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6. A European survey of grassland innovations captured by practice and science meetings

Author

Mairhofer, F., van den Pol-van Dasselaar, A., Höllrigl, P., Baste-Sauvaire, F., Bastiaansen-Aantjes, L. M., Bogue, F., Carlsson, A., Delaby, Luc, Delaite, B., De Kort, H., Fradin, J., Jacquet, D., Kaemena, F., Krause, A., Melis, R., Nilsdotter-Linde, N., Pascarella, L., Paszkowski, A., Peeters, A., Przepiora, A., Schiebenhöfer, N., Peratoner, G., Research Centre Laimburg, Wageningen / Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR), Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d'Agriculture (APCA), Teagasc - The Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc), Svenska Vallforeningen, Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage [Rennes] (PEGASE), AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Trame SCRL, LTO, Institut de l'élevage (IDELE), Association Wallonne de l’Elevage, Partenaires INRAE, Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Grünlandzentrum Niedersachsen/Bremen e.V., Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Italian Breeder Association, Poznan University of Life Sciences (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu) (PULS), Research centre for a Sustainable Rural Development and Ecosystem, Wielkopolska Izba Rolnicza, and Georg-August-University [Göttingen]

Subjects
innovation analysis, discussion groups, [SDV.SA.SPA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Animal production studies, grassland-related innovation, practice abstracts
Abstract

International audience; Within the Horizon 2020 thematic network Inno4Grass (www.inno4grass.eu) grassland innovations were analysed in practice and science meetings that are participatory, multi-stakeholder discussion groups. Their outcome was summarised in 115 practice abstracts (PAs) from eight countries. PAs are short summaries for practitioners containing the most important results of the activity and the main practical recommendations. In order to investigate which are the most relevant common traits characterising the innovation process in the European agricultural practice, twenty-seven descriptors of the topics addressed in the PAs were scored for presence/absence. The results were analysed by means of a Principal Component Analysis, resulting in a fairly low proportion (31.5%) of the total variation explained by the first two components. Aspects related to regional marketing are quite closely related to Component 1. The factors ‘organic farming’ and ‘animal welfare’, as well as ‘conventional farming’ and ‘machinery and tools’, were strongly related to each other. There was no obvious pattern of the data due to the agroclimatic areas but decreases in management intensity seemed to be related to the adoption of regional marketing strategies. A certain bias might be present due to partners intentionally focusing only on a specific topic.

Published
2020

8. Effect of training and methodology development on the effectiveness of discussion groups on grassland innovation

Author

Peratoner, G., Florian, C., Mairhofer, F., Baste-Sauvaire, F., Bogue, F., Carlsson, A., Czerwińska, A., Luc Delaby, Delaite, B., Kort, H., Fradin, J., Jacquet, D., Kaemena, F., Krause, A., Melis, R., Nilsdotter-Linde, N., Pascarella, L., Paszkowski, A., Peeters, A., Den Pol-Van Dasselaar, A., Research Centre Laimburg, Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d'Agriculture (APCA), Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc), Svenska Vallforeningen, Wielkopolska Izba Rolnicza, Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage [Rennes] (PEGASE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Trame Scrl, LTO, Institut de l'Elevage, AWE, Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Grünlandzentrum Niedersachsen/Bremen e.V., CNR, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Alasia Franco Vivai, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Natural Resources Human Environment and Agronomy (RHEA), Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Wageningen Livestock Research, AGROCAMPUS OUEST-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut de l'élevage (IDELE), Association Wallonne de l’Elevage, Partenaires INRAE, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), and Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)

Subjects
[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences, Innovation analysis, Discussion groups, Participatory approach, Multi-stakeholder approach, Grassland, Sciences agricoles, Agricultural sciences
Abstract

International audience; Within the framework of the Horizon 2020 thematic network Inno4Grass (www.inno4grass.eu), 55 ‘practice & science meetings’ have been carried out using a multi-stakeholder, participatory approach, in order to bridge the gap between science and practice and deliver a comprehensive analysis of grassland innovations across eight European countries. Three project phases can be distinguished: (1) common guidelines under discussion, (2) introduction and preliminary test of the guidelines, (3) additional training on the discussion process. A structured feedback on the meetings held was provided by the organisers by means of a questionnaire, including information about duration, preparatory material, participants, discussion methods and evaluation of the meetings by the organisers. This information allows computing of mean values and distribution of the most relevant variables. Only a few of them were affected by the project phase. In particular, there was an increase in the use of farm portraits and of scientific literature over the project phases. All aspects describing the success of meetings were positively assessed. This suggests that the methodology for the conduction of the practice & science meetings within Inno4Grass was already relatively well established at the beginning of the project.

