Marti Rodriguez, Sonia

Beef production researcher

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Publications

  • Dietary substitution of palm oil with sunflower oil in dairy beef bulls: Effects on animal performance, enteric methane emissions, and environmental footprint

    Lourdes Llonch; M. Ruiz-Colmenero; M. Koesling; M. Terré; J. Cucurull; Marçal Verdú; Carles Medinyà; J. Riera; Sònia Martí; Maria Devant

  • Effect of straw bedding on cattle behaviour at rest stops during commercial long-distance transportation

    Guzman, P Olivares; Pearl, D L; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K S; Widowski, T M; Melendez, D M; Marti, S; Haley, D B

    Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2026 10.1139/cjas-2025-0069
  • Point-of-need visual test for the detection of γ-glutamyltransferase in calf serum

    Campas, Monica; Tolos, Martina; Leonardo, Sandra; Llonch, Lourdes; Devant, Maria; Saco, Yolanda; Bassols, Anna; Marti, Sonia

    The Veterinary Journal. 2026 10.1016/j.tvjl.2026.106552
  • Welfare of beef cattle

    Nielsen, SS; Alvarez, J; Boklund, A; Dippel, S; Dorea, F; Figuerola, J; Herskin, MS; Michel, V; Chueca, MAM; Nannoni, E; Nonno, R; Riber, AB; Stahl,...

    EFSA Journal. 2025 10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9518
  • Can we mitigate pain associated with castration in beef cattle at early (<6 months of age) ages? A review from a Canadian perspective

    Meléndez, D; Marti, S; Gellatly, D; Moya, D; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, KS

    Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2025 10.1139/cjas-2024-0033
  • Fecal metabolomics to understand intestinal dysfunction in male dairy beef calves at arrival to the rearing farm

    Bassols, Anna; Amigo, Nuria; Perez-Rodado, Marc; Saco, Yolanda; Pena, Raquel; Pato, Raquel; Pisoni, Lucia; Devant, Maria; Marti, Sonia

    Scientific Reports. 2025 10.1038/s41598-025-90407-3
  • Bovine fecal biomarkers of intestinal inflammatory process: Calprotectin and lactoferrin, a comparative study

    Saco, Y; Crusellas-Villorbina, N; Peña, R; Pato, R; Marti, S; Pisoni, L; Devant, M; Pelegrí-Pineda, A; Bassols, A

    Research in Veterinary Science. 2025 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105500
  • Dose Effect of Drinking Water Nitrate on Health, Feed Intake, Rumen Fermentation and Microbiota, and Nitrogen Excretion in Holstein Heifers for a Sustainable Water Use

    Llonch, Lourdes; Verdu, Marcal; Guivernau, Miriam; Vinas, Marc; Marti, Sonia; Medinya, Carles; Riera, Joan; Cucurull, Jordi; Devant, Maria

    Sustainability. 2024 10.3390/su16208814
  • Chlorine dioxide may be an alternative to acidification and chlorination for drinking water chemical disinfection in dairy beef bulls

    Llonch, L; Verdu, M; Martí, S; Medinyà, C; Riera, J; Cucurull, J; Devant, M

  • Formulation and dermal delivery of a new active pharmaceutical ingredient in an in vitro wound model for the treatment of chronic ulcers

    Thormann, Ursula; Marti, Selina; Lensmith, Elizabeth; Lanz, Michael; Herzig, Susanne; Naef, Reto; Imanidis, Georgios

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS. 2024 10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114373
  • Feeding colostrum and transition milk facilitates digestive tract functionality recovery from feed restriction and fasting of dairy calves

    Tortadès, M; Marti, S; Devant, M; Vidal, M; Fàbregas, F; Terré, M

    Journal of Dairy Science. 2023 10.3168/jds.2023-23345
  • The effects of colostrum consumption and feed restriction during marketing and transportation of male dairy beef calves: Impact on pre-transport nutritional status and on farm recovery

    Pisoni, L; Devant, M; Bassols, A M; Saco, Y; Pato, R; Pujols, J; Marti, S

    Journal of Dairy Science. 2023 10.3168/jds.2023-23374
  • Multiphase diets may improve feed efficiency in fattening crossbreed Holstein bulls: a retrospective simulation of the economic and environmental impact

    Guarnido-Lopez, P; Devant, M; Llonch, L; Marti, S; Benaouda, M

  • Current Knowledge on the Transportation by Road of Cattle, including Unweaned Calves

    Buckham-Sporer, Kelly; Earley, Bernadette; Marti, Sonia

    Animals. 2023 10.3390/ani13213393
  • Validation of the fCAL turbo immunoturbidimetric assay for measurement of calprotectin in porcine and bovine fecal samples

    Pato, Raquel; Pena, Raquel; Pelegri-Pineda, Anna; Crusellas-Villorbina, Nuria; Pisoni, Lucia; Devant, Maria; Marti, Sonia; Sola-Oriol, David;...

