Emma Fabrega Romans

Researcher expert in pig welfare

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Emma Fàbrega i Romans is a European registered veterinarian in animal welfare, ethics and law. She works in three main lines of research, mainly in pigs. Development of strategies to improve on-farm welfare and prevent painful practices in pigs, such as scalding. Study of the interaction between animal welfare and the pillars of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Development of strategies to improve the welfare of sows and piglets in the maternity stage, in alternative housing without cages, including organic pig production.

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  • A comparison of halothane homozygous negative and positive pietrain sire lines in relation to carcass and meat quality, and welfare traits

    Fabrega, E; Manteca, X; Font, J; Gispert, M; Carrion, D; Velarde, A; Ruiz-De-La-Torre, JL; Diestre, A

    10.1016/S0309-1740(03)00128-1
  • Analysis of cortisol in hair samples as an indicator of stress in pigs

    Casal, N; Manteca, X; Pena, R; Bassols, A; Fabrega, E

    10.1016/j.jveb.2017.01.002
  • Are Tail and Ear Movements Indicators of Emotions in Tail-Docked Pigs in Response to Environmental Enrichment?

    Marcet-Rius, Miriam; Fabrega, Emma; Cozzi, Alessandro; Bienboire-Frosini, Cecile; Descout, Estelle; Velarde, Antonio; Pageat, Patrick

    10.3390/ani9070449
  • Assessing dominance in sheep in a competitive situation: level of motivation and test duration

    Erhard, HW; Fabrega, E; Stanworth, G; Elston, DA

    10.1016/j.applanim.2003.09.013
  • Behavioural patterns and performance in heterozygous or halothane free suckling piglets and growing gilts

    Fabrega, E; Font, J; Carrion, D; Velarde, A; Ruiz-de-la-Torre, JL; Diestre, A; Manteca, X

    10.1051/animres:2005009
  • Competing risk analyses of longevity in Duroc sows with a special emphasis on leg conformation

    de Sevilla, XF; Fabrega, E; Tibau, J; Casellas, J

    10.1017/S1751731108003583
  • Consistency and influence on performance of behavioural differences in Large White and Landrace purebred pigs

    de Sevilla, XF; Casellas, J; Tibau, J; Fabrega, E

    10.1016/j.applanim.2008.11.004
  • Differences in open field behavior between heterozygous and homozygous negative gilts for the RYR(1) gene

    Fàbrega E; Diestre A; Font J; Carrión D; Velarde A; Ruiz-de-la-Torre J; Manteca X

    10.1207/s15327604jaws0702_1
  • Diversity of pig production systems at farm level in Europe

    Bonneau M; Antoine-Ilari E; Phatsara C; Brinkmann D; Hviid M; Christiansen MG; Fàbrega E; Rodríguez P; Rydhmer L; Enting I; De Greef K; Edge H;...

    10.3920/JCNS2011.Qpork4
  • Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compound supplementation on physiological stress indicators (chromogranin A, cortisol and tumour necrosis factor-alpha) in growing pigs

    Casal, N; Manteca, X; Escribano, D; Ceron, JJ; Fabrega, E

    10.1017/S1751731116002561
  • Effect of Environmental Enrichment and Herbal Compounds-Supplemented Diet on Pig Carcass, Meat Quality Traits, and Consumers' Acceptability and Preference

    Casal, N; Font-i-Furnols, M; Gispert, M; Manteca, X; Fabrega, E

    10.3390/ani8070118
  • Effect of leg conformation on survivability of Duroc, Landrace, and Large White sows

    de Sevilla, XF; Fabrega, E; Tibau, J; Casellas, J

    10.2527/jas.2007-0755
  • Effect of vaccination against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, using Improvac (R), on growth performance, body composition, behaviour and acute phase proteins

    Fabrega, E; Velarde, A; Cros, J; Gispert, M; Suarez, P; Tibau, J; Soler, J

    10.1016/j.livsci.2010.04.021
  • Effects of a high-fat-diet supplemented with probiotics and omega 3-fatty acids on appetite regulatory neuropeptides and neurotransmitters in a pig model

    Valent, D; Arroyo, L; Fabrega, E; Font-i-Furnols, M; Rodriguez-Palmero, M; Moreno-Munoz, J A; Tibau, J; Bassols, A

    10.3920/BM2019.0197
  • Effects of halothane gene and pre-slaughter treatment on meat quality and welfare from two pig crosses

    Fabrega, E; Manteca, X; Font, J; Gispert, M; Carrion, D; Velarde, A; Ruiz-de-la-Torre, JL; Diestre, A

    10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00040-2
  • Evaluation of Tail Lesions of Finishing Pigs at the Slaughterhouse: Associations With Herd-Level Observations

    Heinonen, Mari; Valimaki, Elina; Laakkonen, Anne-Maija; Toppari, Ina; Vugts, Johannes; Fabrega, Emma; Valros, Anna

    10.3389/fvets.2021.650590
  • Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: development of a market conformity tool for pork products based on technological quality traits ocr r24v

    Gonzalez, J; Gispert, M; Gil, M; Hviid, M; Dourmad, JY; de Greef, KH; Zimmer, C; Fabrega, E

    10.1017/S1751731114002146
  • Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: economy

    Ilari-Antoine, E; Bonneau, M; Klauke, TN; Gonzalez, J; Dourmad, JY; De Greef, K; Houwers, HWJ; Fabrega, E; Zimmer, C; Hviid, M; Van der Oevera, B;...

