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1057
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Overview

Jose Perez is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Food Science.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Gut microbiota and health, Trace Elements in Health, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Meat and Animal Product Quality, and Livestock and Poultry Management.

Jose Perez has published extensively, contributing to multiple academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Scientific Reports
  • Poultry Science

Among the recent papers associated with Jose Perez are:

  • "Phytogenic Feed Additives in Poultry: Achievements, Prospective and Challenges," 2021, Animals
  • "Management and Feeding Strategies in Early Life to Increase Piglet Performance and Welfare around Weaning: A Review," 2021, Animals
  • "Targeted-Release Organic Acids and Essential Oils Improve Performance and Digestive Function in Broilers under a Necrotic Enteritis Challenge," 2020, Animals
  • "Effects of copper and zinc sources and inclusion levels of copper on weanling pig performance and intestinal microbiota," 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • "An insight into the commercial piglet's microbial gut colonization: from birth towards weaning," 2022, Animal Microbiome

Jose Perez frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • David Solà-Oriol
  • Diego Melo-Durán
  • Sandra Villagómez-Estrada
  • Francesc González-Solé
  • L. Blavi

The focus of their publications lies significantly in advancing knowledge relating to animal nutrition, physiology, and welfare, as well as microbial health in livestock and poultry. Their work touches on improving performance and digestive functions in animal production systems and the effects of nutritional strategies on animal health.

Best Publications

  • Effect of Plant Extracts and Formic Acid on the Intestinal Equilibrium of Early-Weaned Pigs

    E. G. Manzanilla;J. F. Perez;M. Martin;C. Kamel

  • Effects of butyrate, avilamycin, and a plant extract combination on the intestinal equilibrium of early-weaned pigs.

    E. G. Manzanilla;M. Nofrarías;M. Anguita;M. Castillo

  • The response of gastrointestinal microbiota to avilamycin, butyrate, and plant extracts in early-weaned pigs

    M. Castillo;S. M. Martín-Orúe;M. Roca;E. G. Manzanilla

  • Effects of dietary AflaDetox on performance, serum biochemistry, histopathological changes, and aflatoxin residues in broilers exposed to aflatoxin B1

    M. Denli;J. C. Blandon;M. E. Guynot;S. Salado

  • Use of mannanoligosaccharides and zinc chelate as growth promoters and diarrhea preventative in weaning pigs: Effects on microbiota and gut function.

    M Castillo;S M Martín-Orúe;J A Taylor-Pickard;J F Pérez

  • Effect of dietary level of protein and fiber on the productive performance and health status of piglets.

    R. G. Hermes;F. Molist;M. Ywazaki;M. Nofrarías

  • Relevance of functional properties of dietary fibre in diets for weanling pigs

    F. Molist;M. van Oostrum;J.F. Pérez;G.G. Mateos

  • Effects of the insoluble and soluble dietary fibre on the physicochemical properties of digesta and the microbial activity in early weaned piglets

    F. Molist;A. Gómez de Segura;J. Gasa;R.G. Hermes

  • Influence of the amount of dietary fiber on the available energy from hindgut fermentation in growing pigs: use of cannulated pigs and in vitro fermentation.

    M. Anguita;N. Canibe;J. F. Pérez;B. B. Jensen

  • Long-term intake of resistant starch improves colonic mucosal integrity and reduces gut apoptosis and blood immune cells.

    Miquel Nofrarías;Daniel Martínez-Puig;Joan Pujols;Natàlia Majó

  • Management and Feeding Strategies in Early Life to Increase Piglet Performance and Welfare around Weaning: A Review.

    Laia Blavi;David Solà-Oriol;Pol Llonch;Sergi López-Vergé

  • Study of the effect of technological processes on starch hydrolysis, non-starch polysaccharides solubilization and physicochemical properties of different ingredients using a two-step in vitro system

    M. Anguita;J. Gasa;S.M. Martín-Orúe;J.F. Pérez

  • Dietary nucleotide supplementation reduces occurrence of diarrhoea in early weaned pigs

    D. Martinez-Puig;E.G. Manzanilla;J. Morales;E. Borda

  • Effect of acidified feed on the prevalence of Salmonella in market-age pigs.

