Irene Torres-Blas

Autonomous University of Barcelona | UAB · Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery

The excessive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of resistant bacteria, mainly from the Enterobacterales group, with high pathogenic/zoonotic potentials that can lead to problems in public health. The increasing presence in freshwater ecosystems highlights the need to evaluate potential sentinel species as risk indicators for both ecosyste...

The INCREMENTO project attempts to evaluate the consequences of a progressive increase of wild ungulate (red deer, Cervus elaphus) abundance on the structure and functioning of two Mediterranean environments (Quintos de Mora, Toledo and Muela de Cortes, Valencia). We are conducting a manipulative approach based on the release of herds of female red...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread worldwide due to the inappropriate use of antimicrobial drugs in human and veterinary medicine, becoming a public health problem. However, little is known about its occurrence and maintenance in wild animals, and very few studies have been carried out in ecosystems subjected to low human pressure. In our st...

Background Wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) populations are increasing worldwide and invading urban areas. Live-capture can improve the management of this challenge, maximising efficiency, allowing scientific studies and potentially improving animal welfare. This study assesses teleanaesthesia, drop-net, corral trap and cage trap to live-capture wild boar...

Capturing wild ungulates is a common population control tool that has been used for repopulation, relocation and scientific research. However, wild animal capturing often involves an underlying risk for both its welfare and its life. Stress brought forward by physical capture induces a series of quantifiable homeostatic, haematological and biochemi...

La captura de ungulados salvajes es una herramienta habitual de gestión de sus poblaciones, con objetivos tan diversos como repoblaciones, traslados de animales o la realización de estudios científicos. Sin embargo, supone un riesgo tanto para la vida como para el bienestar de los animales. El estrés relacionado con la captura de animales salvajes...