Leonardo NANNI COSTA is full professor of animal
husbandry at the Department of Agricultural and
Food Science (DISTAL) at the University of Bologna.
Education:
1987 PhD in Animal Science at the Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Milan;
1981 Graduated in Animal Production Science at the Faculty
of Agriculture, University of Bologna.
Career History :
2007 October 1st
Full professor of Animal Husbandry, degree course in Animal
Production Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of
Bologna.
2001 - 2003 Contract lecturer of Animal Husbandry at the Faculty
of Economy, University of Bolzano;
1992 November 1st - Associated professor to the chair of Animal
Husbandry, degree course in Animal Production Science, Faculty of
Agriculture, University of Bologna;
1991 January 7th - Permanent research Scientist at the
Department of Protection and Development of Agrofood (DIPROVAL) of
Agricultural Faculty of Bologna University, Section of Animal
Husbandry located in Reggio Emilia;
1990 March 1st - Contract lecturer of Animal Husbandry at the
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Reggio Calabria;
1989 May 2nd - Contract lecturer of Animal Husbandry at the
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina;
1987/1988 Grant of 6 months from Italian National Research
Council spent at the Research Institute of Animal Production
"Schoonoord"
in Zeist, The Netherlands;
1986 Grant of 3 months from PhD course spent at the Department
for Research on Pigs and Horses, National Institute of Animal
Science, Foulum, Denmark.
Research activities:
From 1987 works in research programmes, supported by the
Ministry of Scientific Research and by the Emilia-Romagna Region,
focused on:
- effect of pig and cattle transportation on welfare and meat quality,
- effect of the Halothane gene on the suitability of meat to be
processed into dry-cured ham ham,
- relationship between meat glycolytic potential after slaughter
and the quality of the dry-cured ham.
From 1993 to 1996 scientific co-responsible for the Unit of
Animal Husbandry of DIPROVAL of the EU project
"Methods
of improving pig welfare and meat quality by reducing stress and
discomfort before
slaughter" - contract AIR3- CT-1992-0262.
From 2000 to 2003 scientific responsible for the Unit of
Animal Husbandry of DIPROVAL of the EU project
"Minimising
stress inducing factors on cattle during handling and transport to
improve animal welfare and meat
quality" - contract QLK5-CT-1999-01507.
From 2004 to 2006 scientific responsible of a research unit in
the national project
"Effects
of rearing condition on the response to pre-slaughter treatments
and on carcass and meat quality of Italian heavy pig (COFIN
2003).
From 2004 to 2007 scientific responsible of a research unit in
the project "Researches on the defects of Parma
dry-cured ham" supported by Emilia-Romagna region.
From 2005 to 2008 scientific responsible of a research unit in
the project "Identification and characterization of
native animal breeds of Emilia-Romagna for their
safeguard" supported by the Emilia-Romagna region.
From October 2008 to September 2010 scientific responsible of a
research unit in the national project "Evaluation of transport
stress depending on environmental condition" (Italian Ministry of
Health).
From November 2012 to March 2014 scientific responsible of the national project
"Identification of pork traits related to the processing
into PDO products" (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Policies)
From July 2013 to March 2015 scientific responsible of the project "Application of
risk analysis for improving pig pre-salughter conditions and
reducing defects on thighs destined to be processed into
dry-cured hams
From 2005 is a member of the
Technical
table on animal
at the Ministry of Health in Rome, (Italy) as expert of
welfare.
In 2010 was a member of a Working Group of EFSA
(Food Safety Authority - AHAW Panel) producing a scientific opinion on animal transport requested by the European
Commission.
From 2010 to 2014 was a member of Ethics Committee for the protection
of animals used for experimental purposes
University of Bologna.
From 2010 to 2012 was a President of 1st level degree course in Land and
Agro-Forestry Sciences at the Faculty of Agriculture and from 2012 to April 2015 Director of the 1st level degree course "Animal production and wildlife management" at the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
From 2012 to 2015 was a member of the Scientific Committee of the
Italian Society of veterinary Science (SISVet)
From 2012 to 2015 he was is Vice-president of the School of
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
From May of 2015 to April of 2018 was Head of the Department of Agricultural and Food Science.
From 2020 is again the President of 1st level degree course "Animal production" at the dept. Agricultural and Food Sciences of Bologna University.
From 2020 to 2022 was a member of a Working Group of EFSA (Food Safety Authority - AHAW Panel) producing a scientific opinion on animal transport requested by the European Commission.
From 2020 is again a member of Ethics Committee for the protection of animals used for experimental purposes University of Bologna.
