Search Results - "MARSAN, P"

Genomic clues of the evolutionary history of Bos indicus cattle by Utsunomiya, Y. T., Milanesi, M., Fortes, M. R. S., Porto‐Neto, L. R., Utsunomiya, A. T. H., Silva, M. V. G. B., Garcia, J. F., Ajmone‐Marsan, P.

“…Summary Together with their sister subspecies Bos taurus, zebu cattle (Bos indicus) have contributed to important socioeconomic changes that have shaped modern…”
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Associations between differential somatic cell count and milk yield, quality, and technological characteristics in Holstein cows by Pegolo, S, Giannuzzi, D, Bisutti, V, Tessari, R, Gelain, M E, Gallo, L, Schiavon, S, Tagliapietra, F, Trevisi, E, Ajmone Marsan, P, Bittante, G, Cecchinato, A

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between differential somatic cell count (DSCC) and milk quality and udder health traits, and for the…”
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Observational study on the associations between milk yield, composition, and coagulation properties with blood biomarkers of health in Holstein cows by Giannuzzi, D., Piccioli-Cappelli, F., Pegolo, S., Bisutti, V., Schiavon, S., Gallo, L., Toscano, A., Ajmone Marsan, P., Cattaneo, L., Trevisi, E., Cecchinato, A.

“…The considerable increase in the production capacity of individual cows owing to both selective breeding and innovations in the dairy sector has posed…”
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Predicting milk protein fractions using infrared spectroscopy and a gradient boosting machine for breeding purposes in Holstein cattle by Macedo Mota, L.F., Bisutti, V., Vanzin, A., Pegolo, S., Toscano, A., Schiavon, S., Tagliapietra, F., Gallo, L., Ajmone Marsan, P., Cecchinato, A.

“…In recent years, increasing attention has been focused on the genetic evaluation of protein fractions in cow milk with the aim of improving milk quality and…”
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Identification of genomic regions associated with resistance to gastrointestinal parasites in an indigenous sheep by single‐ and multiple‐locus methods by Rafat, S. A., Barbato, M., Hajializadeh Valilou, R., Moghaddam, G. H., Nematollahi, A., Periasamy, K., Pichler, R., Ajmone Marsan, P.

“…We investigated the association between 157 SNPs located in 75 candidate genes involved in the immune system and proxy traits for resistance to…”
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Unraveling metabolic stress response in dairy cows: Genetic control of plasma biomarkers throughout lactation and the transition period by Passamonti, M.M., Milanesi, M., Cattaneo, L., Ramirez-Diaz, J., Stella, A., Barbato, M., Braz, C.U., Negrini, R., Giannuzzi, D., Pegolo, S., Cecchinato, A., Trevisi, E., Williams, J.L., Ajmone Marsan, P.

“…Breeding animals able to effectively respond to stress could be a long-term, sustainable, and affordable strategy to improve resilience and welfare in…”
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Are cattle, sheep, and goats endangered species by TABERLET, P, VALENTINI, A, REZAEI, H.R, NADERI, S, POMPANON, F, NEGRINI, R, AJMONE-MARSAN, P

“…For about 10 000 years, farmers have been managing cattle, sheep, and goats in a sustainable way, leading to animals that are well adapted to the local…”
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Methylome-wide analysis of milk somatic cells upon subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle by Giannuzzi, D., Capra, E., Bisutti, V., Vanzin, A., Marsan, P. Ajmone, Cecchinato, A., Pegolo, S.

“…Better understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind bovine mastitis is fundamental for improving the management of this disease, which continues to be of…”
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The β-casein (CSN2) A2 allelic variant alters milk protein profile and slightly worsens coagulation properties in Holstein cows by Bisutti, V., Pegolo, S., Giannuzzi, D., Mota, L.F.M., Vanzin, A., Toscano, A., Trevisi, E., Ajmone Marsan, P., Brasca, M., Cecchinato, A.

