EU-MeatChanges
The European Chicken Commitment challenge: toward the use of novel genotypes with slower-growth rate for meat production
D.D. del MUR n. 104 del 02/02/2022
Codice progetto MUR:
CUP: 20228ANBKH
Sostegno finanziario UE: 70.380,00 €
Durata: 14/10/2023 - 13/10/2025
Coordinatore di progetto: Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science, University of Perugia
Ruolo UNIBO: RL
Responsabile Scientifico: Massimiliano Petracci
Gruppo di ricerca: Massimiliano Petracci, Federico Sirri, Francesca Soglia, Marco Zampiga, Jonathan Dayan.
Ambiti di ricerca: Zootecnia
Obiettivi e Finalità
The aim of the project is to characterize the metabolic response of ECC-approved strains according to management conditions (nutritional needs), resistance and resilience to environmental challenges (heat stress) and some genotypes-related factors (kinetic behaviours) that can occur in the productive scenario, in less-intensive farming systems, in order to evaluate the suitability of these genotypes for market requirements in terms of product quality, growth performance, production sustainability and animal welfare.
Risultati attesi
The key result expected by the project is the definition of management conditions for the optimal use of ECC-genotypes, with the aim to optimize the utilization of novel ECC-approved chicken genotypes for large-scale production, providing also information concerning their responses to environmental stressors in terms of growth performance, product qual-ity and animal welfare.