Curriculum Vitae
MANUEL JUÁREZ, PhD
Lacombe Research Centre
6000 C & E Trail T4L 1W1
Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Tel. +1 4037828118
Fax. +1 4037826120
Email. juarez@us.es
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
 Master in Management of Agri-Food Companies. EOI Spain (Executive Education International).
(01/08 - 10/08)
 European PhD in Animal Production. Thesis title: Meat and fat quality of Andalusian (Southern
Spain) lamb types. University of Seville. (09/03 – 11/07)
 Master Business Administration. International Business Centre (CEREM). (01/03 – 10/03)
 Doctor Veterinary Medicine. University of Cordoba. (09/97 – 09/02)
CAREER HISTORY
 NSERC Post-doctoral Fellowship. Lacombe Research Centre. Agri-Food Canada. (01/09-Today)
 Researcher. MERAGEM research group. (11/07 – 12/08)
 Development of goat-kid meat quality label “Chivo Lechal Malagueño”. Spanish Association of
Malagueña goat breeders. (11/07 – 10/08)
 Junior Researcher. Andalusian Government. University of Seville. Spain. (01/06 – 11/07)
 Gas Chromatography development. Universitá di Perugia. Perugia. Italy. (09/06 – 11/06)
 Marie Curie Fellowship. TEAGASC. Ashtown Food Research Centre of Dublin. Ireland. (07/05 –
01/06)
 PhD Fellowship. Andalusian Government. University of Seville. Spain. (09/03 – 07/05)
 Veterinary and Production Manager. Land of property “Honkolan Kartano”. Finland. Cattle and pig
production. (06/03-04/04)
 Elaboration and coordination of the plan for improving the resistance against Scrapie. Spanish
Merino Sheep Breeders’ Association. Spain. (11/02 – 06/03)
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
 Trans-18:1 and conjugated linoleic acid profiles after the inclusion of buffer, sodium sesquicarbonate, in
the concentrate of finishing steers. Aldai, N., Dugan, M.E.R., Kramer, J.K.G., Juárez, M., Aalhus, J.L.
Food Chemistry, Accepted. 2010.
 Feeding co-extruded flaxseed to pigs: Effects of duration and feeding level on growth performance and
backfat fatty acid composition of grower-finisher pigs. Juárez, M., Dugan, M.E.R., Aldai, N., Aalhus,
J.L., Patience, J.F., Zijlstra, R.T., Beaulieu, A.D. Meat Science, Accepted. 2010.
 Enhancing pork loin quality attributes through genotype, chilling method and ageing time. Juárez, M.,
Caine, W. R., Larsen, I. L., Robertson, W. M., Dugan, M. E. R., Aalhus, J. L. Meat Science, 83, 447-453.
2009.
 Effects of genotype and slaughter weight on the meat quality of Criollo Cordobes and Anglonubian kids
produced under extensive feeding conditions. Peña, F., Bonvillani, A., Freire, B., Juárez, M., Perea, J.,
Gómez, G. Meat Science, In Press. 2009.
 Buffalo meat as affected by different cooking methods. Juárez, M., Failla, S., Ficco, A., Pena, F.,
Aviles, C., Polvillo, O. Food and Bioproducts Processing, In Press. 2009.
 Meat and fat quality of unweaned lambs as affected by slaughter weight and breed. Juárez, M., Horcada,
A., Alcalde, M. J., Valera, M., Polvillo, O., Molina, A. Meat Science, 83, 308-313, 2009.
 Meat quality of tenderloin from Iberian pigs as affected by breed strain and crossbreeding. Juárez, M.,
Polvillo, O., Clemente, I., Molina, A. Meat Science, 81, 573-579, 2009.
 Effect of castration and crossbreeding on meat quality traits of Maremmana beef cattle. Meo Zilio, D.,
Vincenti, F., Ballico, S., Ficco, A., Juárez, M. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 8, 516-518. 2009.
 Cooking effect on fatty acid profile of pork breakfast sausages enriched in conjugated linoleic acid
(CLA) by dietary supplementation or direct addition. Juárez, M., Marco, A., Brunton, N., Lynch, B.,
Troy, D. T., Mullen, A. M. Food Chemistry, 117, 393-397. 2009.
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 Breed effect on carcass and meat quality of foals slaughtered at 24 months of age. Juárez, M., Polvillo,
O., Gómez, M. D., Alcalde, M. J., Romero, F., Valera, M. Meat Science, 83, 224-228. 2009.
 Enriching breakfast sausages by feeding pigs with CLA supplemented diets. Marco, A., Juárez, M.,
Brunton, N., Wasilewski, P. D., Lynch, P. B., Moon, S. S., Troy, D. J., Mullen, A M. Food Chemistry.
114, 984-988, 2009.
