From November 2009 to May 2013 developing and carrying out several research projects approved by the Ministry of Health. I worked in cooperation with several departments (Area Animal Welfare, Pathological Anatomy, Epidemiological surveillance, Chemical and Food Technology) and with the largest Sicilian farms (pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, chicken, hens). • Quality Control Management in accordance with UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005• Main research projects: "Pilot project on dairy farms for the control of Bovine Viral Diarrhea - Mucosal disease and study of molecular epidemiology of the virus strains isolated"; "Surveillance and control of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus on holdings of broilers and laying hens in Sicily"; "Tuberculosis in the Black Pig Nebrodis"; "New strategies for the detection of viral genome contaminant in biological matrices of animal origin"; "Stem Cells".