A5067173250- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Food composition and properties
- Nuts composition and effects
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Biochemical and biochemical processes
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2015-2025
Centro de Estudos da Voz
2012
Association for the Development of Douro Viticulture
2005-2007
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
1995
Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores
1989
The olive oil industry generates large quantities of cake (OC), making its use in animal feed an environmentally sustainable alternative. Considering that the ham Bísaro pigs is traditionally used for production cured ham, analysis raw meat essential to understand how diet influences quality before maturation process. This study examined effect different types OC diets pigs, focusing on chemical compositions and fatty acid profiles three fresh muscles-biceps femoris (BF), semimembranosus...
The olive oil industry, recognised for its beneficial products health and food culture, generates a significant amount of by-products that, if not appropriately managed, can pose considerable environmental challenges. This study examined six cakes (OC) from the Trás-os-Montes Alto Douro regions, collected on different dates mills: two obtained by pressing (COC), centrifugation (TPOC), including one partially pitted dehydrated, exhausted (EOC), which were subjected to conventional chemical...
Ultrasonic measurements were taken on 46 sheep using a real-time ultrasound machine equipped with 2 probes (5 and 7.5 MHz). Measurements of subcutaneous fat thickness (SC) muscle LM depth (MD) area (MA) at locations: over the 13th thoracic vertebra (SC13, MD13, MA13, respectively) interval between third fourth lumbar vertebrae (SC34, MD34, MA34, respectively). Fat was also measured sternebra sternum. The relationship carcass in vivo high for all (r(2) 0.54 0.96, P < 0.01). Concerning MD SC,...
Introduction Lupins and other legumes have been considered as alternative plant-based protein sources to soybeans for both humans livestock. Furthermore, they can contribute more sustainable agricultural systems. The productivity chemical composition of is highly variable between species, cultivars, with the edaphoclimatic conditions. Methods This work evaluated adaptability seven Lupinus cultivars in two different sowing locations, during consecutive years, through characterization their...
The olive oil agro-industry generates large quantities of by-products, such as cake (OC), whose sustainable valorisation in animal feed can contribute to the principles circular economy, waste reduction, and resource efficiency. This study evaluated effects incorporating OC into diets growing Bísaro pigs, focusing on productive parameters apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD). Two trials were carried out. In first trial, 25 pigs fed five containing 0, 5, 10, 15, 20% exhausted (EOC) for...
Olive oil production generates by-products, such as olive cake (OC), which can be used in animal feed, reducing the environmental impact. This study assessed effects of OC pig diets on intestinal morphometry and blood parameters. Twenty-four Bísaro pigs were randomly assigned to three treatments: OC0 (control), OC15 (15% dehydrated OC), OC25 (25% OC) for 93 days. The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) dry matter (DM), organic (OM), crude protein (CP), fat (CF), fiber (NDF) was...
Abstract The potential of solid‐state cultivation, with three white‐rot fungi ( Bjerkandera adusta, Ganoderma resinaceum and Phlebia rufa ), to decrease phorbol esters concentration Jatropha curcas L. was evaluated in this study. Incubation conducted 250 mL Erlenmeyer flasks without agitation at 28°C for 30 days. Phorbol were analyzed by reverse‐phase HPLC after an extraction procedure using dichloromethane. All studied able the esters, mainly B. adusta P. which significantly reduced p...
In equids, health and welfare depend on body composition. A growing number of equids are now used as leisure companion animals, often found overfeed. The need for a close monitoring fatness led to the search tools allowing rapid non-invasive estimation fatness. This study intends assess real-time ultrasonography (RTU) usefulness in establishing relationship between ultrasound measures subcutaneous fat-plus-skin thickness (SF-Skin) condition score (BCS) horses donkeys. Forty-three healthy...
The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-destructive technique that has been successfully used to assess the body and carcass composition of farm species. This study aimed predict intramuscular fat (IMF) physicochemical traits in longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle (LM) beef, using BIA. These were evaluated LM samples 52 crossbred heifer carcasses. BIA was performed LM, 50 Hz frequency high precision converter system. A correlation studied variables performed. Then stepwise...