    10.1017/S1751731114002158
  • Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: integrated evaluation

    Bonneau, M; Klauke, TN; Gonzalez, J; Rydhmer, L; Ilari-Antoine, E; Dourmad, JY; de Greef, K; Houwers, HWJ; Cinar, MU; Fabrega, E; Zimmer, C; Hviid,...

    10.1017/S1751731114002122
  • Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: the procedure, the evaluated systems and the evaluation tools

    Bonneau, M; de Greef, K; Brinkman, D; Cinar, MU; Dourmad, JY; Edge, HL; Fabrega, E; Gonzalez, J; Houwers, HWJ; Hviid, M; Ilari-Antoine, E; Klauke,...

    10.1017/S1751731114002110
  • Factors affecting longevity in maternal Duroc swine lines

    Tarres, J; Tibau, J; Piedrafita, J; Fabrega, E; Reixach, J

    10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.08.007
  • Feeding patterns, growth performance and carcass traits in group-housed growing-finishing pigs: the effect of terminal sire line, halothane genotype and age

    Fabrega, E; Tibau, J; Soler, J; Fernandez, J; Font, J; Carrion, D; Diestre, A; Manteca, X

    10.1017/S1357729800053601
  • Feeding strategy in group-housed growing pigs of four different breeds

    Fernandez, Josep; Fabrega, Emma; Soler, Joaquim; Tibau, Joan; Luis Ruiz, Jose; Puigvert, Xavier; Manteca, Xavier

    10.1016/j.applanim.2011.06.018
  • Genetic background and phenotypic characterization over two farrowings of leg conformation defects in Landrace and Large White sows

    de Sevilla, XF; Fabrega, E; Tibau, J; Casellas, J

    10.2527/jas.2008-1200
  • How Far Are We from Providing Pigs Appropriate Environmental Enrichment?

    Fabrega, Emma

    10.3390/ani9100721
  • Increasing feed withdrawal and lairage times prior to slaughter decreases the gastrointestinal tract weight but favours the growth of cecal Enterobacteriaceae in pigs

    Martin-Pelaez, S; Martin-Orue, SM; Perez, JF; Fabrega, E; Tibau, J; Gasa, J

    10.1016/j.livsci.2008.02.012
  • Intact Tails as a Welfare Indicator in Finishing Pigs? Scoring of Tail Lesions and Defining Intact Tails in Undocked Pigs at the Abattoir

    Valros, Anna; Valimaki, Elina; Nordgren, Heli; Vugts, Johannes; Fabrega, Emma; Heinonen, Mari

    10.3389/fvets.2020.00405
  • Molecular phenomics of a high-calorie diet-induced porcine model of prepubertal obesity

    Jové M; Tibau J; Serrano JC; Berdún R; Rodríguez-Palmero M; Font-i-Furnols M; Cassanyé A; Rodriguez-Mortera R; Sol J; Rassendren H; Fàbrega E;...

    10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108393
  • Preparatory work for the scientific opinion on welfare assessment of dairy cows in small scale farming systems

    Christine Leeb; L. Mirabito; Elisabetta Canali; Isabel Blanco‐Penedo; Jacopo Ghione; L. Tremetsberger; S. Barbieri; Francesca Dai; Daniela Kottik;...

    10.2903/sp.efsa.2015.EN-852
  • Social Network Analysis of Agonistic Behaviour and Its Association with Economically Important Traits in Pigs

    Agha, Saif; Fabrega, Emma; Quintanilla, Raquel; Sanchez, Juan Pablo

    10.3390/ani10112123
  • The effect of a high monounsaturated fat diet on body weight, backfat and loin muscle growth in high and medium-lean pig genotypes

    Mas, G; Soler, J; Llavall, M; Tibau, J; Roca, R; Coll, D; Fabrega, E

    10.5424/sjar/2012101-125-11
  • The Effects of Environmental Enrichment on the Physiology, Behaviour, Productivity and Meat Quality of Pigs Raised in a Hot Climate

    Fabrega, Emma; Marcet-Rius, Miriam; Vidal, Roger; Escribano, Damian; Joaquin Ceron, Jose; Manteca, Xavier; Velarde, Antonio

    10.3390/ani9050235
  • The welfare of gestating sows in conventional stalls and large groups on deep litter

    Karlen, GAM; Hemsworth, PH; Gonyou, HW; Fabrega, E; Strom, AD; Smits, RJ

    10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.014
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