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The Farm Animal Genotype–Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) Project
(Nature Genetics, 2025-03-17)Genetic mutation and drift, coupled with natural and human-mediated selection and migration, have produced a wide variety of genotypes and phenotypes in farmed animals. We here introduce the Farm Animal ... -
Detection of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins using a colorimetric immunosensing tool for food safety control
(Talanta Open, 2025-04-27)From 1985 to 2018, 35 % of shellfish poisoning cases worldwide were due to paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). The main representative toxin congener of the PSP toxin family is saxitoxin (STX), a highly ... -
El futur de la detecció de les plagues d'insectes en productes emmagatzemats
(Butlletí Extensius.cat, 2025, 111, Maig,, 2025-05-29)Després de la collita, els productes agrícoles com els cereals i les llegums fan un llarg viatge fins arribar al consumidor. Aquests es guarden en sitges i magatzems durant períodes de fins a diversos ... -
Estratègies d'aprofitament del cultiu del sorgo per a l'alimentació de vaques de llet
(Butlletí Extensius.cat, 2025, 111, Maig,, 2025-05-29)L’alimentació de les vaques és un dels costos més importants de les granges. De la bona gestió de l’alimentació en depèn la quantitat i la qualitat de la llet produïda. El blat de moro sovint és el ... -
Efecte del canvi climàtic en les malalties provocades pels rovells groc i bru
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Selección de variedades de arroz para cultivo ecológico: un enfoque agronómico
(Phytoma, 2025, 367, Abril, 14-22, 2025-04)La producción y consumo de productos ecológicos ha crecido a nivel global y se espera que siga aumentando. La Comisión Europea aspira a que, para 2030, el 25% de las tierras agrícolas sean ecológicas, ... -
Resultats dels assaigs de soja en segona data de sembra. Campanya 2024
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Diagnostic Findings of Transmissible Viral Proventriculitis Associated with Chicken Proventricular Necrosis Virus in Processed Broiler Chickens in Argentina
(Viruses, 2025-04-01)Transmissible viral proventriculitis (TVP) and chicken proventricular necrosis virus (CPNV) affect the broiler industry globally and are emerging diseases of economic importance. Here, we present the ... -
Low-input breeding potential in stone pine, a multipurpose forest tree with low genome diversity
(G3-Genes Genomes Genetics, 2025-03-12)Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) is an emblematic tree species within the Mediterranean basin, with high ecological and economic relevance due to the production of edible nuts. Breeding programmes to improve ... -
An ACE2-Fc decoy produced in glycoengineered plants neutralizes ancestral and newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and demonstrates therapeutic efficacy in hamsters
(Scientific Reports, 2025-04-02)Newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) continue to drive COVID-19 waves and are typically associated with immune escape and increased resistance to current therapeutics including monoclonal ... -
Balancing cover crop benefits and economic realities in Mediterranean rice farming
(Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2025-03-12)Cover crops (CC) have the potential to reduce the dependency of rice (Oryza sativa L.) production on chemical N fertilizers and the associated environmental and economic risks. While extensively studied ... -
Les glummes ennegrides, una reacció fisiològica pròpia d'algunes varietats de blat
(Butlletí Extensius.cat, 2025, 111, Maig,, 2025-05-29)Aquest any s'han observat les glumes de les espigues d’alguns blats una pigmentació superficial de color marró – violaci. Els símptomes són coneguts com ‘pseudo black chaff’ o ‘melanisme’. Són el resultat ... -
Tandem LTR-retrotransposon structures are common and highly polymorphic in plant genomes
(Mobile DNA, 2025-03-12)Background LTR-retrotransposons (LTR-RT) are a major component of plant genomes and important drivers of genome evolution. Most LTR-RT copies in plant genomes are defective elements found as truncated ... -
Cricket powder (Acheta domesticus) nutritional and techno-functional properties and effects of solid-state fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus and Rhizopus oligosporus
(Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2025-06-01)House cricket emerges as a sustainable source of protein as an alternative to traditional sources of animal origin. This work studied the nutritional and techno-functional properties of a commercial ... -
Energy efficiency of different technologies incorporating solar thermal energy for pasteurizing a viscous vegetable homogenate
(Solar Energy, 2025-06-06)Thermal processing of foods can greatly benefit from using solar thermal energy technology, due to the relatively low temperatures required. Additionally, radiofrequency heating for pasteurization can ... -
Co-occurring microbial guilds in pig fecal microbiota: key drivers and effects on host performance
(Genetics Selection Evolution, 2025-06-04)Background The pig gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem composed of microbial guilds that remain largely unexplored. Here we decomposed the pig fecal microbiota of two cohorts of 648 healthy Duroc ... -
Peach Peel Extrusion for the Development of Sustainable Gluten-Free Plant-Based Flours
(Molecules, 2025-01-27)The food industry generates substantial waste, contributing to environmental challenges, such as pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Utilizing by-products, particularly fruit peels that are rich in ... -
Short-term effect of weather variables on West Nile virus infection in Equids in Spain: A space-time stratified case-crossover design
(Acta Tropica, 2025-03-25)West Nile virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne virus primarily transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, among birds, but occasionally infecting humans and equids. Understanding environmental factors on the disease ... -
Interactive effects of high n-3 PUFA intake and cyclic heat stress under two dietary antioxidant levels in broiler chickens
(Frontiers in Physiology, 2025-04-24)The study examined the combined effects of a diet high in n-3 PUFAs and cyclic heat stress (HS) considering two levels of dietary antioxidants. A total of 192 one-day-old male Ross 308 broilers were ... -
Integrating large-scale meta-GWAS and PigGTEx resources to decipher the genetic basis of 232 complex traits in pigs
(National Science Review, 2025-02-17)Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying complex traits in pigs is crucial for enhancing genetic gain via artificial selection and utilizing pigs as models for human disease and ...