Foods, 2024-08-20)High pressure processing (HPP) is a non-thermal technology with emerging application within the fruit and vegetable sector. The impact of the enumeration agar on the recorded HPP inactivation of L. ... -
Evaluation of cell death-inducing activity of Monilinia spp. effectors in several plants using a modified TRV expression system
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024-08-16)Introduction: Brown rot is the most important fungal disease affecting stone fruit and it is mainly caused by Monilinia fructicola, M. laxa and M. fructigena. Monilinia spp. are necrotrophic plant ... -
Meeting the challenge of varietal and geographical authentication of hazelnuts through lipid metabolite fingerprinting
(Food Chemistry, 2024-09-10)Hazelnuts are high-quality products with significant economic importance in many European countries. Their market price depends on their qualitative characteristics, which are driven by cultivar and ... -
Transfer versus co-production: Knowledge as ‘MEANS’ to sustainability as an ‘END’
(Research Evaluation, 2024-08-17)This study examines the relationship between sustainability performance and knowledge, as well as between innovation transfer and coproduction. It moves away from evaluating processes to exploring ... -
Metabolic, transcriptomic, and genetic analyses of candidate genes for seed size in watermelon
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024-07-16)Seed size (SS) constitutes a pivotal trait in watermelon breeding. In this study, we present findings from an examination of two watermelon accessions, namely, BW85 and F211. Seeds from BW85 exhibited ... -
‘Intensia’, a New Dwarfing Almond × Peach Hybrid Rootstock for Almond and Peach
(HortScience, 2024-08-30)‘Intensia’ is a dwarfing almond × peach hybrid rootstock obtained and released by the Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA). This new rootstock is well-suited for modern intensive ... -
A bi-dimensional genome scan for prolificacy traits in pigs shows the existence of multiple epistatic QTL
(BMC Genomics, 2009-12-29)Background: Prolificacy is the most important trait influencing the reproductive efficiency of pig production systems. The low heritability and sex-limited expression of prolificacy have hindered ... -
New trends in rabbit feeding: influence of nutrition on intestinal health
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2008-02-01)The role of gut barrier against pathogens and its interaction with dietary factors in weaned rabbits affected with digestive disorders, especially epizootic rabbit enteropathy is reviewed. This interaction ...