Academic role
Full Professor at the University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, in the field of Life Sciences, One Health, Veterinary Medicine.
Life Sciences · One Health · Veterinary Medicine
Prof. Domenico Britti
Full Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro. My scientific activity studies the relationships between animal health, human health and the environment, with particular attention to the biological effects of pesticides and emerging contaminants (EDCs).
Profile
A scientific trajectory across veterinary medicine, toxicology and integrated health
Institutional expertise
Experience in regulatory affairs, animal welfare assessment, veterinary medicines and the application of legislation on animal experimentation.
One Health perspective
My scientific work focuses on the relationship between animal health, human health and the environment, with particular attention to emerging contaminants and systemic impacts.
Research
Scientific Research & One Health Initiatives
Pesticides
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
Emerging contaminants
PFAS
Fipronil carry-over
Animal feed contamination
Mycotoxins
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Food safety
Environmental biomarkers
Sentinel animals
Veterinary pharmacovigilance
Risk assessment
One Health surveillance
Strategic interests: veterinary and environmental toxicology, pesticide exposure, emerging contaminants, sentinel animals, food safety and risk assessment within a One Health framework.
Pharmacology and toxicology of veterinary medicines
Study of mechanisms of action, species-specific differences, safety of use and regulatory implications of veterinary medicinal products.
Antiparasitics, pesticides and the environment
Analysis of the effects of antiparasitic and pesticide compounds on animals, ecosystems, non-target organisms and production chains.
One Health and emerging contaminants
Integrated approach to the study of PFAS, endocrine disruptors, antimicrobial resistance, environmental residues and chemical pressures in agro-livestock systems.
Regulatory science and policy
Translation of toxicological evidence into decision-making tools, risk management recommendations, labelling, authorisation and surveillance.
Teaching
University teaching and knowledge transfer
Veterinary Pharmacy
A course designed to connect molecules, animal species, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and prescribing responsibility.
Veterinary medicines and species-specific differences
Comparative pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Electronic veterinary prescription and traceability
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Prudent use of medicines and supply-chain safety
Continuing professional development
Continuing Professional Development
A documented selection of professional training aligned with the main research and professional areas: toxicology, One Health, environmental health, veterinary medicines, laboratory animal science, animal welfare and official controls. Selected training activities were subsequently completed again in updated editions to maintain alignment with scientific, regulatory and operational developments.
29 selected training activities · 2018–2026. Certificates are published as web copies; personal data not required to verify the qualification have been redacted.
Toxicology, Environment & One Health8
2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
One Health Approach: General Principles, Environmental Aspects and Case Studies – 2nd edition
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2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Integrated Approaches to Toxicological Risk Assessment – 2nd edition
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2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Impact of Plant Protection Products on the Environment and Human Health – 2nd edition
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2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Environmental Risk Communication – 2nd edition
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2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Environment and Health in Contaminated Sites – 2nd edition
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2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Environmental Health Literacy: Integrated Competencies Across Environment and Health – 2nd edition
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2026
Italian National Institute of Health (ISS)
Equity in Environment and Health, Environmental Justice and Citizen Science – 2nd edition
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2023
IZSLER
Prevention and Control of Arthropod Vectors
View certificate →Veterinary Medicines & Pharmacovigilance3
2026
IZSLER
Professional Update on Official Controls of Veterinary Medicinal Products (Pharmacovigilance/Pharmacosurveillance)
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2024
IZSLER
The ClassyFarm Information System and Its Application to Veterinary Medicinal Products
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2018
UMG / DGSAF – Italian Ministry of Health
Electronic Veterinary Prescription in the Calabria Region
View certificate →Laboratory Animal Science & Animal Experimentation8
2020
IZSLER
ECM Training for the Designated Veterinarian (Legislative Decree 26/2014)
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2022
IZSLER
National Legislation and Ethics – Level 1, Modules 1 and 2 (Ministerial Decree 5 August 2021)
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2022–2023 → 2026
IZSLER
Animal-Welfare Body (OPBA): Training for Duties – Modules 25, 50 and 51, all species
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2023
IZSLER
Biology and Management of Laboratory Animals – Rodents and Lagomorphs, Modules 3.1, 4, 5, 6.1 and 7
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2023 → 2026
IZSLER
Ethics and Project Design – Modules 9, 10 and 11, all species
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2023
IZSLER
Use of Ungulates in Research – Cattle and Horses, Modules 3.1, 4, 5 and 7
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2023
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Use of Ungulates in Research – Pigs, Small Ruminants and Camelids, Modules 3.1, 4, 5 and 7
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2023 → 2026
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Advanced Husbandry Practices – Module 23
View certificate →Animal Welfare, ClassyFarm & Official Controls7
2022–2023
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ClassyFarm: Animal Welfare and Biosecurity Checklist – Dairy Goats
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2023 → 2026
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Official Controls in Cattle and Buffalo Farms: New Checklist Integrated with ClassyFarm
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2023
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Official Animal-Welfare Controls in Calves and Buffalo Calves: 2021 Checklist
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2023
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ClassyFarm: Animal Welfare and Biosecurity Checklist – Beef Cattle
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2023
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Official Welfare Controls for Farmed Sheep and Goats: 2022 Checklist
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2023
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Animal-Welfare Self-Monitoring in Laying Hens: 2022 Checklist
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2023
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Introduction to Surveillance Methods in Livestock Farms
View certificate →Veterinary Public Health & Surveillance2
2022
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Fishery Products: A 360° Overview
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2023
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Monitoring and Surveillance of Oncological Diseases in Veterinary Medicine: The Clinician’s Role in Data Collection
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2018–2019
Magna Graecia University / Calabria Region
Postgraduate Course in Organization and Management of Healthcare Organizations
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Selected publications
First author
Domenico Britti: first author
Last author
Domenico Britti: last author
Domenico Britti: last author
Domenico Britti: last author
Articles and commentaries
Short commentaries, essays and historical-documentary notes
Published on 23 June 2026
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The Thurian-Brettian Shadow in the Genealogy of the Octavii
A historical-documentary note on Augustus’ paternal origins, reconsidering the childhood cognomen Thurinus, Mark Antony’s invective on the pagus Thurinus, and the post-Hannibalic Thurian-Brettian context.
