Research activities focus on the application of genetics, genomics, metabolomics and phenomics in the animal production sector, for breeding, selection and conservation programs of animal genetic resources, for food authenticity, for environmental characterizations and One Health approaches.
Investigated species: pig, cattle, rabbit, sheep & goat, donkey, horse, turkey.
Selected publications:
Schiavo et al. (2024) Anim Genet 55, 193-205.
Bovo et al. (2023) Animal 17, 101029.
Ballan et al. (2023) J Anim Breed Genet 140, 663-678.
Schiavo et al. (2022) J Dairy Sci 105, 2408-2425.
Bovo et al. (2020) Genet Sel Evol 52, 33.
Topics: Male castration; Carcass classification – definition of the new equations; Physiological aspects of weaning and stressors;Physiological aspects of gestation; LCA
Selected publications:
Vegni et al. (2023) Animal 17, 100864.
Luise et al. (2020) Liv. Sci. 231, 103890.
Dall'Olio et al. (2020) Liv. Sci. 240, 104145.
Monteiro et al. (2019) J. Cleaner Prod. 237, 117843.
Investigated species: European sea bass, gilthead seabream, sea cucumber and European eel.
Selected publications:
Bertolini et al. (2023) Genes 14, 839.
Bertolini et al. (2021) Anim Genet 52, 365-370.
Utzeri et al. (2020) Mar Genomics 51, 100735.
Topics: Honey bee genetics and genomics, Honey genomics, Honey bee pests, parasites and pathogens.
Selected publications:
Utzeri et al. (2022). Food Control 134, 108713.
Bovo et al. (2022) Sci Rep 12, 19541.
Ribani et al. (2022) Vet Sci 9, 213.
Bovo et al. (2020) Sci Rep 10, 9279.
Topics: pigmentation in canary, Lagomorph Genomics Consortium, Albinism in kangaroo, Myocastor coipus population genomics, ancient DNA project
Selected publications:
Bovo et al. (2023) Anim Genet 54, 510-525.
Utzeri et al. (2023) Sci Rep 13, 13635.
Topics: pigmeat, honey, dairy, ethic food (kosher, halal)
Selected publications:
Fontanesi et al. (2024) Food Control 163, 110547.
Ribani et al. (2018) Food Chem 246, 90-98.
Ribani et al. (2018) Food Control 91, 58-67.
Utzeri et al. (2018) Food Control 86, 342-34.
Topics: eDNA in livestock farms, eDNA in honey, eDNA in aquaculture production systems, viromics, data mining.
Selected publications:
Bovo et al. (2022) Genomics 114, 110312.
Bovo et al. (2020) Sci Rep 10, 9279.
Utzeri et al. (2019) J Invertebr Pathol 161, 47-53.
Investigated species: pig, cattle, rabbit (and other lagomorphs), poultry
Selected publications:
Biró et al. (2022) Mitochondrion 66, 1-6.
Schiavo et al. (2018) Anim Genet 49, 259-264.
Schiavo et al. (2017) DNA Res 24, 487-498.