A5006454385- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Gut microbiota and health
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Animal health and immunology
- Textile materials and evaluations
- QR Code Applications and Technologies
- Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation
University of Milan
2015-2024
Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia
2007
The aim of the study was to evaluate use three by-products as growing substrates for Hermetia illucens (Black Soldier Fly (BSF)) larvae: okara, maize distiller, brewer's grains, and a control hen diet. focused on larval growth bioconversion performance, production methane by larvae environmental burden production, using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) lab scale. Chemical composition differed: okara had highest crude protein ether extract contents, while grains showed fiber content. Larvae fed...
The aim of the study was to investigate effects season, cow cleanliness and milking routine on bacterial somatic cell counts bulk tank milk. A total 22 dairy farms in Lombardy (Italy) were visited three times a year different seasons. During each visit, samples milk taken for counts; swabs from teat surface group cows collected after cleaning before milking. Cow assessed by scoring udder, flanks legs all using 4-point scale system. Season affected with significantly higher percentage...
Agriculture and animal husbandry are important contributors to global emissions of greenhouse (GHG) acidifying gases. Moreover, they contribute water pollution consumption non-renewable natural resources such as land energy. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology allows evaluation the environmental impact a process from production inputs final product assess simultaneously several categories among which GHG emissions, acidification, eutrophication, use energy use. main purpose this...
The aim of the study was to describe characteristics cleaning procedures for milking equipment applied in intensive dairy farms Lombardy (Italy) and their relationships with bacterial count bulk milk hygienic condition machine components. A group 22 visited twice (winter summer) order collect tank post-rinse water samples swabs from liners receiver. Samples were analysed determine: standard plate (SPC), laboratory pasteurization (LPC), psychrotrophic bacteria (PBC), coliform (CC) Escherichia...
The rising global demand for animal products and the growing public concerns about environment welfare require dairy farms to improve their efficiency apply more sustainable farming systems. Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) could represent a valuable support in addressing these challenges. In recent years, have been modernising introducing new sensors automatic systems managing herd. However, diffusion of technologies Italian is still limited farmers are reluctant invest precision aim study...
One popular methodology for assessing the environmental impact of livestock sector is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), that quantifies a product. Ecological Footprint (EF) performs an sustainability assessment, by comparing demand natural capital economic activity with offer such within certain territory. The aim study was comparison between LCA and EF in performances milk production, assuming as case three cattle farms increasing levels production intensity. Different metrics functional units...
BACKGROUND Anaerobic spore-forming bacteria (ASFB) in milk derive from the farm environment, and use of silages management practices are main responsible ASFB contamination. The aim this study was to evaluate relationships between feeding, milking routine cow hygiene Grana Padano cheese (produced with without lysozyme) RESULTS involved 23 dairy farms. corn silage were on average 2.34 ± 0.87 log10 MPN g−1. For grass, Italian ryegrass alfalfa, (log10 g−1) numerically higher for (3.22) than...
A large-scale survey was conducted on 173 dairy goat farms in Northern Italy to provide an updated view farm management practices and investigate relations among factors, herd traits milk yield quality with particular focus somatic cell count (SCC) fat/protein reversion syndrome. Monthly individual analyses (fat, protein lactose percentages, SCC) bulk tank standard plate (SPC), urea casein) from 91 out of the were collected for a year. Farming systems showed wide variability characterised by...
Grana Padano (GP) and Parmigiano Reggiano (PR) are the two most important Italian PDO cheeses. To improve environmental sustainability of their production, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was completed on 84 dairy farms located in province Mantova (Northern Italy). In particular, 33 delivered milk for GP whereas 51 to dairies PR production. farms, maize silage represented 33.7% total farmland alfalfa 28.1%. While 63.6% farmland. Fat Protein Corrected Milk (FPCM) Dairy Efficiency (DE,...