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CURRICULUM VITAE

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DALLA VILLA PAOLO FELICE

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+39.(0)861.3321

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[email protected]

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WORK EXPERIENCE • Dates • Name and address of employer • Type of business or sector • Occupation or position held • Main activities and responsibilities

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From 30 April 2015 - to date Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" - OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Training, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Animal Welfare. Teramo (Italy) Animal welfare, veterinary public health Head of Human-Animal Relationship and Animal Welfare Laboratory In this position my main responsibilities are: • To provide scientific advice, technical support and assistance to local, regional and central Public Veterinary Services on animal welfare, in order to enable them to carry out their functions in the field of veterinary public health; • To provide expertise and assistance in the administration, implementation and enforcement of the EU legislation on animal welfare at national, regional and local level as well as on the approximation of national legislation of potential candidate countries and candidate countries to the acquis communautaire; • To coordinate the activities on animal welfare of the Istituto “G. Caporale” Teramo - OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Training, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Animal Welfare, as a centre of research, expertise, standardisation and dissemination of animal welfare standards; to propose or develop procedures facilitating the harmonisation of the OIE international standards on animal welfare; to provide scientific and technical training to personnel from the OIE member countries; to coordinate scientific and technical studies in collaboration with other laboratories and organisations; to publish and disseminate information which may be useful to OIE member countries; • To develop and lead collaborations with public institutions, national Competent Authorities, international organizations (OIE, FAO, WHO), animal welfare associations (Vier Pfoten International, RSPCA, WSPA), for the development of research, training and communication programs in the area of animal welfare, in order to increase the stakeholders awareness on global animal welfare issues; • To lead the Laboratory team’s development of research proposals and securing funding in animal welfare research on farm and companion animal welfare, from national and international funding agencies; • To lead and manage research contracts with governmental (Ministry of Health) and international (EU, EFSA) funders; • To conduct research on animal welfare, collating and analysing data and publishing the results in peer-reviewed journals; • To plan and deliver training courses on the main aspects of implementation of EU legislation

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in the veterinary sector (DG SANCO BTSF program, TAIEX) to strengthen the enforcement of EU policies and legal provisions on animal welfare. • Dates • Name and address of employer • Type of business or sector • Occupation or position held • Main activities and responsibilities

From 1 may 2012 to 30 April 2015 European Commission - DG SANTE Unit G3 Animal Welfare Animal welfare, veterinary public health Seconded National Expert In this position as a Legislative Officer my main responsibilities were: • Preparatory work to draft the future EU animal welfare law. • Follow up of the different steps for adoption of the proposal of the future EU animal welfare law including interservice consultation as well as the subsequent negotiations at the different EU institutions (Parliament and Council) until adoption. • Preparatory work to establish a European Network of Reference Centres for Animal Welfare. • Management and coordination of the different cooperation agreements with Third Countries. • Preparation of the EU coordinated position in relation to OIE standards for animal welfare • Management and coordination of the dossiers on: - International issues and bilateral relations; - EU/OIE/FAO collaboration; - EU/EFSA AW integration policies; - poultry, companion and fur animals EU policy and legislation; - TAIEX events. • Drafting replies to letters, petitions and Parliamentary questions on the issues mentioned in the previous paragraphs. I was also required to liaise regularly with international organisations and work closely with veterinary experts and policy makers within the Member States, including through the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), and with other EU institutions.

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From 23 December 2010 to 30 April 2012 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” - Teramo (Italy) Animal welfare, veterinary public health Head of Human-Animal Relationship and Animal Welfare Laboratory In this position my main responsibilities were: • To provide scientific advice, technical support and assistance to local, regional and central Public Veterinary Services on animal welfare, in order to enable them to carry out their functions in the field of veterinary public health; • To provide expertise and assistance in the administration, implementation and enforcement of the EU legislation on animal welfare at national, regional and local level as well as on the approximation of national legislation of potential candidate countries and candidate countries to the acquis communautaire; • To coordinate the activities on animal welfare of the Istituto “G. Caporale” Teramo - OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Training, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Animal Welfare, as a centre of research, expertise, standardisation and dissemination of animal welfare standards; to propose or develop procedures facilitating the harmonisation of the OIE international standards on animal welfare; to provide scientific and technical training to personnel from the OIE member countries; to coordinate scientific and technical studies in collaboration with other laboratories and organisations; to publish and disseminate information which may be useful to OIE member countries; • To develop and lead collaborations with public institutions, national Competent Authorities, international organizations (OIE, FAO, WHO), animal welfare associations (Vier Pfoten International, RSPCA, WSPA), for the development of research, training and communication programs in the area of animal welfare, in order to increase the stakeholders awareness on global animal welfare issues; • To lead the Laboratory team’s development of research proposals and securing funding in animal welfare research on farm and companion animal welfare, from national and international funding agencies; • To lead and manage research contracts with governmental (Ministry of Health) and international (EU, EFSA) funders;

