Research topics

The research activities of the Animal Production unit are focused on the following topics:

  • research in innovative rearing techniques in equids aiming to improve production and guarantee animal welfare.
  • researching innovative processes and products for improving quality of food of animal origin (milk and meat).
  • farm animal welfare (bovine, ovine, caprine, swine, equine) in relation to farm facilities and micro-environmental conditions.
  • chemical, nutritional, nutraceutical, sensory evaluation of food of animal origin (milk and meat, and related processed food).
  • employing of genetic markers aiming to improve physical and sensory traits in beef cattle.
  • Use of genomic tools for the characterization and management of biodiversity
  • testing functional additives in fattening fish diet and its effect on stress and product qualitative traits.
  • nutritional evaluation of animal foods. The influence of feeding on in vivo performance of farm animals and on the qualitative/quantitative characteristics of their products.
  • Wild boar management: population containment and quality of short supply chain productions (animal welfare, slaughter management, chemical-physical and quality characterization of meat, packaging, and aging)
  • Use of co-products and waste products of vegetable processing in animal feeding: effects on rumination and greenhouse gas production, on productive performance and product quality.
  • characterization of the quality of sheep's wool and its genetic basis.
  • management and definition of biological indicators on the well-being of farmed fish species.
  • Research on reproduction of Paracentrotus lividus aimed at restocking
pubblicato il 28/06/2016 ultima modifica 04/10/2024

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