Prof. Antonello Cannas, M.Sc., Ph.D. 

 

 

Prof. Antonello Cannas, M.Sc., Ph.D.    CV completo – Italiano        

Professore ordinario di Zootecnica Speciale presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche dell'Università di Sassari. Si è laureato in Scienze Agrarie presso la stessa università nel 1986; ha quindi conseguito i titoli di Master of Science (1995) e di Philosophy Doctor (2000) in Animal Science presso la Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Lavora principalmente sulla nutrizione dei ruminanti, ed in particolare sui piccoli ruminanti. E' autore di oltre 90 pubblicazioni scientifiche e tecniche su fabbisogni energetici e proteici degli ovini e dei caprini, turnover ruminale degli alimenti nei ruminanti, urea del latte come indice nutrizionale negli ovini e nei caprini e su varie problematiche relative alle tecniche di allevamento. Attualmente insegna presso la Facoltà Agraria di Sassari corsi sulle tecniche di allevamento degli ovini e dei caprini, sulla valutazione degli alimenti e sulla tecnica mangimistica.

Prof. Antonello Cannas, M.Sc., Ph.D.    Detailed CV- English

Full professor of Animal Science of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Italy. Head of the Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche, University of Sassari, Italy. Education: Bachelor (Laurea) in Agricultural Sciences (1986,) University of Sassari, Italy; Master of Science in Animal Science (1995) and Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science (2000), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Author of more than 90 scientific and technical publications on: ruminant nutrition, with special focus on small ruminants; feed evaluation; energy and protein requirements of ruminants; rumen function and turnover; milk urea as nutritional indicator; nutrition and milk composition in small ruminants. Teaching in graduate courses: Animal production; Sheep and goat production; Feed processing and evaluation. Teaching in postgraduate courses: Modeling of nutrient requirements and feed evaluation for ruminants.

 

 

Principali pubblicazioni recenti/Selected recent publications

Van Soest P. J., McCammon-Feldman B., Cannas A. (1994) - the feeding and nutrition of small ruminants: application of the Cornell discount system to the feeding of dairy goats and sheep. Proceedings of the 56th Cornell Nutrition Conference, Rochester, USA: 95-104

Cannas A., Pes A., Mancuso R., Vodret B., Nudda A. (1998) - Effect of dietary energy and protein concentration on the concentration of milk urea nitrogen in dairy ewes. Journal of Dairy Science, 81:499-508.

Cannas A., Van Soest P.J. (2000) – Allometric models to predict rumen passage rate in domestic ruminantS. In Modelling nutrient utilisation in farm animals. Eds. J.P. McNamara, J. France e D.E. Beever. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, Gran Bretagna: 49-62.

Cannas A. (2000) - Sheep and cattle nutrient requirement systems, ruminal turnover, and adaptation of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System to sheep. Ph.D. dissertation, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Cannas A., Nudda A., Brandano P. (2001) – Fiber, sugar and starch requirements of lactating ewes: effects on milk yield and quality. Proc. Seminario SIPAOC “La qualità del latte ovino”. Foggia 19 October 2001:49-65.

Avondo M., Cannas A. (2001) - NDF intake in lactating ewes fed at pasture. Recent Progress in Animal Production Science. 2. Proc. XIV Convegno Nazionale ASPA, Florence 12-15 June 2000:502-504.

Cannas A., Susmel P. (2002) - Recent advances on the prediction of dairy sheep requirements (in Italian). Proc. XV Convegno Nazionale SIPAOC, 11-14 settembre 2002, Chia Laguna, Cagliari:117-130.

Cannas A., Nudda A., Pulina G. (2002) - Nutritional strategies to improve lactation persistency in dairy ewes. Proc. of the 8th Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York: 17-59.

Cannas A., Van Soest P.J., Pell A.N. (2003) - Use of animal and dietary information to predict rumen turnover. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 106:95-117.

Battacone G., Nudda A., Cannas A., Cappio Borlino A., Bomboi G., Pulina G. (2003) -Excretion of aflatoxin m1 in milk of dairy ewes treated with different doses of aflatoxin B1. Journal of Dairy Science. 86:2667-2675.

Cannas A., Tedeschi L.O., Fox D.G., Pell A.N., Van Soest P.J. (2004) - A mechanistic model to predict nutrient requirements and feed biological values for sheep. Journal of Animal Science. 82:149-169.

Cannas A. (2004) - Energy and protein requirements. In Dairy sheep nutrition. Pulina G. Ed., CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, Gran Bretagna:31-49.

Cannas A. (2004) - Feeding of lactating ewes. In Dairy sheep nutrition. Pulina G. Ed. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, Gran Bretagna:79-108.

Cannas A., Atzori A.S. (2005) - Development and evaluation of a model to predict sheep nutrient requirements and feed utilization. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 4:15-33.

Cannas A., Giunta F., Pruneddu G., Boe F., Motzo R. (2005) - Effects of triticale cultivars grown in a mediterranean environment on biomass yield and quality. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 4 (Supplement 2):166-168.

Atzori A.S., Boe F., Cannas A., (2005) – I fabbisogni energetici e proteici dei caprini. Italian Journal of Animal Science. 4:15.33. In L’alimentazione della capra da latte. Avenue media, Bologna, Italy: 127-154.

Boe F., Cannas A., Rassu S.P.G., Pulina G. (2005) – CAPRISOFT, un software di programmazione per le aziende caprine. In L’alimentazione della capra da latte. Avenue media, Bologna, Italy: 347-364.

