**Author details**

Carmen Nóbrega1,2\*, Maria Aires Pereira1,3, Catarina Coelho1,2,4, Isabel Brás5,6, Ana Cristina Mega1,2, Carla Santos1,7, Fernando Esteves1,7, Rita Cruz1,7, Ana I. Faustino-Rocha2,8,9, Paula A. Oliveira2,10, João Mesquita11,12 and Helena Vala1,2

1 Agrarian School of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

2 Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

3 Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT), New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

4 Animal and Veterinary Research Center (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

5 Superior School of Technology and Management of Viseu, Campus Polytechnic of Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

6 Centre for Research in Digital Services (CISeD), Polytechnique Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

7 Center of Studies in Education, Technologies and Health (CIDETS), Institute Polythecnic of Viseu, Portugal

8 Comprehensive Health Research Center, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal

9 Department of Zootechnics, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal

10 Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

11 Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

12 Public Health Institute (ISPUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

\*Address all correspondence to: cnobrega@esav.ipv.pt

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*Virtual Physiology: A Tool for the 21st Century DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99671*
