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Ricardo Pereira Pinto earned his PhD in Innovation in Food Safety and Technologies from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2024. Prior to this, he completed a Master's Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Food Industry at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC) in 2015, following his Bachelor's Degree in Food Engineering from the same institution in 2008. His professional journey commenced in 2008 as a consultant, trainer, and production manager in the food industry, Transitioning into academia, he worked as an undergraduate researcher at IPVC in 2017 to 2023, actively contributing to four three projects. Additionally, he holds a role as a Collaborating Member at the Center for Research and Development in Agro-Food Systems and Sustainability (CISAS) since 2020. Over the past four years, Ricardo has served as an Invited Teaching Assistant (part-time) in both the Food Engineering Degree program and the Food Quality and Safety Professional Higher Technical Course at IPVC's School of Technology and Management. His expertise lies in Engineering and Food Technology, specialising in areas such as meat quality, meat processing, sensory analysis, food chemistry, and chemometrics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo Miguel Pereira Pinto

Citation names

  • Pereira Pinto, Ricardo
  • Pereira-Pinto, Ricardo
  • Pinto, R.P.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9814-6B05-9C03
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8480-9525
AuthenticusID
R-00J-SEE
Google Scholar ID
YJcayn4AAAAJ&hl
Researcher Id
F-5104-2017
Scopus Author Id
58024445300

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
French Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10 - 2024/03/19
Concluded
 Doutoramento en Innovacion en Seguridade e Tecnoloxías Alimentarias (Doctor of Philosophy)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
"Boar Taint in Entire Male’s Pork: Control Strategies, Detection Methods and Meat Quality" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente Cum Laude
2012 - 2015
Concluded
 Empreendedorismo e Inovação na Indústria Alimentar (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
"Bioconservação de produtos tradicionais portugueses à base de carne, fumados e curados pela adição de bactérias do ácido láctico: estudo das alterações de qualidade da alheira e do lombo fumado fatiado " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2003/10/06 - 2008/07/31
Concluded
 Engenharia Alimentar (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
 12
2008 - 2008
Concluded
 Curso de formação pedagógica de formadores (Outros)
Fundação para a Divulgação das Tecnologias de Informação, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/21 - Current Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - Current Membro Colaborador CISAS Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade (CISAS), Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/01 - 2023/06/30 Prestação de serviços - Técnico de Investigação Projeto PICAR Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade (CISAS), Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2022/09/01 Bolseiro de Investigação Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2020/09/30 Bolseiro de Investigação Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade (CISAS), Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2017/05 - 2019/12/31 Bolseiro de Investigação Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2015/11/01 - 2016/11/01 Engenheiro Alimentar Sabores do Vez - Fumeiro Tradicional Unipessoal lda., Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2011/03/01 Consultor de Segurança Alimentar Nuclear - Higiene e Segurança Alimentar, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2020/09/30 Estudo da viabilidade da utilização de carcaças de suínos machos não castrados, rejeitadas devido ao odor a varrasco, em produtos curados
BI1_CISAS_2019
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade (CISAS), Portugal
 Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade (CISAS)
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/11/15 - 2023/06/30 PICAR - Funcionalização de produtos cárneos curados com extratos de córtex de pinheiro-bravo do Minho
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-069584
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
 NORTE2020 - FEDER
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2022/08/31 TECH-Tecnologia, Ambiente, Criatividade e Saúde
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER- 000043
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Sistemas Agroalimentares e Sustentabilidade (CISAS), Portugal
 NORTE2020 - FEDER
Ongoing
2017/05/01 - 2019/12/31 PIGS+CARE - Otimização da produção de carcaças pesadas de suíno de modo natural e zeloso sem recurso à castração, visando novos produtos cárneos sem resíduos e elevado valor acrescentado
POCI-01-02467-FEDER-017626
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
 Sistema de Incentivos à Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (SI I&DT)/Projetos em co-promoção
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Mata, Fernando; Pereira-Pinto, Ricardo; Barros, Diana. "EU Citizens' Perception of Food Security Risks in Relation to the Climatic Change". Paper presented in 6th ISEKI-FOOD E-Conference, 2023.
    Published
  2. Solinho, Joana; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Pinheiro, Rita Isabel Couto. Corresponding author: Solinho, Joana. "Evaluation of physicochemical, texture, sensory and microbiological properties of fresh Sarrajão (Sarda sarda) fillets during storage time". Paper presented in 7th International ISEKI-Food Conference, Paris, 2023.
