{"id":156438,"date":"2025-05-12T14:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/andrea-serra-79409-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:55:43","slug":"andrea-serra-79409-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/andrea-serra-79409-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Serra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professore Associato &#8211; Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali | Tel.: 050 2218949 &#8211; Email: andrea.serra@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"79409","unipi-persone-nome":"Andrea","unipi-persone-cognome":"Serra","unipi-persone-email":"andrea.serra@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"Andrea Serra is Associate Professor of Animal Science and Animal Breeding at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the University of Pisa. <br \/>\r\nHe serves as Director of the Interdepartmental Research Centre for Nutraceuticals and Food for Health (Nutrafood), President of the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Food Science, and Vice-Coordinator of the PhD Programme in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences.<br \/>\r\nHis research focuses on animal nutrition, the quality and nutritional value of foods of animal origin, sustainable livestock production systems, animal welfare, precision livestock farming, and the valorisation of agri-food by-products within circular economy strategies. His work also addresses lipid metabolism, fatty acid composition of animal products, nutrigenomics, oxidative stability of foods, methane mitigation, gut microbiota, and innovative approaches to improving animal health while reducing antibiotic use.<br \/>\r\nProfessor Serra has coordinated and participated in numerous national and regional competitive research projects and collaborates extensively with industry partners on research and innovation in the agri-food sector.<br \/>\r\nHe has authored more than 200 scientific publications, including 116 papers in ISI-indexed international journals, with over 3,600 citations and an H-index of 33 (Scopus, July 2026). His research aims to enhance the quality, sustainability and innovation of animal production systems while promoting the development of healthier and more sustainable foods.","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"Il mercoled\u00ec dalle ore 9 e 30 alle ore 12 e 30. 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E.; Goracci, J.; Casarosa, L.; Tinagli, S.; Briganti, G.; Giunta, G.; Senese, M.; Terracciano, G.; Campeis, F.; Del Tongo, A.; Serra, A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><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\/1322348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Effects of birth body weight and zinc source on growth, gut health, and immune response in weaned piglets<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Negrini, C.; Luise, D.; Correa, F.; Virdis, S.; Serra, A.; Bonaldo, A.; Manzke, N.; Monteiro, A.; Mazzoni, M.; Trevisi, P. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1302407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploring the effects of tree presence on maize pest damages, seed health, grain yield, nutritive value, and nutraceutical compounds<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Finocchi, Matteo; Mantino, Alberto; Ripamonti, Alice; Giuseppe Cella, Fabrizio; Cesarini, Marco; Sarrocco, Sabrina; Castagna, Antonella; Ricciardi, Renato; Di Lauro, Alessandra; Mele, Marcello; Serra, Andrea - 2025 - 2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio))<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1322351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reduction of amylose\u2013amylopectin ratio in low-protein diets: impacts on growth performance and intestinal health in weaned pigs<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Correa, F.; Luise, D.; Virdis, S.; Negrini, C.; Polimeni, B.; Amarie, R. E.; Serra, A.; Biagi, G.; Trevisi, P. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1322349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Productive and metabolomic consequences of arginine supplementation in sows during different gestation periods in two different seasons<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Virdis, S.; Luise, D.; Correa, F.; Laghi, L.; Arrigoni, N.; Amarie, R. E.; Serra, A.; Biagi, G.; Negrini, C.; Palumbo, F.; Trevisi, P. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1279807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A growing-finishing diet formulated to reduce the soybean meal does not compromise the growth performance, health, behaviour and gut health of Italian heavy pigs<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Vittoria Graziosi, Maria; Luise, Diana; Amarie, ROXANA ELENA; Correa, Federico; Elmi, Alberto; Virdis, Sara; Negrini, Clara; Palumbo, Francesco; Biagi, Giacomo; Laura Bacci, Maria; Govoni, Nadia; Serra, Andrea; Trevisi, Paolo - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-didattica":"<ul class=\"registri-list\"><li>Innovazione per gli allevamenti agroindustriali (cod. 547GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi agricoli sostenibili<\/li><li>Composizione e qualita' nutrizionale degli alimenti di origine animale (cod. 0062G) per Laurea Magistrale in Biosicurezza e qualit\u00e0 degli alimenti<\/li><li>Animal food quality (cod. 501GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Biosicurezza e qualit\u00e0 degli alimenti<\/li><li>Sistemi zootecnici (cod. 570GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi agricoli sostenibili<\/li><li>Qualita' dei prodotti i (cod. 563GG) per Laurea Magistrale in Sistemi agricoli sostenibili<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-codocenze":"<h4 class=\"mt-2\">Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli\/insegnamenti<\/h4><ul><li>Lingua Straniera della Ue (livello B1) (Cod. 023ZW) per Laurea in Scienze degli alimenti<\/li><li>Filiere delle Produzioni Alimentari (Cod. 0028G) per Laurea in Scienze degli alimenti<\/li><\/ul>","unipi-persone-interessi-ricerca":"","_wpml_word_count":"20","_last_translation_edit_mode":"translation-editor","_elementor_page_assets":[]},"organizzazioni":[3720],"class_list":["post-156438","unipi_persone","type-unipi_persone","status-publish","hentry","organizzazioni-dipartimento-di-scienze-agrarie-alimentari-e-agro-ambientali-569999-en"],"email":"andrea.serra@unipi.it","telefono":"050 2218949","content_plain":"Professore Associato &#8211; 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