Italian Journal of Animal Science

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ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

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Aim:The Italian Journal of Animal Science is an international journal publishing original scientific papers, reviews and short com-munications on animal production and related areas, as well as news for the members of the Scientific Association of Animal Production. Upon request to the Editor, announcements of congresses, presentations of universities, research institutes, books and proceedings may also be published.

Review policy:the publication of manuscripts is subject to the approval of referees and in agreement with the Advisory Board’s opin-ions; referees are selected from among qualified scientists in the international scientific community.

Editor-in-Chief

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R

OSANNA

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CIPIONI

Dip. di Scienze Agrarie e degli Alimenti - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia I-42100 REGGIOEMILIA, ITALY

Tel. +39 0522 522069 - Telefax +39 0522 522027 - Mobile: +39 3290784332 - Email: rosanna.scipioni@unimore.it

Sector Editors:

• U

MBERTO

B

ERNABUCCI

Università della Tuscia, Viterbo (ITALY) Email: bernab@unitus.it

• C

ESARE

C

ASTELLINI

Università di Perugia (ITALY) Email: cesare@unipg.it

• G

IULIO

C

OZZI

Università di Padova (ITALY) Email: giulio.cozzi@unipd.it

• L

UCA

F

ONTANESI

Università di Bologna (ITALY) Email: luca.fontanesi@unibo.it

• O

RESTE

F

RANCI

Università di Firenze (ITALY) Email: oreste.franci@unifi.it

• N

ICOLA

M

ACCIOTTA

Università di Sassari (ITALY) Email: macciott@uniss.it

• A

NTONINO

N

IZZA

Università di Napoli (ITALY) Email: nizza@unina.it

• A

LESSANDRO

P

RIOLO

Università di Catania (ITALY) Email: a.priolo@unict.it

• G

IOVANNI

S

AVOINI

Università di Milano (ITALY) Email: giovanni.savoini@unimi.it

M

ICHAEL

S. A

LLEN

Michigan State University East Lansing, USA

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IMÉ

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UMAITRE

INRA - Animal Nutrition Saint Gilles, FRANCE

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ÜRG

B

LUM

University of Berne SWITZERLAND

A

NDREW

C

HESSON

The Rowett Research Institute ABERDEEN, UK

Y

VES

C

HILLIARD

INRA-Theix

St. Genes Champanelle, FRANCE

R

OBERTA

D

AVOLI

Università di Bologna REGGIOEMILIA, ITALY

L

ILIANA

D

I

S

TASIO Università di Torino GRUGLIASCO, ITALY

J

AMES

K. D

RACKLEY University of Illinois URBANA, USA

J

OSÉ

A. F

ERNÁNDEZ

Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences TJELE, DENMARK

G

ERHARD

F

LACHOWSKY

Federal Agricultural Research Centre BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY

D

UNIXI

G

ABIÑA

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute ZARAGOZA, SPAIN

G

ERALD

B. H

AVENSTEIN

North Carolina State University RALEIGH, USA

L

UC

M

AERTENS

Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Husbandry MERELBEKE, BELGIUM

D

ONATO

M

ATASSINO

ConSDABI BENEVENTO, ITALY

A

LESSANDRO

N

ARDONE

Università della Tuscia VITERBO, ITALY

L

OUIS

O

LLIVIER

INRA - Animal Genetics Jouy-en-Josas, FRANCE

G

IULIO

P

AGNACCO

Università di Milano ITALY

G

IANFRANCO

P

IVA

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore PIACENZA, ITALY

C

ARL

E. P

OLAN

Virginia Tech - Dairy Science Dept. BLACKSBURG, USA

M

AX

F. R

OTHSCHILD

Iowa State University AMES, USA

G

IUSEPPE

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UCCI Università di Milano ITALY

Editorial Board:

Advisory Board:

Editorial Assistant: MICHELECOMELLINI Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Email: michele.comellini@unimore.it