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• To conduct research on animal welfare, collating and analysing data and publishing the results in peer-reviewed journals; • To plan and deliver training courses on the main aspects of implementation of EU legislation in the veterinary sector (DG SANCO BTSF program, TAIEX) to strengthen the enforcement of EU policies and legal provisions on animal welfare. • Dates • Name and address of employer • Type of business or sector • Occupation or position held • Main activities and responsibilities

• Dates • Name and address of employer • Type of business or sector • Occupation or position held • Main activities and responsibilities

01 September 2002 to 23 December 2010 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” - Teramo (Italy) Animal welfare, veterinary public health Official Veterinarian at the Local Health Unit of Pescara (Italy) seconded to the Human-animal relationship and Animal Welfare Unit of the Istituto Zooproflattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” - Teramo (Italy) During this period, I have been carrying out considerable work at national and international level. In this role my practical knowledge and expertise on animal health and welfare were developed on: • Animal welfare research, developing, implementing and managing research projects, collating and analysing data and publishing the results in peer-reviewed journals; • Assessment of needs for the management of human resources: organization of ad hoc training and deliver of tools to implement the informative system in the veterinary sector; • Animal identification and registration, setting up of a computerized tracing system for cattle and the further designing of passport to record information of movement according to the EU regulations; • Review and assessment of animal health and welfare veterinary legal framework of beneficiaries countries for the approximation with the EU legislation; • Planning and delivering of training on the main aspects of implementation of EU legislation in the veterinary sector; • Training and organisation of information on agricultural policy in line with EU standards, with involvement of the main stakeholders; • Management of non-epidemic veterinary emergencies, developing the relative operational procedures according to the specific legislation. From 14 August 1991 to 01 September 2002 Local Veterinary Services - Local Health Unit of Pescara (Italy) Official controls, animal health and welfare, veterinary public health Official Veterinarian • Official inspection, monitoring and control of animal welfare on farm, during transport and slaughter according to the EU and national legislation; • Official control on auction markets, animal expositions and animal movement with special focus on animal welfare, import and export of animals; • Inspection of farms for checking the compliance with the documental, managerial and structural requirements for animal holdings (drug administration, control over registering of farm animals and pet animals according to the national and EU requirements); • Epidemic and non-epidemic veterinary emergency management with relative legal procedures according to the specific legislation; • Training of operators, livestock keepers, transporters and traders on current legislation, best practice and international standards.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Dates • Name and type of organisation providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered • Title of qualification awarded • Level in national classification

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1978 – 1984 University of Pisa, School of Veterinary Medicine - Pisa (Italy) Veterinary Medicine Degree (honours) ISCED level 6

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• Dates • Name and type of organisation providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered • Title of qualification awarded • Level in national classification

1987 – 1989 University of Pisa ,School of Veterinary Medicine - Pisa (Italy)

• Dates • Name and type of organisation providing education and training • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered • Title of qualification awarded

2012 European College of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Medicine

Companion animal medicine Specialty degree in Companion Animal Diseases ISCED level 7

Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Diplomate

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES MOTHER TONGUE OTHER LANGUAGES

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TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

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ITALIAN

Understanding Speaking Writing Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Proficient Proficient Proficient Proficient Proficient C2 C2 C2 C1 ENGLISH C2 user user user user user Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent B2 B2 B2 B2 FRENCH B2 user user user user user Self-assessment - European level

During the last 15 years I have been working in a very dynamic, multidisciplinary and intercultural environment, in various types of teams from research groups to professional associations and coordinating the activities of young professionals and researchers. I also participated in planning and delivery of media events and public relations functions on animal welfare issues and other related subjects. I have excellent long-term relationships with national and international professionals on animal welfare policies, science and research. In my role I am also asked to support the internal and external communication by writing press releases and other media statements. I am also involved in the development of newsletters, brochures, posters, CDs and videos, with the specific intention of informing the general public, translating the words of science into simple but rigorous language. Intercultural skills: Beside my role as coordinator of several international research projects, I am experienced at working in a multicultural environment, by coordinating and tutoring working groups, training courses, seminars and workshops. My working experience as a former Official Veterinarian and my current main responsibilities as the leader of the animal welfare research team at the ICT were strengthened and supported by the time with the attendance of several management and communication training courses. These competences were fundamental to achieve a good knowledge and expertise on staff management, communication and implementation of team work, and the organization of regular meetings with workers and operators. I also acquired good skills in negotiating and developing collaboration agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with national and international organizations. Basic computer skills and computer maintenance, basic experience with projectors, computers, fax machines, and other electronics and standard office equipment. Skilled with MS -Windows, MS-Office.