    Published
  3. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Barros, Diana; Pinheiro, Rita Isabel Couto; Barros, Lillian; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. Corresponding author: Pereira Pinto, Ricardo. "Meat sausages production with maritime pine bark extracts: effects on lipid oxidation and antioxidant capacity". Paper presented in 7th International ISEKI-Food Conference, Paris, 2023.
    Published
  4. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Barros, Diana; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. "The effect of pine bark extract on Chouriça's lipid oxidation". Paper presented in Dare2Change - Innovation driven agrifood business, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  5. Barros, Diana; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. "The application of Pine bark extracts to improve the antioxidant activity of Atlantic Horse Mackerel dried fillets". Paper presented in Dare2Change - Innovation driven agrifood business, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  6. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo. "A modified high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous quantification of skatole and androstenone in pig's backfat". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Castelo Branco, 2022.
    Published
  7. Rocha, Rui; Manuela Vaz-Velho; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Fernandes, Paulo; Santos, Joana. "Multiple correspondence analysis of microbiological profiles as markers of authenticity of PDO cheeses". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Castelo Branco, 2022.
    Published
  8. Carlos Maia; Araújo, J.P.; Cerqueira, J.O.L.; Fonseca, F.M.; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; SOARES, LAURA. "Estudo de biometria em animais da raça avícola autóctone Branca aos seis meses de idade com dietas diferenciadas". Paper presented in IV Congresso Nacional das Escolas Superiores Agrárias, Santarém, 2022.
    Published
  9. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Araújo, José Pedro; Cerqueira, Joaquim L.; Manuela Vaz-Velho; Mata, Fernando; Cerqueira, J.L.. "Meat quality of Bísaro breed and terminal cross entire male pigs". Paper presented in Book of Abstracts of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  10. Botelho-Fontela, Sofia; Paixão, Gustavo; Pires, M.; Manuela Vaz Velho; Payan-Carreira, Rita; Esteves, Alexandra. "Immunocastration to slaughter: effect on testis and boar taint compounds in adult male Bísaro pigs". Paper presented in 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  11. Paixão, Gustavo; Botelho-Fontela, Sofia; Pires, M.; Vaz-Velho, Manuela; Payan-Carreira, Rita; Esteves, Alexandra; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Esteves, Alexandra. "Low levels of androstenone and skatole found in Bísaro Pigs reared in alternative systems". Paper presented in 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Porto, 2022.
    Published • 10.3920/978-90-8686-937-4
  12. Araújo, José Pedro; Sobreiro Simão; Cerqueira, Joaquim L.; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Kowalczyk, A.; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. Corresponding author: Araújo, José Pedro. "Growth Performance Of Bísaro Breed And Commercial Hybrid Entire Males On Outdoor Housing System". Paper presented in Zootec 2021 Portugal - XXII Congresso de Zootecnia, 2021.
    Published
  13. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Pires, Preciosa; José Pedro Araújo; Barros, Mário; Vaz Velho, Manuela. "High-performance liquid chromatography determination of skatole levels in subcutaneous fat of entire male pigs fed with a supplemented finishing diet". Paper presented in XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos: Estratégias para a Excelência, Autenticidade, Segurança e Sustentabilidade Alimentar, Funchal, 2021.
  14. Pinto, Ricardo. "Cadaverine and putrescine contents in traditional Portuguese pork sausages linked to the addition of starter cultures". Paper presented in 13th SafePork 2019 - 13th International Symposium on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Pork Chain, Berlim, 2019.
    Published
  15. Pinto, Ricardo. "The effect of inulin-feed and improved housing conditions on boar taint reduction". Berlim, 2019.
  16. Pinto, Ricardo; Reis, Núria Nascimento; Barbosa, Carla; Vaz Velho, M.. "Effect of slaughter age of entire males on cooked ham quality". 2018.
    Published
  17. Pinto, Ricardo; Reis, Núria Nascimento; Barbosa, Carla; Pinheiro, R.; Vaz Velho, M.. "Sensory analysis of ham from entire male pigs raised with different feeding and housing conditions". Paper presented in 1st International meeting on I&D in the Food Sector, Viseu, 2018.
