Listeria monocytogenes in organic and conventional farming: Epidemiology, risks, and solutions within a One Health framework
Listeria monocytogenes is a resilient, zoonotic pathogen that poses significant challenges across human, animal, plant, and environmental health systems. This review explores the epidemiology of L. monocytogenes within the One Health framework, emphasizing its transmission dynamics, risk factors, and implications for food safety. The pathogen’s ability to persist in diverse environments, form biofilms, and withstand extreme conditions highlights […]
Organic Foods: Health Benefits and Drawbacks
Organic food is the product of a farming system which avoids the use of man-made fertilisers, pesticides; growth regulators and livestock feed additives. Put simply, organic foods are produced using methods that comply with organic farming standards, most crucially by avoiding the use of man-made fertilisers or pesticides. For a food to be classed as […]
Progetto Core Organic: “Benessere e impatto ambientale della produzione di suini biologici”
Il gruppo di istituti che partecipa al progetto Core Organic Cofund POWER , tra cui FIBL, CREA, INRAE, ha pubblicato un manuale che mira ad aumentare la salute e il benessere dei suini biologici, riducendo al contempo l’impronta ambientale dei…
Technology Platform of Organic Agriculture Extremadura – Research & Innovation Agenda
TP Organics’ member Technology Platform of Organic Agriculture Extremadura (PTAEEx), an Operational Group belonging to the European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity & Sustainability (EIP-AGRI), aims to group the entire value chain of organic farming into a regional technological platform promoting cooperation between agents and interested parties in the science-technology-company system of the sector. The aim […]
Demand-oriented riboflavin supply of organic broiler using a feed material from fermentation of Ashbya gossypii
Alternatives to riboflavin (vitamin B2) production by recombinant microorganisms are needed in organic poultry production, but are cost-intensive, so that a demand-oriented riboflavin supply is necessary. Details on the riboflavin requirements of organic poultry are not available. A feed material with high native riboflavin content from fermentation of the filamentous fungus Ashbya gossypii was studied. Two runs […]
Vacche da latte in regime bio: nella Ue riscontrato un elevato stato di benessere degli animali
Il benessere degli animali è diventato sempre più importante per il pubblico in generale, ed i consumatori sono curiosi di sapere quali tipi di gestione offrono il miglior benessere degli animali per i prodotti di loro origine, come i latticini, che …
