Antonia Lestingi graduated in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Bari in 1993. She qualified to practice the profession of Doctor of Agronomity in 1993. In 1994-1995, she held a two-year scholarship from the C.N.R., for the research topic «Interaction between breeding technologies and organization of livestock enterprises», at the University of Bari. In 2000, she obtained her PhD in "Zootechnical Sciences" at the University of Bari. In 2001, she was appointed researcher for the scientific-disciplinary sector AGR/18 (Animal nutrition and feeding) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Bari. Since 2005, she has been an Associate Professor in "Animal Nutrition and Feeding". Research interests: the influence of nutrition on the life performance of farm animals and the quantitative-qualitative characteristics of milk and meat. Recent work: in vitro digestibility and nutritional evaluation of different foods. She is the reference teacher for the practical internship at the three-year degree course in "Animal Sciences and Food Production". She is also the author and co-author of scientific works published in conference proceedings and national and international specialized journals.