Publications by authors named "Francesco Bozzo"
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- The study investigated the impact of replacing fish oil with olive oil in sea bass diets, both with and without rosemary essential oil supplementation, over a 200-day feeding period.
- No significant differences in growth rates or flesh quality were observed among the different diet groups, but rosemary oil notably reduced malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, extending the fish's shelf life by up to 10 days.
- The sensory quality of the fish fillets changed over time, with cooked fillet scores decreasing while fresh fillet scores increased, and the economic analysis suggested that using olive oil as a partial fish oil replacement is cost-effective.
The global offer of legume-based snacks has sharply increased in recent years. However, to date, few studies have focused on the relationship between product supply and demand concerning the importance of attributes of such innovative foods. In this research, we identified the key internal and external determinants that affect legumes snack (LS) price and choice by Italian industries and consumers, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConsumers' behavior towards sea urchin and preferences towards their origin certification and place of consumption may condition their market. In this context, the aim of this research was to elicit the preferences and perceptions of Italian sea urchin dishes using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) approach. A field survey of 453 respondents in Apulia (southern Italy) was conducted for this purpose.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA healthy-nutrient wine has been recently developed by Apulian wineries (southern Italy), using autochthonous wine grapes cultivars, selected strains and specific processes of production. As such, this research elicits Italian wine consumers' preferences towards this innovative Apulian wine with regard to additional labelling information associated with health-nutrients and the origin of grapes on the bottle of wine. For this purpose, a social survey based on the choice experiment approach is considered.
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- Wildlife and farming activities can conflict, especially in areas like Brindisi, Italy, where local farmers report damage from wintering starlings.
- A three-year study was conducted to assess the starling population and evaluate crop damage, revealing significant losses of around 550,000 euros concentrated near roosting areas.
- The findings provide essential data for policymakers to balance conservation goals with agricultural productivity and to develop compensation measures for affected farmers.
The olive tree is one of the most important economic, cultural, and environmental resources for Italy, in particular for the Apulian region, where it shows a wide diversity. The increasing attention to the continuous loss of plant genetic diversity due to social, economic and climatic changes, has favored a renewed interest in strategies aimed at the recovery and conservation of these genetic resources. In the frame of a project for the valorization of the olive Apulian biodiversity (Re.
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