    E. Creus;J. F. Pérez;B. Peralta;F. Baucells

  • Lactulose and Lactobacillus plantarum, a Potential Complementary Synbiotic To Control Postweaning Colibacillosis in Piglets

    A. A. Guerra-Ordaz;G. González-Ortiz;R. M. La Ragione;R. M. La Ragione;Martin Woodward

  • Ochratoxins in feed, a risk for animal and human health: control strategies.

    Muzaffer Denli;Jose F. Perez

  • Consumption of Raw Potato Starch Increases Colon Length and Fecal Excretion of Purine Bases in Growing Pigs

    Daniel Martinez-Puig;José Francisco Pérez;Marisol Castillo;Anna Andaluz

  • Health relevance of intestinal protein fermentation in young pigs

    R Pieper;C Villodre Tudela;M Taciak;J Bindelle

  • The effects of sepiolite in broiler chicken diets of high, medium and low viscosity. Productive performance and nutritive value

    I Ouhida;J.F Pérez;J Piedrafita;J Gasa

  • Casein glycomacropeptide in the diet may reduce Escherichia coli attachment to the intestinal mucosa and increase the intestinal lactobacilli of early weaned piglets after an enterotoxigenic E. coli K88 challenge.

    Rafael Gustavo Hermes;Francesc Molist;José Francisco Pérez;Arantza Gómez de Segura

  • Coarse, but not finely ground, dietary fibre increases intestinal Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes ratio and reduces diarrhoea induced by experimental infection in piglets.

    Francesc Molist;Edgar Garcia Manzanilla;José Francisco Pérez;Charles Martin Nyachoti

  • Comparative digestibility and lipogenic activity in Landrace and Iberian finishing pigs fed ad libitum corn- and corn–sorghum–acorn-based diets

    J Morales;J.F Pérez;M.D Baucells;J Mourot

  • Adaptation of gut microbiota to corn physical structure and different types of dietary fibre

    M. Castillo;S.M. Martín-Orúe;M. Anguita;J.F. Pérez

  • Effect of coarse ground corn, sugar beet pulp and wheat bran on the voluntary intake and physicochemical characteristics of digesta of growing pigs

    M. Anguita;J. Gasa;M. Nofrarias;S.M. Martín-Orúe

  • Effect and interaction between wheat bran and zinc oxide on productive performance and intestinal health in post-weaning piglets.

    Francesc Molist;Rafael Gustavo Hermes;Arantza Gómez de Segura;Susana María Martín-Orúe

  • Effect of wheat bran on the health and performance of weaned pigs challenged with Escherichia coli K88

    F. Molist;A. Gómez de Segura;J.F. Pérez;S.K. Bhandari

  • Soybean (Glycine max) cell wall composition and availability to feed enzymes.

    Imed Ouhida;Jose F. Perez;Josep Gasa

  • Rumen microbial production estimated either from urinary purine derivative excretion or from direct measurements of 15N and purine bases as microbial markers: effect of protein source and rumen bacteria isolates

    J. F. Pérez;J. Balcells;J. A. Guada;C. Castrillo

  • Targeted-Release Organic Acids and Essential Oils Improve Performance and Digestive Function in Broilers under a Necrotic Enteritis Challenge

    Nedra Abdelli;José Francisco Pérez;Ester Vilarrasa;Irene Cabeza Luna

  • Social learning of feeding behaviour in pigs: Effects of neophobia and familiarity with the demonstrator conspecific

    Jaime Figueroa;David Solà-Oriol;Xavier Manteca;José Francisco Pérez

  • Basic nutritional investigation Long-term intake of resistant starch improves colonic mucosal integrity and reduces gut apoptosis and blood immune cells

    Miquel Nofrarías;Daniel Martínez-Puig;Joan Pujols;Natàlia Majó

Frequent Co-Authors

Susana M. Martín-Orúe
Susana M. Martín-Orúe Autonomous University of Barcelona
Josep Gasa
Josep Gasa Autonomous University of Barcelona
Josep M. Folch
Josep M. Folch Autonomous University of Barcelona
Javier Cortes
Javier Cortes Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
José Baselga
José Baselga Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Xavier Manteca
Xavier Manteca Autonomous University of Barcelona
Paolo Trevisi
Paolo Trevisi University of Bologna
M. R. Bedford
M. R. Bedford AmeriCorps VISTA
Enric Mateu
Enric Mateu Autonomous University of Barcelona
Carlos Castrillo
Carlos Castrillo University of Zaragoza

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