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ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

OTHER SKILLS

Basic graphic design skills, advertising design and logo placement. Enjoy all sports and outdoor activities particularly basketball, football and hiking. Love to travel in independent way and experience different cultures. Administrative skills including cost savings and budget management.

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DRIVING LICENCE(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Class B - President of the Veterinary Council of Pescara province from 2009 to 2011. - Member of the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) ad hoc groups on "Stray dog

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population management" since 2005, and "Disaster management and risk reduction in relation to animal health and welfare and veterinary public health" since 2014. Provision of scientific support to the training courses of animal welfare issues carried out by ICT in the framework of the DG SANCO Better Training for Safer Food Programme and in particular: participation in planning, tutoring, in field activities and group coordination (2007 – today) Referent person for the "Companion animal protection" Unit of the Italian Ministry of Health,2010 - today. Responsible for the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale G. Caporale activities on the development and validation of a protocol for the assessment of animal welfare after transportation and during the resting time in Control Posts in the frame of the DG-SANCO project “Renovation and promoting high quality control posts in the European Union” (call n°: SANCO D5/10753/2010). Scientific coordinator of the project “Effects of resting time at the control post on the welfare of sheep transported over a long journey”, in collaboration with IRTA (Girona, Spain),2010-2011. Scientific coordinator of the project “New tools for the assessment, classification and management of urban stray dog and cat populations”, in collaboration with IRTA (Girona, Spain), University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) and Vier Pfoten International (Wien, Austria), 2011-today. Scientific coordinator of the EFSA project to develop Animal Welfare Risk Assessment Guidelines on Transport (CFP/EFSA/AHAW/2008/02). Scientific coordinator of the project “Meat quality and animal welfare management: stress assessment on small ruminants in relation to the way of transport and effects on meat quality”, in collaboration with IRTA (Girona, Spain) in 2009. Head of the Companion Animal Health and Welfare group of the Veterinary Crisis Unit of the Civil Protection Department during the earthquake emergency management in L’Aquila (Italy) in 2009. Member of the EMIDA (Coordination of European Research and Emerging and Major Infectious Diseases of Livestock ) ERANET project Animal Welfare sub-group, 2008-today. Temporary expert in the INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE Interregional Centre for Food safety and Risk Analysis (SARA’),2008 Member for the ad-hoc group for the development of standards for the management of stray dog populations of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 2007. Temporary expert in the Europe Aid/113814/D/SV/RO "Technical Assistance for the Nationwide Identification and registration System" (Romania) project,2004; Temporary expert in the Europe Aid Phare "Animal Identification and Movement Control Scheme for Bosnia", EC Ref. N° 9801.01.01-05 (Bosnia Herzegovina),2002; Additional references available upon request. -

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Lucidi P., Bernabo N., Panunzi M., Dalla Villa P., Mattioli M. 2005.Ethotest: A new model to identify (shelter) dogs skills as service animals or adoptable pets. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 95: 103-122. Rossi E., Robbe D., Di Nardo A., Dalla Villa P., Giammarino A., Sciorsci R.L. 2007. Faecal concentration of cortisol metabolites in prepartum ewes. Veterinaria Italiana, 43(4): 837-841. Trentini R., Iannetti L., Rossi E., Dalla Villa P. 2008. Effetti della castrazione sul benessere dei piccoli ruminanti. Large Animal Review, 14: 165-173. Trentini R., Iannetti L., Di Nardo A., Alessandrini B., Dalla Villa P.. 2008. Linee di