    Research in Veterinary Science. 2023 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105042
  • Drinking water chlorination in dairy beef fattening bulls: water quality, potential hazards, apparent total tract digestibility, and growth performance

    Llonch, L; Verdu, M; Medinya, C; Riera, J; Cucurull, J; Devant, M

  • Evaluation of potential biomarkers to determine adequate colostrum provision in male dairy-beef calves upon arrival at the rearing facility beyond 14 days of age

    Pisoni, L; Marti, S; Pujols, J; Saco, Y; Gomez, N; Bassols, A; Devant, M

    Journal of Dairy Science. 2023 10.3168/jds.2022-22233
  • Characterizing the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of pain biomarkers in cattle using receiver operating characteristic curves

    Martin, M; Kleinhenz, M D; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K S; Melendez, D; Marti, S; Pajor, E A; Janzen, E D; Coetzee, J

    Journal of Dairy Science. 2022 10.3168/jds.2021-21393
  • Effect of rest, post-rest transport duration, and conditioning on performance, behavioural, and physiological welfare indicators of beef calves

    Melendez, Daniela M; Marti, Sonia; Haley, Derek B; Schwinghamer, Timothy D; Yang, Xiaohui; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Karen S

  • 357 The Effects of Colostrum Consumption and Feed Restriction on Performance, Energy Balance, and Behavior in Unweaned Male Holstein Calves Being Marketed and Transported

    Lucía Pisoni; Maria Devant; Anna Bassols; Joan Pujols; Yolanda Saco; Nestor Gomez; Sònia Martí

    Journal of Animal Science. 2022 10.1093/jas/skac247.320
  • PSXIV-2 Effect of Drinking Water Disinfection Treatments on Water Quality, Water and Feed Consumption, Apparent Total Tract Digestibility and Health in Holstein Bulls fed High-Concentrate Diets

    Lourdes Llonch; Marçal Verdú; Sònia Martí; Joan Riera; Carles Medinyà; Jordi Cucurull; Maria Devant

    Journal of Animal Science. 2022 10.1093/jas/skac247.645
  • Welfare of cattle during transport

    Nielsen, Soren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno;...

    EFSA Journal. 2022 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7442
  • Welfare of small ruminants during transport

    Nielsen, Soren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno;...

    EFSA Journal. 2022 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7404
  • Welfare of equidae during transport

    Nielsen, Soren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno;...

    EFSA Journal. 2022 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7444
  • Welfare of pigs during transport

    Nielsen, Soren Saxmose; Alvarez, Julio; Bicout, Dominique Joseph; Calistri, Paolo; Canali, Elisabetta; Drewe, Julian Ashley; Garin-Bastuji, Bruno;...

    EFSA Journal. 2022 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7445
  • Characterization of Three Different Mediterranean Beef Fattening Systems: Performance, Behavior, and Carcass and Meat Quality

    Sanchez, Denise; Marti, Sonia; Verdu, Marcal; Gonzalez, Joel; Font-i-Furnols, Maria; Devant, Maria

    Animals. 2022 10.3390/ani12151960
  • Simulation of feed restriction and fasting: Effects on animal recovery and gastrointestinal permeability in unweaned Angus-Holstein calves

    Pisoni, L; Devant, M; Blanch, M; Pastor, J J; Marti, S

    Journal of Dairy Science. 2022 10.3168/jds.2021-20878
  • A prospective longitudinal study of risk factors associated with cattle lameness in southern Alberta feedlots

    Marti, S; Jelinski, M D; Janzen, E D; Jelinski, M J; Dorin, C L; Orsel, K; Pajor, E A; Shearer, J; Millman, S T; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K S

    Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2021 10.1139/cjas-2020-0128
  • 1 Effect of Conditioning, Rest, and Post-rest Transport Duration on Welfare Indicators of Beef Cattle Transported by Road

    Daniela M Meléndez; Sònia Martí; Timothy Damian Schwinghamer; Derek B. Haley; K. S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein

    Journal of Animal Science. 2021 10.1093/jas/skab235.003
  • PSVII-25 Amount of colostrum feeding impacts performance and potential colostrum biomarkers at arrival at the rearing facility in unweaned male dairy beef calves

    Lucía Pisoni; Anna Bassols; Yolanda Saco; Nestor Gomez; Joan Pujols; Maria Devant; Sònia Martí

    Journal of Animal Science. 2021 10.1093/jas/skab235.802
  • 209 The Effect of Waiting Time at the Lairage of Slaughterhouse of Holstein Bulls After a Short Transport on Animal Behavior, Carcass Quality and Meat Quality

    Denise Sánchez; J. González; Guillem de Planell; Eliseu Isla; Sara Bover; Maria Font; Maria Devant; Sònia Martí

    Journal of Animal Science. 2021 10.1093/jas/skab235.201
  • PSIX-8 Drinking water acidification and chlorination improves microbiological water quality without detrimental effects on performance or hazard side-effects in bulls fed high-concentrate diets

    Marçal Verdú; Sònia Martí; Joan Riera; Carles Medinyà; Jordi Cucurull; Maria Devant

    Journal of Animal Science. 2021 10.1093/jas/skab235.785
  • Correlation between L-Lactate Concentrations in Beef Cattle, Obtained Using a Hand-Held Lactate Analyzer and a Lactate Assay Colorimetric Kit

    Melendez, Daniela M; Marti, Sonia; Faucitano, Luigi; Haley, Derek B; Schwinghamer, Timothy D; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Karen S

    Animals. 2021 10.3390/ani11040926
  • Effect of a single subcutaneous injection of meloxicam on chronic indicators of pain and inflammatory responses in 2-month-old knife and band-castrated beef calves housed on pasture

    Gellatly, Desiree; Marti, Sonia; Pajor, Edmond A; Melendez, Daniela M; Moya, Diego; Janzen, Eugene D; Yang, Xiaohui; Milani, Mohammad R M;...

    Livestock Science. 2021 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104305
  • Effects of conditioning, source, and rest on indicators of stress in beef cattle transported by road

    Melendez, Daniela M; Marti, Sonia; Haley, Derek B; Schwinghamer, Timothy D; Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Karen S

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