Published
2019

9. Effect of training and methodology development on the effectiveness of discussion groups on grassland innovation

Author

Peratoner G., Florian C., Baste-Sauvaire F., Bogue F., Carlsson A., Czerwinska A., Delaby L., Delaite B., De Kort H., Fradin J., Jacquet D., Kaemena F., Krause A., Melis R., Nilsdotter-Linde N., Pascarella L., Paszkowski A., Peeters A., and Van den Pol-van Dasselaar A.

Subjects
Grassland, Discussion groups, Innovation Analysis, Partecipatory approach, Multi-stakeholder approach
Abstract

Within the framework of the Horizon 2020 thematic network Inno4Grass (www.inno4grass.eu), 55 'practice & science meetings' have been carried out using a multi-stakeholder, participatory approach, in order to bridge the gap between science and practice and deliver a comprehensive analysis of grassland innovations across eight European countries. Three project phases can be distinguished: (1) common guidelines under discussion, (2) introduction and preliminary test of the guidelines, (3) additional training on the discussion process. A structured feedback on the meetings held was provided by the organisers by means of a questionnaire, including information about duration, preparatory material, participants, discussion methods and evaluation of the meetings by the organisers. This information allows computing of mean values and distribution of the most relevant variables. Only a few of them were affected by the project phase. In particular, there was an increase in the use of farm portraits and of scientific literature over the project phases. All aspects describing the success of meetings were positively assessed. This suggests that the methodology for the conduction of the practice & science meetings within Inno4Grass was already relatively well established at the beginning of the project.

Published
2019

10. Education material on practical grasslandmanagement in 8 European countries

Author

Spörndly, E., Spörndly, R., Nilsdotter-Linde, N., O‘Donovan, M., Bogue, F., Pol-van Dasselaar, A. van den, Aantjes, L., Peeters, A., Parente, G., Gall, A. Le, Goliński, P., Golińska, B., Paszkowski, A., Porqueddu, C., Melis, R., Pascarella, L., Peratoner, G., Spörndly, E., Spörndly, R., Nilsdotter-Linde, N., O‘Donovan, M., Bogue, F., Pol-van Dasselaar, A. van den, Aantjes, L., Peeters, A., Parente, G., Gall, A. Le, Goliński, P., Golińska, B., Paszkowski, A., Porqueddu, C., Melis, R., Pascarella, L., and Peratoner, G.

Published
2019

11. Onderwijsmateriaal over praktisch graslandbeheer in 8 Europese landen

Author

Spörndly, E., Spörndly, R., Nilsdotter-Linde, N., O‘Donovan, M., Bogue, F., Pol-van Dasselaar, A. van den, Aantjes, L., Peeters, A., Parente, G., Gall, A. Le, Goliński, P., Golińska, B., Paszkowski, A., Porqueddu, C., Melis, R., Pascarella, L., Peratoner, G., Spörndly, E., Spörndly, R., Nilsdotter-Linde, N., O‘Donovan, M., Bogue, F., Pol-van Dasselaar, A. van den, Aantjes, L., Peeters, A., Parente, G., Gall, A. Le, Goliński, P., Golińska, B., Paszkowski, A., Porqueddu, C., Melis, R., Pascarella, L., and Peratoner, G.

