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Overview

Laureano Gallego is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Genetics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Gallego has published in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, and the Journal of Zoology.

Several recent papers illustrate key aspects of their research interests and output:

  • Quality of main types of hunted red deer meat obtained in Spain compared to farmed venison from New Zealand, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Heat stress reduces growth rate of red deer calf: Climate warming implications, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Roe deer as a bioindicator: preliminary data on the impact of the geothermal power plants on the mineral profile in internal and bone tissues in Tuscany (Italy), 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • What do rates of deposition of dental cementum tell us? Functional and evolutionary hypotheses in red deer, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Seasonal variations of carcass characteristics, meat quality and nutrition value in Iberian wild red deer, 2020, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Laureano Gallego has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Key coauthors include Tomás Landete-Castillejos, Andrés J. García, Jamil Cappelli, Martina Pérez Serrano, and F. Javier Pérez-Barbería.

Best Publications

  • Influence of sex and slaughter weight on carcass and meat quality in light and medium weight lambs produced in intensive systems.

    H Vergara;A Molina;L Gallego

  • Influence of packaging conditions on microbial and lipid oxidation in lamb meat

    M.I. Berruga;H. Vergara;L. Gallego

  • Maternal quality and differences in milk production and composition for male and female Iberian red deer calves (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

    Tomás Landete-Castillejos;Andrés García;Francisco R. López-Serrano;Laureano Gallego

  • The mechanical properties of red deer antler bone when used in fighting.

    J. D. Currey;T. Landete-Castillejos;J. Estevez;F. Ceacero

  • Influence of physiological effort of growth and chemical composition on antler bone mechanical properties.

    T. Landete-Castillejos;T. Landete-Castillejos;J.D. Currey;J.A. Estevez;J.A. Estevez;E. Gaspar-López;E. Gaspar-López

  • Milk production and composition in captive Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus): effect of birth date.

    T Landete-Castillejos;A Garcia;P Molina;H Vergara

  • Calf growth in captive Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus): effects of birth date and hind milk production and composition.

    T Landete-Castillejos;T Landete-Castillejos;A Garcia;A Garcia;L Gallego

  • Antlers - Evolution, development, structure, composition, and biomechanics of an outstanding type of bone

    T. Landete-Castillejos;T. Landete-Castillejos;H. Kierdorf;S. Gomez;S. Luna

  • Does chemical composition of antler bone reflect the physiological effort made to grow it

    T. Landete-Castillejos;T. Landete-Castillejos;J.A. Estevez;J.A. Estevez;A. Martínez;F. Ceacero

  • Postmortem Assessment of Sperm Characteristics of the Red Deer During the Breeding Season

    J. J. Garde;N. Ortiz;A. J. García;L. Gallego

  • Biometrics, testosterone, cortisol and antler growth cycle in Iberian red deer stags (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

    E. Gaspar-López;Tomás Landete-Castillejos;Tomás Landete-Castillejos;José A. Estévez;José A. Estévez;Francisco Ceacero;Francisco Ceacero

  • Milk intake and production curves and allosuckling in captive Iberian red deer, Cervus elaphus hispanicus.

    T. Landete-Castillejos;A. Garciá;J. Garde;J. Garde;L. Gallego

  • Effect of type of suckling and length of lactation period on carcass and meat quality in intensive lamb production systems

    H. Vergara;L. Gallego

  • Reproductive seasonality in female Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

    A.J Garcı́a;A.J Garcı́a;T Landete-Castillejos;T Landete-Castillejos;J.J Garde;J.J Garde;L Gallego

  • Body weight, early growth and antler size influence antler bone mineral composition of Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus).

    T. Landete-Castillejos;T. Landete-Castillejos;A. Garcia;A. Garcia;L. Gallego

  • Labeling studies on cortical bone formation in the antlers of red deer (Cervus elaphus).

    S. Gomez;A.J. Garcia;A.J. Garcia;S. Luna;U. Kierdorf

  • Effect of electrical stunning on meat quality of lamb.

    H. Vergara;L. Gallego

  • Effects of gas composition in modified atmosphere packaging on the meat quality of Spanish Manchega lamb

    Herminia Vergara;Laureano Gallego

  • Lactation under food constraints in Iberian red deer Cervus elaphus hispanicus

    Tomás Landete-Castillejos;Andrés García;Jose Ángel Gómez;Laureano Gallego

  • Meat quality in suckling lambs: effect of pre-slaughter handling.

    H. Vergara;M.B. Linares;M.I. Berruga;L. Gallego

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomás Landete-Castillejos
Tomás Landete-Castillejos University of Castilla-La Mancha
Andrés J. García
Andrés J. García Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrés J. García
Andrés J. García Georgia Institute of Technology
F. J. Perez-Barberia
F. J. Perez-Barberia University of Oviedo
José M. Lorenzo
José M. Lorenzo Universidade de Vigo
John D. Currey
John D. Currey University of York
Joaquín Vicente
Joaquín Vicente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
Anastasio Argüello
Anastasio Argüello University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Antonello Cannas
Antonello Cannas University of Sassari

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