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Koldo Osoro is affiliated with the Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with specific interest areas in animal science and zoology, agronomy and crop science, parasitology, microbiology, and small animals.

Their work extensively covers topics such as meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, Toxoplasma gondii research studies, reproductive tract infections research, reproductive physiology in livestock, and animal health and immunology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Koldo Osoro include Vasco Cadavez, Roberto Bermúdez, Raúl Bodas, José M. Lorenzo, and Úrsula Gonzales-Barrón.

Koldo Osoro has contributed to multiple publications in several scientific journals. The main publication venues are:

  • Small Ruminant Research
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Veterinary Research
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Animal Production Science

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Koldo Osoro include:

  • "Compositional attributes and fatty acid profile of lamb meat from Iberian local breeds," 2020, Small Ruminant Research
  • "Crosstalk between Neospora caninum and the bovine host at the maternal-foetal interface determines the outcome of infection," 2020, Veterinary Research
  • "Quality attributes of lamb meat from European breeds: Effects of intrinsic properties and storage," 2021, Small Ruminant Research
  • "A new inactivated Tritrichomonas foetus vaccine that improves genital clearance of the infection and calving intervals in cattle," 2022, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Microbial deterioration of lamb meat from European local breeds as affected by its intrinsic properties," 2020, Small Ruminant Research

Best Publications

  • Matching type of livestock to desired biodiversity outcomes in pastures - a review

    A.J. Rook;B. Dumont;J. Isselstein;K. Osoro

  • Carcass quality of 10 beef cattle breeds of the Southwest of Europe in their typical production systems

    Jesús Piedrafita;Raquel Quintanilla;Carlos Sañudo;José-Luis Olleta

  • Derivatization of fatty acids and its application for conjugated linoleic acid studies in ruminant meat lipids

    Noelia Aldai;Brendan E Murray;Ana I Nájera;Declan J Troy

  • Gas–liquid chromatographic method for analysing complex mixtures of fatty acids including conjugated linoleic acids (cis9trans11 and trans10cis12 isomers) and long-chain (n-3 or n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids: Application to the intramuscular fat of beef meat

    N. Aldai;K. Osoro;L.J.R. Barrón;A.I. Nájera

  • Grazing land management and biodiversity in the Atlantic European heathlands: a review

    Rocío Rosa García;Mariecia D. Fraser;Rafael Celaya;Luis Miguel Mendes Ferreira

  • The effect of body condition, live weight, breed, age, calf performance, and calving date on reproductive performance of spring-calving beef cows

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  • Comparison of grazing behaviour, dietary overlap and performance in non-lactating domestic ruminants grazing on marginal heathland areas

    R. Celaya;M. Oliván;L.M.M. Ferreira;A. Martínez

  • Prediction of the fatty acid composition of beef by near infrared transmittance spectroscopy.

    V. Sierra;N. Aldai;P. Castro;K. Osoro

  • Foraging behaviour of domestic herbivore species grazing on heathlands associated with improved pasture areas

    Luis Miguel M. Ferreira;Rafael Celaya;Raquel Benavides;Berta M. Jáuregui

  • Goat grazing, its interactions with other herbivores and biodiversity conservation issues

    R. Rosa García;R. Celaya;U. García;K. Osoro

  • The influence of breed and mh-genotype on carcass conformation, meat physico-chemical characteristics, and the fatty acid profile of muscle from yearling bulls

    Noelia Aldai;Brendan E. Murray;Mamen Oliván;Antonio Martínez

  • The effect of breed-production systems on the myosin heavy chain 1, the biochemical characteristics and the colour variables of Longissimus thoracis from seven Spanish beef cattle breeds

    Marta Gil;Xavier Serra;Marina Gispert;M Àngels Oliver

  • Length of concentrate finishing affects the fatty acid composition of grass-fed and genetically lean beef: an emphasis on trans-18:1 and conjugated linoleic acid profiles

    N. Aldai;M. E. R. Dugan;J. K. G. Kramer;A. Martínez

  • Characterisation of intramuscular, intermuscular and subcutaneous adipose tissues in yearling bulls of different genetic groups

    N Aldai;Ana I Nájera;Michael E R Dugan;R Celaya

  • Anthelmintic and nutritional effects of heather supplementation on Cashmere goats grazing perennial ryegrass-white clover pastures

    K. Osoro;A. Mateos-Sanz;P. Frutos;U. García

  • Validation of the alkane technique to estimate diet selection of goats grazing heather–gorse vegetation communities

    Luis M. M. Ferreira;Mamen Olivan;Urce Garcia;Miguel A. M. Rodrigues

  • Accuracy of the n-alkane technique for intake estimates in beef cattle using different sampling procedures and feeding levels

    M. Oliván;L.M.M. Ferreira;R. Celaya;K. Osoro

  • Effect of temperature on alkane extraction from faeces and herbage

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  • Effect of muscular hypertrophy on physico-chemical, biochemical and texture traits of meat from yearling bulls.

    Mamen Oliván;Antonio Martı́nez;Koldo Osoro;Carlos Sañudo

  • Effects of genotype on the performance and intake characteristics of sheep grazing contrasting hill vegetation communities

    K. Osoro;M. Oliván;R. Celaya;A. Martínez

  • Effects of stocking density and breed of goats on vegetation and grasshopper occurrence in heathlands

    Berta M. Jauregui;Rocio Rosa-Garcia;Urcesino Garcia;Michiel F. WallisDeVries

  • Sex, seasonal and spatial differences in the diet of Cantabrian chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica parva

    F. J. Peréz-Barberia;M. Oliván;K. Osoro;C. Nores

  • Sheep and Goat Grazing Effects on Three Atlantic Heathland Types

    Berta M. Jáuregui;Urcesino García;Koldo Osoro;Rafael Celaya

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael Celaya
Rafael Celaya Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora Complutense University of Madrid
Pilar Frutos
Pilar Frutos Spanish National Research Council
Gonzalo Hervás
Gonzalo Hervás Spanish National Research Council
Esther Collantes-Fernández
Esther Collantes-Fernández Complutense University of Madrid
G. Aduriz
G. Aduriz NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Hervé Hoste
Hervé Hoste Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Carlos Sañudo
Carlos Sañudo University of Zaragoza
Jesús Piedrafita
Jesús Piedrafita Autonomous University of Barcelona
Begoña Panea
Begoña Panea University of Zaragoza

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