Search Results - "A. Di Francia"

Effect of group size and maize silage dietary levels on behaviour, health, carcass and meat quality of Mediterranean buffaloes by Masucci, F., De Rosa, G., Barone, C. M. A., Napolitano, F., Grasso, F., Uzun, P., Di Francia, A.

“…The effects of different dietary levels of maize silage (10% v. 36% DM) and group size (7 v. 14 animals) were assessed on growth performance and in vivo…”
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Replacing maize silage with hydroponic barley forage in lactating water buffalo diet: Impact on milk yield and composition, water and energy footprint, and economics by Masucci, F., Serrapica, F., Cutrignelli, M.I., Sabia, E., Balivo, A., Di Francia, A.

“…This study investigated the feasibility of integrating hydroponic barley forage (HBF) production into dairy ruminant production, focusing on its effect on milk…”
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The inclusion of fresh forage in the lactating buffalo diet affects fatty acid and sensory profile of mozzarella cheese by Uzun, P, Masucci, F, Serrapica, F, Napolitano, F, Braghieri, A, Romano, R, Manzo, N, Esposito, G, Di Francia, A

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effect of inclusion of fresh forage in diet for lactating buffalo on properties of mozzarella cheese under intensive…”
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Hay or silage? How the forage preservation method changes the volatile compounds and sensory properties of Caciocavallo cheese by Serrapica, F, Uzun, P, Masucci, F, Napolitano, F, Braghieri, A, Genovese, A, Sacchi, R, Romano, R, Barone, C M A, Di Francia, A

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the forage preservation method (silage vs. hay) on volatile compounds and sensory properties of a…”
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Effects of an automatic milking system on milk yield and quality of Mediterranean buffaloes by Sannino, M, Faugno, S, Crimaldi, M, Di Francia, A, Ardito, L, Serrapica, F, Masucci, F

“…A study was carried out to evaluate the effects of an automatic milking system (AMS) on milk yield and composition of buffalo (Mediterranean-type Bubalus…”
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Fatty acid and sensory profiles of Caciocavallo cheese as affected by management system by Esposito, G, Masucci, F, Napolitano, F, Braghieri, A, Romano, R, Manzo, N, Di Francia, A

“…The effect of season of the year associated with changes in feeding and management system (pasture-based vs. confinement) on milk and cheese fatty acid profile…”
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Effect of Lupinus albus as protein supplement on yield, constituents, clotting properties and fatty acid composition in ewes’ milk by Masucci, F., Francia, A. Di, Romano, R., Serracapriola, M.T. Maresca di, Lambiase, G., Varricchio, M.L., Proto, V.

“…The effect of feeding lupin seeds ( Lupinus albus L.) as an alternative protein source in ewe diets was investigated. Two groups of 18 Sarda ewes were fed two…”
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Estimation of the methane emission factor for the Italian Mediterranean buffalo by Cóndor, R. D., Valli, L., De Rosa, G., Di Francia, A., De Lauretis, R.

“…In order to contribute to the improvement of the national greenhouse gas emission inventory, this work aimed at estimating a country-specific enteric methane…”
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Behavior and milk production of buffalo cows as affected by housing system by De Rosa, G, Grasso, F, Braghieri, A, Bilancione, A, Di Francia, A, Napolitano, F

“…To verify the effect of 2 housing systems (with and without a pool and an ample outdoor lot) on behavior and milk yield, 45 lactating buffalo cows were…”
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Short communication: Translational efficiency of casein transcripts in Mediterranean river buffalo by Cosenza, G, Pauciullo, A, Coletta, A, Di Francia, A, Feligini, M, Gallo, D, Di Berardino, D, Ramunno, L

“…Buffalo milk is characterized by the presence of all 4 casein fractions (α(S1), β, α(S2), and κ) encoded by the 4 tightly linked autosomal genes (CSN1S1, CSN2,…”
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Effects of Aspergillus oryzae extract and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on intake, body weight gain and digestibility in buffalo calves by Di Francia, A., Masucci, F., De Rosa, G., Varricchio, M.L., Proto, V.

“…An Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture product were added to a pelleted calf starter, respectively, at 6.0 and 26…”
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Fatty acid composition of Mediterranean buffalo milk fat by Varricchio, M. L., Di Francia, A., Masucci, F., Romano, R., Proto, V.

“…The purpose of this research was to investigate the variation in fatty acid composition of milk fat from four buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) herds under different…”
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Nutritional factors influencing milk urea in buffaloes by V. Proto, F. Gioffré, M.T. Maresca di Serracapriola, F. Masucci, A. Di Francia

“…Urea is the primary form in which N is excreted in ruminants. Milk urea (MU) content was introduced as a means to monitor the efficiency of protein utilisation…”
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Nutritional factors influencing milk urea in buffaloes by Di Francia, A. (Naples Univ., Portici (Italy). Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti), Masucci, F. (Naples Univ., Portici (Italy). Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti), Maresca di Serracapriola, M.T. (Naples Univ., Portici (Italy). Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti), Gioffré, F. (Naples Univ., Portici (Italy). Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti), Proto, V. (Naples Univ., Portici (Italy). Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti)

“…[In this research, the effect of some nutrition factors on milk urea content was evaluated in domestic buffalo species. A survey was carried out on nine…”
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Effects of different fertilizers on quantity and quality of silage corn by Donatiello, S., Fagnano, M., Di Francia, A.

“…Different fertilizers, ammonia sulfate and urea (MIN), Fertil 12.5 (ORG) and Azoslow (ORG-MIN) were compared in a silage corn crop. Total biomass yield was…”
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Effect of Pisum sativum as protein supplement on buffalo milk production by Di Francia, A., De Rosa, G., Masucci, F., Romano, R., Borriello, I., Grassi, C.

“…A study was carried out at an organic buffalo dairy farm in order to investigate the effect of feeding protein peas (Pisum sativum L.) as an alternative…”
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Feeding management and milk production in organic and conventional buffalo farms by Di Francia, A., Masucci, F., De Rosa, G., Grasso, F., Proto, V.

“…The feeding management, milk yield and milk composition were investigated in two adjacent buffalo farms, one organic certified (on average, 220 lactating…”
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Effect of Enterococcus faecium SF68 on growth performance and in vivo digestibility in buffalo calves by Di Francia, A., Masucci, F., Varricchio, M.L., Bilancione, A., Proto, V.

“…The effect of dietary supplementation with Enterococcus faecium strain SF68 on growth performance, faecal consistency and in vivo digestibility in buffalo…”
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Automatic Milking System Occupation Rate Analysis and Optimization Applied to Mediterranean Buffaloes by M. Sannino, S. Faugno, M. Crimaldi, L. Ardito, A. Di Francia, F. Masucci

“…The Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) are well studied in dairy cows applications, but not on Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Though, a few applications to the…”
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GRADUATES JOB MOBILITY: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS by Bacci, Silvia, Di Francia, Angelo, Chiandotto, Bruno, Ghiselli, Silvia

“…As part of the analysis of the external effectiveness of university education, a special area of attention is represented by graduates’ mobility for…”
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