A5021698811- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Medieval European Literature and History
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
- Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Educational and Social Studies
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2022
University of Padua
2019-2021
Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores
2017
ASM Terni (Italy)
2013
A key concern in beef production is how to improve carcass and meat quality traits. Identifying the genomic regions biological pathways that contribute explaining variability these traits of great importance for selection purposes. In this study, genome wide-association (GWAS) pathway-based analyses (age at slaughter (AS), weight (CW), daily gain (CDG), conformation score rib-eye muscle area) (pH, Warner-Bratzler shear force, purge loss, cooking loss colour parameters (lightness, redness,...
Compared to national evaluations, international collaboration projects further improve accuracies of estimated breeding values (EBV) by building larger reference populations or performing a joint evaluation using data (or proxy them) from different countries. Genomic selection is increasingly adopted in beef cattle, but, date, the benefits including genomic information evaluations have not been explored. Our objective was develop an cattle single-step and investigate its impact on accuracy...
Abstract Background The possibility of assessing meat quality traits over the chain is strongly limited, especially in context selective breeding which requires a large number phenotypes. main objective this study was to investigate suitability portable infrared spectrometers for phenotyping beef cattle aiming genetically improving their meat. Meat (pH, color, water holding capacity, tenderness) were appraised on rib eye muscle samples 1,327 Piemontese young bulls using traditional (i.e.,...
Male reproductive performances are often ignored in cattle breeding programmes, although semen traits might be used to improve bull soundness. Effects of genetic and environmental factors on production quality were estimated 693 Piemontese bulls with the aim providing first estimates parameters for this breed. Volume concentrations individual ejaculates (up three per each test-day), volume, concentration, total number spermatozoa post-thawing progressive motility within test-day pooled...
Spectroscopic predictions can be used for the genetic improvement of meat quality traits in cattle. No information is however available on genetics absorbance spectra. This research investigated phenotypic variation and heritability spectra at individual wavelengths ultraviolet-visible near-infrared region (UV-Vis-NIR) obtained with portable spectrometers. Five per instrument were taken ribeye surface 1185 Piemontese young bulls from 93 farms (13,182 Herd-Book pedigree relatives). Linear...
In across-country genomic predictions for dairy cattle, 2 kinds of bull information can be used as dependent variables. The first is estimated breeding value (EBV) from the national genetic evaluations, assuming correlations between countries are less than 1. second EBV multitrait across-countries evaluation (MACE), equal present study, level bias and reliability a cross-countries prediction using or MACE variable were investigated. Data Brown Swiss Organizations joining InterGenomics...
Beef cattle international evaluations, led by Interbeef, combine data from different countries to compute estimated breeding values (EBVINT) which are expressed on the same country scale as national ones, allowing participating compare and foreign sires. These two EBV might be in disagreement due differences information used evaluations. This can overcome integrating EBVINT into evaluations obtain a 'blended' EBV. Here we tested validated general procedure integrate publishable sires at...
International evaluations combine data from different countries allowing breeders to have access larger panels of elite bulls and increase the accuracy estimated breeding values (EBV). However, international national can use sources information compute EBV (EBVINT EBVNAT, respectively), leading differences between them. Choosing one these results in losing that is contained only discarded EBV. Our objectives were define validate a procedure integrate publishable sires' EBVINT their...
Background The Quality of Life (QoL) overweight and obese subjects is a widely discussed topic. From numerous studies, it emerges that persons suffer significant damage as result their weight in terms QoL with regard to physical psychosocial well-being. Our study aims evaluate the impact body on quality life women who seek help …