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Ectomycorrhizal fungi and root water uptake respond independently to water availability
(Oikos, 2025-08-17)Temperate forests on their warm and dry distribution limits are expected to be most vulnerable to reductions in water availability. This prediction is mostly based on studies assessing single forest ... -
Mixed management in growing and finishing pigs: impacts on social behavior and judgment bias
(Animals, 2025-10-03)Intensive pig production practices may shape cognition and behavior. We evaluated whether repeated regrouping (mixing) and gender (gilts vs. barrows) affect social interactions, fear-related responses, ... -
Automated pixel-based quantification of porcine circovirus 2 genome in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues using in situ hybridisation
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2025-08-20)Introduction: Detection of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) in lymphoid tissues is essential for diagnostic and research purposes. In situ hybridisation (ISH) enables the localisation of viral genomes in ... -
Protection Against Transplacental Transmission of a Highly Virulent Classical Swine Fever Virus Two Weeks After Single-Dose FlagT4G Vaccination in Pregnant Sows
(Vaccines, 2025-07-28)Background/Objectives: Classical swine fever (CSF) continues to challenge global eradication efforts, particularly in endemic regions, where pregnant sows face heightened risks of vertical transmission ... -
Silage of the By-Products of Mollar de Elche and Wonderful Pomegranate Varieties Preserves Nutritional Value and Antioxidant Activity of Ruminant Feed
(Fermentation, 2025-07-08)The valorization of agro-industrial by-products for their use in animal feed leads to a reduction in inputs, creating the opportunity to optimize the sustainability of the agri-food chain, a priority ... -
How local pig breed and processing methods affect consumer preferences for dry-cured ham
(Meat Science, 2025-10-01)Two dry-cured hams were produced using a local breed Krškopolje pig, trimmed/shaped either as ‘Kraški pršut’ (Ksingle bondK) or ‘Istrski pršut’ (Isingle bondK). Consumers (n = 118) were recruited to ... -
Influenza a Virus Inhibition: Evaluating Computationally Identified Cyproheptadine Through In Vitro Assessment
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2025-06-21)Influenza is still a chronic global health threat, inducing a sustained search for effective antiviral therapeutics. Computational methods have played a pivotal role in developing small molecule ... -
Common husbandry systems and practices for keeping beef cattle
(EFSA Supporting Publications, 2025-07-25)This Technical report, prepared at the request of the European Commission, describes common husbandry systems and practices for keeping beef cattle in the EU. It complements the EFSA Scientific opinion ... -
Production of biogenic amines and changes in the microbiome composition of dry-cured fish during dynamic storage up to the end of the shelf life
(LWT - Food Science and Technology, 2025-09-04)The aim of this study was to quantify and identify biogenic amines in vacuum packed dry-cured salmon, swordfish and tuna, stored under dynamic abuse temperature conditions during their shelf life. The ... -
West Nile virus transmission in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain): A One-Health surveillance approach
(One Health, 2025-07-21)West Nile virus (WNV), mainly transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, poses significant health risks to humans and horses, particularly in endemic regions. The first detection of WNV lineage 2 in Spain was in ... -
Bacillus spp. supplementation promotes feed efficiency and alters metabolic responses of preweaning Angus × Holstein calves
(Journal of Dairy Science, 2025-08-06)This experiment evaluated the effects of feeding a Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial (DFM) on the growth rates and metabolic responses of Angus × Holstein crossbred calves. After a 1-wk adaptation ... -
In vitro metabolic interaction network of a rationally designed nasal microbiota community
(iScience, 2025-07-14)Mounting evidence suggests that metabolite exchange between microbiota members is a key driver of microbiota composition. However, we still know little about the metabolic interaction networks within ... -
Evaluation of organ and skeletal physiological characteristics for improved classification of growth-restricted newborn piglets
(Scientific Reports, 2025-10-02)The identification of potentially slow-growing pigs at birth, using both external and internal traits, would enable the early implementation of targeted management and feeding strategies to optimize ... -
Deficit irrigation affects fruit quality, production and resource allocation of ‘d’Anjou’ and ‘Bartlett’ pear trees
(Agricultural Water Management, 2025-08-16)Excessive tree vigor is a common problem in North American pear orchards. Strategies like regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) can help manage vegetative growth, improve fruit quality, reduce physiological ... -
Eleganolone, a diterpene isolated from seaweed Bifurcaria bifurcata (Phaeophyceae, Fucales), protects neuronal cells from oxidative stress-induced damage
(European Journal of Pharmacology, 2025-07-19)The brown seaweed Bifurcaria bifurcata has gained particular interest in recent years due to its abundance in bioactive linear diterpenes with potential high-value applications. Evidences suggests that ... -
Welfare of beef cattle
(EFSA Journal, 2025-07-25)This Scientific Opinion provides an assessment of beef cattle welfare focusing on risks related to flooring, water access, nutrition and feeding, high environmental temperatures, lack of environmental ... -
Animal welfare certification schemes in a knowledge society: A fair transition from inputs to outputs as a driver of animal empowerment
(Animals, 2025-09-30)Although concern for animal welfare may have been linked to humans since the domestication of livestock, the term itself first appeared in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. The emergence of the concept ... -
Empowering bioinformatics communities with Nextflow and nf-core
(Genome Biology, 2025-07-29)Standardized analysis pipelines contribute to making data bioinformatics research compliant with the paradigm of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIR), and facilitate ... -
Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands
(Mammalian Biology, 2025-07-08)Drought frequency and severity have notably increased in the Mediterranean basin throughout the 20th century, thereby impacting freshwater sources and forest regrowth, which are crucial for woodland ... -
Impact of Organic and Conventional Agricultural Management on Subsurface Soil Microbiota in Mediterranean Vineyards
(Agronomy, 2025-08-20)The impact of long-term organic (ECO) versus conventional (CON) agricultural management on subsurface soil microbiota diversity and soil physicochemical properties remains unclear in Mediterranean ...