Telocytes: A new cell population useful for studying the intestinal homeostasis of rainbow trout
The team coordinated by professor Fulvio Gandolfi found out an odd reaction of rainbow trout to vegetarian diet. Discover it here
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Projects
5-day course on cattle welfare: join WELFARUMINANT training
Join our Erasmus+ project for 5-day course in Portugal focused on cattle welfare. See how to participate.
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AN ERASMUS+ PROJECT FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF ANIMAL WELFARE PRACTICES IN FARMED RUMINANTS
E+ project on animal welfare with Turkish and Portuguese university.
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TELOCYTES: A NEW CELL POPULATION USEFUL FOR STUDYING THE INTESTINAL HOMEOSTASIS OF RAINBOW TROUT (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the better yield of some formulations compared to others is very important to develop more sustainable foods that help lower the environmental impact of farming and increase animal welfare.
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THE MINION NEW GENERATION SEQUENCER TO IDENTIFY XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA AND ITS SUBSPECIES
Early detection of quarantine pests, and in particular Xylella fastidiosa can avoid devastating epidemics in several different plant species.
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The barley pale mutant of hus1 (happy under the sun 1) as an example for a new generation of crops
New solutions to improve agricultural crops, especially when exposed to adverse environmental conditions such as sudden changes in temperature, water stress and exposure to high light intensities caused mainly by climate change.
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MAGA PROJECT – FARM MODELS FOR MANAGEMENT EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE DRY PERIOD IN THE DAIRY COW
Project MAGA activities continue, it aims to introduce management practices into the livestock farm that will improve the farm organization
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CLEVERMILK PROJECT: INTELLIGENT USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MILK
The Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences participates as Project Manager and Scientific Manager in the project entitled ‘CLEVERMILK: INTELLIGENT
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AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
Competition for 2 post-doc type A two years fellowships (possibly renewable), for a collaboration to research activities at the Department
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GREEN SPACE FOR ACTIVE LIVING. OLDER ADULTS PERSPECTIVES
Green Age research project are going to evaluate the benefits linked to the use of green spaces by different categories
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