Browsing Articles publicats (Ciència Animal) by Author "Estany Illa, Joan"
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A functional variant in the Stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter enhances fatty acid desaturation in pork
Estany Illa, Joan; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)There is growing public concern about reducing saturated fat intake. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is the lipogenic enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of oleic acid (18:1) by desaturating stearic acid (18:0). Here we ... -
A polymorphism in the fatty acid desaturase-2 gene is associated with the arachidonic acid metabolism in pigs
Gol, Sofia; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Rothschild, Max Frederick; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (Nature Publishing Group, 2018-09-25)Arachidonic acid (C20:4) is related to a wide range of biological effects including lipid homeostasis. The fatty acid desaturase-2 (FADS2) gene encodes for the delta-6-desaturase, which is involved in the biosynthesis of ... -
A polymorphism in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter increases monounsaturated fatty acid content in dry-cured ham
Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Estany Illa, Joan (Elsevier, 2015)Data on 125 dry-cured hams from purebred Duroc pigs were used to examine whether the favorable effect of the T allele in the promoter region of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene (AY487830:g.2228T>C) on monounsaturated fatty ... -
A polymorphism in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter influences monounsaturated fatty acid content of Duroc × Iberian hams
Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Estany Illa, Joan (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 2015)Data on 74 dry-cured hams from Duroc × Iberian pigs were used to examine whether the tag polymorphism AY487830:g.2228T>C in the promoter region of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase [SCD] gene affect fat desaturation and ... -
A probabilistic Poisson-based model to detect PRRSV recirculation using sow production records
Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Fernández, N.; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Balasch, S.; Castellà, Gerard; Puig, P.; Estany Illa, Joan; Valls Marsal, Joan (Elsevier, 2020-03-07)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a viral disease associated with a decrease in the number of born alive piglets (NBA) and an increase in the number of lost piglets (NLP) per farrowing. Under practical ... -
A WUR SNP is associated with European Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus Syndrome resistance and growth performance in pigs
Abella Falcó, Glòria; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Nogareda, Carmina; Armengol Gelonch, Ramon; Vidal, Albert; Moradell, Luís; Tarancón, Vicens; Novell, Elena; Estany Illa, Joan; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José (Elsevier, 2016)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) causes decreased reproductive performance and respiratory problems in pigs. The goals of the current study were 1) to examine whether individual variation applies to ... -
An expression of mixed animal model equations to account for different means and variances in the base population
Alfonso Ruiz, Leopoldo; Estany Illa, Joan (Institut national de la recherche agronomique (França)ElsevierEDP Sciences, 1999)This paper presents a general expression to predict breeding values using animal models when the base population is selected, i.e. the means and variances of breeding values in the base generation differ among individuals. ... -
Association study highlights the influence of ELOVL fatty acid elongase 6 gene region on backfat fatty acid composition in Large White pig breed
Zappaterra, M.; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Estany Illa, Joan; Davoli, R. (Cambridge University Press, 2018-03-27)Dietary fatty acid (FA) composition has an impact on human health. There is an increasing request from consumers for healthier food and pork industry must respond to it without worsening performance and the technological ... -
Carcass lean-yield effects on the fatty acid and amino acid composition of Duroc pork and its technological quality after vacuum-aging
Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Gol, Sofia; Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Bosch Puig, Lluís; Estany Illa, Joan; Vilaró, Francisca; Tor i Naudí, Marc (CSIRO Publishing, 2018)Eighty purebred Duroc castrated male pigs slaughtered at 210 days of age were used to evaluate the effect of lean yield (European Union carcass grading based on lean content; or R, O and P classes) on the fatty acid and ... -
Carotenoid intake and SCD genotype exert complementary effects over fat content and fatty acid composition in Duroc pigs
Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Seradj, Ahmad Reza; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Christou, Paul; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (American Society of Animal Science, 2017)Nutritional and genetic strategies are needed to enhance intramuscular fat (IMF) and MUFA content without altering carcass leanness. Dietary vitamin A restriction has been suggested to specifically promote IMF, whereas ... -
Comparison of carcass composition by parts and tissues between cocks and capons
Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan; Villalba Mata, Daniel; Molina Ureste, Ester; Cubiló Travé, M. D. (M. Dolors) (Institut national de la recherche agronomique (França)EDP Sciences, 2002)The effect of caponisation on carcass composition by parts and tissues was examined. Twenty-eight castrated and twenty male Penedesenca Negra chicks reared under free-range conditions were slaughtered at 28 weeks of age. ... -
Comparison of fatty acid profiles of edible meat, adipose tissues and muscles between cocks and capons
Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan; Francesch Vidal, Amadeu; Cubiló Travé, M. D. (M. Dolors) (Institut national de la recherche agronomique (França)EDP Sciences, 2005)The effect of caponisation on fat composition by parts (wing, breast, thigh, and drumstick) and tissues (skin, subcutaneous adipose tissue, intermuscular adipose tissue and muscle) was examined in the present study and ... -
Effect of selective recording on estimates of heritability
Alfonso Ruiz, Leopoldo; Noguera Jiménez, José Luis; Babot Gaspa, Daniel; Estany Illa, Joan (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (Espanya), 1999)En este trabajo se analiza el efecto de la selección de datos sobre las estimaciones de heredabilidad. Se estimó el valor de heredabilidad del tamaño de camada en una población porcina en la que los datos correspondientes ... -
Estimación de los efectos del manejo reproductivo y su influencia en la selección del tamaño de la camada en porcino
Babot Gaspa, Daniel; Noguera Jiménez, José Luis; Alfonso Ruiz, Leopoldo; Estany Illa, Joan (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (Espanya), 2000)Con datos procedentes de poblaciones de campo (37.920 partos porducidos en granjas de selección y 95.240 partos producidos en granjas de producción) se ha analizado la influencia de la edad al primer parto, de la duración ... -
Expected genetic response for oleic acid content in pork
Ros Freixedes, Roger; Reixach, Josep; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (American Society of Animal Science, 2012-12)Intramuscular fat (IMF) and oleic acid (C18:1) content in pork are important issues for the pig industry and consumers. Data from a purebred Duroc line were used to i) estimate the genetic parameters of IMF and C18:1 and ... -
Expression profiling of the GBP1 gene as a candidate gene for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome resistance
Gol, Sofia; Estany Illa, Joan; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha (Wiley, 2015)A genomic region in pig chromosome 4 has been previously associated with higher viraemia levels and lower weight gain following porcine reproduction and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. The region includes the ... -
Genetic correlations of intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition among muscles and with subcutaneous fat in Duroc pigs
Ros Freixedes, Roger; Reixach, Josep; Bosch, Lluís; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (American Society of Animal Science, 2014-12)There is an increasing interest in including intramuscular fat (IMF) content and fatty acid composition, particularly oleic acid (C18:1) content, in the selection objectives of pig lines for quality pork markets. These ... -
Genetic Marker Discovery in Complex Traits: A Field Example on Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (MDPI, 2016)Among the large number of attributes that define pork quality, fat content and composition have attracted the attention of breeders in the recent years due to their interaction with human health and technological and ... -
Genetic markers associated with field PRRSV-induced abortion rates
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Fernández, Carlos; Blasco-Felip, María; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Estany Illa, Joan (MDPI, 2019-07-30)In gilts and sows, the more severe clinical manifestation of PRRSV occurs in late gestation and can result in up to 40% of abortion incidence. Despite the known genetic component in the resilience to PRRSV, there is scarce ... -
Genetics and breeding for intramuscular fat and oleic acid content in pigs
Estany Illa, Joan; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha (American Society of Animal Science, 2017-05-05)The intramuscular fat (IMF) and oleic acid (OL) content have been favorably related to pork quality and human health. This influences the purchasing behavior of consumers and, therefore, also shifts the attention of breeding ...