{"id":6443,"date":"2024-11-20T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/grupos-investigacion\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:33:20","slug":"grupos-investigacion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/en\/grupos-investigacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Grupos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3E1818&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;135deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#3E1818 0%|#1f0b0b 100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||90px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;70px||60px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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S\u00e1nchez<\/pee><pee class=\"cgg-desc\">Machine milking, milk quality and safety in small ruminants and more efficient and sustainable livestock production systems.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"cgg-links\"><a class=\"cgg-l2\" href=\"https:\/\/portalinvestigacion.umh.es\/grupos\/197891\/detalle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMH Portal \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"cgg-card\" data-e=\"amb\"><a class=\"cgg-media\" href=\"https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/ecologia-y-conservacion\/\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ciagro.umh.es\/files\/2024\/11\/ecologiayconservacion-944x675-1.jpg)\" aria-label=\"Ecolog\u00eda y Conservaci\u00f3n de la Biodiversidad\"><span class=\"cgg-tag\">ECONBIO<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"cgg-body\"><span class=\"cgg-eje\">Environment and biodiversity<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"cgg-resp\"><b>Head:<\/b> Jos\u00e9 Antonio S\u00e1nchez Zapata<\/pee><pee class=\"cgg-desc\">Functioning of 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