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View article: Differentiating cyclopropane fatty acids to support milk authenticity through GC–MS and NMR spectroscopy
Differentiating cyclopropane fatty acids to support milk authenticity through GC–MS and NMR spectroscopy Open
Cyclopropane fatty acids (CPFAs), are emerging markers for food authentication in premium dairy products like Parmigiano Reggiano and Haymilk, where silage feeding is prohibited. This study focuses on two CPFAs-dihydrosterculic acid (DHSA)…
View article: Pre-Harvest Pneumatic Defoliation and Pruning Improves Peel Coloration of ‘Nicoter’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ Apples Depending on Exposition, Fruit Side and Weather Conditions
Pre-Harvest Pneumatic Defoliation and Pruning Improves Peel Coloration of ‘Nicoter’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ Apples Depending on Exposition, Fruit Side and Weather Conditions Open
Peel coloration in bicolored apples is decisive for their commercial value and varieties like ‘Nicoter’ and ‘Rosy Glow’ need to achieve 33 and 40% red peel color to be marketed under the trade names ‘Kanzi®’ and ‘Pink Lady®’, respectively.…
View article: Effect of Diet on CPFAs Used as Markers in Milk for the Detection of Silage in the Ration of Dairy Cows
Effect of Diet on CPFAs Used as Markers in Milk for the Detection of Silage in the Ration of Dairy Cows Open
In hay milk production, fermented feed, like silage, is forbidden. This study aims to reveal the presence of silages made from maize or grass in the diet of dairy cows through the detection of cyclopropane fatty acids (CPFAs) in their milk…
View article: Factors affecting the occurrence of cyclopropane fatty acids in grass silage
Factors affecting the occurrence of cyclopropane fatty acids in grass silage Open
Haymilk and haymilk products meet the consumers expectations about traditional and sustainable dairy farming and have gained increasing interest in some parts of Europe. In haymilk production, among other restrictions, fermented feed is no…
View article: Effect of management system and dietary seasonal variability on environmental efficiency and human net food supply of mountain dairy farming systems
Effect of management system and dietary seasonal variability on environmental efficiency and human net food supply of mountain dairy farming systems Open
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 ag…
View article: Multispectral and SAR satellite data to assess drought impact on the productivity of mountain grasslands in the European Alps
Multispectral and SAR satellite data to assess drought impact on the productivity of mountain grasslands in the European Alps Open
Drought events occur more and more often in the Alps, endangering the welfare of mountain agriculture. In this context, risk management instruments, like insurance, can help agricultural systems cope with production shortcomings and thus i…
View article: Establishing authenticity of hay milk: Detection of silage feeding through cyclopropane fatty acids analysis using 1H NMR spectroscopy
Establishing authenticity of hay milk: Detection of silage feeding through cyclopropane fatty acids analysis using 1H NMR spectroscopy Open
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 nu…
View article: The role of the soil seed bank for the restoration potential of eroded alpine grassland
The role of the soil seed bank for the restoration potential of eroded alpine grassland Open
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030 has launched nature conservation, environmental protection, and ecosystem services' restoration on the global environmental policy agenda. However, particularly high mountain habitats being …
View article: Insuring Alpine Grasslands against Drought-Related Yield Losses Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data
Insuring Alpine Grasslands against Drought-Related Yield Losses Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data Open
This work estimates yield losses due to drought events in the mountain grasslands in north-eastern Italy, laying the groundwork for index-based insurance. Given the high correlation between the leaf area index (LAI) and grassland yield, we…
View article: Insuring Alpine Grasslands Against Drought-Related Yield Losses by Sentinel-2 Satellite Data
Insuring Alpine Grasslands Against Drought-Related Yield Losses by Sentinel-2 Satellite Data Open
This work estimates yield losses due to drought events in mountain grasslands in north-eastern Italy, laying the groundwork for index-based insurance. Given the high correlation between Leaf Area Index (LAI) and grassland yield, we exploit…
View article: Quantifying methane emissions under field conditions under 2 different dairy production scenarios: Low-input versus high-input milk production
Quantifying methane emissions under field conditions under 2 different dairy production scenarios: Low-input versus high-input milk production Open
Livestock production systems with ruminants play a relevant role in the emission of the greenhouse gas CH4, which is known to significantly contribute to global warming. Consequently, it is a major societal concern to develop strategies in…
View article: Authenticity of Hay Milk vs. Milk from Maize or Grass Silage by Lipid Analysis
Authenticity of Hay Milk vs. Milk from Maize or Grass Silage by Lipid Analysis Open
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 …
View article: A quantitative review of on-farm feeding practices to enhance the quality of grassland-based ruminant dairy and meat products
A quantitative review of on-farm feeding practices to enhance the quality of grassland-based ruminant dairy and meat products Open
In the last decades, a large body of evidence has highlighted the major role of feeding management practices in improving specific nutritional, technological and sensory quality traits of ruminant products. However, results have been mostl…
View article: Societal and economic options to support grassland-based dairy production in Europe
Societal and economic options to support grassland-based dairy production in Europe Open
Grassland-based dairy production provides multiple benefits to farmers and to the wider society, but the European grassland area has been significantly reduced during the last decades. This paper aims to explore societal and economic optio…
View article: Grassland biomass balance in the European Alps: current and future ecosystem service perspectives
Grassland biomass balance in the European Alps: current and future ecosystem service perspectives Open
Grassland ecosystems provide the basis for grassland farming where climate and topography constrain the cultivation of crops. Current agricultural systems and their nutrient cycles are out of balance, due to the segregation of feed provisi…
View article: Methods to describe the botanical composition of vegetation in grassland research
Methods to describe the botanical composition of vegetation in grassland research Open
Summary In terms of botanical composition, grassland vegetation in experimental plots and field studies can be described by means of different parameters (plant density, cover, frequency or yield proportion). Each parameter describes diffe…
View article: Effect of slope and altitude on the costs of forage production in mountain areas
Effect of slope and altitude on the costs of forage production in mountain areas Open
Mountain grassland, if site-specific managed, is an important source of ecosystem services. However, by
\nincreasing altitude and slope, climatic constraints and limitation to the use of machinery are expected to
\nincrease the costs of fo…