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49
Citations
8240
World Ranking
658
National Ranking
25

Overview

A. Dal Bosco is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences through a focus on Animal Science and Zoology, among other subfields. Their work spans multiple topics within animal nutrition, physiology, and management, reflecting a broad engagement with the scientific community in these areas.

Their research interests include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Livestock and Poultry Management

A. Dal Bosco has published numerous papers in various academic journals, with notable publications including:

  • "Current Knowledge on Selenium Biofortification to Improve the Nutraceutical Profile of Food: A Comprehensive Review" (2020), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Indexing of Fatty Acids in Poultry Meat for Its Characterization in Healthy Human Nutrition: A Comprehensive Application of the Scientific Literature and New Proposals" (2022), Nutrients
  • "Poultry Meat and Eggs as an Alternative Source of n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Human Nutrition" (2022), Nutrients
  • "Fatty acid profile, oxidative status, and content of volatile organic compounds in raw and cooked meat of different chicken strains" (2020), Poultry Science
  • "Extensive Rearing Systems in Poultry Production: The Right Chicken for the Right Farming System. A Review of Twenty Years of Scientific Research in Perugia University, Italy" (2021), Animals

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with A. Dal Bosco include:

  • Simona Mattioli
  • Cesare Castellini
  • Alice Cartoni Mancinelli
  • Elisa Angelucci
  • Laura Menchetti

Key publication venues for A. Dal Bosco's work are:

  • Animals (8 publications)
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science (7 publications)
  • World Rabbit Science (4 publications)
  • Poultry Science (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)

The scope of their research covers both foundational and applied aspects of animal science, focusing on improving knowledge about nutrition and physiological processes, welfare and behavior, and product quality in poultry and rabbits. This multidisciplinary approach supports advances in healthy human nutrition, sustainable livestock management, and specialized production systems.

Best Publications

  • Effect of organic production system on broiler carcass and meat quality

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • Sustainability of poultry production using the emergy approach: Comparison of conventional and organic rearing systems

    Cesare Castellini;Simone Bastianoni;Claudio Granai;Alessandro Dal Bosco

  • Rearing rabbits on a wire net floor or straw litter: behaviour, growth and meat qualitative traits

    A Dal Bosco;C Castellini;C Mugnai

  • Effect of dietary α-linolenic acid and vitamin E on the fatty acid composition, storage stability and sensory traits of rabbit meat.

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini;L. Bianchi;C. Mugnai

  • A multicriteria approach for measuring the sustainability of different poultry production systems

    Cesare Castellini;Antonio Boggia;Carla Cortina;Alessandro Dal Bosco

  • Meat quality of three chicken genotypes reared according to the organic system

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • Nutritional Quality of Rabbit Meat as Affected by Cooking Procedure and Dietary Vitamin E

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini;M. Bernardini

  • Effect of rearing system and season on the performance and egg characteristics of Ancona laying hens

    Cecilia Mugnai;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cesare Castellini

  • Fatty acid composition of meat and estimated indices of lipid metabolism in different poultry genotypes reared under organic system

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;S. Ruggeri;S. Mattioli

  • Effect of dietary vitamin e on the oxidative stability of raw and cooked rabbit meat.

    C Castellini;A Dal Bosco;M Bernardini;H.W Cyril

  • Effect of dietary supplementation with olive pomaces on the performance and meat quality of growing rabbits.

    A. Dal Bosco;E. Mourvaki;R. Cardinali;M. Servili

  • Performance and behaviour of chickens with different growing rate reared according to the organic system

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;Marcella Bernardini

  • Comparison of two chicken genotypes organically reared: oxidative stability and other qualitative traits of the meat

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;Martina Pedrazzoli

  • Effect of genotype and rearing system on chicken behavior and muscle fiber characteristics

    R Branciari;Cecilia Mugnai;R Mammoli;D Miraglia

  • The main factors affecting the reproductive performance of rabbit does: a review.

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Maria Arias-Álvarez;Pedro L. Lorenzo

  • Oregano, rosemary and vitamin E dietary supplementation in growing rabbits: Effect on growth performance, carcass traits, bone development and meat chemical composition

    R Cardinali;M. Cullere;A. Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai

  • Former foodstuff products in Tenebrio molitor rearing: effects on growth, chemical composition, microbiological load, and antioxidant status.

    Simone Mancini;Filippo Fratini;Barbara Turchi;Simona Mattioli

  • Pasture-based systems for poultry production: implications and perspectives

    E.N. Sossidou;A. Dal Bosco;H.A. Elson;C.M.G.A. Fontes

  • What is the best frame rate for evaluation of sperm motility in different species by computer-assisted sperm analysis?

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Silvia Ruggeri;Giulia Collodel

  • Effects of flaxseed dietary supplementation on sperm quality and on lipid composition of sperm subfractions and prostatic granules in rabbit.

    E. Mourvaki;R. Cardinali;A. Dal Bosco;L. Corazzi

  • Effect of range enrichment on performance, behavior, and forage intake of free-range chickens

    A. Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;A. Rosati;A. Paoletti

  • Effect of dietary n-3/n-6 ratio on fatty acid composition of liver, meat and perirenal fat in rabbits

    M. Bernardini;A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini

  • Effect of dietary supplementation of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) on rabbit meat appearance, oxidative stability and fatty acid profile during retail display

    A. Dal Bosco;Zs. Gerencsér;Zs. Szendrő;C. Mugnai

  • Effect of dietary alfalfa on the fatty acid composition and indexes of lipid metabolism of rabbit meat

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;V. Roscini;S. Mattioli

  • Fatty acid profile, oxidative status, and content of volatile organic compounds in raw and cooked meat of different chicken strains.

    A. Cartoni Mancinelli;E. Silletti;S. Mattioli;A. Dal Bosco

  • Comparison of different reproduction protocols for rabbit does: effect of litter size and mating interval

    C. Castellini;A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai

  • Transfer of bioactive compounds from pasture to meat in organic free-range chickens

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;S. Mattioli;A. Rosati

  • Assessment of a global positioning system to evaluate activities of organic chickens at pasture

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;F. Sirri;C. Zamparini

  • Effects of pasture management on poultry welfare and meat quality in organic poultry production systems

    E.N. Sossidou;A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini;M.A. Grashorn

  • Ovulation induction in rabbit does: Current knowledge and perspectives

    A Dal Bosco;Pg Rebollar;C Boiti;Massimo Zerani

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesare Castellini
Cesare Castellini University of Perugia
Cecilia Mugnai
Cecilia Mugnai University of Turin
Simona Mattioli
Simona Mattioli University of Perugia
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Marco Cullere
Marco Cullere University of Padua
Federico Sirri
Federico Sirri University of Bologna
Maurizio Servili
Maurizio Servili University of Perugia
Adele Meluzzi
Adele Meluzzi University of Bologna
Antonella Dalle Zotte
Antonella Dalle Zotte University of Padua
Carlos M. G. A. Fontes
Carlos M. G. A. Fontes Nzytech (Portugal)

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