A5084580629- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin America
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
2009-2022
Clínica Girona
2018
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
1996
Environmental impacts of 15 European pig farming systems were evaluated in the Union Q-PorkChains project using life cycle assessment. One conventional and two non-conventional from each five countries: Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, France Germany. data needed for calculations obtained surveys 5 to 10 farms system. studied categorised into (C), adapted (AC), traditional (T) organic (O). Compared with C systems, AC differed little, only minor changes improve meat quality, animal welfare or...
The aim of this paper is to present an approach for integrated evaluation the sustainability pig farming systems, taking into account three classical pillars: economy, environment and society. Eight themes were considered: Animal Welfare (AW), Health (AH), Breeding Programmes (BP), Environment (EN), Meat Safety (MS), Market Conformity (MC), Economy (EC) Working Conditions (WC). A total 37 primary indicators identified used 15 much contrasted systems in five EU countries. results show that...
A multiple bioassay technique (FSIS-USDA) has been evaluated with standard solutions of 38 antibiotics and sulphonamides. Activity patterns at five levels were obtained when antibiotic assayed on seven plates prepared different media microorganisms. activity pattern was for the main groups: tetracyclines, beta-lactam antibiotics, macrolides aminoglycosides. Sulphonamides not detected under 100 micrograms/ml. This technique, as a post-screening test residues, can be used after screening to...
Autochthonous pig breeds provide products of differentiated quality, among which quality control is difficult to perform and insufficient for current market requirements. The present research evaluates the predictive ability near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, combined with chemometric methods as a rapid affordable tool assure traceability control. Thus, NIR technology was assessed intact minced muscle Longissimus thoracis et lumborum samples collected from 12 European autochthonous...
The aim of this paper is to present an efficient tool for evaluating the economy part sustainability pig farming systems. selected IDEA was tested on a sample farms from 15 contrasted systems in Europe. A statistical analysis carried out check capacity indicators illustrate variability population and analyze which these contributed most towards it. scores obtained were consistent with reality production; variable distribution showed important sample. principal component cluster separated...
The aim of this study was to characterize three different commercial dairy beef fattening systems for intensive Mediterranean programs differing in gender, breed, nutrition, and days feed order describe their performance, behavior, carcass meat quality when they were raised simultaneously under the same housing care conditions. Treatments production systems: (1) crossbred Holstein x breeds such as Charolais or Limousine heifers, slaughtered at 10 months age (CBH10, n = 41); (2) bulls, 11...
Slaughter is a crucial step in the meat production chain that could induce psychological stress on each animal, resulting physiological response can differ among individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between an animal's emotional state, subsequent at slaughter and cellular damage as effect. In all, 36 entire male pigs were reared experimental farm cognitive bias test used classify them into positive (PB) or negative (NB) groups depending their decision-making...
Although a few studies consider the sustainability of animal farming systems along three classical main pillars (economy, environment and society), most on pig address only one these pillars. The present paper is introduction to series companion papers presenting results study undertaken within EU-supported project Q-PorkChains, aiming at building comprehensive tool for evaluation systems, which robust accommodate large variability existing in Europe. mostly based questions farmers comprises...
A market conformity tool, based on technological meat quality parameters, was developed within the Q-PorkChains project, to be included in a global sustainability evaluation of pig farming systems. The specific objective tool define scoring system suitability elaborate main pork products, according their shares industry requirements, different carcass and parameters that are commonly used for assessment quality, which provide representative repeatable data easily measurable. They were...
Abstract Extensive and semi-extensive production based on local swine breeds such as Majorcan Black Pig, Cinta Senese, Gascon, Krškopolje Turopolje is becoming extremely rare the verge of disappearing in Europe. In this context, main aim study was to assess potential feasibility marketing strategies act guidelines for stakeholders along supply chain create improve added value match market demands. The sustainability five systems evaluated together with 60 representing breeds, using a World...
Meat is one of the most widely consumed products in world and its market value strongly correlated with quality properties such as chemical composition, technological sensory attributes. Therefore, food industry needs to minimize variability meat order keep standards high possible. The current industrial methods for assessing are destructive, time consuming consequently unsuitable on-line application classification properties. On other hand Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) allows high-throughput...
Heat stress and competition for food are two major challenges in pigs reared intensive conditions. The aim of the present work was to study effect providing a double feeder under different environmental temperatures. In addition, types flooring, 100% slat 30% 70% concrete, were also considered. A total 256 growing-finishing period (from 27 kg 110 kg) housed using temperatures: control 18 °C 25 °C) heat (above 30 six hours day). They 32 pens 8 each, distributed into 4 rooms (16 with one 16...