• A Meta-Analytic Approach to Predict Methane Emissions from Dairy Goats Using Milk Fatty Acid Profile 

      Requena Domenech, Francisco; Peña Blanco, Francisco; Agüera, Estrella I.; Martínez Marín, Andrés L. (MDPI, 2020)
      The aim of this work was to develop an equation to predict methane yield (CH4, g/kg dry matter intake) from dairy goats using milk fatty acid (FA) profile. Data from 12 research papers (30 treatments and 223 individual ...
    • Colostrum quality assessment in dairy goats: use of an on-farm optical refractometer 

      Pérez-Marín, C.C.; Cano, D.; Arrebola, F.; Petrusha, Valerii H.; Skliarov, Pavlo M.; Entrenas, José A.; Pérez-Marín, D. C. (MDPI, 2023)
      Failure of passive immunity transfer is one of the main causes of increased susceptibility to infectious agents in newborn kids. To ensure successful transfer of passive immunity, kids need to be fed high-quality colostrum, ...
    • Exploring interrelationships between colour, composition, and coagulation traits of milk from cows, goats, and sheep 

      Garzón, Ana; Perea, José M.; Angón, Elena; Ryan, Eoin G.; Keane, Orla M.; Caballero Villalobos, Javier (MDPI, 2024)
      This study explores the interrelationships between the composition, coagulation, and colour of sheep, goat, and cow milk to identify their similarities and differences and to assess whether the relationships between the ...
    • Factors Affecting Levels of Airborne Bacteria in Dairy Farms: A Review 

      Quintana, Álvaro Rafael; Seseña, Susana; Garzón Sigler, A.; Arias, Ramón (MDPI, 2020)
      This review attempts to reflect the importance of different factors that affect the environmental quality of dairy farms and must, therefore, be taken into account when considering the importance of environmental microbiology ...
    • Genetic Parameters of Somatic Cell Score in Florida Goats Using Single and Multiple Traits Models 

      Jiménez-Granado, Rocío; Molina Alcalá, Antonio; Ziadi, Chiraz; Sánchez-Rodríguez, M.; Muñoz Mejías, Eva; Demyda-Peyrás, S.; Menéndez-Buxadera, A. (MDPI, 2022)
      A total of 1,031,143 records of daily dairy control test of Spanish Florida goats were used for this study. The database was edited, and only the records of the first three lactations were kept. The final database contained ...
    • Metabolismo de los lípidos en los rumiantes 

      Martínez Marín, Andrés L.; Pérez Hernández, Manuel; Pérez Alba, L.M.; Carrión-Pardo, D.; Gómez-Castro, A.G. (Veterinaria.org, 2010)
      El objetivo de este trabajo fue revisar algunos aspectos del metabolismo lipídico y características relevantes de la grasa de la carne y la leche de los rumiantes. Los ácidos grasos disponibles para la absorción en el ...