Published
2019

13. Grassland-based products: quality and authentication

Author

Coppa, Mauro, Cabiddu, A., Elsasser, M., Hulin, S., Lind, V., Martin, Bruno, Mosquera-Losada, M.R., Peeters, A., Prache, Sophie, van den Pol-van Dasselaar, A., Peratoner, G., ProdInra, Archive Ouverte, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, AGRIS sardegna, Landwirtschaftliches Zentrum, Pôle Fromager AOC Massif Central, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores - UMR 1213 (UMRH), VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Crop Production Department, Escuela Politécnica superior, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela [Spain] (USC ), RHEA, Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR), Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Laimburg, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research ( NIBIO ), Unité Mixte de Recherches sur les Herbivores ( UMR 1213 Herbivores ), VetAgro Sup ( VAS ) -AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Wageningen University and Research Center ( WUR ), Unité Mixte de Recherches sur les Herbivores - UMR 1213 (UMRH), VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), and Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR)

Subjects
safety, viande, Animal Nutrition, [ SDV ] Life Sciences [q-bio], quality trait, dairy products, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], sécurité, Diervoeding, quality traits, produit laitier, [SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio], pratique de gestion, meat, dairy product, Life Science, quality traits, safety, dairy products, meat, management practice, management practice
Abstract

There is increased consumer demand for food products with a perceived positive image. Product quality can be assessed in terms of food safety, nutritional composition, technological and sensory characteristics and ethics. In order to summarise the current knowledge linking quality traits and management practices, a literature review was performed in relation to seven types of management practice: four concerning animal feeding, one concerning breeds and two concerning ethical aspects of the production, and information is presented as seven tables. Literature on use of authentication and traceability for marketed grassland-based products is summarised in a further five tables. Scientific evidence of the differentiation of grassland-based products is currently consolidating, but some practices lead to uncertain results and deserve further research. Authentication is possible but is used to a relatively small extent because of high costs or the lack of analytical techniques suitable for routine use. Marketing appears to be successful without authentication, but this may lead to product counterfeiting. Research and development should be targeted to find viable low-cost solutions to introduce authentication practices to safeguard the added value of grassland-based products and ensure fair remuneration for producers.

Published
2017

16. Grassland-based products: quality and authentication

Author

Coppa, M., Cabiddu, A., Elsässer, M., Hulin, S., Lind, V., Martin, B., Mosquera-Losada, M.R., Peeters, A., Prache, S., van den Pol, A., Peratoner, G., Coppa, M., Cabiddu, A., Elsässer, M., Hulin, S., Lind, V., Martin, B., Mosquera-Losada, M.R., Peeters, A., Prache, S., van den Pol, A., and Peratoner, G.

Abstract

There is increased consumer demand for food products with a perceived positive image. Product quality can be assessed in terms of food safety, nutritional composition, technological and sensory characteristics and ethics. In order to summarise the current knowledge linking quality traits and management practices, a literature review was performed in relation to seven types of management practice: four concerning animal feeding, one concerning breeds and two concerning ethical aspects of the production, and information is presented as seven tables. Literature on use of authentication and traceability for marketed grassland-based products is summarised in a further five tables. Scientific evidence of the differentiation of grassland-based products is currently consolidating, but some practices lead to uncertain results and deserve further research. Authentication is possible but is used to a relatively small extent because of high costs or the lack of analytical techniques suitable for routine use. Marketing appears to be successful without authentication, but this may lead to product counterfeiting. Research and development should be targeted to find viable low-cost solutions to introduce authentication practices to safeguard the added value of grassland-based products and ensure fair remuneration for producers.

Published
2017

20. La conservazione ex situ della biodiversità delle specie vegetali spontanee e coltivate in Italia. Stato dell'arte, criticità e azioni da compiere

