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animal nutrition, body composition, phytochemistry, anti-oxidant
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Biography

M. Taghouti is currently working as a Researcher in FeedInov CoLab: Estratégias de Alimentação Inovadoras para uma Produção Animal Sustentável. She completed her Ph.D. in Agricultural Production Chains: From Farm To Frork - AgriChains, in 2020 at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and Universidade do Minho (Portugal). She holds a Master of Science in Animal Nutrition in 2011 by Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and is Engineer in Animal husbandry in 2009 by Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (Tunisia). During her career she had stays at KIT (Germany), IDEA (Venezuela) and SERIDA (Spain). Her research interests are animal nutrition, medicinal and aromatic plants, phytochemicals application as feed and food functional ingredients, agricultural production sustainability and biowaste upcycling as food and feed. In science communication, she works on knowledge transfer approaches and develops outreach activities and contents. She is active for the cause of rural women empowerment by acting as a consultant in associational projects.

Activities

Employment (1)

FeedInov Colab: Vale de Santarém, Santarém, PT

2021-05-03 to present | Researcher
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Meriem Taghouti

Education and qualifications (5)

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro: Vila Real, Vila Real, PT

2014-06 to 2020-05-27 | PhD (AgriChains )
Education
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Meriem Taghouti

Universidad de Zaragoza: Zaragoza, Aragón, ES

2009-10 to 2011-11 | Master of Science - Animal Nutrition (Facultad de Veterinaria )
Education
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Meriem Taghouti

International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies: Zaragoza, ES

2009-10 to 2010-07 | Postgarduate degree - 1st part of MSc (Animal Nutrition)
Education
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Meriem Taghouti

Institut National Agronomique de Tunis: Tunis, TN

2006-09 to 2009-07 | Engineer - Animal Husbandry (Ressources animales, halieutiques et technologies agro-alimentaires)
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Meriem Taghouti

Institut National Agronomique de Tunis: Tunis, TN

2004-09 to 2006-07 | Bachelor of Science (Préparatoire aux écoles d'ingenieur)
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Meriem Taghouti

Professional activities (1)

International Biometric Society: Washington, DC, US

2012-03-01 to present
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Meriem Taghouti

Funding (3)

Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas

2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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UID/AGR/04033/2019

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Centro de Química - Vila Real

2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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UID/QUI/00616/2019

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Chemical composition and biological activity of a range of thyme species in Portugal under a changing environment

2014-06 to 2019-01 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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Works (22)

Challenges and obstacles for data collection for an “One Health” European goal to address antimicrobial resistances

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics session Social Challenges and Political Strategies to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
2023-12-01 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-3619423

Contributors: Leitão, Marcelo; Jorge Sarraguça; Taghouti, Meriem; Monteiro, A.C.G.
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Single cell protein as alternative upcycled feed ingredient - five decades of research

International Conference on Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste
2023-09-11 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-3630004

Contributors: Myriam Taghouti; Monteiro, A.C.G.; Corresponding author: Myriam Taghouti.
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Phytobiotics from Thymus spp. in poultry feed – thymol, carvacrol and rosmarinic acid

Joint International Congress on Animal Science co-organised by the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), the World Association for Animal production (WAAP)
2023-08-26 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3619439

Contributors: Taghouti, Meriem
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Relationship between Body Chemical Composition and Reproductive Traits in Rabbit Does

Animals
2021-08-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Meriem Taghouti; Javier García; Miguel A. Ibáñez; Raúl E. Macchiavelli; Nuria Nicodemus
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Chemical composition and biological activity of a range of thyme species in Portugal under a changing environment

2020 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-4063620

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Contributors: Taghouti, Meriem
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Polyphenol composition and biological activity of Thymus citriodorus and Thymus vulgaris: Comparison with endemic Iberian Thymus species

Food Chemistry
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Meriem Taghouti; Carlos Martins-Gomes; Luís M. Félix; Judith Schäfer; João A. Santos; Mirko Bunzel; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M. Silva
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Major phytochemicals and bioactivities of extracts from Portuguese Thymus species

4th Jornadas INTERACT
2019 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-4094598

