{"id":147612,"date":"2025-05-12T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/baldassare-fronte-5622-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:40:04","slug":"baldassare-fronte-5622-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/baldassare-fronte-5622-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldassare Fronte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professore Associato &#8211; Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie | Tel.: 050 2216884 &#8211; Email: baldassare.fronte@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"5622","unipi-persone-nome":"Baldassare","unipi-persone-cognome":"Fronte","unipi-persone-email":"baldassare.fronte@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"Assistant Professor at University of Pisa since 2005, Dr Baldassare Fronte graduated on Animal Production and he got his PhD in 1999. So fare, he has been working on several animal species such as ruminant (dairy cattle and sheep) and game (pheasant, partridge and hare). However, since 2006 Dr Fronte main research field of research activities is Aquaculture and his research mainly focus on rearing system, reproduction and nutrition of marine species such as European sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax), gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), octopus (Octopus vulgaris). <br \/>\r\nRecently, in partnership with foreign companies and Universities, some research projects have been carried out on the effect of 1,3-1,6 &#946;-glucan on seabream larvae stress resistance and on zebrafish (Danio rerio) wound healing.<br \/>\r\nDr Fronte has also lead teaching activities at BSc, MSc and post-graduate level on the following subjects: Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Feed production Technologies, Principles of fish nutrition and feeding, Aquaculture and fish products quality.<br \/>\r\nDr Fronte has also attended to several international conferences, he is member of World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) and European Aquaculture Society (EAS), and he has published more several scientific papers. For more details about Dr Fronte\u2019s career and publications, please, follow the link above.","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"http:\/\/www.vet.unipi.it\/content\/presentazione-introduction","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-telefono":"050 2216884","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"https:\/\/www.vet.unipi.it\/agr-20-zoocolture\/","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=080097","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=080097&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Zoocolture AGRI-09\/D","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Professore Associato","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp00083","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1322548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InsectFish\u2014The Use of Insect Meal in the Fish Sector in Creating Farm-to-Fork Value: Chemical and Quality Characteristics of Sparus aurata Fillets Fed Hermetia illucens Larvae-Based Feed<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Copelotti, Emma; Sogari, Giovanni; Andreani, Giulia; Fronte, Baldassare; Moruzzo, Roberta; Sangiacomo, Chiara; Zanzot, Asia; Serra, Andrea; Parisi, Giuliana; Tucciarone, Isabella; Fihurska, Liudmyla; Carey, Manus; Campbell, Katrina; Mancini, Simone - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1313767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Growth performances of gilthead seabream [Sparus aurata] fed alternative diets for \u201ccircular\u201d land-based IMTA production<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Rossi, Lorenzo; Bibbiani, Carlo; Conti, Francesca; Sangiacomo, Chiara; Marchioni, Ilaria; Merega, Elisa; Mancini, Simone; Pardossi, Alberto; Fronte, Baldassare - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1299287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rearing in a Physically Enriched Environment Affects Shoaling and Stress Responses of Zebrafish [Danio rerio] Exposed to Novel Conditions<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Gazzano, Valentina; Di Filippo, Martina; Licitra, Rosario; Ogi, Asahi; Fronte, Baldassare; Curadi, Maria Claudia; Gazzano, Angelo - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1342048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can dairy sheep breed influence the environmental impact of farm?