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Overview

Xavier Manteca is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and focuses their research on various aspects of animal science, veterinary medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's main topics of research are Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

Xavier Manteca has authored numerous papers in reputable venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Animal Welfare in Extensive Production Systems Is Still an Area of Concern" (2020) Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "A Systematic Review on Validated Precision Livestock Farming Technologies for Pig Production and Its Potential to Assess Animal Welfare" (2021) Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Factors Associated with Cumulative First-Week Mortality in Broiler Chicks" (2020) Animals
  • "Systematic review of animal-based indicators to measure thermal, social, and immune-related stress in pigs" (2022) PLoS ONE
  • "Pre-weaning socialization and environmental enrichment affect life-long response to regrouping in commercially-reared pigs" (2020) Applied Animal Behaviour Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including Pol Llonch, Déborah Temple, Eva Mainau, Heng-Lun Ko, and Oriol Talló-Parra, indicating an active collaborative network in research.

Xavier Manteca has contributed to book publications with titles such as "Broiler Chickens: Welfare in Practice" (2021) published by Wageningen University & Research, and "Dairy Cattle Welfare in Practice: Animal Welfare in Practice Series" (2022) published by 5m Books Ltd.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Animals
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • BMC Veterinary Research
  • PLoS ONE

The combination of fields, topics, and venues reflects a research focus grounded in improving understanding of animal welfare, health, and production across multiple species and agricultural systems.

Best Publications

  • Exploration of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal function as a tool to evaluate animal welfare

    Pierre Mormède;Stéphane Andanson;Benoit Aupérin;Bonne Beerda

  • One Welfare – a platform for improving human and animal welfare

    R. García Pinillos;M. C. Appleby;X. Manteca;F. Scott-Park

  • Ruminal acidosis in feedlot cattle: Interplay between feed ingredients, rumen function and feeding behavior (a review)

    L.A. González;X. Manteca;S. Calsamiglia;K.S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein

  • Causes, consequences and biomarkers of stress in swine: an update

    Silvia Martínez-Miró;Fernando Tecles;Marina Ramón;Damián Escribano

  • Stress in owned cats: behavioural changes and welfare implications

    Marta Amat;Tomàs Camps;Xavier Manteca

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

    Déborah Temple;Xavier Manteca;Antonio Velarde;Antoni Dalmau

  • Pain and discomfort caused by parturition in cows and sows

    Eva Mainau;Xavier Manteca

  • Potential risk factors associated with feline behaviour problems.

    Marta Amat;José Luís Ruiz de la Torre;Jaume Fatjó;Valentina M. Mariotti

  • The epidemiology of behavioural problems in dogs and cats: a survey of veterinary practitioners

    J. Fatjo;J. L. Ruiz-de-la-Torre;X. Manteca

  • Effects of feeding frequency on intake, ruminal fermentation, and feeding behavior in heifers fed high-concentrate diets

    V. Robles;L. A. González;A. Ferret;X. Manteca

  • Animal Welfare in Extensive Production Systems Is Still an Area of Concern

    Déborah Temple;Xavier Manteca

  • A Systematic Review on Validated Precision Livestock Farming Technologies for Pig Production and Its Potential to Assess Animal Welfare

    Yaneth Gómez;Anna H. Stygar;Iris J. M. M. Boumans;Eddie A. M. Bokkers

  • Analysis of 1040 cases of canine aggression in a referral practice in Spain

    Jaume Fatjo;Marta Amat;Valentina M. Mariotti;Jose Luis Ruiz de la Torre

  • The effect of stunning method on the incidence of PSE meat and haemorrhages in pork carcasses

    A Velarde;M Gispert;L Faucitano;X Manteca

  • 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

  • Effects of acepromazine on capture stress in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).

    J. Montané;I. Marco;J. López-Olvera;D. Perpiñán

  • Seasonal and age-related changes in blood parasite prevalence in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis, Aves, Passeriformes)

    Pierre Deviche;Ellis C. Greiner;Xavier Manteca

  • Evaluation of welfare and productivity in pregnant sows kept in stalls or in 2 different group housing systems

    N. Chapinal;J.L. Ruiz de la Torre;A. Cerisuelo;J. Gasa

  • Effects of the stunning procedure and the halothane genotype on meat quality and incidence of haemorrhages in pigs

    A Velarde;M Gispert;L Faucitano;P Alonso

  • Effects of halothane gene and pre-slaughter treatment on meat quality and welfare from two pig crosses.

    E. Fàbrega;X. Manteca;J. Font;M. Gispert

  • Effects of vehicle movements during transport on the stress responses and meat quality of sheep.

    J.L. Ruiz-de-la-Torre;A. Velarde;A. Diestre;M. Gispert

  • Links between ruminants' food preference and their welfare.

    J. J. Villalba;Frederick D. Provenza;X. Manteca

  • Is dietary choice important to animal welfare

    Xavier Manteca;Juan J. Villalba;Sheldon B. Atwood;Luthando Dziba

  • Physiology and disease.

    X. Manteca;M. C. Appleby;V. Cussen;L. Garcés

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Velarde
Antonio Velarde Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Alfred Ferret
Alfred Ferret Autonomous University of Barcelona
Antoni Dalmau
Antoni Dalmau Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Sergio Calsamiglia
Sergio Calsamiglia Autonomous University of Barcelona
Luciano A. González
Luciano A. González University of Sydney
Santiago Lavín
Santiago Lavín Autonomous University of Barcelona
Josep Gasa
Josep Gasa Autonomous University of Barcelona
Alex Bach
Alex Bach Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Juan J. Villalba
Juan J. Villalba Utah State University
Ignasi Marco
Ignasi Marco Autonomous University of Barcelona

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