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Ruggero Menci

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Animal nutrition
  • Product quality
  • By-products
  • Secondary compounds

Training / professional career

  • Since 2023 Researcher at FiBL France
  • 2022 - 2023 PostDoc at the University of Catania, Italy (sheep farming, Italy-Tunisia "Jesmed" project)
  • 2019 - 2021 PhD at the University of Catania, Italy (dietary tannins and dairy products, "ProYoungStock" project)
  • 2018 Postgraduate researcher at the University of Perugia, Italy (pig farming, regional development program)
  • 2012 - 2018 BSc and MSc at the University of Perugia, Italy (food industry)

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

Scientific articles

  • Menci, R., Luciano, G., Natalello, A., Priolo, A., Mangano, F., Biondi, L., Bella, M., Scerra, M. & Lanza, M. (2024). Performance and meat quality in pigs fed hydrolysable tannins from Tara spinosa. Meat Science, 207, 109364.
  • Menci, R., Natalello, A., Stamilla, A., Mangano, F., Torrent, A., Luciano, G., Priolo, A., Lanza, M., & Niderkorn, V. (2023). Chestnut shells in the diet of lamb: Effects on growth performance, fatty acid metabolism, and meat quality. Small Ruminant Research, 228, 107105.
  • Musati, M., Menci, R., Luciano, G., Frutos, P., Priolo, A., & Natalello, A. (2023). Temperate nuts by-products as animal feed: A review. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 115787.
  • Menci, R., Biondi, L., Natalello, A., Lanza, M., Priolo, A., Valenti, B., Bertino, A., Scerra, M., & Luciano, G. (2023). Feeding hazelnut skin to lambs delays lipid oxidation in meat. Meat Science, 202, 109218.
  • Natalello, A., Menci, R., Luciano, G., Monahan, F., Gravador, R. S., Valenti, B., Pauselli, M., Belvedere, G., Scerra, M., & Priolo, A. (2023). Effect of dietary pomegranate by-product on lamb flavour. Meat Science, 198, 109118.
  • Menci, R., Khelil-Arfa, H., Blanchard, A., Biondi, L., Bella, M., Priolo, A., Luciano, G., & Natalello, A. (2022). Effect of dietary magnolia bark extract supplementation in finishing pigs on the oxidative stability of meat. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 13(1), 1-12.
  • Santillo, A., Ciliberti, M. G., Ciampi, F., Luciano, G., Natalello, A., Menci, R., Caccamo, M., Sevi, A., & Albenzio, M. (2022). Feeding tannins to dairy cows in different seasons improves the oxidative status of blood plasma and the antioxidant capacity of cheese. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(11), 8609-8620.
  • Natalello, A., Khelil-Arfa, H., Luciano, G., Zoon, M., Menci, R., Scerra, M., Blanchard, A., Mangano, F., Biondi, L., & Priolo, A. (2022). Effect of different levels of organic zinc supplementation on pork quality. Meat Science, 186, 108731.

Abstracts in conference proceedings (presentations)

  • Menci, R. (2023). "Opening lecture: The use of by-products in animal feeding: research examples and perspectives", The book of abstracts of the 2nd International Scientific Conference for Students in Animal Science and Aquaculture - challenges and research: 13 . Online, 9 maggio 2023.
  • Natalello, A., Priolo, A., Valenti, B., Menci, R., Pauselli, M., & Luciano, G. (2021). "Dietary Hazelnut Skin Improves Lipid Oxidative Stability of Lamb Meat." Book of Abstracts of the 18th Euro Fed Lipid Congress and Expo: 158. Online, 18-21 ottobre 2021.
  • Pomente, C., Menci, R., Valenti, B., Veneziani, G., Pauselli, M., & Morbidini, L. (2021). "Dietary olive pomace: effects on meat and back-fat quality traits in heavy pigs." ASPA 24th Congress Book of Abstract, Italian Journal of Animal Science, 20(sup1):60-61. Padova, Italia, 21-24 settembre 2021.
  • Menci, R., Natalello, A., Caccamo, M., Luciano, G., Valenti, B., Priolo, A., & Coppa, M. (2021). "Dietary tannins affect differently cow milk fatty acid profile according to grazing season" Book of Abstracts of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP):618. Davos, Svizzera, 30 agosto - 3 settembre 2021.
  • Menci, R., Natalello, A., Luciano, G., Priolo, A., Valenti, B., Difalco, A., Rapisarda, T., Caccamo, M., Constant, I., Niderkorn, V., & Coppa, M. (2021). "Cheese composition from cows given a tannin extract in two different grazing seasons." Mountains are agroecosystems for people: eBook of abstracts of the 1st Joint Conference of EAAP Mountain Livestock Farming Working Group & FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pastures Sub-Network :52. Online, 7-9 giugno 2021.
  • Menci, R. (2019). "Dietary tannins to improve efficiency and product quality in ruminant extensive production systems." Higher education for sustainable food production: abstract of 1st Joint Meeting of Agricolture-oriented PhD programs at Unict, Unifg and Uniud. QUADERNI CSEI Catania III serie, 15:26. Catania - Salina, Italia, 17-21 giugno 2019.
  • Menci, R., Pauselli, M., Campione, A., Pomente, C., & Morbidini, L. (2019). "Consumer test with salami from "Umbria" medium-heavy pork, fed traditional or experimental diet with hazelnut perisperm." ASPA 23rd Congress Book of Abstracts, Italian Journal of Animal Science, 18(sup1):72-73. Sorrento, Italia, 11-14 giugno 2019.

Abstracts in conference proceedings (poster)

  • Menci, R., Natalello, A., Stamilla, A., Mangano, F., Torrent, A., Luciano, G., Priolo, A., Lanza, M., & Niderkorn, V. (2022). "Effet de l'inclusion de peaux de châtaigne dans la ration des agneaux sur la qualité de la viande." 26èmes Rencontres autour des Recherches sur les Ruminants. Parigi, Francia, 7-8 dicembre 2022.
  • Menci, R., Martin, B., Werne, S., Bord, C., Ferlay, A., Lèbre, A., Leiber, F., Klaiss, M., Coppa, M., & Heckendorn, F. (2022). "Feeding sainfoin pellets (vs alfalfa) modifies the sensory properties and the fatty acid profile of goat cheese." Joint Seminar of the FAO CIHEAM Networks on Pasture and Forage Crops and on Sheep and Goat Nutrition. Catania, Italia, 27-29 settembre 2022.
  • Biondi, L., Natalello, A., Lanza, M., Cutello, D., Mattioli, S., Menci, R., & Priolo, A. (2019). "Dietary tomato pomace: effects on pork quality." ASPA 23rd Congress Book of Abstracts, Italian Journal of Animal Science, 18(sup1):163. Sorrento, Italia, 11-14 giugno 2019.