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Fulvia Bovera is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Animal Science and Zoology and Insect Science. Their work engages subfields including Plant Science, Social Psychology, and Aquatic Science.

The main research topics covered by Fulvia Bovera include Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Insect Utilization and Effects, Animal and Plant Science Education, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Insect and Pesticide Research, Moringa oleifera research and applications, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Frequent publication venues feature journals such as Animals, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and Italian Journal of Animal Science.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Enhancement of fruit byproducts through bioconversion by Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), 2022, published in Insect Science
  • Multiple Amino Acid Supplementations to Low-Protein Diets: Effect on Performance, Carcass Yield, Meat Quality and Nitrogen Excretion of Finishing Broilers under Hot Climate Conditions, 2020, published in Animals
  • Influence of COVID-19 on the poultry production and environment, 2021, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Impact of age, size, and sex on adult black soldier fly [Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)] thermal preference, 2021, published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
  • Antimicrobial activity of lipids extracted from Hermetia illucens reared on different substrates, 2024, published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Collaborative work has been conducted with frequent coauthors spanning multiple projects. These include Youssef A. Attia, Nicola Francesco Addeo, Giovanni Piccolo, Giuliana Parisi, and Rashed A. Alhotan. These collaborators indicate close ties within the disciplines of animal nutrition, insect science, and environmental research.

Best Publications

  • Insect-based diet, a promising nutritional source, modulates gut microbiota composition and SCFAs production in laying hens.

    Luca Borrelli;Lorena Coretti;Lorena Coretti;Ludovico Dipineto;Fulvia Bovera

  • In Vitro Crude Protein Digestibility of Tenebrio Molitor and Hermetia Illucens Insect Meals and its Correlation with Chemical Composition Traits

    Stefania Marono;Giovanni Piccolo;Rosa Loponte;Carmelo Di Meo

  • Use of larvae meal as protein source in broiler diet: Effect on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass and meat traits.

    F Bovera;R. Loponte;S. Marono;G. Piccolo

  • Productive performance and blood profiles of laying hens fed Hermetia illucens larvae meal as total replacement of soybean meal from 24 to 45 weeks of age.

    S Marono;R Loponte;P Lombardi;G Vassalotti

  • Effect of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal on growth performance, in vivo nutrients digestibility, somatic and marketable indexes of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

    G. Piccolo;Valeria Iaconisi;S. Marono;L. Gasco;L. Gasco

  • Yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor, L.) as a possible alternative to soybean meal in broiler diets

    Fulvia Bovera;Giovanni Piccolo;Laura Gasco;S. Marono

  • Dietary inclusion of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal: Effects on growth performance and final quality treats of blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

    Valeria Iaconisi;Stefania Marono;Giuliana Parisi;Laura Gasco

  • Evaluation of an insect meal of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) as soybean substitute: Intestinal morphometry, enzymatic and microbial activity in laying hens.

    Monica Isabella Cutrignelli;Maria Messina;Francesca Tulli;Basilio Randazzo

  • Productive performance, biochemical and hematological traits of broiler chickens supplemented with propolis, bee pollen, and mannan oligosaccharides continuously or intermittently

    Y.A. Attia;Y.A. Attia;A.E. Abd Al-Hamid;M.S. Ibrahim;M.A. Al-Harthi

  • Quality of eggs from Lohmann Brown Classic laying hens fed black soldier fly meal as substitute for soya bean.

    Giulia Secci;F. Bovera;S. Nizza;Noemi Baronti

  • Growth performance, blood profiles and carcass traits of Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) fed two different insect larvae meals (Tenebrio molitor and Hermetia illucens).

    Rosa Loponte;Sandra Nizza;Fulvia Bovera;Nicola De Riu

  • Genetically modified soya bean in rabbit feeding: detection of DNA fragments and evaluation of metabolic effects by enzymatic analysis

    R. Tudisco;P. Lombardi;F. Bovera;D. dˇAngelo

  • Effect of different levels of bee pollen on performance and blood profile of New Zealand White bucks and growth performance of their offspring during summer and winter months.

    Y. A. Attia;A. Al-Hanoun;F. Bovera

  • Laying performance, blood profiles, nutrient digestibility and inner organs traits of hens fed an insect meal from Hermetia illucens larvae.

    Fulvia Bovera;Rosa Loponte;Maria Elena Pero;Monica Isabella Cutrignelli

  • Effect of inorganic or organic selenium supplementation on productive performance, egg quality and some physiological traits of dual-purpose breeding hens.

    Y. A. Attia;A. A. Abdalah;H. S. Zeweil;F. Bovera

  • Effect of bee pollen levels on productive, reproductive and blood traits of NZW rabbits.

    Y. A. Attia;A. Al-Hanoun;A. E. Tag El Din;F. Bovera

  • Influence of pasture on fatty acid profile of goat milk.

    S. D’Urso;M. I. Cutrignelli;S. Calabrò;F. Bovera

  • Influence of organic systems on milk fatty acid profile and CLA in goats

    Raffaella Tudisco;Monica Isabella Cutrignelli;Serena Calabrò;Giovanni Piccolo

  • Fate of transgenic DNA and evaluation of metabolic effects in goats fed genetically modified soybean and in their offsprings

    R. Tudisco;V. Mastellone;M. I. Cutrignelli;P. Lombardi

  • Effect of two different protein/fat ratios of the diet on meagre (Argyrosomus regius) traits

    Giovanni Piccolo;Fulvia Bovera;Nicola De Riu;Stefania Marono

  • Use of dietary mannanoligosaccharides during rabbit fattening period: Effects on growth performance, feed nutrient digestibility, carcass traits, and meat quality

    F. Bovera;Antonia Lestingi;F. Iannaccone;Alessandra Tateo

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Piccolo
Giovanni Piccolo University of Naples Federico II
Youssef A. Attia
Youssef A. Attia King Abdulaziz University
Giuseppe Moniello
Giuseppe Moniello University of Sassari
Giuliana Parisi
Giuliana Parisi University of Florence
Laura Gasco
Laura Gasco University of Turin
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Francesco Montemurro
Francesco Montemurro Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
Lorenzo Chiariotti
Lorenzo Chiariotti University of Naples Federico II
Alessio Langella
Alessio Langella University of Sannio
Piergiulio Cappelletti
Piergiulio Cappelletti University of Naples Federico II

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