Author

Acosta, A., Alonzi, A., Annicchiarico, P., Antonacci, D., Aprile, S., Avanzato, D., Bacchetta, G., Bacchetta, L., Bagella, S., Baiocco, M., Baldi, M., Barbera, G., Bartolini, G., Baruzzi, G., Bedini, G., Belletti, P., Benvenuti, S., Bergamaschi, M., Bergamo, P., Bertin, L., Bianchi, P. G., Biscotti, N., Blando, F., Bonito, A., Bonomi, C., Borgo, M., Branca, F., Brandoni, L., Bretzel, F., Brundu, G., Bullitta, S., Burchi, G., Bussotti, F., Caboni, E., Calvo, E., Camarda, I., Camoriano, L., Cantini, C., Capriolo, A., Capuana, M., Carrabba, P., Casti, M., Cattabriga, A., Ceriani, R., Cervelli, C., Civale, P., Clerici, F., Colletti, L., Contri, M. L., Converio, F., Crescente, M. F., Crinó, P., Crosti, R., Damiano, C., Danti, R., DE GIORGIO, D., DE LISI, A., D'Egidio, M. G., DE MATTEIS TORTORA, M., DE STEFANIS, E., Delfine, S., DE ROGATIS, A., DI CANDILO, M., DI GIUSEPPE, E., D’Ovidio, C., Dominione, V., Ducci, F., Engel, P., Ercole, S., Esposito, S., Falcinelli, M., Farina, E., Fenu, G., Ferrari, V., Ferroni, F., Ficcadenti, N., Fideghelli, C., Filigheddu, R., Fineschi, S., Fiorentin, R., Franca, A., Forte, L., Fusaro, E., Gardiman, M., Gentile, A., Gentili, R., Germanà, M. A., Giacanelli, V., Giannini, M., Giannini, R., Giardina, F., Giovannini, A., Giovannini, D., Gironi, R., Giust, M., Gorian, F., Gras, M., Grassotti, A., Gratani, L., Grossoni, P., Guidi, S., Ianni, G., Inglese, P., Insero, O., Izzi, F., LA MALFA, S., LA MANTIA, T., Labra, M., Laghetti, G., Lamastra, S., Lambardi, M., LI DESTRI NICOSIA, O., Lioi, L., Liverani, A., Logozzo, G., Longhi, E., Lorenzetti, F., Lorenzetti, S., Lupotto, E., Macculi, M., Magaldi, T., Malfanti, F., Malvolti, M. E., Mameli, G., Margiotta, B., Marino, D., Marino, M., Mariotti, M. G., Mascolo, R. A., Mattana, E., Meloni, F., Milan, C., Montanari, I., Montesano, V., Moraldi, M., Mucciarelli, M., Mughini, G., Mulè, P., Negri, V., Negro, D., Nepi, M., Nervo, G., Nesti, U., Nobili, P., Notarmuzi, M. C., Orru, M., Pacini, E., Padulosi, S., Pallotta, L., Palmieri, M., Palumbo, M., Paolucci, G., Paris, P. L., Pasqua, G., Pasqui, M., Pasquini, M., Pavone, P., Pelillo, R., Pepe, R., Peratoner, G., Perri, E., Perrino, P., Petrucci, B., Pettenella, D., Piccini, C., Piergiovanni, A. R., Piffanelli, P., Pignone, D., Piluzza, G., Piotto, B., Podda, L., Polignano, G., Pollutri, A., Pontecorvo, C., Porceddu, E., Porqueddu, C., Puglisi, S., Quarta, R., Rainini, F., G. A., Re, Recupero, S., Redaelli, R., REFORGIATO RECUPERO, G., Resta, P., Romano, D., Ronchi, B., Rosellini, D., Rossi, G., Sabatti, M., Sabatini, A. G., Saccardo, F., Salvati, R., Salvioni, C., Santini, A., Saporito, L., Sarli, G., SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, G. T., SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, G., Scarpa, G. M., Schiavella, P., Schiavi, M., Schiavon, L., Schirone, B., Scippa, G., Sgarbi, Elisabetta, Sgorbati, S., Sgrulletta, D., Simeone, A. M., Sonnante, G., Sorrentino, C., Sottile, F., Spada, P., Speranza, M., Stanca, M., Stanisci, A., Sulas, L., Terzi, M., Terzi, V., Tomaselli, V., Tomat, E., Torricelli, R., Tugliozzi, C., Urbano, M., Vaccino, P., Valletta, A., Varone, L., Vender, C., Vento, D., Veronesi, F., Veronesi, M., Vettori, C., Vietto, L., Villa, M., Villani, G., Vlahov, G., Zanatta, K., and Zizzo, G.

