Gomez-Samblas, Mercedes Vilchez, Susana Ortega-Velázquez, Rocío Fuentes, Màrius V Osuna, Antonio
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Food microbiology
Infection with Toxoplasma gondii in humans has usually been related to the consumption of raw, undercooked or cured meat. Our study is based on the detection of T. gondii in cured legs and shoulders made from 100% Iberian sows fed mainly with acorn and raised as outdoor livestock in Aracena (Spain), which having been elaborated following a specific...
Pardo, Zaira Mateos, Iván Campos, Rómulo Francisco, Andrea Lachica, Manuel Ranilla, María José Fernández-Fígares, Ignacio
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary Heat stress is a major concern in pig production in summer, as pigs have a limited number of functional sweat glands to transfer body heat. Above 25 °C pigs are out of their comfort zone and mechanisms such as decreasing feed intake or diverting blood from the internal organs to the skin are triggered. Intestinal microbiota is also a...
Dashti, Alejandro Rivero-Juarez, Antonio Santín, Mónica López-López, Pedro Caballero-Gómez, Javier Frías-Casas, Mario Köster, Pamela C Bailo, Begoña Calero-Bernal, Rafael Briz, Verónica
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Transboundary and emerging diseases
Microsporidia is a phylum of obligate emergent intracellular protist-like fungi pathogens that infect a broad range of hosts including vertebrates and invertebrates. Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most common cause of microsporidiosis in humans, affecting primarily immunosuppressed patients but also reported in immunocompetent individuals. Epidemio...
Gil Molino, María García, Alfredo Zurita, Sofía Gabriela Martín-Cano, Francisco Eduardo García-Jiménez, Waldo Risco, David Rey, Joaquín Fernández-Llario, Pedro Quesada, Alberto
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Antibiotics
The Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis affects domestic pig and wild boar (WB), causing clinical salmonellosis. Iberian swine production is based on a free-range production system where WB and Iberian pig (IP) share ecosystems. This study focuses on the negative impact on the pork industry of infections due to this serotype, its role in the s...
Tejeda, Juan F. Hernández-Matamoros, Alejandro González, Elena
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary Recently, it has been shown that reducing dietary crude-protein levels during the final fattening period prior to slaughter is a suitable strategy to increase intramuscular fat content in Iberian pig meat, without affecting pig growth. Investigating the effect of a low-protein diet on the metabolism, development, and composition of t...
Fernández-Barroso, Miguel Ángel Caraballo, Carmen Silió, Luis Rodríguez, Carmen Nuñez, Yolanda Sánchez-Esquiliche, Fernando Matos, Gema García-Casco, Juan María Muñoz, María
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary The Iberian pig is the most representative autochthonous breed of the Mediterranean region with unique genetic and phenotypic characteristics. The breed has been successfully preserved by its high-quality meat and high-priced products. Tenderness is one of the most relevant meat quality traits, and meat tenderization is influenced by...
Pizarro-Gómez, Antonio Šadeikaitė, Giedrė García-Delgado, F. Javier
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European Countryside
In the context of agricultural post-productivity, rural spaces acquire new functions or reinforce the existing ones. Thus, the production of quality food, as a part of agroindustry, and tourism appear as common activities in rural development strategies. Special attention is drawn to gastronomic tourism and the creation of routes as a creative expr...
Sanz-Fernandez, M. Victoria Torres-Rovira, Laura Pesantez-Pacheco, Jose L. Vazquez-Gomez, Marta Garcia-Contreras, Consolacion Astiz, Susana Gonzalez-Bulnes, Antonio
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Metabolites
Identifying metabolite signatures associated with obesity and related diseases might represent a valuable preventive and therapeutic tool to predict subjects at risk, establish an accurate prognosis, and monitor treatment success. The current cross-sectional study is aimed to evaluate the metabolite profile of diet-induced obesity in a porcine mode...
Tejeda, Juan F. Hernández-Matamoros, Alejandro Paniagua, Mercedes González, Elena
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary It is generally assumed in the Iberian pig sector that substitution of traditional free-range rearing, with acorns and grass, by mixed diets affects intramuscular fat content and fatty-acid composition, among others, causing a decrease in meat quality. As mixed diets are usually formulated with higher protein contents than those supp...
Castillo-Cuenca, Julio C Díaz-Cao, José M Martínez-Moreno, Álvaro Cano-Terriza, David Jiménez-Ruiz, Saúl Almería, Sonia García-Bocanegra, Ignacio
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Preventive veterinary medicine
Pigs reared under extensive farming conditions are currently in high commercial demand because they are associated with high-quality products. Nevertheless, the risk of contact with different pathogens of animal and public health concern is also higher in extensive production systems. Toxoplasma gondii is a widely prevalent zoonotic pathogen and tr...
