Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences

Selected research products

Trincee, l’importanza di un giusto avanzamento.
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Borreani G., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Bertola L., Comino L. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1925472

Ancora vincente l’accoppiata loglio italico-mais
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Borreani G., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Bertola L., Comino L. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1925290

Computer Vision to analyze chemical signatures: a novel workflow for rationalizing raw data exploration in GC×GC
2023-01-01 Andrea Caratti, Simone Squara, Angelica Fina, Stephen E. Reichenbach, Qingping Tao, Carlo Bicchi, Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Chiara Cordero https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1909050

Raccogliere e conservare i cereali vernini
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1902872

Sistema foraggero e latte, il guadagno c’è se il binomio è circolare
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Comino L., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1898035

New Workflow for Rationalizing Raw Data Exploration in GC×GC: Computer Vision to Unravel Diagnostic Signatures
2023-01-01 Andrea Caratti, Simone Squara, Angelica Fina, Stephen E. Reichenbach, Qingping Tao, Erica Liberto, Carlo Bicchi, Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Chiara Cordero https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1934250

Microbial community during fermentation and aerobic deterioration of high moisture corn treated with homofermentative and heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria
2023-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Piano S., Casale M., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1925272

Insilato: per appesantire le coperture sono i dettagli a fare la differenza
2023-01-01 tabacco e, ferrero francesco, borreani g https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1936091

Quando lo si coltiva come erbaio da foraggio
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1925310

Trincee, l’importanza di un giusto avanzamento
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Borreani G., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Bertola L., Comino L. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1925471

A Living Lab approach for sustainable intensification of dairy production: A case study of an organic and a conventional farm in northern Italy
2023-01-01 Pasinato S., Ferrero F.*, Rolando G., Comino L., Tabacco E., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1923670

COMPUTER VISION ENABLES EFFECTIVE DETECTION OF COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCES IN COMPLEX SAMPLES: VALIDATION OF A WORKFLOW BASED ON CHROMATOGRAPHIC FINGERPRINTING AND PATTERN RECOGNITION
2023-01-01 Andrea Caratti, Simone Squara, Stephen E. Reichenbach, Qingping Tao, Carlo Bicchi, Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Chiara Cordero https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1897916

Rotoballe fasciate cosa valutare per una conservazione perfetta
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1908730

Field scale biodiversity in relation to the intensity grade of agricultural practices on dairy farms
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F.*, Busato E., Pansa M., Borreani G., Tavella L https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1892233

Fertilizzazione del mais gli apporti siano calibrati
2023-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1893584

Preliminary findings on the microbiome of a traditional brined ripened cheese
2023-01-01 Arianna Ferrero; https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1902116

Agroecological approach to reduce environmental impacts and increase biodiversity in forage systems serving dairy farms
2023-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Tavella L., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1930787

Effects of a prothioconazole- and tebuconazole-based fungicide on the yield, silage characteristics, and fungal mycobiota of corn harvested and conserved as whole-crop and high-moisture ear silages
2023-01-01 Ferrero, Francesco; Prencipe, Simona; Tabacco, Ernesto; Ferrocino, Ilario; Borreani, Giorgio; Spadaro, Davide https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1890969

Augmented visualization by computer vision and chromatographic fingerprinting on comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatographic patterns: Unraveling diagnostic signatures in food volatilome
2023-01-01 Caratti A.; Squara S.; Bicchi C.; Tao Q.; Geschwender D.; Reichenbach S.E.; Ferrero F.; Borreani G.; Cordero C. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1904519

Foraggi di qualità per l’azienda da latte
2022-01-01 Tabacco E., Comino L., Ferrero F., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1868579

The use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) in the prediction of soil carbon stock in Northern Italy cropping systems
2022-01-01 Dal Prà A., Pacchioli M.T., Immovilli A., Mantovi P., Ruozzi F., Ferrero F., Borreani G., Tabacco E. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1876139

Spiga e stocchi separati per una maggiore efficienza in stalla
2022-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., Comino L., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1882044

Erba medica preziosa alleata contro il clima che cambia
2022-01-01 Pacchioli M.T., Valli L., Dal Prà A., Tabacco E., Borreani G., Ferrero F., Davolio R., Ruozzi F., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1836428

Effluenti zootecnici sappiamo quanto valgono?
2022-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1854679

Sporeforming bacteria during one year storage of UHT milk at different temperatures
2022-01-01 Ferrero A., Ferrero F., Nucera D., Casale M., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1869782

Valorization of slurry to increase efficiency and sustainability of dairy farm
2022-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1869781

Effectiveness of six lactic acid bacteria as silage inoculants for aerobic stability improvement
2022-01-01 Ferrero F., Nikodinoska I., Moran C., Tabacco E., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1872743