Subjects
biodiversità vegetale, banche del germoplasma, conservazione ex situ, conservazione "on farm"
Published
2010

21. La conservazione ex situ della biodiversità delle specie vegetalispontanee e coltivate in Italia Stato dell’arte, criticità e azioni da compiere

Author

Acosta, Alonzi, A., Annicchiarico, P., Antonacci, D., Aprile, S., Avanzato, D., Bacchetta, G., Bacchetta, L., Bagella, S., Baiocco, M., Baldi, M., Barbera, G., Bartolini, G., Baruzzi, G., Bedini, G., Belletti, P., Benvenuti, S., Bergamaschi, M., Bergamo, P., Bertin, L., Bianchi, Pg, Biscotti, N., Blando, F., Bonito, A., Bonomi, C., Borgo, M., Branca, F., Brandoni, L., Bretzel, F., Brundu, G., Bullitta, S., Burchi, G., Bussotti, F., Caboni, E., Calvo, E., Camarda, I., Camoriano, L., Cantini, C., Capriolo, A., Capuana, M., Carrabba, P., Casti, M., Cattabriga, A., Ceriani, R., Cervelli, C., Civale, P., Clerici, F., Colletti, L., Contri, Ml, Converio, F., Crescente, M. F., Crinó, P., Crosti, R., Damiano, C., Danti, R., DE GIORGIO, D., DE LISI, A., D'Egidio, M. G., DE MATTEIS TORTORA, M., DE STEFANIS, E., Delfine, S., DE ROGATIS, A., DI CANDILO, M., DI GIUSEPPE, E., D’Ovidio, C., Dominione, V., Ducci, F., Engel, P., Ercole, S., Esposito, S., Falcinelli, M., Farina, E., Fenu, G., Ferrari, V., Ferroni, F., Ficcadenti, N., Fideghelli, C., Filigheddu, R., Fineschi, S., Fiorentin, R., Franca, A., Forte, L., Fusaro, E., Gardiman, M., Gentile, A., Gentili, R., Germanà, M., Giacanelli, V., Giannini, M., Giannini, R., Giardina, F., Agiovannini, Giovannini, D., Gironi, R., Giust, M., Gorian, F., Gras, M., Grassotti, A., Gratani, L., Grossoni, P., Guidi, S., Ianni, G., Inglese, P., Insero, O., Izzi, F., LA MALFA, S., LA MANTIA, T., Labra, M., Laghetti, G., Lamastra, S., Lambardi, M., Lanza, B., LI DESTRI NICOSIA, O., Lioi, L., Liverani, A., Logozzo, G., Longhi, E., Lorenzetti, F., Lorenzetti, S., Lupotto, E., Macculi, M., Magaldi, T., Malfanti, F., Malvolti, M. E., Mameli, G., Margiotta, B., Marino, D., Marino, M., Mariotti, Mauro, Mascolo, R. A., Mattana, E., Meloni, F., Milan, C., Montanari, I., Montesano, V., Moraldi, M., Mucciarelli, M., Mughini, G., Mulè, P., Negri, V., Negro, D., Nepi, M., Nervo, G., Nesti, U., Nobili, P., Notarmuzi, M. C., Orru, M., Pacini, E., Padulosi, S., Pallotta, L., Palmieri, M., Palumbo, M., Paolucci, G., Paris, P. L., Pasqua, G., Pasqui, M., Pasquini, M., Pavone, P., Pelillo, R., Pepe, R., Peratoner, G., Perri, E., Perrino, P., Petrucci, B., Pettenella, D., Piccini, C., Piergiovanni, A. R., Piffanelli, P., Pignone, D., Piluzza, G., Piotto, B., Podda, L., Polignano, G., Pollutri, A., Pontecorvo, C., Porceddu, E., Porqueddu, C., Puglisi, S., Quarta, R., Rainini, F., G. A., Re, Recupero, S., Redaelli, R., REFORGIATO RECUPERO, G., Resta, P., Romano, D., Ronchi, B., Rosellini, D., Rossi, G., Sabatti, M., Sabatini, A. G., Saccardo, F., Salvati, R., Salvioni, C., Santini, A., Saporito, L., Sarli, G., SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, G. T., SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, G., Scarpa, G. M., Schiavella, P., Schiavi, M., Schiavon, L., Schirone, B., Scippa, G., Sgarbi, E., Sgorbati, S., Sgrulletta, D., Simeone, A. M., Sonnante, G., Sorrentino, C., Sottile, F., Spada, P., Speranza, M., Stanca, M., Stanisci, A., Sulas, L., Terzi, M., Terzi, V., Tomaselli, V., Tomat, E., Torricelli, R., Tugliozzi, C., Urbano, M., Vaccino, P., Valletta, A., Varone, L., Vender, C., Vento, D., Veronesi, F., Veronesi, M., Vettori, C., Vietto, L., Villa, M., Villani, G., Vlahov, G., Zanatta, K., and Zizzo, G.

