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Overview

L. Biondi is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specialized focus on Animal Science and Zoology as well as Nutrition and Dietetics. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Insect Science, Small Animals, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The research topics central to Biondi's publications primarily revolve around Meat and Animal Product Quality and Animal Nutrition and Physiology. Additional thematic interests include Bee Products Chemical Analysis, Trace Elements in Health, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Nuts Composition and Effects, and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Biondi has authored multiple papers published in well-known scientific journals, particularly emphasizing meat science and animal nutrition. Key recent publications include:

  • "Influence of dietary inclusion of tannin extracts from mimosa, chestnut and tara on volatile compounds and flavour in lamb meat" (2020, Meat Science)
  • "Effect of different levels of organic zinc supplementation on pork quality" (2022, Meat Science)
  • "Feeding hazelnut skin to lambs delays lipid oxidation in meat" (2023, Meat Science)
  • "Dietary combination of linseed and hazelnut skin as a sustainable strategy to enrich lamb with health promoting fatty acids" (2024, Scientific Reports)
  • "Effect of dietary magnolia bark extract supplementation in finishing pigs on the oxidative stability of meat" (2022, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology)

Numerous publications appear in the journal Meat Science, reflecting a strong engagement with this venue, alongside contributions to Animals, Scientific Reports, the Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, and Agriculture.

L. Biondi collaborates frequently with a group of researchers, with the most notable coauthors including Antonio Natalello, Giuseppe Luciano, Alessandro Priolo, Massimiliano Lanza, and Manuel Scerra. These ongoing collaborations suggest a networked approach to research within their domain.

Best Publications

  • Polyethylene glycol as a means for reducing the impact of condensed tannins in carob pulp: effects on lamb growth performance and meat quality.

    A Priolo;G C Waghorn;M Lanza;L Biondi

  • Sustainability of feeding plant by-products: A review of the implications for ruminant meat production

    Saheed A. Salami;Saheed A. Salami;Giuseppe Luciano;Michael N. O'Grady;Luisa Biondi

  • Dietary tannins improve lamb meat colour stability

    G. Luciano;F.J. Monahan;V. Vasta;L. Biondi

  • Bacterial and protozoal communities and fatty acid profile in the rumen of sheep fed a diet containing added tannins.

    Valentina Vasta;David R. Yáñez-Ruiz;Marcello Mele;Andrea Serra

  • Antioxidant status, colour stability and myoglobin resistance to oxidation of longissimus dorsi muscle from lambs fed a tannin-containing diet

    G. Luciano;V. Vasta;F.J. Monahan;P. López-Andrés

  • Carcass and meat quality of lambs fed fresh sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) with or without polyethylene glycol or concentrate

    A. Priolo;M. Bella;M. Lanza;V. Galofaro

  • Dietary quebracho tannins are not absorbed, but increase the antioxidant capacity of liver and plasma in sheep

    Patricia López-Andrés;Giuseppe Luciano;Valentina Vasta;Trevor M. Gibson

  • Replacement of cereal grains by orange pulp and carob pulp in faba bean-based diets fed to lambs. Effects on growth performance and meat quality

    Massimiliano Lanza;Alessandro Priolo;Luisa Biondi;Marco Bella

  • Vitamin E and polyunsaturated fatty acids in bovine muscle and the oxidative stability of beef from cattle receiving grass or concentrate-based rations

    G Luciano;Aidan Moloney;A Priolo;F T Röhrle

  • Effect of ewe feeding system (grass v. concentrate) on intramuscular fatty acids of lambs raised exclusively on maternal milk

    M. A. Valvo;M. Lanza;M. Bella;V. Fasone

  • Dietary citrus pulp reduces lipid oxidation in lamb meat.

    L Inserra;A Priolo;L Biondi;M Lanza

  • Meat odour and flavour and indoles concentration in ruminal fluid and adipose tissue of lambs fed green herbage or concentrates with or without tannins.

    A. Priolo;V. Vasta;V. Fasone;C. M. Lanza

  • Effect of partially replacing dietary barley with 20% carob pulp on post-weaning growth, and carcass and meat characteristics of Comisana lambs.

    A. Priolo;M. Lanza;L. Biondi;P. Pappalardo

  • Effect of Feeding Pomegranate Byproduct on Fatty Acid Composition of Ruminal Digesta, Liver, and Muscle in Lambs

    Antonio Natalello;Giuseppe Luciano;Luciano Morbidini;Bernardo Valenti

  • Influence of dietary inclusion of tannin extracts from mimosa, chestnut and tara on volatile compounds and flavour in lamb meat.

    Silvia Del Bianco;Antonio Natalello;Giuseppe Luciano;Bernardo Valenti

  • Dried tomato pomace supplementation to reduce lamb concentrate intake: Effects on growth performance and meat quality.

    Bernardo Valenti;Giuseppe Luciano;Mariano Pauselli;Simona Mattioli

  • Effect of morning vs. afternoon grazing on intramuscular fatty acid composition in lamb.

    Valentina Vasta;Renato Italo Pagano;Giuseppe Luciano;Manuel Scerra

  • Fatty acid metabolism in lambs fed citrus pulp.

    Massimiliano Lanza;M Scerra;M Bognanno;A Buccioni

  • The restriction of grazing duration does not compromise lamb meat colour and oxidative stability

    G. Luciano;L. Biondi;R.I. Pagano;M. Scerra

  • The effect of grape seed extract or Cistus ladanifer L. on muscle volatile compounds of lambs fed dehydrated lucerne supplemented with oil

    Valentina Vasta;Eliana Jerónimo;Daniela M.R. Brogna;Maria T.P. Dentinho

  • The volatile compounds in lamb fat are affected by the time of grazing.

    Valentina Vasta;Valentina Ventura;Giuseppe Luciano;Valeria Andronico

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Priolo
Alessandro Priolo University of Catania
Giuseppe Luciano
Giuseppe Luciano University of Catania
Massimiliano Lanza
Massimiliano Lanza University of Catania
Frank J. Monahan
Frank J. Monahan University College Dublin
Irene Mueller-Harvey
Irene Mueller-Harvey University of Reading
Anna Nudda
Anna Nudda University of Sassari
Giuseppe Piccione
Giuseppe Piccione University of Messina
Marcello Mele
Marcello Mele University of Pisa
H. Ben Salem
H. Ben Salem INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Simona Mattioli
Simona Mattioli University of Perugia

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