Projects
Browse and learn more about all the projects involving Cerzoo, an experimental research farm and a virtuous model of agro-livestock farm, able to run environmentally and economically sustainable practices, respectful of animal welfare and implementable by farmers, field in the heart of Piacenza in Italy.
November 2024
Resilienza e Sostenibilità nell'Uso delle Risorse per una Gestione Efficiente delle relazioni fra agricoltura e acqua - RESURGE (2023-2024)
Il principale obiettivo del progetto è quello di adottare e promuovere nuove agrotecniche sostenibili e clima-intelligenti, volte ad ottimizzar...Read
February 2024
Effects of feeding dairy cows after calving extracts of algae Aschophyllum nodosum and Arthrospira platensis (spirulina)
The use of products based on Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) and Ascophyllum nodosum in dairy cows could have various positive effects. The administ...Read
February 2023
Effect of the administration of live yeasts in dairy cows during the transition period
The use of inactivated yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in the diet of ruminants leads to many positive effects, for example the improvement of the r...Read
April 2023
Safety of silage: un nuovo approccio per la valutazione della qualità degli insilati nella nutrizione animale
Safety of silage è un progetto ambizioso che ha come obiettivo principale quello di relazionare la qualità nutrizionale, la sicurezza e...Read
September 2021
Effects of administration of VITALG DHA on DHA concentration in bovine milk
Presence of polyunsaturated fatty acids in different types of food is a topic which attracts the attention of the public opinion because the benefits...Read
September 2021
Effects of administration of rumen protected choline In dairy cows during transition period
Transition period is the most critical phase in dairy cow career and any potential metabolic and inflammatory problems can compromise the future lacta...Read
September 2020
Evaluation of the animal welfare level with SDIB and hematochemical profile
In the last years animal welfare acquired an increasing importance in livestock breeding, it is due to reasons linked to the performances and to the g...Read
May 2022
Efficacy of 3-nitrooxypropanole (3-NOP) in dairy cows on enteric methane production
The study and fight against the climate change is today an issue of fundamental importance, with aconsequent need to increase the commitment in the se...Read
January 2019
Short and long term effects of orally administration at drying off of lyophilized Aloe arborescens to dairy cows - RABOLA
Drying off is one of the most critical stages of the lactation cycle of dairy cows, because it divides the end of a lactation and the beginning of the...Read
January 2021
Formative project for characterization and implementation of zootechnical activity in Valvestino area
Lombardy is the most important Italian region for the milk production, with the 34,9% of Italian dairy cows breeders, many of them are concentrated in...Read
January 2025
Investigation of cross talking between rumen microbiome, liver and immune system in regulating energy metabolism from dry off to early lactation in dairy cows
This project will integrate expertise and technologies from Italy (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, UNICATT) and China (Jilin University,...Read