Published
2010

25. Acclimation of the summer annual species,Lolium temulentum, to CO2 enrichment.

Author

Lewis, C. E., Peratoner, G., Cairns, A. J., Causton, D. R., and Foyer, C. H.

Subjects
LOLIUM temulentum, PLANT biomass, CARBON monoxide, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, OXYGENASES, RESPIRATION in plants
Abstract

Lolium temulentumL. Ba 3081 was grown hydroponically in air (350?µmol?mol-1 CO2) and elevated CO2 (700?µmol?mol-1 CO2) at two irradiances (150 and 500?µmol?m-2?s-1) for 35 days at which point the plants were harvested. Elevated CO2 did not modify relative growth rate or biomass at either irradiance. Foliar carbon-to-nitrogen ratios were decreased at elevated CO2 and plants had a greater number of shorter tillers, particularly at the lower growth irradiance. Both light-limited and light-saturated rates of photosynthesis were stimulated. The amount of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (Rubisco) protein was increased at elevated CO2, but maximum extractable Rubisco activities were not significantly increased. A pronounced decrease in the Rubisco activation state was found with CO2 enrichment, particularly at the higher growth irradiance. Elevated-CO2-induced changes in leaf carbohydrate composition were small in comparison to those caused by changes in irradiance. No CO2-dependent effects on fructan biosynthesis were observed. Leaf respiration rates were increased by 68% in plants grown with CO2 enrichment and low light. We conclude that high CO2 will only result in increased biomass if total light input favourably increases the photosynthesis-to-respiration ratio. At low irradiances, biomass is more limited by increased rates of respiration than by CO2-induced enhancement of photosynthesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
1999
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26. Effect of management system and dietary seasonal variability on environmental efficiency and human net food supply of mountain dairy farming systems.

Author

Zanon T, Hörtenhuber S, Fichter G, Peratoner G, Zollitsch W, Gatterer M, and Gauly M

Subjects
Animals, Cattle, Food Supply, Female, Milk, Humans, Animal Feed, Lactation, Dairying methods, Seasons, Diet veterinary
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Mountain dairy cattle farming systems are pivotal for the economy, as well as for social and environmental aspects. They significantly contribute to rural development, which is currently strongly prioritized in the common European Union agricultural policy; at the same time, they are also increasingly criticized for having a relatively high environmental impact (such as greenhouse gas emissions) per kilogram of product. Consequently, the aim of this study was to assess and compare the environmental efficiency of 2 common alpine dairy farming systems, with a focus on the effects of grazing, considering the seasonal variability in feeding at the individual cow level and farm management over a 3-yr period. This study focuses on alpine farming systems, but can also be considered to effectively represent other topographically disadvantaged mountain areas. We compared an intensively managed and globally dominating production system (high-input) aimed at high milk yield through relatively intensive feeding and the use of the high-yielding dual-purpose Simmental cattle permanently confined in stables, with a forage-based production system (low-input) based on seasonal grazing and the use of the autochthonous dual-purpose breed Tyrolean Grey. For the present analysis, we used a dataset with information on feed intake and diet composition, as well as animal productivity at the individual cow level and farm management data based on multiyear data recording. We quantified 4 impact categories for 3 consecutive years: global warming potential (GWP 100 ), acidification potential (AP), marine eutrophication potential (MEP), and land use (LU; in square meters per year and eco points [Pt], with the latter additionally considering the soil quality index). In addition to being attributed to 1 kg of fat- and protein-corrected milk (FPCM), these impact categories were also related to 1 m 2 of on-farm area. Due to limited agronomic options beyond forage production and pasture use in alpine regions, net provision of protein was calculated for both farming systems to assess food supply and quantify the respective food-feed competition. Overall, the low-input farming system had greater environmental efficiency in terms of MEP per kilogram of FPCM, as well as MEP and AP per square meter than the high-input system. Land use was found to be consistently higher for the high-input than for the low-input system, the GWP 100 per kilogram of FPCM was lower for the high-input system. Additionally, pasture access had a significant effect on the reduction of environmental impacts. Lastly, the net protein provision was slightly negative for the high-input system and marginally positive for the low-input system, indicating a lower food-feed competition for the latter. Future studies should also address the social and economic aspects of the farming systems in order to offer a comprehensive overview of the 3 key factors necessary for achieving more sustainable farming systems, particularly in disadvantaged marginal regions such as mountain areas., (The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association®. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).)

