The main expertise related to this COST action “Feed for Health” of Dr. Francesc Guardiola is focussed on the study of the influence of the diet on the quality of the foods of animal origin. The studies conducted in our group, in connection with this topic, have the following aims: a) improvement of the nutritional value of raw and processed animal products through the supplementation of the feeds with different fat sources, natural antioxidants and trace elements; b) optimization of the balance between the nutritional value and other quality aspects (e.g. oxidative stability, sensory properties, safety); and c) set up and validation of new or adapted analytical methods to assess the quality of feeds and foods.

Publications.

• Tres, A.; Bou, R.; Codony, R.; Guardiola, F. Influence of different dietary doses of n-3 or n-6 rich vegetable fats and alpha-tocopheryl acetate supplementation on raw and cooked rabbit meat composition and oxidative stability. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56: 7243-7253 (2008)
• Bou, R.; Grimpa, S.; Baucells, M.D.; Codony, R.; Guardiola, F. Dose and duration effect of a-tocopheryl acetate supplementation on chicken meat fatty acid composition, tocopherol content and oxidative status. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54: 5020-5026 (2006)
• Bou, R.; Guardiola, F.; Tres, A.; Barroeta, A.C.; Codony, R. Effect of dietary fish oil, alpha-tocopheryl acetate, and zinc supplementation on the composition and consumer acceptability of chicken meat. Poultry Science, 83: 282-292 (2004).