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benessere degli ovini durante il trasporto. Large Animal Review, 14: 273-283. Slater M.R., Di Nardo A., Pediconi O., Dalla Villa P., Candeloro L. Alessandrini B., Del Papa S. 2008. Free-roaming dogs and cats in central Italy: Public perception of the problem. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 84: 27-47. Dalla Villa P., Iannetti L., Di Francesco C., Di Pasquale A., Fiore G. & Caporale V. 2008. Quality management for the road transportation of livestock. Veterinaria Italiana, 44 (1): 183-196. Dalla Villa P., Iannetti L., Podaliri Vulpiani M.,Maitino A., Trentini R. & Del Papa S. 2008. A management model applied in two “no-kill” dog shelters in central Italy: use of population medicine for three consecutive years. Veterinaria Italiana, 44 (2): 347-359. Dalla Villa P., Iannetti L., Di Francesco C., Di Pasquale A., Fiore G. & Caporale V. 2008. Quality management for the road transportation of livestock. Veterinaria Italiana, 44 (1): 183-196. Dalla Villa P., Iannetti L., Podaliri Vulpiani M.,Maitino A., Trentini R. & Del Papa S. 2008. A management model applied in two “no-kill” dog shelters in central Italy: use of population medicine for three consecutive years. Veterinaria Italiana, 44 (2): 347-359. Slater M.R., Di Nardo A., Pediconi O., Dalla Villa P., Candeloro L. Alessandrini B., Del Papa S. 2008. Cat and dog ownership and management patterns in central Italy. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 85: 267-294. Podaliri Vulpiani M., Iannetti L., Di Mattia T., Dalla Villa P. 2009. Leishmania infantum in a Central Italy dog shelter: retrospective study of serologic reactivity during a 4-year period in a confined dog population subjected to preventive and therapeutic treatment. Veterinary Parasitology,160: 190-197. Siracusa C., Di Nardo A., Serpell J., Iannetti L., Podaliri M., Trentini R., Dalla Villa P. 2010. A comparison between a direct and an indirect method for assessing aggressiveness in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 5 (1): 55 Dalla Villa P., Kahn S., Stuardo L., Iannetti L., Di Nardo A., Serpell, J. 2010. Freeroaming dog control among OIE-member countries. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 97: 58-63. Marahrens M., Kleinschmidt N., Di Nardo A., Velarde A., Fuentes C., Truar A., Otero JL., Di Fede E., Dalla Villa P. 2011. Risk assessment in animal welfare - Especially referring to animal transport. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 102: 157– 163. Trentini R., Di Fede E., Iannetti L., Ruggieri E., Di Nardo A., Dalla Villa P. 2011. Effetti dello stordimento pre-macellazione sul benessere dei piccoli ruminanti. Large Animal Review, 17: 177-186. Dalla Villa P., S. Messori, L. Possenti, S. Barnard, M. Cianella, C. Di Francesco. 2013. Pet population management and public health: a web service based tool for the improvement of dog traceability. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 109 (3-4): 349-353. Dalla Villa P., S. Barnard, E. Di Fede, M. Podaliri, L. Candeloro, A. Di Nardo, C. Siracusa, J. A. Serpell. 2013. Behavioral and physiological responses of shelter dogs to long-term confinement. Veterinaria Italiana 2013, 49 (2), 231-241. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.2013.492.231.241. Høgåsen H.R., C. Er, A. Di Nardo, P. Dalla Villa. 2013. Free-roaming dog populations: A cost-benefit model for different management options, applied to Abruzzo, Italy. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.07.010. Dalmau, A., A. Di Nardo, C. Realini, P. Rodriguez, P. Llonch, D. Temple, A. Velarde, D. Giansante, S. Messori, P. Dalla Villa. 2014. Effect of the duration of road transport on the physiology and meat quality of lambs. Animal Production Science, 54(2) 179186. Dalla Villa P., L.R. Matthews, B. Alessandrini, S. Messori, G. Migliorati. 2014. Drivers for animal welfare policies: Europe . Animal Welfare: focusing on the future. OIE Scientific and Technical Review, Vol. 33 (1), 35 - 46 Messori S., Sossidou E., Buonanno M., Mounaix B., Barnard S., Vousdouka V., Dalla Villa P., de Roest K.,Spoolder H. 2015. A pilot study to develop an assessment tool for sheep welfare after long journey transport Animal Welfare 2015, 24: 407-416 ISSN 0962-7286 doi: 10.7120/09627286.24.4.407 Barnard S ., Ippoliti C., Di Flaviano D., De Ruvo A., Messori S., Giovannini A., Dalla Villa P. 2015. Smartphone and GPS technology for free-roaming dog population surveillance - a methodological study. Veterinaria Italiana 2015, 51(3), 165-172. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.233.2163.3 Barnard S., Pedernera C., Candeloro L., Ferri N., Velarde A., Dalla Villa P. 2015.

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Development of a new welfare assessment protocol for practical application in longterm dog shelters. Veterinary Record doi:10.1136/vr.103336 in press. Messori S., Pedernera-Romano C., Magnani D., Rodriguez P., Barnard S., Dalmau A., Velarde A., Dalla Villa P.2015. Unloading or not unloading? Sheep welfare implication of rest stop at control post after a 29 h transport. Small Ruminant Research Volume 130, September 2015, Pages 221–228 Garde E., Pérez G.E., Vanderstichel R., Dalla Villa P., Serpell J.A. 2015. Behavioural assessment of male free roaming dogs before and after surgical and chemical sterilization in Puerto Natales, Chile. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, In press.

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