• Apparent digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, protein and energy of native Peruvian feedstuffs in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 

      Ortiz Chura, Abimael; Pari Puma, Ruth Milagro; Rodríguez Huanca, Francisco Halley; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Araníbar Araníbar, Marcelino Jorge (BioMed Central, 2018)
      Trout production is a growing activity in recent years but requires new alternative sources of feed to be sustainable over time. The objective of this research was to determine the apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) ...
    • Changes in hematological, biochemical, and blood gases prameters in response to progressive inclusion of nitrate in the diet of Holstein calves 

      Ortiz Chura, Abimael; Marcoppido, Gisela Ariana; Gere, José; Depetris, Gustavo; Stefañuk Bahamonde, Francisco José; Trangoni, Marcos David; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro; Faverin, Claudia; Cataldi, Angel Adrian; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza (Veterinary World Publisher, 2021-01)
      Background and Aim: Nitrate (NO3-) reduces enteric methane emissions and could be a source of non-protein nitrogen in ruminant feeds. Nonetheless, it has a potential toxic effect that could compromise animal health and ...
    • Ciliate protozoa of the forestomach of llamas (Lama glama) from locations at different altitude in Argentina 

      Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Marcoppido, Gisela Ariana; Morici, Gabriel Edgardo; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro; Dekker, Anna; Fondevila, Manuel; De La Fuente, Gabriel (2016)
      This study describes the diversity and concentration of the protozoal population from the forestomach of llamas in Argentina at three altitudinal locations. Protozoal diversity was studied in samples from eight llamas from ...
    • Dynamics of the ruminal microbial ecosystem, and inhibition of methanogenesis and propiogenesis in response to nitrate feeding to Holstein calves 

      Ortiz Chura, Abimael; Gere, José; Marcoppido, Gisela Ariana; Depetris, Gustavo; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro; Faverin, Claudia; Pinares-Patiño, Cesar; Cataldi, Angel Adrian; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza (Elsevier, 2021-12)
      It is known that nitrate inhibits ruminal methanogenesis, mainly through competition with hydrogenotrophic methanogens for available hydrogen (H2) and also through toxic effects on the methanogens. However, there is limited ...
    • Enteric methane emission from Sheep fed with rhodes grass hay (Chloris gayana) alone or supplemented with dried distillers’ grains with solubles 

      Gere, José; Feksa Frasson, Mónica; Wawrzkiewicz, Marisa; Fernández Pepi, María Gabriela; Ramos, María Laura; Bualo, Ricardo Alberto; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Jaurena, Gustavo (MDPI, 2022-09)
      Livestock systems based on subtropical and tropical pastures are characterized by the low productivity of livestock due to the poor nutritional value of the forage (low nitrogen concentration and digestibility, and high ...
    • Exceso de azufre dietético en bovinos de engorde a corral 

      Castro, Damian Jesus Nahuel (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, 2018-12)
      En el sudeste de Córdoba y el sudoeste de Santa Fe, han proliferado sistemas de engorde a corral (EC) de bovinos, con creciente inclusión de granos de destilería (GD) en sus dietas. Según los antecedentes de las altas ...
    • Improving the accuracy of beef cattle methane inventories in Latin America and Caribbean countries 

      Congio, Guilhermo F.S.; Bannink, André; Mayorga, Olga L.; Rodrigues, João P. P.; Bougouin, Adeline; Kebreab, Ermias; Carvalho, Paulo C.F.; Berchielli, Telma T.; Mercadante, Maria E.Z.; Valadares-Filho, Sebastião C.; Borges, Ana L. C.C.; Berndt, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Paulo H.M.; Ku-Vera, Juan C.; Molina-Botero, Isabel C.; Arango, Jacobo; Reis, Ricardo A.; Posada-Ochoa, Sandra L.; Tomich, Thierry R.; Castelán-Ortega, Octavio A.; Marcondes, Marcos I.; Gómez, Carlos; Ribeiro-Filho, Henrique M.N.; Gere, Jose Ignacio; Ariza-Nieto, Claudia; Giraldo, Luis A.; Gonda, Horacio; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Hernandez, Olegario; Ricci, Patricia; Hristov, Alexander N. (Elsevier, 2023-01)
      On-farm methane (CH4) emissions need to be estimated accurately so that the mitigation effect of recommended practices can be accounted for. In the present study prediction equations for enteric CH4 have been developed in ...
    • Inclusion of Lotus tenuis in beef cattle systems in the Argentinian flooding pampa as an enteric methane mitigation strategy 

      González, Franco Alexis; Cosentino, Vanina Rosa Noemi; Loza, Cecilia; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Williams, Karen Evelyn; Bualo, Ricardo Alberto (Taylor and Francis, 2024-04-01)
      While concerns about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and animal welfare persist, livestock farming offers unique ecosystem services. In Argentina, where livestock significantly contributes to GHG emissions, particularly ...
    • Isolation of Pseudobutyrivibrio ruminis and Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans from rumen of Creole goats fed native forage diet 

      Grilli, Diego Javier; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Paez Lama, Sebastián Antonio; Egea, Angela Vanina; Schnittger, Leonhard; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro; Sosa Escudero, Miguel Angel; Allegretti, Liliana Inés; Arenas, Graciela Nora (Springer, 2013-09)
      We isolated and identified functional groups of bacteria in the rumen of Creole goats involved in ruminal fermentation of native forage shrubs. The functional bacterial groups were evaluated by comparing the total viable, ...
    • LAMP technology: Rapid identification of Brucella and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis 

      Trangoni, Marcos David; Gioffre, Andrea; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Caimi, Karina Cynthia; Ruybal, Paula; Zumarraga, Martin Jose; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro (Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 2015-06)
      In this study, we developed new sets of primers to detect Brucella spp. and M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) through isothermal amplification. We selected a previously well-characterized target gene, bscp31, specific ...
    • Llama and sheep ruminal fluid digestive capacity by in vitro gas production technique 

      Ortiz Chura, Abimael; Wawrzkiewicz, Marisa; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro; Fernández Pepi, María Gabriela; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Jaurena, Gustavo (Wiley, 2022-03)
      BACKGROUND: The in vitro gas production technique has been used to evaluate forage fermentation kinetics. However, individual and animal species variation can change fermentation patterns due to differences in ruminal ...
    • Performance of dairy cows supplemented with by-pass fat under heat stress conditions 

      Roskopf Perez, Pablo Matías; Tieri, Maria Paz; Cuatrin, Alejandra; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Gere, Jose Ignacio; Salado, Eloy Eduardo (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2023-01)
      The objective of this study was to determine the effect of supplementation with a protected fat source on the productive response, metabolic environment and physiological indicators in Holstein cows under heat stress ...
    • Ruminal effects of excessive dietary sulphur in feedlot cattle 

      Castro, Damian Jesus Nahuel; Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza; Ortiz Chura, Abimael; Depetris, Gustavo; Irazoqui, Jose Matias; Amadio, Ariel; Cravero, Silvio Lorenzo Pedro; Canton, German Jose (Wiley, 2021-10-27)
      Sulphur (S) dietary excess can limit productive performance and increase polioencephalomalacia (PEM) incidence in feedlot cattle (FC). Sulphur excess ingested is transformed to hydrogen sulphide (H2S) by sulfo-reducing ...