Name Maddalena Zucali
Address via Celoria 2 20133 Milan, Italy Telephone +390250316452
E-mail maddalena.zucali@unimi.it
Date and place of birth 09/06/1980, Milan, Italy
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2009 - PhD in Animal Production, University of Milan. Title of the thesis: Milk Flow traits, milking management and
udder health in dairy cows.
2005 - Master degree (five years) with honours in Agricultural Science at the University of Milan.
ACADEMIC CAREER
2021-today - Associated Professor of Animal Husbandry (AGR/19), Department of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences - Production, Landscape, Agroenergy (DISAA), University of Milan.
2018-2021 short term Researcher (Type B), University of Milan.
2015-2018 short term Researcher (Type A), University of Milan.
2008-2014 two research fellows, University of Milan.
I was out of work for maternity leave during the following periods: From 27th September -2010 to 2-March-2011 (5
months), from 7th November 2012 to 14th August 2013 (9 months - compulsory and optional maternity leave), from
19th October 2016 to 19th March 2017 (5 months), from 1st August 2020 to 1 February 2021 (5 months).
TEACHING ACTIVITY
Precision Livestock Farming (Master course in Agriculture Sciences - UNIMI) Environmental sustainability of animal
productions (Master course in Agriculture Sciences - UNMI) Animal husbandry (Bachelor course in Agriculture Sciences
and Techniques - UNIMI) Precision Dairy Farming - SMARTCOW Research Enriched Education Lab (Master course in
Agriculture Sciences - UNIMI) The methodology of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the food chain (PhD course - UNIMI).
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Main topics: environmental impact of livestock production; precision dairy farming; animal welfare and behaviour;
milking techniques; forage systems in dairy cattle farming; quality and safety of animal origin food
QUALITY AND IMPACT OF PUBLICATIONS
ORCID=https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-3274
Author and co-author of more than 90 scientific and 50 technical papers, abstracts, posters, book chapters,
editorship, including 52 papers on scientific peer-reviewed journals (Scopus to 17/3/2022) Documents: 52 Total
Citations: 914; h-index=19
Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
MUR - BANDO 2022
RESPONSIBILITY OF NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
Principal investigator of the project CLEVERMILK-Uso Intelligente Della Tecnologia Per Un Latte A Basso Impatto
Ambientale supported by Lombardia region in PSR 2014 – 2020 1.2.01 "Progetti dimostrativi e azioni di informazione”.
Principal investigator of the project ‘Fattori gestionali associati al benessere e alla salute del vitello (FABELLO)’
supported by ‘Piano Sostegno alla Ricerca 2019’.
PARTICIPATION TO NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (ongoing projects)
MAGA project- ‘Modelli Aziendali per la Gestione efficiente e sostenibile del periodo di Asciutta nella bovina da latte’,
funded by Lombardy region Op.16.1.01 Gruppi Operativi PEI (2020-today). CIRCAGRI project-Strategies for Circular
Agriculture to reduce GHG emissions within and between farming systems across an agro-ecological gradient- Eranet
prject (2022-today). DAIRYMIX project-Multi-criteria assessment, decision support and management tools for
sustainable circular mixed farming systems for dairy production-Eranet project (2022-today). FARM-INN Project -
Farm-level interventions supporting dairy industry innovation - AGER Dairy chain (2018-today). RABOLA
project-sustainable strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics in dairy farming-funded by Lombardy region
(2019-today). FREECOW project-Un modello per la transizione da stabulazione fissa a libera nell’allevamento della
bovina da latte-supported by ‘Piano Sostegno alla Ricerca 2021’ (2021-today). LATTE.DOC project -Sviluppo di una
filiera orientata a produzioni lattiero-casearie sostenibili e di qualità che rispondano alle esigenze dei
consumatori-supported by Lombardy region as integrated supply chain project (2021-today). CHEESEALP
project-Innovazione per la zootecnia da latte e la caseificazione in montagna- FEASR-PSR 2014-20 (2020-today).
PARTICIPATION TO NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (ended projects)
FORAGE4CLIMATE project- Forage systems for less GHG emission and more soil carbon sink in continental and
Mediterranean agricultural areas-LIFE program EU (2016-2020). META project-Mungitura: Efficienza, sostenibiliTà e
quAlità-funded by Lombardy region (2017-2020). CAPRAECASEUS project-Stima della sostenibilità ambientale del latte
e del formaggio caprino- founded by “Piano Sostegno alla Ricerca 2018”. DEMOCAPRA project-improving dairy goat
farm management- funded by Lombardy region (2017-2020). EULAT project - Dairy farm models for excellent milk
productions. Lombardy Region Research program in agriculture (2012-2014). FILIGRANA Project on Grana Padano
PDO chain - Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, (2011-2014). LATTESAN project - Igiene e sicurezza del
latte bovino alla stalla: sistema integrato di diagnosi-supported by Lombardy region. MUNGIBEN Project - Field study
on procedures and critical points in milking high yielding cows” - Regional research program in agriculture of
Lombardy (2005-2007).
MEMBERSHIP
From 20-10-2016 I’m member of International Dairy Federation (IDF) as national expert in the Standing Committee on
Farm Management and in the Action Team on Milking Equipment and Methods.
Member of the Association for Science and Animal Production (ASPA) Member of the Scientific Commitee of the ASPA
“Precision Livestock Farming”.
Member of the University Research Laboratory "AGRIFOOD-LCA lab (Life Cycle Assessment in Agri-Food Chains).
AWARD
Poster award for ‘Carbon footprint of milk production in Italian Alps’ presented et Forum Alpinum 2014.
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
Member of the following committees of the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Production,
Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan: 1) joint commission (professors and students), 2) self-assessment
commission, 3) department editorial committee.
2020-21 guest editor for Animals special issue: Improving Milk Quality through Farm Management and Technology