Gianfranco Gabai is full professor in Veterinary physiology at the University of Padua, Italy. The research interests regard the mechanisms mediating the environment effects on animal adaptation and the stress-reproduction interface. In particular, the focus is on the effects of stress and the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis and oxidative stress on reproduction in ruminants and, more gemerally, animals under human care. Gianfranco Gabai is also actively involved in research related to discovery and validation of biomarkers of welfare and adaptation.