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  1. Small Flocks Show Higher Levels of Welfare in Mexican Semi-Intensive Sheep Farming Systems

    Article • Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  2. Can we monitor adaptation of juvenile goats to a new social environment through continuous qualitative behaviour assessment?

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2018, PLOS

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  3. The welfare of water buffaloes during the slaughter process: A review

    Article • Livestock Science, June 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  4. Starter cultures and preservation liquids modulate consumer liking and shelf life of mozzarella cheese

    Article • International Dairy Journal, June 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  5. Environmental impact of dairy buffalo heifers kept on pasture or in confinement

    Article • Agricultural Systems, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  6. Welfare and behavior of river buffalo

    Article • March 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Fabio Napolitano, Giuseppe De Rosa

  7. Effect of preservative addition on sensory and dynamic profile of Lucanian dry-sausages as assessed by quantitative descriptive analysis and temporal dominance of sensations

    Article • Meat Science, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  8. Positive perception of human stroking by lambs: Qualitative behaviour assessment confirms previous interpretation of quantitative data

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, November 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  9. On-farm welfare monitoring of small ruminants

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  10. Sensory properties, consumer liking and choice determinants of Lucanian dry cured sausages

    Article • Meat Science, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  11. Mediterranean buffalo behaviour and meat quality

    Article • animal, November 2015, Cambridge University Press

    prof Felicia Masucci, Professor Fabio Napolitano

  12. Application of the Welfare Quality protocol to dairy buffalo farms: Prevalence and reliability of selected measures

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, October 2015, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano, prof Felicia Masucci

  13. A continuous recording approach to qualitative behaviour assessment in dairy buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  14. Effect of adjuncts on microbiological and chemical properties of Scamorza cheese

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2015, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  15. Effect of adjuncts on sensory properties and consumer liking of Scamorza cheese

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2015, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  16. Omega-3 supplementation, milk quality and cow immune-competence

    Article • Italian Journal of Agronomy, February 2015, PAGEPress Publications

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  17. The Hidden Costs of Livestock Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Podolian Cattle

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  18. Feeding, Nutrition and Sustainability in Dairy Enterprises: The Case of Mediterranean Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  19. In vivo digestibility of two different forage species inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhiza in Mediterranean red goats

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  20. Qualitative assessment of buffalo behaviour temporal fluctuations

    Article • Italian Journal of Agronomy, December 2014, PAGEPress Publications

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  21. Effect of pre-partum habituation to milking routine on behaviour and lactation performance of buffalo heifers

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  22. Fatty acid and sensory profiles of Caciocavallo cheese as affected by management system

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, April 2014, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  23. Efficiency to reach age of puberty and behaviour of buffalo heifers (Bubalus bubalis) kept on pasture or in confinement

    Article • animal, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  24. Image analysis with the computer vision system and the consumer test in evaluating the appearance of Lucanian dry sausage

    Article • Meat Science, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  25. Liking of Traditional Cheese and Consumer Willingness to Pay

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  26. Milking behaviour of buffalo cows: entrance order and side preference in the milking parlour

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, December 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  27. Contrasting Attitudes towards Animal Welfare Issues within the Food Chain

    Article • Animals, June 2013, MDPI AG

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  28. Composition and sensory profiling of probiotic Scamorza ewe milk cheese

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, May 2013, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  29. Physicochemical properties of Scamorza ewe milk cheese manufactured with different probiotic cultures

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, May 2013, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  30. Consumer preference for chicken breast may be more affected by information on organic production than by product sensory properties

    Article • Poultry Science, February 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  31. The behaviour and welfare of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in modern dairy enterprises

    Article • animal, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  32. Measurement of meat color using a computer vision system

    Article • Meat Science, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  33. Qualitative behaviour assessment of dairy buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  34. Development and validation of a quantitative frame of reference for meat sensory evaluation

    Article • Food Quality and Preference, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  35. Organic label as an identifier of environmentally related quality: A consumer choice experiment on beef in Italy

    Article • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, February 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  36. Development of affinity to the stockperson in lambs from two breeds

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  37. Time budget, social and ingestive behaviours expressed by native beef cows in Mediterranean conditions

    Article • Livestock Science, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  38. Avoidance distance in sheep: Test–retest reliability and relationship with stockmen attitude

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  39. Effect of grazing and dietary protein on eating quality of Podolian beef

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, June 2011, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  40. Performance and immune response of buffalo calves supplemented with probiotic

    Article • Livestock Science, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano, prof Felicia Masucci

  41. Podolian beef production on pasture and in confinement

    Article • animal, January 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  42. Activity Budgets and Forage Selection of Podolian Cattle, a Semiwild Bovine Breed

