Research activities
a) Lipid metabolism, metabolic diseases and oxidative status in dairy ruminats with particular attention to peripartum period and heat stress conditions;
b) Effects of heat stress on physiology, health and performance of dairy cows.
c) Feeding, nutrition and management of transition and heat-stressed dairy cows.
d) Effects of nutrition and environmental factors (namely heat stress) on milk yield and composition.
e) Adipose tissue metabolism and adipokines in heat-stressed animals.
g) Nutraceutic value of dairy products.