1. Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety
«Carlo Cantoni» VESPA
Via Celoria, 10 – Milano
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2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)