    Article • ISRN Zoology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  43. Consumer liking and willingness to pay for high welfare animal-based products

    Article • Trends in Food Science & Technology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  44. Cheese liking and consumer willingness to pay as affected by information about organic production

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, March 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  45. Effect of information about organic production on beef liking and consumer willingness to pay

    Article • Food Quality and Preference, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  46. SENSORY PROPERTIES AFFECTING ACCEPTABILITY OF “BRESAOLA” FROM PODOLIAN YOUNG BULLS

    Article • Journal of Sensory Studies, October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  47. MAPPING THE EFFECT OF INFORMATION ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE ON CONSUMER LIKING AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR YOGURT

    Article • Journal of Sensory Studies, October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  48. Monitoring the welfare of sheep in organic and conventional farms using an ANI 35 L derived method

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  49. Behavior and milk production of buffalo cows as affected by housing system

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2009, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  50. Meat liking, animal welfare and consumer willingness to pay

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  51. Acceptability and intramuscular collagen properties of Podolian beef as affected by ageing

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  52. Behaviour and meat quality of Podolian young bulls

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  53. Organic meat quality

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  54. TENDERNESS, pH AND ACCEPTABILITY OF MEAT FROM PODOLIAN AND LIMOUSINE × PODOLIAN YOUNG BULLS

    Article • Journal of Food Quality, August 2008, Wiley

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  55. Welfare implications of artificial rearing and early weaning in sheep

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  56. Effect of Information About Animal Welfare on Consumer Willingness to Pay for Yogurt

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2008, American Dairy Science Association

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  57. The qualitative assessment of responsiveness to environmental challenge in horses and ponies

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, February 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  58. Effect of information about animal welfare, expressed in terms of rearing conditions, on lamb acceptability

    Article • Meat Science, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  59. SHELF LIFE OF MEAT FROM PODOLIAN YOUNG BULLS IN RELATION TO THE AGING METHOD

    Article • Journal of Food Quality, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  60. Effect of grazing and homeopathy on milk production and immunity of Merino derived ewes

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, May 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  61. Effect of information about animal welfare and product nutritional properties on acceptability of meat from Podolian cattle

    Article • Food Quality and Preference, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  62. Grazing behaviour of buffalo heifers

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  63. The effect of rearing system on behavioural and immune responses of buffalo heifers

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  64. PosterWelfare Quality®: a pan-European integrated project including buffalo

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  65. Influence of gentling on lamb immune response and human–lamb interactions

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Mauro Musto, Professor Fabio Napolitano

  66. Effects of early maternal separation of lambs and rearing with minimal and maximal human contact on meat quality

    Article • Meat Science, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  67. Chemical, physical and sensory properties of meat from pure and crossbred Podolian bulls at different ageing times

    Article • Meat Science, April 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  68. Sustainability and welfare of Podolian cattle

    Article • Livestock Production Science, March 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  69. Fatty acid profile, cholesterol content and tenderness of meat from Podolian young bulls

    Article • Meat Science, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  70. Influence of space allowance on the welfare of weaned buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves

    Article • Livestock Production Science, March 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  71. Influence of housing conditions and calving distance on blood metabolites in water buffalo cows RIassuntoinfluenza Del Sistema Di Tenuta E Della Distanza Dal Parto Su Alcune Variabili Ema-Tochimiche Nella Bufala

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  72. Fatty acid profile, cholesterol content and tenderness of ostrich meat as influenced by age at slaughter and muscle type

    Article • Meat Science, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  73. Lambs prevented from suckling their mothers display behavioral, immune and endocrine disturbances

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  74. Effect of climate on the response to three oestrous synchronisation techniques in lactating dairy cows

    Article • Animal Reproduction Science, June 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  75. Effect of artificial rearing on lamb welfare and meat quality

    Article • Meat Science, March 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  76. Behaviour and meat production of organically farmed unweaned lambs

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, February 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  77. Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  78. Effect of gradual transition from maternal to reconstituted milk on behavioural, endocrine and immune responses of lambs

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, August 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  79. Effect of age at slaughter on carcass traits, fatty acid composition and lipid oxidation of Apulian lambs

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, January 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  80. Conditioned inhibition of antibody response and CD4 positive cells

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, June 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  81. Influence of artificial rearing on behavioral and immune response of lambs

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, November 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  82. Induction of conditioned taste aversion in goats

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, March 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano

  83. Postpartum development of the mother-young relationship in goats

    Article • Applied Animal Behaviour Science, October 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Fabio Napolitano