A5087255635- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Food Quality and Safety Studies
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
University of Florence
2017-2024
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2018
A potential use of pasture-based systems requires an efficient grazing management strategy. Thanks to the Virtual Fencing (VF) physical fences are replaced by virtual ones and, when animals approach boundaries, they receive a paired stimulus: audio cue followed low electrical pulse if cross over fences. This study aims i) evaluate animal's ability learn, and then respond positively, VF ii) VFs' efficiency manage herd within areas virtually delimitated; iii) assess chronic stress related VF,...
Abstract Physical and chemical changes in Toscano ham lean were evaluated according to three different seasoning time (14, 16 18 months). Moreover, on Semimembranosus muscle, the volatile profile at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 14, months of was determined by SPME–GC–MS. Eventually, a quantitative-descriptive sensory evaluation performed. Longer times led decrease Chroma Biceps femoris , also protein proteolysis index decreased as increased. A total 97 compounds (VOCs) belonging seven families (29...
The most beneficial omega-3 PUFAs to human health, EPA and DHA fatty acids, are typically present in fish products, but extraneous meat. Therefore, Cinta Senese pork burgers were added with microencapsulated (M) bulk oil (F) subjected three storage conditions: no (T0), chilled (T5) frozen (T30). physico-chemical sensory attributes of raw cooked investigated. After cooking, better preserved M than F samples, which showed the highest TBAR values at T0 T5, while samples presented scores similar...
Abstract The fatty acids profile has been playing a decisive role in recent years, thanks to technological, sensory and health demands from producers consumers. application of NIRS technique on fat tissues, could lead more efficient, practical, economical the quality control. study aim was assess accuracy Fourier Transformed Near Infrared Spectroscopy determine composition 12 European local pig breeds. A total 439 spectra backfat were collected both intact minced tissue then analyzed using...
Virtual Fencing (VF) can be a helpful technology in managing herds pasture-based systems. In VF systems, animals wear collar using global positioning, and physical boundaries are replaced by virtual ones. The Nofence (Nofence AS, Batnfjordsøra, Norway) collars used this study emit an acoustic warning when animal approaches the boundaries, followed aversive electrical pulse if does not return to defined area. stimuli sequence is repeated up three times continues walk forward. Although it has...
In Cinta Senese meat, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) only consists in the 10-11% of total fat. Moreover, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic are not present pork but they very abundant fish products. order to enhance burgers healthiness, microencapsulated (M) bulk oil (F) were added. The divided three groups underwent different storage conditions: no (T0), chilled (T5) frozen (T30). Fatty acid profile lipid oxidation enriched investigated after cooking. M showed significantly higher...
In lean genotypes, protein restriction during growing increases intramuscular fat content without affecting the overall carcass fatness. The present study aims to assess feasibility of applying this feeding management on an obese pig, Cinta Senese, since genotypes are characterized by great lipogenic potential often leading excessively high backfat deposits. Twenty pigs average weight 38 kg, were divided in two groups, first group was fed a restricted diet (9% crude protein), while second...
Il contenuto di acidi grassi polinsaturi (PUFA) della carne suina razza Cinta Senese è solo del 10-11% rispetto al grasso totale. Inoltre, gli eicosapentaenoico e docosaesaenoico non sono presenti nella suina, mentre molto abbandonati nei prodotti a base pesce. Quindi, si addizionato olio pesce deodorizzato, o tal quale (F) previa microencapsulazione (M), hamburger Senese, fine migliorarne la salubrità. Gli stati divisi in tre gruppi sottoposti diverse condizioni conservazione: nessuna...
Cinta Senese is characterized by slow growth rates, which implies different nutritional requirements compared to major pig breeds. Four crude protein levels (120, 140, 160 and 180 g/kg on as-fed basis, denoted as CP12, CP14, CP16 CP18) were tested assess the optimal of pigs during growing phase. The in vivo performance, slaughtering traits nitrogen balance evaluated using individual pens metabolic crates. Increasing level feed lowered average daily gain (from 0.76 0.71 kg/d), final weight...
Abstract Extensive and semi-extensive production based on local swine breeds such as Majorcan Black Pig, Cinta Senese, Gascon, Krškopolje Turopolje is becoming extremely rare the verge of disappearing in Europe. In this context, main aim study was to assess potential feasibility marketing strategies act guidelines for stakeholders along supply chain create improve added value match market demands. The sustainability five systems evaluated together with 60 representing breeds, using a World...
Submitted 2020-07-03 | Accepted 2020-09-09 Available 2020-12-01 https://doi.org/10.15414/afz.2020.23.mi-fpap.167-173 Global warming is already affecting several areas and a further increase of 1.5°C expected by 2050. Dairy cattle are particularly sensitive to high temperature. So, the aim this study was examine effect temperature-humidity index (THI) on milk traits, considering changes climatic parameters in different seasons from 2010 2018. The conducted 3 farms located hilly-mountainous...
During ham processing the action of endogenous proteolytic and lipolytic enzymes leads to development volatile compounds (VOCs) responsible typical aromas. Protected Designation Origin (PDO) Toscano requires at least 12 months ripening but extended seasoning might improve flavor economic value. This study aimed assessing evolution color, fatty acids, VOCs profile in subcutaneous fat, and, among VOCs, identifying possible markers characterizing different length. For this purpose, a reduced...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect two different feeding managements on growth performance, carcass, and meat traits 40 pigs: 20 Cinta Senese pure breed (CS) Large White x (LWxCS) crossbred pigs. Twenty barrows (10 CS 10 LWxCS) were reared outdoor in a rotational pasture system according farm forage chain; pigs supplemented with concentrate when needed (P); twenty placed into fence as control feed only (F). All slaughtered at 154 kg live weight, average. Carcass dissected...
Soybean meal is the most important protein source in beef cattle feeding. The research of alternative sources to replace soy use, avoiding negative effects on vivo performance and product's quality, an issue. In this context, cardoon represents a non-OGM resilient crop that can be cultivated marginal lands for extracting its seed oil (utilized biodiesel biodegradable bioplastic production) whose residual from could suitable by-product animal feeding, due fairly high content. aim study was...
Le tradizionali analisi chimiche dei prodotti stagionati richiedono tempo e sono costose spesso distruttive. La spettroscopia NIRs ha il vantaggio di essere rapida esecuzione, semplice, poco costosa ed la capacità determinare un grande numero parametri simultaneamente su campioni. Lo scopo questo lavoro è quello stimare predittiva della tecnologia FT-NIRs composizione chimica suino. Sono stati campionati duecentodue (43 "Cuore spalla", 26 Prosciutto Toscano 33 "Capocollo) state determinate...