Manuel Scerra

Dr. Manuel Scerra

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2011 in Meat Science
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Manuel ScerraManuel Scerra
Manuel Scerra
GLG. Luciano
G. Luciano
PCP. Caparra
P. Caparra
FFF. Foti
F. Foti
CCC. Cilione
C. Cilione
VSV. Scerra
V. Scerra

1 March 2011 in Meat Science
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Manuel ScerraManuel Scerra
Manuel Scerra
PCP. Caparra
P. Caparra
FFF. Foti
F. Foti
CCC. Cilione
C. Cilione
GZG. Zappia
G. Zappia
VSV. Scerra
V. Scerra

18 June 2023 in Animals
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PCPasquale Caparra
Pasquale Caparra
LCLuigi Chies
Luigi Chies
Manuel ScerraManuel Scerra
Manuel Scerra
FFFrancesco Foti
Francesco Foti
MBMatteo Bognanno
Matteo Bognanno
GCGiulia Francesca Cifuni
Giulia Francesca Cifuni
The aim of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of different amounts of ensiled olive cake, a major pollutant from olive oil production, in the fattening diets of 30 Apulo-Calabrese pigs as a strategy to partially substitute the traditional cereal-based diet and improve animal performance and meat fatty acid composition. The animals, during a fattening period of 120 days, were fed with three dietary treatments containing increasing levels of ensiled olive cake: 0% (C), 20% (OC20) and 40% (OC40) on dry matter. No effect of the dietary treatment was found on the animal performance and proximate meat analysis results. The inclusion of ensiled olive cake in the diet led to differences in the fatty acid (FA) profile of intramuscular fat, with a higher proportion of monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA; p < 0.001) and oleic acid (C8:1n-9, p < 0.001) and a lower concentration of polyunsaturated (PUFA, p < 0.001) and linoleic acid (C18:2n-6, p < 0.001). In conclusion, the supplementation of ensiled olive cake at up to 40% in the diets of fattening pigs could represent a useful strategy in Mediterranean areas to naturally improve the nutritional value of meat and valorise a by-product of the olive industry, reducing its environmental impact and promoting the exploitation of this local feed resource according to the principles of the circular economy.

9 July 2022 in Meat Science
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Manuel ScerraManuel Scerra
Manuel Scerra
MBMatteo Bognanno
Matteo Bognanno
FFFrancesco Foti
Francesco Foti
PCPasquale Caparra
Pasquale Caparra
CCCaterina Cilione
Caterina Cilione
LCLuigi Chies
Luigi Chies

1 December 2018 in Small Ruminant Research
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Manuel ScerraManuel Scerra
Manuel Scerra
FFF. Foti
F. Foti
PCP. Caparra
P. Caparra
CCC. Cilione
C. Cilione
LVL. Violi
L. Violi
LCL. Chies
L. Chies

1 January 2022 in Meat Science
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Manuel ScerraManuel Scerra
Manuel Scerra
FFFrancesco Foti
Francesco Foti
PCPasquale Caparra
Pasquale Caparra
CCCaterina Cilione
Caterina Cilione
RRRosa Rao
Rosa Rao
LCLuigi Chies
Luigi Chies