Effect of inoculation with Lentilactobacillus buchneri and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei on the maize silage volatilome: the advantages of advanced 2d-chromatographic fingerprinting approaches
2022-01-01 Squara S., Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Cordero C., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1875818

Improving forage harvesting and conservation affects dairy farm efficiency and sustainability
2022-01-01 Borreani G., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Rolando G., Tabacco E., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1872848

How production intensity could affect sustainability and milk quality in dairy farm
2022-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Rolando G., Pasinato S., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1890852

Trinciato e pastone, progettare l’epoca di semina e la nutrizione
2022-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1849299

Evaluation of the environmental impacts of suckler calf-to-beef mixedcrop-livestock farms in northern Italy: A farm-based study
2022-01-01 Bonnin D., Ferrero F.*, Tabacco E., Carena S., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1869783

Come coltivare latte sui terreni aziendali
2022-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Rolando G., Borreani G., Comino L., Revello Chion A., Bertola L., Giaccone D., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1864859

Foraggi prativi per il latte bio: sfalci ravvicinati e veloci
2022-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., Pasinato S., Bertola L., Comino L., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1836425

Trinciato autunno primaverile: il foraggio che può fare la differenza
2021-01-01 Borreani G., Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Revello Chion A., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1815108

Guida alla «lettura» del fronte della trincea
2021-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1827647

Forage system valorization to reduce the environmental impacts of the dairy farm
2021-01-01 Francesco Ferrero https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1827651

Un sistema foraggero dinamico è frutto di precise scelte gestionali
2021-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Pasinato S., Borreani G., Comino L., Revello Chion A., Bertola L., Giaccone D., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1774314

Insilare le razioni unifeed
2021-01-01 Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Ernesto Tabacco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1820884

Feed-out rate used as a tool to manage the aerobic deterioration of corn silages in tropical and temperate climates
2021-01-01 Bernardes T.F, De Oliveira I.L., Casagrande D.R., Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1792564

È sostenibile la produzione della carne bovina
2021-01-01 Bonnin D., Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Borreani G., Carena S., Giaccone D https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1789208

Evitare che l’insilato resti a contatto con l’aria
2021-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1789207

Nelle rotoballe ad alta densità l’innovazione dell’insilamento
2021-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1790416

Foraggi come mangimi
2021-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Comino L., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1807232

Temperature during conservation in laboratory silos affects fermentation profile and aerobic stability of corn silage treated with Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus hilgardii, and their combination
2021-01-01 Francesco Ferrero, Ernesto Tabacco, Serenella Piano, Manuela Casale, Giorgio Borreani https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1764157

Intensity of agricultural practices affects environmental impacts and productivity of corn for grain
2021-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1848838

Il «momento perfetto» per il trinciato di mais
2021-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., Revello Chion A., Comino L. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1832983

Lentilactobacillus hilgardii inoculum, dry matter contents at harvest and length of conservation affect fermentation characteristics and aerobic stability of corn silage
2021-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1789520

Insilamento: conservazione efficiente e naturale di foraggi
2020-01-01 Francesco Ferrero, https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1736943

Mais ed erba medica:
2020-01-01 Ernesto Tabacco, Francesco Ferrero, Giorgio Borreani https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1764158

Suitability of cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) harvested at two stages of maturity to ensiling and methane production
2020-01-01 Ferrero F.; Dinuccio E.; Rollè L.; Tabacco E.; Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1757454

Forage systems and sustainability of milk production: Feed efficiency, environmental impacts and soil carbon stocks
2020-01-01 Gislon G., Ferrero F., Bava L., Borreani G., Dal Prà A., Pacchioli M.T., Sandrucci A., Zucali M., Tabacco E. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1736942

Sistemi foraggeri efficienti per il suolo e la stalla
2020-01-01 Tabacco E., Borreani G., Ferrero F., Bava L., Colombini S., Crovetto G.M., Gislon G., Rapetti L., Sandrucci A., Zucali M., Pacchioli M.T., Dal Prà A. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1752422

Feasibility of utilizing biodegradable plastic film to cover corn silage under farm conditions
2020-01-01 Ernesto Tabacco, Francesco Ferrero, Giorgio Borreani https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1736944

Aspergillus fumigatus population dynamics and sensitivity to demethylation inhibitor fungicides in whole-crop corn, high moisture corn and wet grain corn silages
2020-01-01 Davide Spadaro, Slavica Matic, Simona Prencipe, Francesco Ferrero, Giorgio Borreani, Ulrich Gisi, Maria Lodovica Gullino https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1709090

Sustainable Intensification in a Dairy Farm: Effect of Dynamic Forage System on Protein and Metabolizable Energy for Milk Production
2020-01-01 Francesco Ferrero, Ernesto Tabacco, Stefania Pasinato, Luciano Comino, Giorgio Borreani https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1772394