Veterinary medicines as a One Health interface
A note on the role of veterinary medicines as a point of connection between animal health, food safety, the environment and public health.
Pesticides, sentinel animals and environmental health
A reflection on the value of companion and farm animals as early indicators of chemical pressure in shared environments.
PFAS and regulatory safety: an open frontier
A brief note on the need to connect material chemistry, formulations, emerging contaminants and risk assessment.
Presentations and materials
Presentations and Scientific Materials
The Crisco Case: Hydrogenation, Trans Fats, and the Reversal of a Nutritional Paradigm
Educational-scientific material.
An English-language historical toxicology presentation on Crisco as a case study in industrial food innovation, marketing, trans fats, delayed cardiovascular-risk recognition and the reversal of a nutritional paradigm.
Intertwined Destinies: Historical Toxicology and Environmental Mirrors
Educational-scientific material.
An English-language presentation using historical toxicological case files to examine shared human-animal exposure, from the Michigan PBB disaster to TOCP poisoning in Morocco, lead exposure and chemical incidents, with focus on animal sentinels, veterinary clinical databases and environmental surveillance.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES): Epigenetic Legacy, Sentinel Animals and One Health
Educational-scientific material.
An English-language lecture on DES as a historical model of endocrine disruption, epigenetic inheritance and the fetal origins of adult disease, with focus on sentinel animals, CD-1 mouse models, obesogenesis, xenoestrogens, indoor contaminants, canine TDS, ZEA and the One Health perspective.
Sentinels of the Anthropocene
Educational-scientific material.
A presentation on animals as biological sentinels of environmental exposure in domestic, urban and global ecosystems, with focus on pesticides, persistent contaminants, bioaccumulation, cocktail effects, EDCs, PFAS, co-selection and One Health toxicology.
The unseen footprints of modern pesticides
Popular-science presentation.
A scientific synthesis of modern pesticide exposure pathways, focusing on indoor persistence, the pet pathway, veterinary pharmacovigilance, PFAS, so-called inert ingredients and risk-based pest management.
The invisible thread: from sentinel animals to the Morocco mystery
Popular-science presentation.
A One Health reading of sentinel animals as early indicators of shared environmental exposures, starting from the historical case of contaminated cooking oil poisoning in Morocco.
Sled dogs and Arctic contaminants: a One Health sentinel model
Popular-science presentation.
A One Health reading of sled dogs as sentinel models for Arctic contaminants, organohalogen pollutants, endocrine disruptors, transgenerational health, biomarkers and risk assessment.
Podolica: symbol and soul of this land
Popular-science presentation.
A cultural, zootechnical and territorial reading of the Calabro-Lucanian Podolica cattle, across archaeology, Magna Graecia, transhumance, animal welfare, biodiversity and the identity of inland areas.
Public engagement
Public Engagement, Territory and Animal Biodiversity
Participation in scientific, institutional and territorial initiatives focused on native breeds, animal biodiversity, sustainable livestock systems, transhumance and the role of animals as biological, cultural and environmental heritage.
Transhumance: cultural identity, biodiversity and sustainable development
Talk: Genetic aspects and the importance of the breed for territorial conservation.
Focus: transhumance, Podolica cattle, biodiversity, sustainable development, cultural identity and territorial livestock systems.
The valorisation of Podolica cattle in Calabria
An initiative dedicated to Calabrian Podolica cattle, with academic, institutional and agricultural-sector contributions.
The programme lists Prof. Domenico Britti among the speakers.
Projects
Project directions
Sustainable grazing and product quality
Management models that reduce the dispersion of chemical substances in pastures and enhance the health, environmental and nutritional quality of products.
B.E.A.R.S. and territorial approaches
Initiatives devoted to the relationship between parasitism, animal welfare, biodiversity, environmental residues and the sustainability of livestock systems.
International training
Educational and cultural pathways oriented to veterinary medicine as a tool for cooperation, care for creation and dialogue among countries.
Contact
For collaborations, seminars and scientific projects
For scientific collaborations, seminars, interdisciplinary projects and initiatives in veterinary pharmacology, environmental toxicology and One Health.