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Use of multivariate factor analysis to define new indicator variables for milk composition and coagulation properties in Brown Swiss cows by Macciotta, N P P, Cecchinato, A, Mele, M, Bittante, G

“…The aim of this study was to elucidate the structure of relationships between milk yield, composition, and coagulation properties of Brown Swiss cattle…”
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Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase gene polymorphism and milk fatty acid composition in Italian Holsteins by Mele, M, Conte, G, Castiglioni, B, Chessa, S, Macciotta, N P P, Serra, A, Buccioni, A, Pagnacco, G, Secchiari, P

“…Milk fatty acid composition is a parameter of great interest for evaluation of nutritional quality of milk. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is a key enzyme in…”
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Genome wide association study on beef production traits in Marchigiana cattle breed by Sorbolini, S., Bongiorni, S., Cellesi, M., Gaspa, G., Dimauro, C., Valentini, A., Macciotta, N.P.P.

“…Summary A genomewide association study was carried out on a sample of Marchigiana breed cattle to detect markers significantly associated with carcass and meat…”
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Estimates of heritability and genetic correlations for milk coagulation properties and individual laboratory cheese yield in Sarda ewes by Puledda, A., Gaspa, G., Manca, M. G., Serdino, J., Urgeghe, P. P., Dimauro, C., Negrini, R., Macciotta, N. P. P.

“…Objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters of milk coagulation properties (MCPs) and individual laboratory cheese yield (ILCY) in a sample of…”
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Genome-wide association study of milk coagulation properties in dairy sheep by Gaspa, G, Serdino, J, Manca, M G, Sorbolini, S, Negrini, R, Dimauro, C, P Macciotta, N P

“…The objective of this work was to seek genomic regions associated with milk coagulation (MCP) properties of ovine milk. A total 478 Sardadairy breed ewes were…”
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Association between a polymorphism at the stearoyl CoA desaturase locus and milk production traits in Italian Holsteins by Macciotta, N P P, Mele, M, Conte, G, Serra, A, Cassandro, M, Dal Zotto, R, Borlino, A Cappio, Pagnacco, G, Secchiari, P

“…Associations between stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) gene polymorphisms and milk production traits (milk, fat, and protein yields, fat and protein contents,…”
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Genome-wide association study for residual concentrate intake using different approaches in Italian Brown Swiss by Manca, E., Cesarani, A., Falchi, L., Atzori, A. S., Gaspa, G., Rossoni, A., Macciotta, N. P. P., Dimauro, C.

“…Residual feed intake (RFI) is the most used measure of feed efficiency. However, considering the importance of concentrates in the ration, a new index, the…”
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Using eigenvalues as variance priors in the prediction of genomic breeding values by principal component analysis by Macciotta, N P P, Gaspa, G, Steri, R, Nicolazzi, E L, Dimauro, C, Pieramati, C, Cappio-Borlino, A

“…Genome-wide selection aims to predict genetic merit of individuals by estimating the effect of chromosome segments on phenotypes using dense single nucleotide…”
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Use of the canonical discriminant analysis to select SNP markers for bovine breed assignment and traceability purposes by Dimauro, C., Cellesi, M., Steri, R., Gaspa, G., Sorbolini, S., Stella, A., Macciotta, N. P. P.

“…Summary Several market research studies have shown that consumers are primarily concerned with the provenance of the food they eat. Among the available…”
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Prediction of genomic breeding values for dairy traits in Italian Brown and Simmental bulls using a principal component approach by Pintus, M A, Gaspa, G, Nicolazzi, E L, Vicario, D, Rossoni, A, Ajmone-Marsan, P, Nardone, A, Dimauro, C, Macciotta, N P P

“…The large number of markers available compared with phenotypes represents one of the main issues in genomic selection. In this work, principal component…”
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Understanding the phenotypic and genetic background of the lactose content in Sarda dairy sheep by Carta, S., Cesarani, A., Correddu, F., Macciotta, N.P.P.

“…Lactose, the principal carbohydrate found in milk, plays an important role in the physiological processes of milk production because it is related to milk…”
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Use of multivariate analysis to extract latent variables related to level of production and lactation persistency in dairy cattle by Macciotta, N P P, Vicario, D, Cappio-Borlino, A

“…Multivariate factor analysis and principal component analysis were used to decompose the correlation matrix of test-day milk yields of 48,374 lactations of…”
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Multiple-breed genomic evaluation by principal component analysis in small size populations by Gaspa, G., Jorjani, H., Dimauro, C., Cellesi, M., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Stella, A., Macciotta, N. P. P.

“…In this study, the effects of breed composition and predictor dimensionality on the accuracy of direct genomic values (DGV) in a multiple breed (MB) cattle…”
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Genomic selection of milk fatty acid composition in Sarda dairy sheep: Effect of different phenotypes and relationship matrices on heritability and breeding value accuracy by Cesarani, A, Gaspa, G, Correddu, F, Cellesi, M, Dimauro, C, Macciotta, N P P

“…Fatty acid (FA) composition is one of the most important aspects of milk nutritional quality. However, the inclusion of this trait as a breeding goal for dairy…”
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Multivariate factor analysis of detailed milk fatty acid profile: Effects of dairy system, feeding, herd, parity, and stage of lactation by Mele, M, Macciotta, N P P, Cecchinato, A, Conte, G, Schiavon, S, Bittante, G

“…We investigated the potential of using multivariate factor analysis to extract metabolic information from data on the quantity and quality of milk produced…”
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Analysis of lactation shapes in extended lactations by Steri, R., Dimauro, C., Canavesi, F., Nicolazzi, E. L., Macciotta, N. P. P.

“…In order to describe the temporal evolution of milk yield (MY) and composition in extended lactations, 21 658 lactations of Italian Holstein cows were…”
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Principal component and multivariate factor analysis of detailed sheep milk fatty acid profile by Correddu, F, Cesarani, A, Dimauro, C, Gaspa, G, Macciotta, N P P

“…Fatty acid (FA) profile is one of the most important aspects of the nutritional properties of milk. The FA content in milk is affected by several factors such…”
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Genomic information allows for more accurate breeding values for milkability in dual-purpose Italian Simmental cattle by Cesarani, A, Garcia, A, Hidalgo, J, Degano, L, Vicario, D, Macciotta, N P P, Lourenco, D

“…Milkability is a trait related to the milking efficiency of an animal, and it is a component of the herd profitability. Due to its economic importance,…”
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The single nucleotide polymorphism g.133A>C in the stearoyl CoA desaturase gene (SCD) promoter affects gene expression and quali-quantitative properties of river buffalo milk by Gu, M, Cosenza, G, Iannaccone, M, Macciotta, N P P, Guo, Y, Di Stasio, L, Pauciullo, A

“…The stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) gene has been investigated in depth in ruminants because of its effect on milk fat composition. In river buffalo, the single…”
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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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