CV Eliana Jerónimo

 

Eliana Jerónimo (Ciência ID, Orcid ID, Reserarchgate profile)   Investigadora Principal                Doutorada em Ciências Agrárias   Universidade de Évora     This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Tel. +351 284314399   Ext. 01026

  

Education and Training

PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal (2011)

Graduation in Zootechnical Engeneering by Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal (2004)

Research and Professional Experience

Set. 2014 - (Current) Principal Researcher

Agro-Food Valorisation Group - Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

Out. 2011 - Aug. 2014 Post-Doctoral Researcher

Agro-Food Valorisation Group - Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)

Out. 2005 - Set. 2010 PhD Student

Unidade de Investigação em Produção Animal - Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos (UIPA-INRB)

Feb. 2004 - Dec. 2004 Research trainee

Estação Zootécnica Nacional - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA)

Current interests of research

Alternative feeding resources; Oxidative stability of animal products; Minimally processed fruits; Agro-industrial by-products valorization; physicochemical properties of fruits; phytochemical composition of fruits.

Selected Publications

Papers in peer reviewed journals

Santos-Silva, J., Alves, S. P., Francisco, A., Portugal, A. P., Almeida, J. M., Fialho, L., Jerónimo, E., Bessa, R. J. B., 2020. Effects of a high-fiber and low-starch diet in growth performance, carcass and meat quality of young Alentejana breed bulls. Meat Science, 168, 108191.

Ribeiro, D. M., Planchon, S., Leclercq, C. C., Dentinho, M. T., Bessa, R. J. B., Santos-Silva, J., Paulos, K., Jerónimo, E., Renaut, J., Almeida, A. M., 2020. The effects of improving low dietary protein utilization on the proteome of lamb tissues. Journal of Proteomics, 103798.

Dentinho, T., Paulos, K., Francisco, A., Jerónimo, E., Almeida, J. M., Bessa, R. J. B., Santos-Silva, J., 2020. Effect of soybean meal treatment with Cistus ladanifer condensed tannins in growth performance, carcass and meat quality of lambs. Livestock Science, 236, 104021.

Jerónimo, E., Cachucho, L., Soldado, D., Guerreiro, O., Bessa, R. J. B., Alves, S. P., 2020. Fatty acid content and composition of the morphological fractions of Cistus ladanifer L. and its seasonal variation. Molecules, 25 (7), 1550.

Jerónimo, E., Soldado, D., Sengo, S., Francisco, A., Fernandes, F., Portugal, A. P. V., Alves, S. P., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., 2020. Increasing the α-tocopherol content and lipid oxidative stability of meat through dietary Cistus ladanifer L. in lamb fed increasing levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid rich vegetable oils. Meat Science, 164, 108092.

Francisco, A., Janíček, M., Dentinho, M. T., Portugal, A. P., Almeida, J., Alves, S. P., Fialho, L., Jerónimo, E., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., 2020. Effects of alfalfa particle size and starch content in diets on feeding behaviour, intake, rumen parameters, animal performance and meat quality of growing lambs. Meat Science, 161: 107964.

Guerreiro, O., Alves, S.P., Soldado, D., Cachucho, L., Almeida, J., Francisco, A., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., Jerónimo, E., 2020.  Inclusion of the aerial part and condensed tannin extract from Cistus ladanifer L. in lamb diets – Effects on growth performance, carcass and meat quality and fatty acid composition of intramuscular and subcutaneous fat. Meat Science, 160:107945.

Lamy, E., Rodrigues, L., Guerreiro, O., Soldado, D., Francisco, A., Lima, M., Capela e Silva, F. Lopes, O., Santos-Silva, J., Jerónimo, E., 2019. Changes in salivary protein composition of lambs supplemented with aerial part and condensed tannins extract from Cistus ladanifer L.: A preliminary study. Agroforesty Systems, 94, pages1501–1509.

Santos-Silva, J., Francisco, A., Alves, S. P., Portugal, P., Dentinho, T., Almeida, J., Soldado, D., Jerónimo, E., Bessa, R. J. B., 2019. Effect of dietary neutral detergent fibre source on lambs growth, meat quality and biohydrogenation intermediates. Meat Science, 147: 28-36.

Francisco, A., Alves, S., Portugal, P. V., Dentinho, M. T., Jerónimo, E., Sengo, S., Almeida, J. M., Bressan, M. C., Pires, V., Alfaia, C., Prates, J. M. P., Bessa, R. J. B., Santos-Silva, J., 2018. Effects of dietary inclusion of citrus pulp and rockrose soft stems and leaves on lamb meat quality and fatty acid composition. Animal, 12 (4): 872-881.

Van Leeuwen, K. A., Camin, F., Jerónimo, E., Vasta, V., Prenzler, P. D., Ryan, D., Bessa, R. J. B., 2017. Dietary effects on stable carbon isotope composition of fatty acids in polar and neutral fraction of intramuscular fat of lambs. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 65 (43): 9404–9411.

Guerreiro, O., Alves, S. P., Costa, M., Cabo, A., Duarte M. F., Jerónimo E., Bessa R. J. B., 2016. Effects of extracts obtained from Cistus ladanifer L. on in vitro rumen biohydrogenation. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 129: 304-312.

