Search Results - "da Borso, Francesco"
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Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Dairy Farms Rearing the Italian Simmental Dual-Purpose Breed
Published in Animals (Basel) (13-02-2020)“…This study aimed to assess the environmental footprint of dairy farms rearing a dual-purpose breed, and to evaluate, through alternative scenario analyses, the…”
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Dry anaerobic digestion of cow manure and agricultural products in a full-scale plant: Efficiency and comparison with wet fermentation
Published in Waste management (Elmsford) (01-01-2018)“…•The first full-scale, agricultural dry fermentation plant of Italy was monitored.•Recirculation rate, leachate, biogas and energy production were…”
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Exploitation of Mowed Grass from Green Areas by Means of Anaerobic Digestion: Effects of Grass Conservation Methods (Drying and Ensiling) on Biogas and Biomethane Yield
Published in Energies (Basel) (22-08-2019)“…Grass from landscape management or from agricultural practices is currently destined mainly for composting, with the production of a valuable product; however,…”
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Biogas from Fresh Spring and Summer Grass: Effect of the Harvesting Period
Published in Energies (Basel) (01-06-2018)“…Yard trimmings, landscape management and agricultural practices determine the collection of biomass currently destined mainly to the production of a valuable…”
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Analysis of Management, Labor and Economics of Milking Systems in Intensive Goat Farms
Published in Agriculture (Basel) (04-04-2022)“…Dairy goat farms are growing in the world, but their technological level and, particularly, milking equipment are less developed than those of dairy cow farms…”
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Biomethane Potential of Sludges from a Brackish Water Fish Hatchery
Published in Applied sciences (01-01-2021)“…The development of intensive aquaculture is facing the challenge of the sustainable management of effluents. The reproductive sectors (i.e., hatcheries) mainly…”
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Influence of automatic feeding systems on design and management of dairy farms
Published in Journal of agricultural engineering (Pisa, Italy) (01-01-2017)“…During the last decades, many dairy farmers have actively advanced their farms toward automation. Automatic concentrate dispensers and automatic milking…”
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Applying a Mathematical Model to Compare, Choose, and Optimize the Management and Economics of Milking Parlors in Dairy Farms
Published in Agriculture (Basel) (01-10-2020)“…Dairy farms are growing in several areas of the world, with consequent need for a modernization of milking equipment. The objective of this research is to…”
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Performances of Conventional and Hybrid Fixed Bed Anaerobic Reactors for the Treatment of Aquaculture Sludge
Published in Bioengineering (Basel) (27-06-2020)“…Aquaculture fish production is experiencing an increasing trend worldwide and determines environmental concerns mainly related to the emission of pollutants…”
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Heat stress and feeding behaviour of dairy cows in late lactation
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2021)“…Heat stress is one of the most important problems that dairy cows have to face and the use of cooling systems is becoming more and more important. The first…”
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Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from slatted dairy barn floors cleaned by robotic scrapers
Published in Research in Agricultural Engineering (Praha) (2018)“…The design of animal housing and manure management systems are key factors in livestock farming. Frequent removal methods, in fact, allow for the reduction of…”
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Nitrogen Budget of Short Rotation Forests Amended with Digestate in Highly Permeable Soils
Published in Applied sciences (01-10-2019)“…Bioenergy crops are a promising option for integrating fossil fuels and achieving European environmental targets. Among these, Short Rotation Forestry (SRF)…”
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Noxious gases in rabbit housing systems: effects of cross and longitudinal ventilation
Published in Journal of agricultural engineering (Pisa, Italy) (15-12-2016)“…Animal welfare is a matter of increasing interest due to ethical and economical worries regarding animal rights and the sustainability of meat production…”
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Reduction of odorous compounds emissions from swine slurry by electrolytic treatments and copper addition
Published in Journal of agricultural engineering (Pisa, Italy) (17-02-2017)“…Swine livestock farms represent potential sources of emissions of gaseous compounds and odors in relation to slurry management, manure treatment, and…”
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Microbiological Aspects of Humid Husk Composting
Published in Journal of environmental science and health. Part B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes (01-09-2003)“…The feasibility of composting as disposal practice of husk mixed with olive mill wastewaters (OMW) was studied in the present research. The process was…”
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Ensilage suitability and bio-methane yield of Arundo donax and Miscanthus×giganteus
Published in Industrial crops and products (01-01-2017)“…•Both perennial species showed higher biomass yield than maize in northern Italy.•Suitability for ensilage of both perennial species, especially at fall…”
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Effect of Heat Stress on Dairy Cow Performance and on Expression of Protein Metabolism Genes in Mammary Cells
Published in Animals (Basel) (01-11-2020)“…The aim of this study was to assess the effect of heat stress on dairy cow performance and on the expression of selected genes involved in milk protein…”
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