<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sodi, Irene; Martini, Mina; Saia, Sergio; Andreucci, Andrea; Fronte, Baldassare; Pedonese, Francesca; Giuliotti, Lorella; Ciampolini, Roberta; Salari, Federica - 2024 - 4.2 Abstract in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1290729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental impact of different Mediterranean technological systems for European sea bass [Dicentrarchus labrax] and Gilthead sea\u00a0bream [Sparus aurata] farming<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Zoli, Michele; Rossi, Lorenzo; Fronte, Baldassare; Aubin, Jo\u00ebl; Jaeger, Christophe; Wilfart, Aurelie; Bibbiani, Carlo; Bacenetti, Jacopo - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1290707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zebrafish Feed Intake: A Systematic Review for Standardizing Feeding Management in Laboratory Conditions<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Licitra, Rosario; Fronte, Baldassare; Verri, Tiziano; Marchese, Maria; Sangiacomo, Chiara; Santorelli, FILIPPO. MARIA - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1247527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massese, Sarda and Lacaune Dairy Sheep Breeds: An Environmental Impact Comparison<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sodi, Irene; Martini, Mina; Sanju\u00e1n, Neus; Saia, Sergio; Altomonte, Iolanda; Andreucci, Andrea; Fronte, Baldassare; Pedonese, Francesca; Giuliotti, Lorella; Ciampolini, Roberta; Salari, Federica - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1222913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aquaponics: challenges and opportunities for commercial application<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Rossi, Lorenzo; Puccinelli, Martina; Marchioni, Ilaria; Incrocci, Luca; Fronte, Baldassare; Bibbiani, Carlo; Pardossi, Alberto - 2024 - 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio))<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1290730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cannabidiol Mitigates Valproic Acid-Induced Developmental Toxicity and Locomotor Behavioral Impairment in Zebrafish<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Licitra, R; Damiani, D; Naef, V; Fronte, B; Della Vecchia, S; Sangiacomo, C; Marchese, M; Santorelli, Fm - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1223391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Insights from an oxygen integrated monitoring and control system in land-based aquaculture<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Bibbiani, Carlo; Tonasso, Riccardo; Gentili, Marco; Fronte, Baldassare; Rossi, Lorenzo - 2023 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1191987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review on fish welfare and assessment methods in aquaculture<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sangiacomo, Chiara; Rossi, Lorenzo; Susini, Francesca; Bibbiani, Carlo; Fronte, Baldassare - 2023 - 4.3 Poster)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1191967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Effect of a mineral feed additive on the swimming behaviour of fish larvae as an indicator of sedation status<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Sangiacomo, Chiara; \u017divile, Jurgelene; Licitra, Rosario; Francesca, Susini; Rebecca, Heavyside; Odd, Elveb\u00f8; Fronte, Baldassare - 2023 - 4.3 Poster)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1191530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hermetia illucens for Replacing Fishmeal in Aquafeeds: Effects on Fish Growth Performance, Intestinal Morphology, and Gene Expression in the Zebrafish [Danio rerio] Model<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Barca, A.; Abramo, F.; Nazerian, S.; Coppola, F.; Sangiacomo, C.; Bibbiani, C.; Licitra, R.; Susini, F.; Verri, T.; Fronte, B. - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1191529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Short-Term Effects of Human versus Bovine Sialylated Milk Oligosaccharide Microinjection on Zebrafish Larvae Survival, Locomotor Behavior and Gene Expression<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Licitra, Rosario; Naef, Valentina; Marchese, Maria; Damiani, Devid; Ogi, Asahi; Doccini, Stefano; Fronte, Baldassare; Yan, Jingyu; Santorelli, Filippo M - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1190969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Study of the environmental sustainability of dairy sheep farming in the Tuscany Region<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(IRENE SODI,MINA MARTINI,ANDREA ANDREUCCI,ROBERTA CIAMPOLINI,BALDASSARE FRONTE,LORELLA GIULIOTTI,FRANCESCA PEDONESE,FEDERICA SALARI - 2023 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-didattica":"<ul class=\"registri-list\"><li>Gestione della fauna selvatica acquatica (cod. 0021G) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi zootecnici sostenibili<\/li><li>Acquacoltura ecosostenibile (cod. 049GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Biosicurezza e qualit\u00e0 degli alimenti<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-codocenze":"<h4 class=\"mt-2\">Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli\/insegnamenti<\/h4><ul><li>Strategie per la Sostenibilit\u00e0 nell&#039;Allevamento delle Piccole Specie (Cod. 0012G) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi zootecnici sostenibili<\/li><li>Zoocolture (Cod. 509GG) per Laurea in Scienze e tecnologie delle produzioni animali<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-interessi-ricerca":"","_wpml_word_count":"16","_last_translation_edit_mode":"translation-editor","_elementor_page_assets":[]},"organizzazioni":[3750],"class_list":["post-147612","unipi_persone","type-unipi_persone","status-publish","hentry","organizzazioni-dipartimento-di-scienze-veterinarie-599999-en"],"email":"baldassare.fronte@unipi.it","telefono":"050 2216884","content_plain":"Professore Associato &#8211; 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