Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» VESPA Via Celoria, 10 – 20133 Milano Tel. 02 50317920 http://www.vespa.unimi.it

Università degli Studi di Milano The University of Milan is a research-intensive university, the only Italian member among the 23 prestigious organizations that belong to the League of European Research Universities (LERU). Academic and Research Facilities 8 Faculties and 2 Schools 33 Research Departments 22 Main Libraries A digital library with 66,165 e-journals, 370,129 e-books and 236 databases Study programmes Undergraduate courses 67 Bachelor’s programmes (3 years) 9 Single-cycle courses (5-6 years) 57 Master’s programmes (2 years) Postgraduate courses 33 Doctoral programmes (3-4 years) 26 Master’s courses (1-2 years) 85 Advanced courses 65 Schools of specialisation Staff 2,111 Tenured professors 120 Visiting professors/scholars 1,893 Technical and administrative staff

Università degli Studi di Milano Academic Senate (Senato accademico) Rector chairs two collegial governing bodies Board of Directors (Consiglio di amministrazione) Director is the head of the administrative structure. Faculties or Schools are the units that coordinate the teaching activities of a group of Departments. Departments are responsible for research, dissemination of culture and teaching activities.

Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» - VESPA Doyen Vittorio Dell’Orto Director Giovanni Savoini Vice-Director Gaia Cecilia Luvoni Executive Administrative Serena Bersani UniMi governance Antonella Baldi Pro-Rector Gaia Cecilia Luvoni Quality Assurance Lisa Vallone Senate Member Luciana Rossi Ethical commitee Valentino Bontempo Experimental Facilities Director Vittorio Moretti Study Courses in Animal Science Director Permanent staff 14 Full professors 16 Associate professors Assistant professors Administratives 14 Technicians Temporary staff 19 PhD students 15 Post-Doc 8 Researcher on fixed term

Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» - VESPA ANIMAL SCIENCE and ANIMAL PRODUCTION MISSION TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AND PROGRESS IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION TEACHING Undergraduate courses Postgraduate courses RESEARCH on traditional, innovative and emerging topics according to an integrated biomedical and productive system. DISSEMINATION of scientific culture through ethical and social initiatives within the socio-economic context.

TEACHING Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» - VESPA TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE COURSES Bachelor’s degree (First cycle) Animal Husbandry and Welfare (main referent) Animal Production (main referent) Biotechnology (associate referent) Single-cycle degree (First cycle) Veterinary Medicine (associate referent) Master’s degree (Second cycle) Animal Husbandry Sciences and Technologies (main referent) Veterinary Biotechnology Sciences (associate referent)

TEACHING Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» - VESPA TEACHING POSTGRADUATE COURSES Doctoral programmes (Third cycle) Nutritional Sciences Specialisation Schools (Third cycle): Animal Nutrition Breeding, Hygiene, Pathology of Aquatic Species and Control of Derived Products Equine Medicine and Surgery Swine Pathology Advanced courses (Third cycle): Anatomic Basis in Abdominal Surgery Anatomic Basis in Thoracic Surgery Veterinary Law and Legislation Legal and Forensic Veterinary Medicine Artificial insemination and semen cryopreservation in the dog

RESEARCH Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» - VESPA RESEARCH Animal Nutrition Hygiene of food processing Inspection of food of animal origin, quality of productive chains and collective catering Quality and authenticity of animal production Biosystems engineering for agriculture, livestock and environment Agricultural economics and food marketing Multidisciplinary and holistic approach applied to equine research Veterinary pharmacology and toxicology Morphology, function, development and tissue regeneration REPROgress: understanding, preserving, advancing reproduction ANIMAL SCIENCE and ANIMAL PRODUCTION

DISSEMINATION Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety «Carlo Cantoni» - VESPA DISSEMINATION ANIMAL SCIENCE and ANIMAL PRODUCTION Technical-scientific consultancy and third-party activities for private companies R&D projects in partnership with industries Training (ECM and Summer school) Public and stakeholder engagement (OPAC) National and international events (European Researchers' Night, EXPO…) Open Access journals Publications on national magazines Technology transfer (Patents)