 “Chivo Lechal Malagueño” meat quality as affected by carcass weight. Juárez, M., Pena, F., Miche,
J.M., Garcia, E., Polvillo, P. ITEA (Agro-economic Technical Information), 1, 28-35. 2009.
 Genetic improvement of wool production in Spanish Merino sheep: Genetic parameters and simulation of
selection strategies. Valera, M., Arrebola, F., Juárez, M., Molina, A. Australian Journal of Experimental
Agriculture, 48, 1-5, 2008.
 Southern Spain lamb types discrimination by using visible spectroscopy and basic physicochemical traits.
Juárez, M., Alcalde, M. J., Horcada. A., Molina, A. Meat Science, 80, 1249-1253. 2008.
 Intra-breed genetic diversity characterization of the Iberian pig. Clemente, I., Membrillo, A., Azor, P. J.,
Polvillo, O., Juárez, M., Santos, E., Jiménez, A. M., Diéguez, E. and Molina, A. ITEA (Agro-economic
Technical Information), 104 (2), 314-322. 2008.
 Comparison of four extraction/methylation analytical methods to measure fatty acid composition by gas
chromatography in meat. Juárez, M., Polvillo, O., Contò, M., Ficco, A., Ballico, S., Failla, S. Journal
of Chromatography A, 1190, 327-332. 2008.
 Estimation of factors influencing fatty acid profiles in light lambs. Juárez, M., Horcada. A., Alcalde, M.
J., Valera, M., Mullen, A. M., Molina, A. Meat science, 79, 203-210. 2008.
 Weaning effect on carcass traits of Spanish Merino lambs. Juárez, M., Horcada, A., Alcalde, M. J.,
Barajas, F., Valera, M., Molina, A. FEAGAS (Spanish Federation of Selected Livestock Associations),
30, 95-99. 2007.
 Fat and meat colour of Burguete and Hispano-Breton foals. Alcalde, M. J., Gómez, M. D., Romero, F.,
Juárez, M., Horcada, A., Valera, M. ITEA (Agro-economic Technical Information), 47-52. 2007.
 Merino Sheep Breed's Genetic Resistance to Scrapie: Genetic Structure and Comparison of Five
Eradication Strategies. Molina, A., Juárez, M., Rodero, A. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 75, 3-4,
239-250. 2006.
 Spanish Black Merino’s Selection Plan: Meat production and growth. Medina, C., Barajas, F., Juárez,
M., Molina, A. FEAGAS (Spanish Federation of Selected Livestock Associations), 29, 105-112. 2006.
 Fat composition of Spanish Merino light lambs as affected by weaning. Juárez, M., Horcada, A.,
Alcalde, M. J., Barajas, F., Valera, M., Molina, A. FEAGAS (Spanish Federation of Selected Livestock
Associations), 29, 97-100. 2006.
 Simulation of genetic progress if wool traits were included in the current Spanish Merino Genetic Plan.
Azor, P. J., Arrebola, F., Valera, M., Juárez, M., Barajas, F., Molina, A. FEAGAS (Spanish Federation
of Selected Livestock Associations), 27. 90-95. 2005.
 Effect of adding Vitamin E in lambs’ diet on visual assessment of lamb meat from the I.G.P. “Ternasco
de Aragón”. Sañudo, C., Juárez, M., Casado, P. Eurocarne, 103-106. 2005.
 Spanish Merino’s History. Juárez, M. Lammas Ja Vuohi, 43-44. 2004.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
 Meat Preparation and Eating Quality. Aalhus, J., Juárez, M., Aldai, N., Uttaro, B., Dugan, M. 55th
International Congress Meat Science and Technology. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2009.
 Enhancing pork loin quality attributes through genotype, chilling method and ageing time. Juárez, M.,
Caine, W. R., Larsen, I. L., Robertson, W. M., Dugan, M. E. R., Aalhus, J. L. ADSA CSAS ASAS Joint
Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada. 2009.
 Effects of dry-ageing on pork quality of vitamin E enhanced loins. Juárez, M., Caine, W. R., Larsen, I.
L., Robertson, W. M., Dugan, M. E. R., Aalhus, J. L. ADSA CSAS ASAS Joint Meeting, Montreal, QC,
Canada. 2009.
 Chemical and lipid composition of buffalo meat as affected by different cooking methods. Juárez, M.,
Failla, S., Ficco, A., Peña, F., Avilés, C., Polvillo, O. 54rd International Congress Meat Science and
Technology. Cape Town, South Africa. 2008.
 Changes in meat quality characteristics of two beef muscles during ageing. I: water holding capacity and
colour. González-Schnake, F., Juárez, M., Polvillo, O., Contò, M., Failla, S. 54rd International
Congress Meat Science and Technology. Cape Town, South Africa. 2008.
