
Director of Nutrition Vall Companys Group . Spain
jcoma@vallcompanys.es
Academic Studies:
1991-1995 Ph.D. – Animal Nutrition – Dept. Animal Science, Iowa State University, USA
1985-1990 DVM – School of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
Awards:
1995 Research Excellence Award – Iowa State University.
1991-1995 Fulbright Scholarship – Spanish Government
R&D Projects:
Participation in 12 projects during the last 10 years
Publications
More than 50 articles on swine nutrition and pork production published in scientific or technical magazines
Member of:
European Animal Welfare Platform - EAWP
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. – Editorial board (Occ. Reviewer)
Master in Swine Health and Production - UdL – UAB -FVZ (Organization)
AECOC: Meat Committee
European Feeding Team - EFT (Spain representative)
FEDNA – Spanish Foundation for the Development of Animal Nutrition
American Meat Science Association
American Society of Animal Science
Alimentation of replacement sows[Nutrition]Josep Gasa Jaume Coma![]() The entrance of gilts to the production system and the strategies followed up to the first lactation is of vital importance for the economic cost-effectiveness of sows since these strategies have a direct effect on the subsequent productivity and longevity |