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• Ingeniero Agrónomo (1992. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) y Doctor en Producción Animal (1997. UPM).
• Profesor de Producción Animal desde 1996 en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas de la UPM.
• Docencia: Nutrición animal, sistemas de producción de vacuno lechero, diseño de experimentos y análisis de datos en producción animal.
• Investigación: Nutrición animal.
  • Determinación del valor nutritivo de ingredientes, establecimiento de nuevas recomendaciones nutricionales, influencia de la nutrición sobre la salud intestinal.
  • Investigador principal de dos proyectos del Ministerio de Economía y participante en otros 16 proyectos de financiación pública y 15 contratos con empresas.
  • Publicaciones: 50 artículos SCI (h = 21), 140 comunicaciones/ponencias a congresos, coautor 2 capítulos en la 3ª edición de 'Nutrition of the rabbit' y otras 29 publicaciones científico-técnicas.
  • Editor/revisor de 2/9 revistas científicas indexadas.
• Otras actividades:
  • Presidente Asociación Española de Cunicultura (2012-16).
  • Vicepresidente World Rabbit Science Association (2013-17).
  • Evaluador de proyectos para la Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva.
  • Secretario de la Fundación Española para el Desarrollo de la Nutrición Animal.
  • Secretario del Departamento de Producción Animal (2009-2014).

Publicaciones en revistas SCI de los últimos 10 años:

• Farías-Kovac C., Nicodemus, N., Delgado R., Ocasio-Vega, C., Noboa, T., Abdelrasoul R., Carabaño R., García J. 2020. Effect of dietary insoluble and soluble fibre on growth performance, digestibility and nitrogen, energy and mineral retention efficiency in growing rabbits. Animals 10, 1346; doi:10.3390/ani10081346.

• Delgado R., R. Abad-Guamán, N. Nicodemus, R. Carabaño, D. Menoyo J. García. Effect of dietary soluble fibre and n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio on digestion and health in growing rabbits. Animal Feed Science and Technology 255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114222

• Delgado R., R. Abad-Guamán, N. Nicodemus, A. Diaz-Perales, J. García, R. Carabaño, D. Menoyo. 2019. Effect of pre- and post-weaning dietary supplementation with arginine and glutamine on rabbit performance and intestinal health. BMC Veterinary Research. doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1945-2

• Ocasio-Vega C., R. Delgado, R. Abad-Guamána, R. Carabaño, M.D. Carro, J. García. 2019. Effect of cellobiose supplementation on growth performance and health in rabbits. Livestock Science 221, 163-171.

• Delgado R., N. Nicodemus, R. Abad-Guamán, D. Menoyo, J. García, R. Carabaño. 2019. Effect of arginine and glutamine supplementation on performance in growing rabbits. Animal Feed Science and Technology 247, 63-73.

• Abad-Guamán R., Larrea-Dávalos J.A., Carabaño R., García J., Carro M.D. 2018. Influence of type of inoculum (ileal, caecal and faecal) on the in vitro fermentation of different sources of carbohydrates in rabbits. World Rabbit Science 26, 227-240..

• Ocasio-Vega C., R. Abad-Guamán, R. Delgado, R. Carabaño, M.D. Carro, J. García. 2018. Effect of cellobiose supplementation and dietary soluble fibre content on in vitro caecal fermentation of carbohydrate-rich substrates in rabbits. Archives of Animal Nutrition 72, 221-238.

• Ocasio-Vega C., R. Delgado, R. Abad-Guamán, R. Carabaño, M.D. Carro, D. Menoyo, J. García. 2018. The effect of cellobiose on the health status of growing rabbits depends on the dietary level of soluble fiber. Journal of Animal Science 96, 1806-1817.

• Delgado R., R. Abad-Guamán, N. Nicodemus, M.J. Villamide, N. Ruiz, R. Carabaño, D. Menoyo, J. García. 2018. Effect of level of soluble fiber and n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio on performance of rabbit does and their litters. Journal of Animal Science 96, 1084-1100.

• Delgado R., N. Nicodemus, R. Abad-Guamán, J. Sastre, D. Menoyo, R. Carabaño, J. García. 2018. Effect of dietary soluble fibre and n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio on growth performance and nitrogen and energy retention efficiency in growing rabbits. Animal Feed Science and Technology 239, 44-54.

• Ocasio-Vega C., R. Abad-Guamán, R. Delgado, R. Carabaño, M.D. Carro, J. García. 2018. In vitro caecal fermentation of carbohydrate-rich feedstuffs in rabbits as affected by substrate pre-digestion and donors´ diet. World Rabbit Science 26,15-25.

• Delgado R., R. Abad-Guamán, E. De la Mata, D. Menoyo, N. Nicodemus J. García, R. Carabaño. 2017. Effect of dietary supplementation with arginine and glutamine on the performance of rabbit does and their litters during the first three lactations. Animal Feed Science and Technology 227, 84-94.

• Kühn, G., K. Pallauf, J. García, J. Segura, I. Ipharaguerre, A. Mereu, I. Stubhaug, W. Koppe, G. Rimbach, D. Menoyo. 2016. Effect of diets low in fish oil and supplemented with chlorogenic acid on fatty acid composition and lipid metabolism in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Aquaculture Nutrition 23, 730-740.

• Abad-Guamán, R., R. Carabaño, M. S. Gómez-Conde, J. García. 2015. Effect of type of fiber, site of fermentation, and method of analysis on digestibility of soluble and insoluble fiber in rabbits. Journal of Animal Science 93: 2860-2871.

• Abad, R., M. A. Ibáñez, R. Carabaño, J. García. 2013. Quantification of soluble fibre in feedstuffs for rabbits and evaluation of the interference between the determinations of soluble fibre and intestinal mucin. Animal Feed Science and Technology 182: 61-70.

• Trocino, A., J. García, R. Carabaño, G. Xiccato. 2013. A meta-analysis on the role of soluble fibre in diets for growing rabbits. World Rabbit Science 21: 1-15.

• Jimenez-Moreno, E., M. Frikha, A. de Coca-Sinova, J. García, G. G. Mateos. 2013. Oat hulls and sugar beet pulp in diets for broilers 1. Effects on growth performance and nutrient digestibility. Animal Feed Science and Technology 182: 33-43.

• Nicodemus N., Redondo R., Pérez-Alba L., Carabaño R., De Blas C., García J. 2010. Effect of level of fibre and type of grinding on the performance of rabbit does and their litters during the first three lactations. Livestock Science 129: 186-193.

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• Agricultural Engineering (1992. UPM) and PhD in Animal Science (1997. UPM).
• Professor in Animal Production since 1996 at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
• Teaching: Animal nutrition, Dairy milk production, Experimental design and statistical analysis in animal production.
• Research profile: Animal nutrition.
  
  • Feed evaluation, new nutritional requirements (level and type of fibre, aminoacids), nutrition and intestinal health.
  • Main responsible of two national research projects in competitive calls (2011, 2015. Ministerio de Economía) and participant in other 16 national projects and 15 contracts with private companies.
  • Publications: 50 SCI papers SCI (h = 21), 140 communications/conferences in congress, co-author of two chapters in the 3rd edition of 'Nutrition of the rabbit', and other 29 scientific-technical publications.
  • Editor/reviewer of 2/9 scientific SCI journals.
• Other activities:
  • President of the Spanish Association of Rabbit Science (2012-16).
  • Vicepresident of the World Rabbit Science Association (2013-17).
  • Project evaluator for the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva.
  • Secretary of the Fundación Española para el Desarrollo de la Nutrición Animal (FEDNA).
  • Secretary of the Department of Animal Production (2009-2014).