“…Milk proteins genetic variants have long attracted interest as they are associated with important issues relating to milk composition and technological…”
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Genome-wide association study of milk fatty acid composition in Italian Simmental and Italian Holstein cows using single nucleotide polymorphism arrays by Palombo, V, Milanesi, M, Sgorlon, S, Capomaccio, S, Mele, M, Nicolazzi, E, Ajmone-Marsan, P, Pilla, F, Stefanon, B, D'Andrea, M

“…Bovine milk is important for human nutrition, but its fat content is often criticized as a risk factor in cardiovascular disease. Selective breeding programs…”
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Genome‐wide analysis of Italian sheep diversity reveals a strong geographic pattern and cryptic relationships between breeds by Ciani, E, Crepaldi, P, Nicoloso, L, Lasagna, E, Sarti, F. M, Moioli, B, Napolitano, F, Carta, A, Usai, G, D'Andrea, M, Marletta, D, Ciampolini, R, Riggio, V, Occidente, M, Matassino, D, Kompan, D, Modesto, P, Macciotta, N, Ajmone‐Marsan, P, Pilla, F

“…Italy counts several sheep breeds, arisen over centuries as a consequence of ancient and recent genetic and demographic events. To finely reconstruct genetic…”
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Comparison between indicine and taurine cattle DNA methylation reveals epigenetic variation associated to differences in morphological adaptive traits by Capra, E., Lazzari, B., Milanesi, M., Nogueira, G. P., Garcia, J. f., Utsunomiya, Y.T., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Stella, A.

“…Indicine and taurine subspecies present distinct morphological traits as a consequence of environmental adaptation and artificial selection. Although the two…”
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Identification of genomic regions associated with total and progressive sperm motility in Italian Holstein bulls by Ramirez-Diaz, J., Cenadelli, S., Bornaghi, V., Bongioni, G., Montedoro, S.M., Achilli, A., Capelli, C., Rincon, J.C., Milanesi, M., Passamonti, M.M., Colli, L., Barbato, M., Williams, J.L., Marsan, P. Ajmone

“…Sperm motility is directly related to the ability of sperm to move through the female reproductive tract to reach the ovum. Sperm motility is a complex trait…”
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candidate gene association study for nine economically important traits in Italian Holstein cattle by Fontanesi, L, Calò, D. G, Galimberti, G, Negrini, R, Marino, R, Nardone, A, Ajmone‐Marsan, P, Russo, V

“…We genotyped 58 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 25 candidate genes in about 800 Italian Holstein sires. Fifty‐six (minor allele frequency >0.02) were…”
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Derivation and genome-wide association study of a principal component-based measure of heat tolerance in dairy cattle by Macciotta, N P P, Biffani, S, Bernabucci, U, Lacetera, N, Vitali, A, Ajmone-Marsan, P, Nardone, A

“…Heat stress represents a key factor that negatively affects the productive and reproductive performance of farm animals. In the present work, a new measure of…”
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CpG DNA methylation changes during epididymal sperm maturation in bulls by Capra, Emanuele, Turri, F, Lazzari, B, Biffani, S, Lange Consiglio, A, Ajmone Marsan, P, Stella, A, Pizzi, F

“…During epididymal transit spermatozoa acquire specific morphological features which enhance their ability to swim in a progressive manner and interact with the…”
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global view of livestock biodiversity and conservation - GLOBALDIV by Ajmone-Marsan, P

“…GLOBALDIV - A global view of livestock biodiversity and conservation - is a three- year project funded by the European Commission in the framework of the AGRI…”
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Inbreeding and purging at the genomic Level: the Chillingham cattle reveal extensive, non‐random SNP heterozygosity by Williams, J. L, Hall, S. J.G, Del Corvo, M, Ballingall, K. T, Colli, L, Ajmone Marsan, P, Biscarini, F

“…Local breeds of livestock are of conservation significance as components of global biodiversity and as reservoirs of genetic variation relevant to the future…”
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Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity by Lenstra, J. A., Groeneveld, L. F., Eding, H., Kantanen, J., Williams, J. L., Taberlet, P., Nicolazzi, E. L., Sölkner, J., Simianer, H., Ciani, E., Garcia, J. F., Bruford, M. W., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Weigend, S.

“…Summary Genetic studies of livestock populations focus on questions of domestication, within‐ and among‐breed diversity, breed history and adaptive variation…”
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Genetic origin, admixture and population history of aurochs (Bos primigenius) and primitive European cattle by Upadhyay, M R, Chen, W, Lenstra, J A, Goderie, C R J, MacHugh, D E, Park, S D E, Magee, D A, Matassino, D, Ciani, F, Megens, H-J, van Arendonk, J A M, Groenen, M A M

“…The domestication of taurine cattle initiated ~10 000 years ago in the Near East from a wild aurochs (Bos primigenius) population followed by their dispersal…”
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