Sonia has been a researcher since 2006 in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (DISAFA) at the University of Turin. She obtained her PhD in the Department of Animal Science (2001) from the University of Turin and a degree in agronomy science and technologies (1997) from the Agronomy Faculty of Turin. She works on animal nutrition (ruminant and monogastric), in vitro digestibility, feed analysis, the use of by-products in animal nutrition for sustainable and ethical production, and the conservation of local breeds. She has been the coordinator of local projects and “World Wide Style” (WWS) projects. She is the author/co-author of more than 80 papers on in vitro digestibility, alternative feeds, and by-products in animal nutrition, feed composition, and characteristics of animal products. Her teaching activity includes the course “Analyses and evaluations of animal feed” at the DISAFA.