Articles

Dr. Germán Bertsch - 3/11/2020

Animal feed is formulated using the formulation system with the objective of achieving the lowest cost, combining the necessary quantities of the available ingredients (raw materials) to meet the nutritional requirements of the target animal. The...

Articles

Dr. Germán Bertsch - 28/09/2020

The composition of the gut microbiota is known to affect many host functions, including nutrient utilization, intestinal epithelium integrity, and the development and activity of the intestinal immune system. Therefore, one of the possibilities to...

Articles

Dr. Ekaitz Maguregui - 15/06/2020

Traditionally, the immune system is divided into the innate or nonspecific immune system and the adaptive or specific immune system. The fish immune system has both types of immunity, innate immunity, and adaptive immunity. It is essential to keep...

Articles

Veterinaria Digital - 12/07/2019

With the title, "Digestive enzymes in fishes" the lecture explored the different types of digestions presented by fishes (depending on their species) and the participation of enzymes in digestion.

Articles

Dra. Sara Borrell - 3/10/2018

In every chemical reaction there are different reactants (A + BC) transformed later into different products (AB + C) that have an intermediate step called transition state (A-B-C), in which the reactant bonds are weakened so they can be modified....

Articles

Dr. Enzo Rodríguez - 8/11/2017

One of the benefits of biotechnology for animal health is enzymes. What are the enzymes? They are proteins that act as accelerators of chemical reactions, synthesis and degradation of compounds. It has high specificity, so each type of enzyme joins...