Guerreiro, O., Guerra, A. R., Ramos, P. A. B., Moreira, O. C., Dentinho, M. T. P., Bessa, R. J. B., Duarte, M. F., Jerónimo, E., 2016. Potential of Cistus ladanifer L. shrub for ruminant diets – Effect of season and plant age on chemical composition, in vitro digestibility and antioxidant activity. Grass and Forage Science, 71: 437-447.

Francisco, A., Alves, S. P., Pires, V. M. R., Dentinho, M. T., Alfaia, C. M., Jerónimo, E., Prates, J. A. M., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., 2016. Effect of feeding lambs with a tanniferous shrub (rockrose) and a vegetable oil blend on fatty acid composition of meat lipids. Animal, 10:12, 2061–2073.

Guerreiro, O., Alves, S. P., Duarte, M. F., Bessa, R. J. B., Jerónimo, E., 2015. Cistus ladanifer L. shrub is rich in saturated and branched chain fatty acids and their concentration increase in Mediterranean dry season. Lipids, 50:493–501.

Francisco, A., Dentinho, M. T., Alves, S. P., Portugal, P. V., Fernandes, F., Sengo, S., Jerónimo, E., Oliveira, M. A., Costa, P., Sequeira, A., Bessa, R. J. B., Santos-Silva, J., 2015. Growth performance, carcass and meat quality of lambs supplemented with increasing levels of a tanniferous bush (Cistus ladanifer L.) and vegetable oils. Meat Science, 100: 275-282.

Jerónimo, E., Alfaia, C. M., Alves, S. P., Dentinho, M. T. P., Prates, J. A. M., Vasta, V., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., 2012. Effect of dietary grape seed extract and Cistus ladanifer L. in combination with vegetable oil supplementation on oxidative stability of lamb meat. Meat Science, 92: 841-847.

Jerónimo, E., Alves, S.P., Alfaia, C.M., Prates, J.A.M., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B., 2011. Biohydrogenation intermediates are differentially deposited between polar and neutral intramuscular lipids of lambs. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 113: 924-934.

Jerónimo, E., Alves, S.P., Dentinho, M.T.P., Martins, S.V., Prates, J.A.M., Vasta, V., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R.J.B., 2010. The effect of grape seed extract, Cistus ladanifer L. and vegetable oil supplementation on fatty acid composition of abomasal digesta and intramuscular fat of lambs. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58: 10710-10721.

Jerónimo, E., Alves, S.P., Martins, S.V., Prates, J.A.M., Bessa, R.J.B., Santos-Silva, J., 2010. Effect of sodium bentonite and vegetable oil blend supplementation on growth, carcass quality and intramuscular fatty acid composition of lambs. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 158: 136-145.

Vasta, V., Jerónimo, E., Brogna, D. M. R., Dentinho, M. T. P., Biondi, L., Santos-Silva, J., Priolo, A., Bessa, R. J. B., 2010. The effect of grape seed extract or Cistus ladanifer L. on muscle volatile compounds of lambs fed dehydrated lucerne supplemented with oil. Food Chemistry, 119: 1339-1345.

Jerónimo, E., Alves, S. A, Prates, J. A. M., Santos-Silva, J., Bessa, R. J. B., 2009. Effect of dietary replacement of sunflower oil with linseed oil on intramuscular fatty acids of lamb meat. Meat Science, 83: 499-505

Book chapters

Prazeres, A. R., Albuquerque, A., Luz, S., Jerónimo, E., Carvalho, F., 2017. Hydroponic system: a promising biotechnology for food production and wastewater treatment (Chapter 11). Food Biosynthesis - Handbook of Food Bioengineering, Volume 1. Grumezescu, A. M., and Holban, A. M. (editors). Elsevier, Academic Press, pp 317-35 (ISBN 978-0-12-811372-1).

Jerónimo, E., Pinheiro, C., Lamy, E., Dentinho, M. T., Sales-Baptista, E., Lopes, O., Capela e Silva, F., 2016. Tannins in ruminant nutrition - Impact on animal performance and quality of edible products (Chapter 5). Tannins: Biochemistry, Food Sources and Nutritional Properties. Combs, C. A. (editor). Nova Science Publishers, pp 121-168 (ISBN 978-1-63484-150-4).

Jerónimo, E., Malcata, F. X., 2016. Cheese – Composition and health effects (Chapter 137). Encyclopedia of Food and Health.  Caballero, B., Finglas, P., Toldrá, F. (editors). Oxford: Academic Press, pp 741-747 (ISBN 9780123849472).

Jerónimo, E., Malcata, F. X., 2013. Lipid fraction in cheese: nutritional value and strategies for improvement (Chapter 13). Cheese: Production, Chemistry and Sensory Properties. Castelli, H., Vale, Luiz (editors). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 439-457 (ISBN 978-1-62618-966-9).

Jerónimo, E., Malcata, F. X., 2013. Sensory characteristics of cheese. Handbook of Cheese in Health: Production, Nutrition and Medical Sciences. Preedy, V. R., Watson, R. R., Patel,V. B. (editors). Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 39-52 (ISBN: 978-90-8686-211-5).

Jerónimo, E., Malcata, F. X., 2011. Caseins in traditional Portuguese cheeses: from science to applications. Casein: Production, Uses and Health Effects. Ventimiglia, A.M. and Birkenhager, J.M. (editores). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 101-122. (ISBN 978-1-62100-129-4). 

Thesis

Jerónimo, E., 2011. Dietary manipulation to improve the nutritional value of lipids from lamb meat. Phd Thesis. Universidade de Évora, Évora, pp. 1-230.