Contributors: Carlos Martins-Gomes; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Meriem Taghouti; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M. Silva
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Chemical Characterization and Bioactivity of Extracts from <i>Thymus</i> <i>mastichina</i>: A <i>Thymus</i> with a Distinct Salvianolic Acid Composition

Antioxidants
2019-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Meriem Taghouti; Martins-Gomes, C.; Judith Schäfer; Santos, J. A.; Mirko Bunzel; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M Silva
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Thymus pulegioides L. as a rich source of antioxidant, anti-proliferative and neuroprotective phenolic compounds

Food & Function
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Meriem Taghouti; Carlos Martins-Gomes; Judith Schäfer; Luis M. Félix; João A. Santos; Mirko Bunzel; Fernando M. Nunes; Amélia M. Silva
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Chemical characterization and bioactive properties of decoctions and hydroethanolic extracts of Thymus carnosus Boiss.

Journal of Functional Foods
2018-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1756-4646
Contributors: Carlos Martins-Gomes; Meriem Taghouti; Judith Schäfer; Mirko Bunzel; Amélia M. Silva; Fernando M. Nunes
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Biological activity and phytochemical analysis of extracts obtained from Santolina rosmarinifolia L.

2017-09-16 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2329327

Contributors: Félix, L; Coutinho, T; Barejão, A; Taghouti, M; Silva, AM
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Phenolic compounds characterization and anti-oxidant activity of Thymus pulegioides L. extracts

2017-09-16 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2329325

Contributors: Taghouti, M; Martins-Gomes, C; Schäfer, J; Santos, JA; Bunzel, M; Silva, AM; Nunes, FM
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Phytochemical profile, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of different extracts of Thymus vulgaris ssp. fragantissimus

2017-09-16 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2329326

Contributors: Félix, L; Teixeira, I; Taghouti, M; Nunes, FM; Silva, AM
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Profiling, anti-radical activity and bioactivity of Thymus mastichina, Thymus x citriodorus and Thymus vulgaris aqueous extracts

2017-09-16 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2329328

Contributors: Taghouti, M; Félix, L; Martins-Gomes, C; Santos, JA; Nunes, FM; Silva, AM
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The effect of the extraction method in Thymus carnosus Boiss. polyphenolic profile

65th international congress and annual meeting of the society for medicinal plants and natural products research
2017-09-16 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2329321

Contributors: Martins-Gomes, C; Taghouti, M; Schäfer, J; Bunzel, M; Silva, AM; Nunes, FM
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Thymus Plants: A Review—Micropropagation, Molecular and Antifungal Activity

Active Ingredients from Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
2017-03-08 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9789535129752
Contributors: Fernanda Leal; Meriem Taghouti; Fernando Nunes; Amélia Silva; Ana Cláudia Coelho; Manuela Matos
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Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of Thymus carnosus Boiss aqueous extracts

XIII Encontro de Química dos Alimentos,
2016 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-2329347

Contributors: Taghouti, Meriem
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CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOACTIVITY OF HYDRO-ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS FROM THREE THYME SPECIES

IX Jornadas de Bioquímica da UTAD
2016-04 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2927027

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ESSENTIAL OILS FROM THREE THYME SPECIES COLLECTED IN TRÁS-OS-MONTES: CHEMOTYPE CHARCATERIZATION

EuroFoodChem XVIII
2015 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2927047

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EXTRACTS FROM MANDARIN PEEL: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND POTENTIAL ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE PROPERTIES

EuroFoodChem XVIII
2015 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-2927089

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Chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics of range species growing in Central Tunisia

Feeding and management strategies to improve livestock productivity, welfare and product quality under climate change
2013 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-2329340

Contributors: Taghouti, Meriem
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RELACIÓN ENTRE LA COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA CORPORAL, LA FERTILIDAD Y LA PROLIFICIDAD EN CONEJAS NULÍPARAS

XIV Jornadas sobre Producción Animal
2011-05-17 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-2329333

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Peer review (11 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Agronomy. (2)
Review activity for Animals. (3)
Review activity for Drugs and drug candidates (2)
Review activity for Scientia pharmaceutica. (3)
Review activity for SN Applied Sciences (1)