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Neuroinvasion of the Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus H7N1 Is Caused by Disruption of the Blood Brain Barrier in an Avian Model
(PLoS ONE, 2014-12-15)Influenza A virus (IAV) causes central nervous system (CNS) lesions in avian and mammalian species, including humans. However, the mechanism used by IAV to invade the brain has not been determined. In ... -
Dose-dependent effect of a single GnRHa injection on the spawning of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) broodstock reared in captivity
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2014-10-27)The present study aimed to determine the spawning efficacy, egg quality and quantity of captive breed meagre induced with a single gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) injection of 0, 1, 5, ... -
Crossbreeding effects on pig growth and carcass traits from two Iberian strains
(Animal, 2014-07-14)An experiment of a 2 × 2 full diallelic cross between two contemporary Iberian pig strains (Retinto: RR, and Torbiscal: TT) was conducted to estimate the crossbreeding effects for growth and carcass ... -
Heterogeneous pathological outcomes after experimental pH1N1 influenza infection in ferrets correlate with viral replication and host immune responses in the lung
(Veterinary Research, 2014-08-28)The swine-origin pandemic (p) H1N1 influenza A virus causes mild upper-respiratory tract disease in most human patients. However, some patients developed severe lower-respiratory tract infections with ... -
Biofilm formation by virulent and non-virulent strains of Haemophilus parasuis
(Veterinary Research, 2014-11-27)Haemophilus parasuis is a commensal bacterium of the upper respiratory tract of healthy pigs. It is also the etiological agent of Glässer’s disease, a systemic disease characterized by polyarthritis, ... -
Severity of Bovine Tuberculosis Is Associated with Co-Infection with Common Pathogens in Wild Boar
(PLoS ONE, 2014-10-28)Co-infections with parasites or viruses drive tuberculosis dynamics in humans, but little is known about their effects in other non-human hosts. This work aims to investigate the relationship between ... -
Approaches to conserving natural enemy populations in greenhouse crops: current methods and future prospects
(BioControl, 2014-05-08)Biological pest control in greenhouse crops is usually based on periodical releases of mass-produced natural enemies, and this method has been successfully applied for decades. However, in some cases ... -
Epidemiological Investigation of Bovine Tuberculosis Herd Breakdowns in Spain 2009/2011
(PLoS ONE, 2014-08-15)We analyzed the most likely cause of 687 bovine tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns detected in Spain between 2009 and 2011 (i.e., 22% of the total number of breakdowns detected during this period). Seven ... -
Histological development of the digestive system of the Amazonian pimelodid catfish Pseudoplatystoma punctifer
(Animal, 2014-07-21)The organogenesis of the digestive system was described in the Amazonian pimelodid catfish species Pseudoplatystoma punctifer from hatching (3.5 mm total length, TL) to 41 days post-fertilization (dpf) ... -
Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: the procedure, the evaluated systems and the evaluation tools
(Animal, 2014-08-28)Although a few studies consider the sustainability of animal farming systems along the three classical main pillars (economy, environment and society), most studies on pig farming systems address only ... -
Mapping and Introgression of QTL Involved in Fruit Shape Transgressive Segregation into ‘Piel de Sapo’ Melon (Cucucumis melo L.)
(PLoS ONE, 2014-08-15)A mapping F2 population from the cross ‘Piel de Sapo’6PI124112 was selectively genotyped to study the genetic control of morphological fruit traits by QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) analysis. Ten QTL ... -
The 2-C-methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway in melon is regulated by specialized isoforms for the first and last steps
(Journal of Experimental Botany, 2014-07-10)The 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway provides the precursors for the biosynthesis of plastidial isoprenoids, which include the carotenoid pigments of many fruits. We have analysed the ... -
Differences in Muscle Transcriptome among Pigs Phenotypically Extreme for Fatty Acid Composition
(PLoS ONE, 2014-06-13)Background: Besides having an impact on human health, the porcine muscle fatty acid profile determines meat quality and taste. The RNA-Seq technologies allowed us to explore the pig muscle transcriptome ... -
Genetic analysis of slaughter and carcass quality traits in crossbred rabbits coming from a diallel cross of four maternal lines
(World Rabbit Science, 2015-12-23)An experiment was carried out to estimate the genetic group effects and the crossbreeding genetic parameters of slaughter and carcass traits using data on the rabbits that were progeny of does coming from ... -
Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Mediterranean landraces as sources of variability for allelic combinations at Glu-1/Glu-3 loci affecting gluten strength and pasta cooking quality
(Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2014-03-22)With the aim of identifying durum wheat landraces (LR) with a potential use in breeding programs for gluten strength enhancement, the allelic combinations present at five glutenin loci were determined ... -
Habitat use by a large population of Pinna nobilis in shallow waters
(Scientia Marina, 2014-11-03)We investigated the habitat use and size structure of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis L. in the Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta, Spain, NW Mediterranean). Shore-parallel transects were conducted to assess the ... -
Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: economy
(Animal, 2014-09-15)The aim of this paper is to present an efficient tool for evaluating the economy part of the sustainability of pig farming systems. The selected tool IDEA was tested on a sample of farms from 15 contrasted ... -
Hybrid Electronic Tongues Applied to the Quality Control of Wines
(Journal of Sensors, 2014-09-10)The legislation of food industry is becoming increasingly strict with regard to the quality of food products. Therefore, the market is demanding for automatic systems of analysis that allow fast and ... -
Serum haptoglobin dynamics in pigs vaccinated or not vaccinated against porcine circovirus type 2
(Porcine Health Management, 2015-04-16)The present work describes the serum haptoglobin (Hp) dynamics in piglets vaccinated and non-vaccinated with a commercial porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine at 3 weeks of age, and its relationship ... -
Echinococcus multilocularis infection in animals
(EFSA Journal, 2015-12-22)The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was required to support the European Commission in preparing the review of Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011. In Europe, red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the main definitive ...