    Published
  18. Pinto, Ricardo; Pires, Preciosa; Reis, Núria; Barros, Mário; Vaz Velho, M.. "Feeding and production system effects on the levels of androstenone and skatole in belly fat of entire male pigs". Paper presented in XIV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, Viana do Castelo, 2018.
  19. Pinto, Ricardo. "Physicochemical analysis of ham from entire male pigs raised with different feeding and housing conditions". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional em Gestão Organizacional, Eficiência Energética e Saúde e Segurança no Trabalho na Indústria Agroalimentar (+AGRO 2018), Castelo Branco, 2018.
  20. Barros, D.; Vaz Velho, M.; Pinto, R.; Pinheiro, R.; Fonseca, S.; Macieira, A.; Albano, H.; Morais, A.M.; Teixeira, P.. "The effect of the addition of fresh and dried starter cultures on microbiological and chemical parameters of a smoked sausage “Alheira”". 2018.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2018.05.1032
  21. Pinto, Ricardo; Pires, Preciosa; Reis, Núria Nascimento; Barros, Mário; Vaz Velho, M.. "EFFECT OF DIETARY INULIN ON THE LEVELS OF ANDROSTENONE AND SKATOLE IN BACK FAT OF ENTIRE MALE PIGS". Paper presented in Zootecnia Brasil - 55ª Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia, 28º Congresso Brasileiro de Zootecnia, Goiânia, 2018.
    Published
  22. Pinto, Ricardo. "Chemical and sensory effects of the addition of L. plantarum ST153ch starter culture to a Portuguese smoked sausage “Alheira”.". Paper presented in XVII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação, Lisboa, 2018.
    Published
  23. Pinto, Ricardo. "Studies of the effect of two bacteriocinogenic starter cultures on growth of L. innocua and sensory properties of a traditional cured/smoked sausage-like product.". Paper presented in IAFP 2014 - International Association for Food Protection, Indianapolis, 2014.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Solinho, Joana; Sofia Machado; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Barros, Diana; Manuela Vaz-Velho; Pinheiro, Rita Isabel Couto. Corresponding author: Solinho, Joana. "Valorização de subprodutos de Sarrajão e Brássicas no desenvolvimento de um patê nutricionalmente rico através de um planeamento fatorial". Paper presented in CCS 2023 - 5ª Conferência Campus Sustentável, Viana do Castelo, 2023.
    Published
  2. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Barros, Diana; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. "Application of Pine Bark Extracts on Ready-To-Eat Smoked Pork Belly: Effects on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidant Capacity". Paper presented in SafePork 2023 - 14th International Symposium on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork, New Orleans, 2023.
    Published • 10.31274/safepork.16883
  3. Vaz Velho, M.; Casquete, R.; Silva, J.; Castro, S. M.; Pinto, R.; Jácome, S.; Fonseca, S.; Pinheiro, R.; Teixeira, P.. "Effect of protective cultures and different modified atmosphere packaging on Listeria innocua growth and on sensory properties in sliced cured-smoked pork loin". Paper presented in Safepork 2015, Porto, 2015.
    10.31274/safepork-180809-296
Conference poster
  1. Botelho-Fontela, Sofia; Ferreira, Sílvia; Pereira-Pinto, Ricardo; Paixão, Gustavo; Vaz-Velho, M.; Payan-Carreira, Rita; Esteves, Alexandra. Corresponding author: Botelho-Fontela, Sofia. "A preliminary study on the influence of the season in boar taint compounds in Bísaro pigs". Paper presented in I International Congress on Animal and Veterinary Sciences ¿Under One Health Concept¿, 2022.
  2. Barros, Diana; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Manuela Vaz Velho. "Factor testing for the sustainable extraction of Polyphenols from pine bark (Pinus pinaster Aiton subsp. atlantica)". Paper presented in ICNFH 2022 - International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health, 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.11230.72000
  3. Reis, Núria; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Manuela Vaz-Velho. "Polyphenols and tocopherols determination in rice bran oil from three varieties of Carolino Rice". Paper presented in ICNFH 2022 - International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health., 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.17941.60648
  4. Barros, Diana; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. "Factor testing for the sustainable extraction of Polyphenols in pine bark (Pinus pinaster Aiton subsp. atlantica)". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health - Towards a sustainable future, 2022.
  5. Rocha, Rui; Vaz Velho, Manuela; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Fernandes, Paulo; Joana Santos. Corresponding author: Rocha, Rui. "Microbiological quality assessment of two Portuguese PDO cheeses - Serra da Estrela and Azeitão.". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2022.
