A5067125276- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal health and immunology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Health
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Digestive system and related health
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Paraoxonase enzyme and polymorphisms
- IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2013-2025
University of the Sacred Heart
2023
Technical University of Munich
2022
Klinikum rechts der Isar
2022
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione
2010-2011
Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia
2009
University of California, Santa Cruz
2008
Acute acidosis was induced in sheep, and gastrointestinal permeability assessed by using lactulose as a marker. Metabolism evaluated monitoring blood metabolites. Four rams (72.5 ± 4.6 kg BW) were used 2 × changeover design experiment. The experimental period lasted 96 h from –24 to 72 h. After 24 of fasting (from 0 h) for both controls acidosis-induced (ACID), 0.5 wheat flour orally dosed at 12 the ACID, while basal diet (grass hay, ad libitum) restored control. At h, solution (30 g 200 mL...
Twelve cows were experimentally infected in two quarters with 1 × 10 4 cfu Escherichia coli per quarter and six infused 500 μg endotoxin into quarters. Six intramammarily Esch. treated intravenously a bactericidal antibiotic h after infection subcutaneously 20 later. Blood milk samples collected from all at regular time intervals. Milk production decreased more rapidly, but was less pronounced, infusion than during mastitis. The losses the non-inflamed negligible mastitis, substantial...
To verify the potential relevance of proinflammatory cytokine (PIC) with periparturient health problems and performances, changes plasma interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been investigated in 21 Holstein-Friesian cows from 35 d before to 28 after parturition. The overall PIC concentration was higher during late pregnancy compared first month lactation, but showed a high variability among cows. Therefore, were retrospectively divided 3 groups according values area under...
Ruminant production has been an essential part of human activities worldwide since ancient times. The expected increase in world population and per capita income, with the amount prevalence animal products diet, urbanisation, a concentration urban areas losses supply chain, growing concern over environmental impact farming require long-term global strategy for more intensive sustainable ruminant production. Therefore, solutions to high-quality origin, without harming health, welfare,...
Stress factors are so numerous and diverse in their strength duration that the consequences on animal welfare can be quite varied. The first important distinction concerns characterization of acute chronic stress conditions. Acute is a short-lived negative situation allows quick complete recovery physiological balance (adaptation), while long lasting condition from which subject cannot fully recover (maladaptation). In latter case, direct effects (heat, low energy, anxiety, suffering etc.),...
Speaking in terms of the general relationship between nutrition and reproduction, many different aspects are more or less involved depending on geographical areas, species, production systems, technological levels etc. There deficiency conditions: energy, proteins, vitamins minerals; but also some excesses (namely protein few minerals) toxic substances such as micotoxins plant compounds (i.e. phyto-oestrogens). Their relevance is intensive systems for better feeds relative easiness to create...
Animal welfare is an important social construct showing that humans recognise the sentient nature of animals and manage them accordingly; however, because concept differs depending on individual perceptions acceptability different practices appropriate endpoint measurements, objective evaluation animal’s state challenging. A good level welfare, not achieved merely by absence difficulties (e.g. pain, injury, disease, distress) but capacity to overcome them. Production-oriented (utilitarian)...
Abstract Enhancing longevity by reducing involuntary culling and consequently increasing productive life lifetime production of dairy cows is not only a strategy to improve farm's profit, but also related improved animal welfare. High rates in are currently attributed fertility problems, mastitis locomotive disorders. Disease incidence high particular the early-lactation period. The disease early lactation has been metabolic stress priority for inability cow adapt effectively new lactation....
Good health is essential for good performance and the welfare of dairy cows, nutrition an important component health. Health influenced by interaction between innate adaptive components immune system other factors, such as local systemic inflammatory response, which can sometimes be more harmful than useful. Therefore, particularly those in periparturient period, it to avoid, or reduce much possible, any kind infectious, parasitic metabolic disease associated inflammation. Such inflammation...
Many apparently healthy cows show marked inflammatory conditions around calving, associated with endocrine and metabolic changes. To prevent the above conditions, a low-dose, oral interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment was carried out on periparturient, multiparous dairy cows. In first trial, 10 received IU of IFN-alpha/kg BW daily during last 2 wk pregnancy. second 4 0.5 until d 5 lactation. both trials, homogenous group untreated used as control. All were monitored, month before after for...
This paper reports the results of a study that aimed to assess whether liver functionality defined by activity index (LAI) is associated with inflammatory and immune parameters in blood milk. LAI an including average levels albumin, lipoproteins retinol-binding protein measured three times first month lactation (at 5, 15 30 days milk). The aim was relationship this udder status as means identifying early possible cows at risk disease. research carried out using 10 multiparous...
Using published dairy cattle liver transcriptomics dataset along with novel blood biomarkers of function, metabolism, and inflammation we have attempted an integrative systems biology approach applying the classical functional enrichment analysis using DAVID, a newly-developed Dynamic Impact Approach (DIA), upstream gene network Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Transcriptome data was generated from experiments evaluating impact prepartal plane energy intake [overfed (OF) or restricted (RE)]...