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2025
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27. Establishing authenticity of hay milk: Detection of silage feeding through cyclopropane fatty acids analysis using 1 H NMR spectroscopy.

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Iannone F, Eltemur D, Morozova K, Fava F, Martini-Lösch D, Robatscher P, Ferrentino G, Asma U, Peratoner G, Venir E, Eisenstecken D, Oberhuber M, and Scampicchio M

Subjects
Female, Animals, Cattle, Lactation, Animal Feed analysis, Fatty Acids analysis, Poaceae, Zea mays, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Diet veterinary, Milk chemistry, Silage analysis
Abstract

Cyclopropane fatty acids (CPFAs) serve as indicators of silage feeding, verifying the authenticity of hay milk where silage feeding is forbidden. In this study, the authenticity of hay milk was determined by detecting CPFAs using proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR) spectroscopy. 245 milk samples were collected in South Tyrol (Italy), categorized as follows: 98 from grass silage-fed cows, 98 from maize silage-fed cows, and 49 authentic hay milk. The limit of detection of CPFAs was 12 µM, corresponding to 70 mg/kg of freeze-dried milk. The CPFAs were absent in all of the hay milk samples, verifying their authenticity. In contrast, 97 % of maize silage and 77 % of grass silage samples exhibited distinct CPFAs signals. These findings were further corroborated by gas chromatography-mass detector (GC-MS) analysis. The study highlights 1 H NMR as a robust, and rapid technique for hay milk authentication, supporting alpine dairy production and increasing consumer trust in food authenticity., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

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2024
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28. The Erice 58 Charter on 'The health of migrants. An equity challenge for the public health system'.

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Marceca M, Fara GM, Giammanco G, Signorelli C, Vitale F, Declich S, Tosti ME, Fabiani M, Mazzucco W, Giorgi Rossi P, Barretta P, Affronti M, La Placa S, Petrona Baviera E, Aragona M, Mazzetti M, Baglio G, Eugeni E, Geraci S, Sparaco A, Immordino P, Russo ML, Giannini D, Turatto F, Gatta A, De Marchi C, De Marchi G, Siena L, Bellini A, Scarso S, Sabato M, Course Participant T5, and Of The Final Document TOS

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Humans, Adult, Hygiene, Italy, Sicily, Schools, Public Health education, Transients and Migrants
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Abstract: The Erice 58 Charter titled "The Health of Migrants: a Challenge of Equity for the Public Health System", was unanimously approved at the conclusion of the 58th Residential Course of the School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine 'Giuseppe D'Alessandro' entitled "The Health of Migrants: a Challenge of Equity for the Public Health System. Epidemiological, clinical-relational, regulatory, organisational, training and public communication aspects at international, national and local level', which took place from 28 March to 2 April 2022 in Erice (Sicily, Italy), at the 'Ettore Majorana' Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture. The Course was promoted by the Italian Society of Migration Medicine (S.I.M.M.) and the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI), with the collaboration and patronage of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS). 72 learners participated (mainly resident doctors in 'Hygiene and Preventive Medicine' but also other health service professionals), whose average age was 37 years; on the basis of territorial origin, 13 of the 20 Italian regions were represented. During the intense learning experience, which consisted of 18 frontal lessons (with 20 lecturers from the bio-medical, socio-anthropological and journalistic fields) and 7 working group sessions (supported by 4 classroom tutors in addition to the lecturers) in 'blended learning' mode, the various dimensions and critical issues related to the possibility of guaranteeing truly inclusive health policies for foreigners/migrants, throughout the country, were identified and discussed from an 'Health Equity' perspective. This enabled a small editorial group to draw up the basic document that, in the last session of the Course, was discussed and modified by all participants into the version of the 'Erice 58 Charter' presented here.