Cannas A., L. O. Tedeschi, A.S. Atzori, D.G. Fox (2006) - Prediction of energy requirement for growing sheep with the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System. In Nutrient Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals: Modelling Approaches. (eds Kebreab et al.), CAB International: 99-113.

Pulina G., Nudda A., Battacone G., Cannas A. (2006) – Effects of nutrition on the contents of fat, protein, somatic cells, aromatic compounds, and undesiderable substances in sheep milk. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 131:255-291.

 Cannas A., Porcu G., Rubattu R., Bomboi G. 2007. Effects of dietary NDF concentration on milk yield and composition in dairy goats in mid-late lactation. Options Méditerranéennes, Series A, 74, 89-93.

 

Cannas, A., Tedeschi, L.O., Atzori, A.S., Fox D.G. 2007. Prediction of the growth rate of kids with the Small Ruminant Nutrition System. In: Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Animal Science, 44, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. July 27, 2007. Anais SBZ,  2007a. 1-3.

 

Cannas A., Tedeschi L.O., Atzori A.S., Fox D.G. 2007. The Small Ruminant Nutrition System: development and evaluation of a goat submodel. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6 (Suppl. 1), 609-611.

 

Giovanetti V., Decandia M., Boe F., Cannas A., Molle G. 2007. Nitrogen excretion and utilization efficiency in dairy sheep fed diets with different dietary energy contents. Journal of Dairy Science, 90 (Suppl. 1), 685. (Abstr.)

 

Giovanetti V., Decandia M., Boe F., Zerbini E., Cannas A., Molle G. 2007. Effects of different dietary energy contents on milk urea concentration in stall-fed dairy sheep. Proceedings of the 12th Meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Sub-Network on Sheep and Goat Nutrition, 11-13 October 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece, 78. (Abstr.)

 

Peana I., Dimauro C., Carta M., Gaspa M., Fois G., Cannas A. 2007. Cold markedly influences milk yield of Sardinian dairy sheep farms. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6 (Suppl. 1), 580 (Abstr.)

 

Peana I., Dimauro C, Carta M., Gaspa M., Fois G., Cannas A. 2007. Effects of heat stress on milk yield in Sardinian dairy sheep farms. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6 (Suppl. 1), 581. (Abstr.)

 

Peana I., Fois G., Cannas A. 2007. Effects of heat stress and diet on milk production and feed and energy intake of Sarda ewes. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6 (Suppl. 1), 577-579.

 

Pulina G, Nudda A, Macciotta N.P.P., Battacone G., Rassu S.P.G., Cannas A. 2007. Non-nutritional factors affecting lactation persistency in dairy ewes: a review. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6, 115-141.

 

Vieira R. A. M., Tedeschi L. O., Cannas A. 2007. A generalized model for describing fiber dynamics in the ruminant gastrointestinal tract. 1. The heterogeneity of the pool of fiber particles in the ruminoreticulum. 2007 Beef Cattle Report in Texas. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 97-102.

 

Vieira R. A. M., Tedeschi L. O., Cannas A. 2007. A generalized model for describing fiber dynamics in the ruminant gastrointestinal tract. 2. Accounting for heterogeneous pools in the ruminoreticulum. 2007 Beef Cattle Report in Texas. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 103-110.

 

Vieira R. A. M., Tedeschi L. O., Cannas A. 2007. A generalized model for describing fiber dynamics in the ruminant gastrointestinal tract. 3. Estimating digestion-related kinetic parameters. 2007 Beef Cattle Report in Texas. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 111-120.

 

Cannas A., Atzori A.S., Boe F., Teixeira I.A.M.A. 2008. Energy and protein requirements of goats. In: Cannas A., Pulina G. (Eds.) Dairy goats feeding and nutrition. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 118-146.

 

Molle G., Decandia M., Cabiddu  A., Landau S.Y., Cannas A. 2008. An update on the nutrition of dairy sheep grazing Mediterranean pastures. Small Ruminant Research, 77, 93-112.

 

Vasta V., Nudda A., Cannas A., Lanza M., Priolo A. 2008. Alternative feed resources and their effects on the quality of meat and milk from small ruminants. Animal Feed Science and Technology. Available online: doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.09.020.

 

Cannas A., Tedeschi, L.O., Atzori A.S., Fox D.G. 2008. The Small Ruminant Nutrition System (SRNS) model for prediction of energy and protein requirements of goats and sheep. Journal of Dairy Science, 91, E-Suppl. 2, 187. (Abstr.).

 

Molle G., Boe F., Giovanetti V., Zerbini E., Cannas A. 2008. Feeding behavior and rumen pH of lactating dairy sheep fed diets with different starch, NDF, and peNDF content. Journal of Dairy Science, 91, E-Suppl. 2, 352. (Abstr.).

 

Vieira R.A. M., Tedeschi L.O., Cannas A. 2008  A generalized compartmental model to estimate the fibre mass in  the ruminoreticulum. 1. Estimating parameters of digestion. Journal of Theoretical Biology. Accepted.

 

Vieira R.A. M., Tedeschi L.O., Cannas A. 2008  A generalized compartmental model to estimate the fibre mass in  the ruminoreticulum. 2. Integrating digestion and passage. Journal of Theoretical Biology. Accepted.

 

 

 

 

 

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