• A Focus on Aflatoxins in Feedstuffs: Levels of Contamination, Prevalence, Control Strategies, and Impacts on Animal Health 

      Molina Alvarado, Andrea; Zamora Sanabria, Rebeca; Granados Chinchilla, Fabio (2017)
      Aflatoxins are mold-synthetized secondary metabolites that are ubiquitously present in agricultural commodities, such as cereals which in turn are substantial part of feed formulation. These toxins are capable of causing ...
    • Feeding and Nutrition of Anteaters 

      Valdes, Eduardo V.; Brenes Soto, Andrea (2011-05-02)
      The superorder Xenarthra (former Edentata) is grouped into two orders, Cingulata (armadillos) and Pilosa (anteaters and sloths). These are special mammals that show unique traits: (1) the existence of secondary articulations ...
    • Fuentes Minerales 

      Mata Arias, Lizbeth Lucía (2016-04)
      Este proyecto de la Vicerrectoria de Investigación de la Universidad de Costa Rica, dió inicio en el año 2012 y finaliza en el año 2016. Durante su ejecución se han analizado 27 tipos diferentes de materias primas minerales, ...
    • Improving phenotypic prediction in dairy cattle breeding using the metagenome 

      González Recio, Oscar; Saborío Montero, Alejandro; López García, Adrián; Delgado, Beatriz; Ovilo Martin, Cristina (2019-11-18)
      Ruminants evolved from Artiodactyla in the Eocene 50–70 million years ago. In that period, grass began to populate the largest land surface on Earth. Since then, ruminants and their microbiota have evolved together in ...
    • Observaciones sobre el control de malezas en un banco de proteína de Arachis pintoi 

      Araya Mora, Eugenio; Elizondo Salazar, Jorge Alberto; Jiménez Crespo, Carlos; Quan Anckermann, Anaité (1996-08)
      Arachis pintoi se utiliza en asociacibn con gramfneas o como banco de proteína para la alimentación de animales. Cuando se siembra como banco es frecuente la invasion de malezas que perjudican su desarrollo y, por lo ...
    • Preharvest Salmonella Risk Contamination and the Control Strategies 

      Molina Alvarado, Andrea; Zamora Sanabria, Rebeca (2017)
      Salmonella is present in most food production environments and can enter the food supply at any stage of food production from farm to fork. Control strategies for Salmonella include preharvest and postharvest aspects. ...