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2023
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29. Quantifying methane emissions under field conditions under 2 different dairy production scenarios: Low-input versus high-input milk production.

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Zanon T, Fichter G, Mittermair P, Nocker L, Gauly M, and Peratoner G

Subjects
Female, Cattle, Animals, Methane, Plant Breeding, Ruminants, Diet veterinary, Lactation, Milk, Greenhouse Gases
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Livestock production systems with ruminants play a relevant role in the emission of the greenhouse gas CH 4 , which is known to significantly contribute to global warming. Consequently, it is a major societal concern to develop strategies in mitigating such emissions. In addition to breeding toward low-emitting cows, management strategies could also help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms. However, information is required for appropriate decision making. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that considers different, already available equations to estimate CH 4 emissions of small-scale dairy farms in the mountain region, which largely differ from large dairy farms in the lowlands concerning management and production. For this study, 2 different production systems, both typical for small-scale dairy farming in mountain regions, were simultaneously run over 3 yr at an experimental farm as follows: (1) a high-input production system, characterized by intensive feeding with high amounts of external concentrates and maize silage, year-round housing, and high yielding Simmental cattle breed, and (2) a low-input production system, characterized by prevailing hay and pasture feeding and silage ban, thus covering most of the energy requirements by forage harvested on-farm and the use of the local Tyrolean Grey cattle breed. Results reveal that feeding management has a significant effect on the amount of CH 4 emissions. The low-input production system produced less CH 4 per cow and per day compared with the high-input production system. However, if calculated per kilogram of milk, the high-input scenario produced proportionally less CH 4 than the low-input one. Findings of this study highlight the potential to assess in a fast and cost-effective way the CH 4 emission in different dairy production systems. This information contributes to the debate about the future of sustainable milk production in mountain regions, where the production of feed resources is climatically constrained, and could be useful for breeding purposes toward lower CH 4 -emissions., (The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. and Fass Inc. on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association®. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).)

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2023
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30. Authenticity of Hay Milk vs. Milk from Maize or Grass Silage by Lipid Analysis.

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Imperiale S, Kaneppele E, Morozova K, Fava F, Martini-Lösch D, Robatscher P, Peratoner G, Venir E, Eisenstecken D, and Scampicchio M

Abstract

Hay milk is a traditional dairy product recently launched on the market. It is protected as "traditional specialty guaranteed" (TSG) and subjected to strict regulations. One of the most important restrictions is that the cow's feed ration must be free from silage. There is the need for analytical methods that can discriminate milk obtained from a feeding regime including silage. This study proposes two analytical approaches to assess the authenticity of hay milk. Hay milk and milk from cows fed either with maize or grass silage were analyzed by targeted GC-MS for cyclopropane fatty acid (dihydrosterculic acid, DHSA) detection, since this fatty acid is strictly related to the bacterial strains found in silage, and by HPLC-HRMS. The presence of DHSA was correlated to the presence of maize silage in the feed, whereas it was ambiguous with grass silage. HPLC-HRMS analysis resulted in the identification of 14 triacylglycerol biomarkers in milk. With the use of these biomarkers and multivariate statistical analysis, we were able to predict the use of maize and grass silage in the cow's diet with 100% recognition. Our findings suggest that the use of analytical approaches based on HRMS is a viable authentication method for hay milk.

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2021
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31. [The presence of antimicrobial potential in urine samples and its interference in the evaluation of bacteriuria].

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Crotti D and Peratoner G

Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Bacteriuria diagnosis, False Negative Reactions, Humans, Anti-Bacterial Agents urine, Urine microbiology
Abstract

This work evaluates the presence of antibiotics in urine specimens and it points out the high incidence of patients, mainly hospitalized, for whom the urineculture is required in spite of the antibiotic therapy in course. The interference that the antibiotic, present in the urine, might cause in the evaluation of the bacteric concentration is discussed. The authors censure the nonobservance of enclosing the clinical-anamnestic form entirely filled, necessary for a correct microbiological evaluation.

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1982

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