A5075329134- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Plant and animal studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini"
2014-2025
University of Parma
2024
A feeding study was carried out to investigate the kinetics in cow milk of 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), 12 dioxin-like biphenyls (DL-PCBs), 6 non-dioxin-like PCBs (NDL-PCBs) regulated by European (EU) legislation. fortified ration (ΣPCDD/Fs DL-PCBs: 24.68 ng TEQ/day/cow; ΣNDL-PCBs: 163.99 μg/day/cow) given animals for 49 days, followed 42 days on clean feed. EU maximum limit TEQPCDD/F+DL-PCB exceeded after 1 week exposure, while ΣNDL-PCBs, 5 weeks. Milk...
The concept of animal welfare (AW) has many meanings. Traditionally, AW been considered as freedom from disease and suffering. Nowadays, growing attention goes to the “positive welfare” (PAW), which can be interpreted within quality life (QoL), thinking about a “balance positives over negatives” “life worth living”. In this vision, where QoL represents continuum between negatives, Italian National Reference Centre for Animal Welfare (CReNBA), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della...
Antimicrobial use (AMU) in the livestock sector is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance. Italian beef industry strongly relies on import young cattle from France, which are commingled sorting facilities before transportation to Italy. Both commingling and stressors for animals lead higher risk bovine respiratory disease (BRD), turn increases AMU. This study aimed investigate how timing first BRD vaccination different target pathogens affect AMU performance Charolais imported France...
The growing sensitivity of consumers about animal welfare and the awareness its impact on food security safety recently influenced international policies law scenario. To response to these needs, in 2018, Italian Ministry Health commissioned development a system named ClassyFarm able categorizes level risk arising from farm welfare. experts involved project provided specific checklists analyze different species housing system. developed measurement protocols consist both resource-based...
ClassyFarm is a new IT system of the Italian Ministry Health for risk categorization livestock farms in relation to four areas: animal welfare, biosecurity, antimicrobial usage and resistance. Within ClassyFarm, on-farm welfare measurement carried out using protocols based on both resource-based indicators animal-based indicators. The aim this study was develop protocol apiary. Sixteen beekeeping experts were involved into focus group discuss list indicators, previously selected by authors...
Paratuberculosis is a notable infectious disease of ruminants. Goats appear to be particularly susceptible. The survey aimed investigate the spread paratuberculosis in Italian goat farming and evaluate whether presence could influenced by welfare biosecurity deficiencies. A serological for 33 dairy farms northern Italy was conducted. Contextually, animal were assessed, using standardized protocol 36 indicators 15 which assigns each farm score from 0 (any application) 100% (full application)....
The need for animal welfare definition and assessment is increasing worldwide, several studies have been conducted to help fill the knowledge gaps regarding of cattle. However, further are needed provide valid synthetized measures evaluation. aim this study was assess status 16 Sardinian dairy cattle farms, based on developed Animal Welfare Biosecurity Evaluation checklist (AWB-EF) corresponding hematological, biochemical, electrophoretic profiles these animals. Considering AWB-EF as gold...
Contamination levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were monitored over 2018–2021 in 214 bovine milk samples from farms located two regions northern Italy (Lombardy Emilia-Romagna). The average concentrations the sum dioxin-like PCBs (0.78 ± 0.55 pg TEQ/g fat) six non-dioxin-like (6.55 2.24 ng/g largely below maximum, action limits established at European level, confirming a decreasing trend observed both locally across Europe recent years. impact contamination on chronic...
Hen eggs from farms with different production systems (organic, free range, barn, and in cage) sited two regions of Italy (Emilia-Romagna Lombardy) were collected 2017 to 2019 monitor the levels 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), 12 dioxin-like biphenyls (dl-PCBs) 6 non-dioxin-like biphenyl indicators (ndl-PCBs). Average concentrations PCDD/Fs (0.21 pg WHO(2005)-TEQ/g fat), + dl-PCBs (0.43 fat) ndl-PCBs (6.41 ng/g below maximum limits established at European level...
Abstract This research communication explores the value of routinely collected bulk tank milk quality data for estimating dairy cattle welfare at herd level. Selected parameters (somatic cell count, total bacterial urea, protein and fat contents) recorded during years 2014–2016 in 287 Italian farms were compared with animal each farm. The assessment extracted from database Reference Centre Animal Welfare (CReNBA), which includes outputs application CReNBA protocol cows, used national level...
Context European beef production is facing fresh challenges on various fronts: increasing public concern animal welfare; declining EU meat consumption; and, conversely, expected growth in global demand for meat. The Italian National Reference Centre Animal Welfare (CReNBA) has developed an assessment protocol collecting information about cattle welfare and biosecurity conditions, with the intention of better understanding needs disseminating best practices. Aims was applied Irish farms,...
Information regarding the relationship between animal welfare (AW) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in dairy cows is limited. The current study aimed to investigate this on Italian farms identify potential targets of AMU reduction. was performed at 79 housing over 15,000 during 2019. AW scored with an on-farm protocol assessing farm management staff training, systems, animal-based measures. estimated using a defined daily dose per kg biomass (DDDAit/biomass) for Italy. median score 73% (range:...
Transportation is a recurring event in farm animal's life, and it considered one of the main stressors with possible negative repercussions for both health welfare animals. The objective present study was to examine effect transportation on some blood variables 45 young bulls moved from their original farms livestock collection centre. took no more than 8 h carried out between January March 2021. Blood samples were taken before (T0), upon arrival at centre (T1), 7 days after (T2). Samples...
Several events in an animal's life are considered stressful. Among them, the most studied and significant transportation, weaning, adaptation to climate change. Moreover, other events, such as separation from dam, moving original farm another, management practices, regrouping with animals, new hierarchical conditions, represent routine conditions bovine's life, which can influence homeostasis. The purpose of this study is evaluate changes blood parameters 45 calves introduced into a...