  6. Araújo, JP; Simão Sobreiro; Cerqueira, Joaquim L.; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Kowalczyk, A.; Manuela Vaz-Velho. Corresponding author: Araújo, JP. "Growth Performance Of Bísaro Breed And Commercial Hybrid Entire Males On Outdoor Housing System". Paper presented in Zootec 2021 Portugal - XXII Congresso de Zootecnia, 2021.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.30010.52168
  7. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Manuela Vaz-Velho. "A perspective of the Portuguese consumer awareness, beliefs and preferences towards piglet castration methods and its implications on the meat quality". Paper presented in Biosystems Engineering 2021 - Institute of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, 2021.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.17481.47202
  8. Pinto, Ricardo. "The effect of inulin-feed and improved housing conditions on boar taint reduction". 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.14323.07204
  9. Pinto, Ricardo. "CHEMICAL AND SENSORY EFFECTS OF THE ADDITION OF L. PLANTARUM ST153CH STARTER CULTURE TO A PORTUGUESE SMOKED SAUSAGE "ALHEIRA"". Paper presented in XVII CONGRESSO DE NUTRIÇÃO E ALIMENTAÇÃO,, 2018.
  10. Pinto, Ricardo. "Influence of biopreservation and modified atmosphere packaging on the high appealing sensory attributes of sliced smoked pork products". Paper presented in Eurosense 2014: A sense of life 6th European Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research - Copenhagen (Denmark), 2014.
Journal article
  1. Botelho-Fontela, Sofia; Ferreira, Sílvia; Paixão, Gustavo; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz Velho, Manuela; Pires, Maria dos Anjos; Payan-Carreira, Rita; et al. "Seasonal Variations on Testicular Morphology, Boar Taint, and Meat Quality Traits in Traditional Outdoor Pig Farming". Animals 14 1 (2023): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani14010102.
    Published • 10.3390/ani14010102
  2. Barros, Diana; Nova, Paulo; Cunha, Sara; Monteiro, Vitor; Fernandes, Élia; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Barbosa, Carla; et al. Corresponding author: Barros, Diana. "Enhancing storage stability of smoke-flavored horse mackerel filets using natural extracts as preservatives". Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1296265.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1296265
  3. Botelho-Fontela, Sofia; Paixão, Gustavo; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz-Velho, Manuela; Pires, Maria dos Anjos; Payan-Carreira, Rita; Patarata, Luis; et al. "Effect of Immunocastration on Culled Sows—A Preliminary Study on Reproductive Tract, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality". Veterinary Sciences 10 10 (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/10/600.
    Published • 10.3390/vetsci10100600
  4. Botelho-Fontela, Sofia; Paixão, Gustavo; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz-Velho, Manuela; Pires, Maria A.; Payan-Carreira, Rita; Patarata, Luís; et al. "The effects of different immunocastration protocols on meat quality traits and boar taint compounds in male Bísaro pigs". Theriogenology 214 (2023): 89-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.10.016.
    Published • 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.10.016
  5. Solinho, Joana; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Joana Martins; Jorge Vieira; Pinheiro, Rita Isabel Couto. "Effect of the Seasonality of Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda) on Chemical, Nutritional and Sensory Characteristics". Chemical Engineering Transactions 102 (2023): 211-216. https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/CET23102036.
    Open access • Published • 10.3303/CET23102036
  6. Rocha, Rui; Couto, Nélson; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz-Velho, Manuela; Fernandes, Paulo; Santos, Joana. Corresponding author: Rocha, Rui. "Microbiological Characterization of Protected Designation of Origin Serra da Estrela Cheese". Foods 12 10 (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/10/2008.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12102008
  7. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Mata, Fernando; Pires, Preciosa; Barros, Mário; Araújo, José Pedro; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. Corresponding author: Pereira Pinto, Ricardo. "The use of sugar beet pulp in pig diet to control skatole analysed by HPLC quantification method". Scientia Agricola 80 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-992x-2022-0093.
    Open access • Published • 10.1590/1678-992x-2022-0093
  8. Mata, Fernando; Jesus, Meirielly; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Mata, Andreia. "A meta-analysis of the mastitis vaccination efficacy in dairy cattle". Open Veterinary Journal 13 2 (2023): 179-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ovj.2023.v13.i2.5.