Effect of Different Forage Systems on Productivity and Environmental Sustainability of Dairy Farms in Northern Italy
2020-01-01 Ernesto Tabacco, Francesco Ferrero, Bruno Franco, Stefania Colombini, Luca Rapetti, Giorgio Borreani https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1772395

Testing selectivity of bacterial and fungal culture media compared to
2020-01-01 Pascal Drouin; Francesco Ferrero https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1763565

Contrastare l'imbrunimento enzimatico di banana e avocado di IV gamma
2020-01-01 Chiabrando Valentina; Ferrero Francesco; Casale Manuela; Giacalone Giovanna https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1762577

Per la trasformazione in Grana Padano Corretta gestione insilati meno spore nel latte
2019-01-01 Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Ernesto Tabacco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1699472

Come ridurre il contenuto di spore nel latte
2019-01-01 Giorgio Borreani, Francesco Ferrero, Ernesto Tabacco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1699471

Baled silage management
2019-01-01 Borreani G., Ferrero F., Tabacco E https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1715371

La perfezione in trincea? Solo con queste regole
2019-01-01 Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1715368

Presenza di funghi potenzialmente micotossigeni su campioni di pastone integrale di mais in aziende piemontesi da latte.
2019-01-01 Prencipe S., Francesco Ferrero, Tabacco E., Borreani G., Gullino M.L., Spadaro D. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1707304

Effects of time of conservation and new Lactobacillus hilgardii inoculum on fermentation profile and aerobic stability of whole corn and sorghum silage
2019-01-01 Francesco Ferrero, Serenella Piano, Ernesto Tabacco, Giorgio Borreani https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1694021

How selective are the culture media used in silage microbiology?
2019-01-01 Drouin Pascal; Ferrero Francesco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1715370

Increase in aflatoxins due to Aspergillus section Flavi multiplication during the aerobic deterioration of corn silage treated with different bacteria inocula
2019-01-01 Ferrero F., Prencipe S., Spadaro D., Gullino M.L., Cavallarin L., Piano S., Tabacco E., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1687728

Dairy farm management practices and the risk of contamination of tank milk from Clostridium spp. and Paenibacillus spp. spores in silage, total mixed ration, dairy cow feces, and raw milk
2019-01-01 G. Borreani,* F. Ferrero, D. Nucera, M. Casale, S. Piano, E. Tabacco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1710533

Isolation, molecular characterization and aflatoxigenic potential of Aspergillus flavus strains isolated from corn conserved as silage
2019-01-01 prencipe simona, meloni giovanna roberta, Francesco Ferrero, Giorgio Borreani, Maria Lodovica Gullino, Davide Spadaro https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1714863

A new approach to assess feed-out rate in maize silage bunker
2018-01-01 De Oliveira I., Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., Bernardes T.F., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684949

Ensiling features of thistle (Cynara cardunculus L.) to be used for biogas production.
2018-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Borreani G. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684935

Uncorrected silo management increases the risk of contamination of the milk production chain with Clostridium spp. and Paenibacillus spp.
2018-01-01 G. Borreani, D. Nucera, M. Casale, S. Piano, F. Ferrero, E. Tabacco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684941

Dairy production in Italy
2018-01-01 Ferrero Francesco https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1715374

Effect of different inocula on aerobic stability of corn silage
2018-01-01 Borreani G., Ferrero F., Coppa M., Demey V., Tabacco E., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684946

Studio del microbiota fungino coltivabile durante il processo di insilamento
2018-01-01 Prencipe Simona, Francesco Ferrero, Ernesto Tabacco, Gullino Maria Lodovica,Garibaldi Angelo, Giorgio Borreani, Spadaro Davide https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1706990

Lactobacillus hilgardii as inoculant for corn silage in Italy
2018-01-01 Ferrero F., Tabacco E., Piano S., Demey V., Borreani G., https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684948

Biogas production from thistle (Cynara cardunculus L.) silages
2018-01-01 Ferrero F., Dinuccio E., Rollé L., Tabacco E., Borreani G https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1685042

An evaluation of monopropionine as chemical additive to improve aerobic stability of corn silage
2018-01-01 Borreani G, Ferrero F, Tabacco E https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684943

A pH index as a method to identify aerobic deterioration in farm maize silage
2018-01-01 Gervásio G., De Oliveira I., Tabacco E., Ferrero F., Borreani G., Bernardes T. https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684951

Courses

• Advanced Statistics (year 2024) (AdStat)
  PhD in Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
• Metodi statistici per la ricerca (INT0496)
  Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze viticole ed enologiche - SVE
• Smart farming system design and evaluation (SAF0300)
  Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze agrarie - SA

Academic bodies

• Consiglio di Dipartimento

• Consiglio Integrato dei Corsi di Studio in Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie

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