 Changes in meat quality characteristics of two beef muscles during ageing. II: tenderness and
myofibrillar degradation. Failla, S., Vincenti, F., Ballico, S., Mormile, M., Juárez, M. 54rd International
Congress Meat Science and Technology. Cape Town, South Africa. 2008.
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 Comparison of genetic (neutral DNA markers) and phenotypic (fresh meat quality traits) distances
between Iberian pig strains. Polvillo, O., Juárez, M., Molina, A., Membrillo, A., Clemente, I. 54rd
International Congress Meat Science and Technology. Cape Town, South Africa. 2008.
 Association of sinlge nucleotide polymorphism in the µ-calpain and calpastatin gene with proteases
activities in Retinta beef cattle: Preliminary results. Avilés, C., Juárez, M., Azor, P. J., Pajuelo, P.,
Polvillo, O., Álvarez, F., Pérez, J.A., Fernández, I., Molina, A. 53rd International Congress Meat
Science and Technology. Beijing, China, 195-196. 2007.
 Intramucular fatty acid composition and CLA content of two types of Northern Spain foals. Juárez, M.,
Gómez, M. D., Polvillo, O., Alcalde, M. J., Horcada, A., Romero, F., Valera, M. 53rd International
Congress Meat Science and Technology. Beijing, China, 361-362. 2007.
 Intramucular fatty acid composition of yak, buffalo and beef. Ficco, A., Signorelli, F., Ballico, S., Conto,
M., Juárez, M., Ficco, G., Failla, S. 53rd International Congress Meat Science and Technology. Beijing,
China, 621-622. 2007.
 Potential for Meat Production of Spanish horse breeds. Preliminary results. Valera, M., Ortiz, M. D.,
Juárez, M. 58th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Dublin, Ireland,
294 – 294. 2007.
 Effect of Weaning on Fat Quality in Spanish Merino Light Lambs. Juárez, M., Horcada, A., Alcalde, M.
J., Mullen, A. M., Brunton, N., Molina, A. 52nd International Congress of Meat Science and
Technology. 52nd International Congress Meat Science and Technology. Dublín (Ireland). Wageningen
Academic Publishers, 93-94. 2006.
 Fatty Acid Levels of Breakfast Sausages With CLA Added in the Formulation. Juárez, M., Marco, A.,
Brunton, N., Wasilewski, P. D., Troy, D. J., Kehiri, M., Mullen, A. M. The Science of Food: Safety and
Nutrition Conference. Dublin (Ireland), 108-108. 2005.
 Breakfast sausages prepared from pork with CLA dietary supplemetation: impact on fatty acid levels.
Juárez, M., Marco, A., Brunton, N., Wasilewski, P., D., Troy, D. J., Kehiri, M., Mullen, A. M. The
Science of Food: Safety and Nutrition Conference. Dublin (Ireland), 109-109. 2005.
 Evaluation of six different strategies against scrapie in Spanish Merino sheep. Juárez, M., rodero, A.,
Cámara, M. C., Molina, A. 1th Prize for Young Researchers “Intervet”. SEOC (Spanish Sheep and Goat
Breeders Association). Badajoz. Spain. (09/03)
 Meat production of Spanish Merino sheep. Juárez, M., Valera, M., Azor, P.J., Barajas, F., Rodero, A.
1st Iberian Congress about Autochthonous Breeds and Traditional Products. Elvas. Portugal. (11/01)
 Factors influencing wool production of Spanish Merino sheep breed. Arrébola, F., Valera, M., Molina,
A., Juárez, M. 1th Prize in 7th Army Veterinary Congress. Madrid. Spain. (06/03)
 Spanish Merino sheep genetic selection plan. Valera, M., Molina, M., Rodero, A., Sáez, E., Juárez, M.,
Barajas, F., Oliart, A., Esteban, C., Miguélez, J., González-Pinero, D., Álvarez, J. 5th Iberoamerican
Congress about Autochthonous and Criollas Breeds. La Habana, Cuba. (11/00)
REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
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Journal of Chromatography A
Food Analytical Methods
Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Journal of Animal Science
Animal Science
Archivos de Zootecnia
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 Languages: Spanish –mother tongue-; English –fluent-; Italian –fluent; Finnish and French –basic.
 Computer Skills: Visual Basic, Windows, MS-DOS, Internet, Office (Word, Access, Excel, Power
Point), Harvard Graphics, Snap, SPSS, Statistics…
 Full clean driving licence.
REFEREES
 Anne Maria Mullen. Head of Meat Technology Department. Ashtown Food Research Centre.
TEAGASC. Dublin. Ireland. Email: anne.mullen@teagasc.ie
 Alberto Horcada. Professor at the University of Seville. Spain. Email: albertohi@us.es
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