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Agrotecnio aims to become a reference in Europe addressing all the key elements of the food production chain in an integrated way focusing on target crops and animals of commercial importance, rather than model systems. This later aspect sets our centre apart from other centers which focus on fundamental science and/or model plant and animal systems. As a result we should be able to address fundamental and important questions in the crop/animal of interest and results from our research will be directly and immediately applicable to our target organism. [Més informació]
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Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Porcine Pasteurella multocida Are Not Associated with Its Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern
(MDPI, 2020)Forty-eight Pasteurella multocida isolates were recovered from porcine pneumonic lungs collected from farms in "Castilla y León" (north-western Spain) in 2017-2019. These isolates were characterized for their minimal ... -
Effects of deoxynivalenol contaminated diets on productive, morphological and physiological indicators in broiler chickens
(MDPI, 2020-10-02)The present study with 1-day-old male broilers (Ross 308) was conducted to evaluate the effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) at different levels (5 and 15 mg/kg feed) on growth performance, relative weight of organs, morphology ... -
The Impact of Producing Type and Dietary Crude Protein on Animal Performances and Microbiota Together with Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Growing Pigs
(MDPI, 2020-09-25)In order to reduce dietary nitrogen and achieve an efficient protein deposition as well as decrease N wastage, we challenged the nutrient utilization efficiency of two different producing types in front of a dietary crude ... -
Delivery of β-carotene to the in vitro intestinal barrier using nanoemulsions with lecithin or sodium caseinate as emulsifiers
(Elsevier, 2021)To increase the intestinal delivery of dietary β-carotene, there is a need to develop nanostructured food systems to encapsulate this fat soluble bioactive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the bioacessibility and ... -
El papel de las micotoxinas en un entorno global cambiante (y II)
(Asís Veterinaria, 2020-09)En la primera parte de este artículo se abordaron distintos aspectos en relación con presencia de micotoxinas en la cadena alimentaria y su prevalencia en un mundo globalizado. A continuación, se analiza cómo el cambio ... -
Maize senescence under contrasting source-sink ratios during the grain filling period
(Elsevier, 2020-09-06)Grain growth and leaf senescence are the main processes during post-silking in maize. An unanswered question is how changes in sink strength (the number of grains to be filled) affect leaf senescence. We studied the effect ... -
Study of nitrogen fluxes across conventional solid floor cubicle and compost-bedded pack housing systems in dairy cattle barns located in the Mediterranean area: Effects of seasonal variation
(ElsevierAmerican Dairy Science Association, 2020-07-06)The aim of this study was to determine the effect of housing system (or manure management system) and season on manure N recovery and volatilization using an N mass balance. Dietary, milk and manure N were monitored together ... -
Vegetation type determines spore deposition within a forest–agricultural mosaic landscape
(Oxford University Press, 2020-05-01)Predicting fungal community assembly is partly limited by our understanding of the factors driving the composition of deposited spores. We studied the relative contribution of vegetation, geographical distance, seasonality ... -
Identification of functional mutations associated with environmental variance of litter size in rabbits
(BMC, 2020-05-06)Background: Environmental variance (VE) is partly under genetic control and has recently been proposed as a measure of resilience. Unravelling the genetic background of the VE of complex traits could help to improve ... -
Insect defoliation is linked to a decrease in soil ectomycorrhizal biomass and shifts in needle endophytic communities
(Oxford University Press, 2020-08-12)Insect outbreaks of increasing frequency and severity in forests are predicted due to climate change. Insect herbivory is known to promote physiological changes in forest trees. However, little is known about whether these ... -
Enhancing phenolic content in carrots by pulsed electric fields during post-treatment time: Effects on cell viability and quality attributes
(Elsevier, 2019-11-09)The impact of pulsed electric fields (PEF) and post-treatment time on the phenolic content and quality attributes of carrots was studied. Additionally, their influence on cellular permeability and viability was analyzed. ... -
Feeding calves with pasteurized colostrum and milk has a positive long-term effect on their productive performance
(MDPI, 2020)Female calves, checked for serum total protein ≥ 5.8 g/dL before 5 days of life, entered the study at 22 days of age after having received pasteurized colostrum and milk (P group, n = 127), or non-pasteurized colostrum and ... -
Combined effect of pulsed light, edible coating and malic acid dipping to improve fresh-cut mango safety and quality
(Elsevier, 2016)The impact of pulsed light (PL), alginate coating (ALC) and malic acid dipping (MA) treatments on quality and safety aspects of fresh-cut mango was studied. Fresh-cut mangoes were inoculated with L. innocua and then subjected ... -
Effects of high intensity pulsed electric fields or thermal treatments and refrigerated storage on antioxidant compounds of fruit juice-milk beverages. Part I: Phenolic acids and flavonoids
(Wiley Periodicals, 2017)The effects of high intensity pulsed electric fields (HIPEF) or thermal pasteurization (TP) over phenolic compounds in mixed beverages were evaluated after processing and during chilled storage, having untreated beverage ... -
Effects of high intensity pulsed electric fields or thermal treatments and refrigerated storage on antioxidant compounds of fruit juice-milk beverages. Part II: Carotenoids
(Wiley Periodicals, 2017)Effects of high intensity pulsed electric fields (HIPEF) or thermal treatments over carotenoids of mixed beverages were evaluated after processing and during refrigerated storage. Nine carotenoids were identified in all ... -
Factors affecting the formation of highly concentrated emulsions and nanoemulsions
(Elsevier, 2019-10-05)Highly concentrated (HC) emulsions and or submicron emulsions arise as an interesting strategy to encapsulate and transport labile lipophilic bioactive compounds such as curcumin to be further incorporated into food ... -
Characterization of Fungal Surface Contaminants of the Small Maltese June Pear, Pyrus communis var. bambinella
(International Association for Food Protection, 2020-08-01)Fungal pathogens cause surface contamination and potential premature fruit spoilage of bambinella, a fruit endemic to the Maltese islands, leading to the loss of fruit during the postharvest phase. The objective of this ... -
Protein/polysaccharide complexes to stabilize decane-in-water nanoemulsions
(Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature, 2020-01-30)Protein/polysaccharide complexes can be formed by electrostatic interactions and may be useful for enhancing the stability of nanoemulsions containing short-chain alkanes, which are highly prone to destabilization by Ostwald ... -
Design and characterization of corn starch edible films including beeswax and natural antimicrobials
(Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2017)The effectiveness of edible films (EFs) used as coatings to maintain the quality and safety of fresh produce for long time depends on their functional properties characterization. This study was aimed to design and evaluate ... -
Layer-by-layer assembly of food-grade alginate/chitosan nanolaminates: formation and physicochemical characterization
(Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2017)The alternate deposition of oppositely charged materials (layer-by-layer technique) is an effective approach to functionalize materials. Biopolymer-based nanolaminates obtained by the layer-by-layer technique can also be ...