    Published • 10.5455/ovj.2023.v13.i2.5
  9. Reis, Núria; Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. "The effect of rice bran oil coating in the Portuguese "Carolino" rice". Journal of Agroalimentary Processes and Technologies 28 2 (2022): 115-117. https://journal-of-agroalimentary.ro/journal-of-agroalimentary-processes-and-technologies-2022-28-2-2431/the-effect-of-rice-bran-oil-coating-in-the-portuguese-carolino-rice.
    Open access • Published
  10. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Vaz Velho, Manuela; Barros, Mário; Reis, Núria; Pires, Preciosa. Corresponding author: Pereira Pinto, Ricardo. "The effect of feed supplementation with inulin on boar taint levels and meat quality of entire male pigs". Agronomy Research 20 3 (2022): 672-681. https://agronomy.emu.ee/.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.15159/ar.22.038
  11. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Martin, Luísa; Ramos, Maria Amélia Moreira da Silva Diegues; Conceição, Maria Antónia; R.P. Roberto da Costa; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. Corresponding author: Pereira Pinto, Ricardo. "Feeding and housing boars after puberty without castration allows for good performance and low boar taint". Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.22358/jafs/148234/2022.
    10.22358/jafs/148234/2022
  12. Pereira Pinto, Ricardo; Manuela Vaz-Velho. "A perspective of the Portuguese consumer awareness, beliefs and preferences towards piglet castration methods and its implications on the meat quality". Agronomy Research 19 S3 (2021): 1273-1284.
    Open access • Published • 10.15159/ar.21.078
  13. Ricardo Pereira Pinto; Núria Reis; Carla Barbosa; Rita Pinheiro; Manuela Vaz-Velho. "Physicochemical analysis of ham from entire male pigs raised with different feeding and housing conditions". Journal of Food Processing and Preservation (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.14233.
    10.1111/jfpp.14233
  14. Casquete, Rocío; Fonseca, Susana C; Pinto, Ricardo; Castro, Sónia M; Todorov, Svetoslav; Teixeira, Paula; Vaz-Velho, Manuela. "Evaluation of the microbiological safety and sensory quality of a sliced cured-smoked pork product with protective cultures addition and modified atmosphere packaging". Food Science and Technology International 25 4 (2019): 327-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1082013219825771.
    10.1177/1082013219825771
  15. Pinto, Ricardo. "Sensory evaluation of meat from entire male pigs raised with different feeding and housing conditions". Millenium Journal of Education,Technologies and Health (2018):
    https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0207.05.00196
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Boar Taint in Entire Male’s Pork: Control Strategies, Detection Methods and Meat Quality". PhD, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 2024. https://minerva.usc.es/xmlui/handle/10347/33609.
  2. Pinto, Ricardo Miguel Pereira. "Bioconservação de produtos tradicionais portugueses à base de carne, fumados e curados pela adição de bactérias do ácido láctico : estudo das alterações de qualidade da alheira e do lombo fumado fatiado". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/1310.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/06 High-performance liquid chromatography determination of skatole levels in subcutaneous fat of entire male pigs fed with a supplemented finishing diet XV Encontro de Química dos Alimentos
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (Funchal, Madeira, Portugal)
2019/03/07 Effect of inulin-enriched diet in the reduction of boar taint: sensory analysis of fresh and marinated meat from entire males 3rd Annual IPEMA Meeting (CA 15215) – Belgrade, Serbia – 7th & 8th March 2019
Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Belgrade (Belgrado, Serbia)
2018/10/09 Physicochemical analysis of ham from entire male pigs raised with different feeding and housing conditions Congresso Internacional em Gestão Organizacional, Eficiência Energética e Saúde e Segurança no Trabalho na Indústria Agroalimentar (+AGRO 2018)
MaisAgro (Castelo, Portugal)

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/01/01 - Current Food Science & Nutrition (2048-7177) Wiley
2022/01/01 - Current Scientia Agricola (1678-992X) Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo
2020/03/01 - Current Food Science and Technology International (1532-1738) SAGE Publications

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2014/09 - 2014/09 Membro da Comissão Externa de Avaliação da A3ES (Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior) para os cursos: • Mestrado em Engenharia Alimentar - Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra • Mestrado em Alimentação Colectiva - Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade do Porto • Mestrado em Engenharia Alimentar - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica
Member
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 13th SafePork 2019 Conference Poster Award - 2nd place
SafePork Conference, Germany