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Overview

Antoni Dalmau is affiliated with the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies, with significant contributions in several related subfields.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics within Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. Major research themes include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and specific studies focused on Rabbits concerning Nutrition, Reproduction, and Health. Their work also explores Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Gut Microbiota and Health, and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Antoni Dalmau has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Animals
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • World Rabbit Science
  • Animal Microbiome
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Antoni Dalmau cover various areas of animal welfare and microbiome research, including:

  • Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Does, Bucks, and Kit Rabbits Reared for Production, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Intramuscular vs. Intradermic Needle-Free Vaccination in Piglets: Relevance for Animal Welfare Based on an Aversion Learning Test and Vocalizations, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Gut eukaryotic communities in pigs: diversity, composition and host genetics contribution, 2020, Animal Microbiome
  • A gene co-association network regulating gut microbial communities in a Duroc pig population, 2021, Microbiome
  • Leveraging host-genetics and gut microbiota to determine immunocompetence in pigs, 2021, Animal Microbiome

Throughout the course of their research, Antoni Dalmau has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, among them:

  • Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas
  • Antonio Velarde
  • Leandro Batista Costa
  • Raquel Quintanilla
  • María Ballester

This profile highlights Antoni Dalmau's multidisciplinary involvement across veterinary science, animal welfare, and microbiome-related research within agricultural contexts. Their work integrates animal genetics, physiology, and behavior with practical assessments and innovations in animal health and husbandry practices.

Best Publications

  • Animal welfare assessment at slaughter in Europe: moving from inputs to outputs.

    Antonio Velarde;Antoni Dalmau

  • Assessment of animal welfare through behavioural parameters in Iberian pigs in intensive and extensive conditions

    Déborah Temple;Xavier Manteca;Antonio Velarde;Antoni Dalmau

  • What do preweaned and weaned calves need in the diet: a high fiber content or a forage source?

    M. Terré;E. Pedrals;A. Dalmau;A. Bach

  • Religious slaughter: evaluation of current practices in selected countries

    A. Velarde;P. Rodriguez;A. Dalmau;C. Fuentes

  • Dehorning of cattle in the EU Member States: A quantitative survey of the current practices

    G. Cozzi;F. Gottardo;M. Brscic;B. Contiero

  • Application of the Welfare Quality protocol to assess growing pigs kept under intensive conditions in Spain

    Déborah Temple;Antoni Dalmau;José L. Ruiz de la Torre;Xavier Manteca

  • Animal welfare towards sustainability in pork meat production.

    Antonio Velarde;Emma Fàbrega;Isabel Blanco-Penedo;Antoni Dalmau

  • Application of the Welfare Quality® protocol at pig slaughterhouses.

    A. Dalmau;D. Temple;P. Rodríguez;P. Llonch

  • Assessment of unconsciousness during carbon dioxide stunning in pigs

    P. Rodríguez;A. Dalmau;J. L. Ruiz-de-la-Torre;X. Manteca

  • Stunning pigs with different gas mixtures: aversion in pigs.

    A. Dalmau;P. Rodriguez;P. Llonch;A. Velarde

  • Fear assessment in pigs exposed to a novel object test

    Antoni Dalmau;Emma Fabrega;Antonio Velarde

  • Assessment of test–retest reliability of animal-based measures on growing pig farms

    Déborah Temple;Xavier Manteca;Antoni Dalmau;Antonio Velarde

  • Gut eukaryotic communities in pigs: diversity, composition and host genetics contribution.

    Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas;Francesc Prenafeta-Boldú;Laura M. Zingaretti;Olga Gonzalez-Rodriguez

  • The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems: assessment of feeding and housing

    D. Temple;V. Courboulay;X. Manteca;A. Velarde

  • Can the monitoring of animal welfare parameters predict pork meat quality variation through the supply chain (from farm to slaughter)

    L. M. Rocha;A. Velarde;A. Dalmau;L. Saucier

  • Assessment of unconsciousness in pigs during exposure to nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures

    P. Llonch;P. Rodríguez;M. Jospin;A. Dalmau

  • Use of infrared thermography to assess the influence of high environmental temperature on rabbits

    V. de Lima;M. Piles;O. Rafel;M. López-Béjar

  • Influence of social dominance on production, welfare and the quality of meat from beef bulls.

    G.C. Miranda-de la Lama;M. Pascual-Alonso;A. Guerrero;P. Alberti

  • Comparison of meat quality parameters in surgical castrated versus vaccinated against gonadotrophin-releasing factor male and female Iberian pigs reared in free-ranging conditions

    M. Martinez-Macipe;P. Rodríguez;M. Izquierdo;M. Gispert

  • Aversion to nitrogen and carbon dioxide mixtures for stunning pigs

    P. Llonch;A. Dalmau;P. Rodriguez;X. Manteca

  • Seasonal Changes in Fecal Cortisol Metabolites in Pyrenean Chamois

    Antoni Dalmau;Alfred Ferret;Gema Chacon;Xavier Manteca

  • The welfare of growing pigs in five different production systems in France and Spain: assessment of health

    D. Temple;V. Courboulay;A. Velarde;A. Dalmau

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Velarde
Antonio Velarde Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Xavier Manteca
Xavier Manteca Autonomous University of Barcelona
Linda J. Keeling
Linda J. Keeling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Isabelle Veissier
Isabelle Veissier University of Rennes
Luigi Faucitano
Luigi Faucitano Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Alfred Ferret
Alfred Ferret Autonomous University of Barcelona
Christoph Winckler
Christoph Winckler BOKU University
C.G. van Reenen
C.G. van Reenen Wageningen University & Research
Frank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens Ghent University
Joaquim Soler
Joaquim Soler Autonomous University of Barcelona

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