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N20016 Embryo transfer as a strategy to improve the viability and sustainability of dairy farms

by Agrotecnio | Nov 25, 2021

A decrease in fertility and one has been observed in the last two decades increase in milk production. Decreased fertility is associated with genetic progress, such as improvements in nutrition and management, which has triggered a continuous increase in milk...

Innovative barley-based fuctional foods (INNOBAR)

by Agrotecnio | Jun 29, 2021

The INNOBAR project will aim at obtaining new barley varieties with naked and colored grain adapted to Spanish growing conditions, with high content of soluble fiber (beta-glucans) and phenolic compounds with high antioxidant capacity. New genotypes of naked grain,...

Design of nanostructured systems to protect and release natural compounds with functional and technological activity

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

Nowadays, the new consumer demands are driving food industry interest towards the replacement of synthetic dyes by natural pigments or extracts with functional properties. The use of nanostructured systems such as plane, multilayer and double nanoemulsions may be a...

GENAVIT: Nutrigenetic regulation of the content and composition of fat in the pig

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

The latest nutritional guidelines recommend reducing the amount of saturated fat consumed and replacing it by mono- or Ω3-polyunsaturated fat, rather than with refined carbohydrates calories. Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) represent the major portion of pork’s fat...

New advanced multi mycotoxin adsorbents based feed bentonites to improve food security

by admin | Mar 15, 2021

In the last decade, mycotoxins have become a first order problem of food security due mainly to climate change. Mycotoxins are substances produced by certain species of filamentous fungi which, even at low concentrations, are toxic to both humans and animals. They can...