RESEARCH FIELDS
Genetics, genomics, metabolomics and phenomics in livestock species
Investigated species: pig, cattle, rabbit, sheep, goat, donkey, horse, turkey.
Selected publications:
Bovo et al. (2025) Genet Sel Evol 57, 11.
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.
Physiology and husbandry/slaughtering in pigs, animal welfare
Topics: Male castration; Carcass classification, new equations; Physiological aspects of weaning and gestation; Animal welfare; LCA
Selected publications:
Bovo et al. (2025) J Anim Sci 103, skaf178.
Vegni et al. (2023) Animal 17, 100864.
Luise et al. (2020) Livest Sci 231, 103890.
Dall'Olio et al. (2020) Livest Sci 240, 104145.
Monteiro et al. (2019) J Cleaner Prod 237, 117843.
Genetics and genomics in aquaculture species
Investigated species: European sea bass, gilthead seabream, sea cucumbers, European eel and sturgeons.
Selected publications:
Bertolini et al. (2026) Aquaculture 621, 743980.
Ribani et al. (2024) Sci Rep 14, 24592.
Bertolini et al. (2023) Genes 14, 839.
Bertolini et al. (2021) Anim Genet 52, 365-370.
Utzeri et al. (2020) Mar Genomics 51, 100735.
Apicultural genomics
Topics: Honey bee genetics and genomics, Honey genomics, Honey bee pests, parasites and pathogens.
Selected publications:
Taurisano et al. (2024) Sci Rep 14, 20583.
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.
Genomics in pets, wild, alien and extinct animal species
Topics: pigmentation in canary, guinea pig and rabbit, albinism in kangaroo, Lagomorph Genomics Consortium, 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.
Food genomics: authenticity and quality
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.
eDNA and One Health
Topics: eDNA in livestock farms, eDNA in honey, eDNA in aquaculture production systems, viromics, data mining.
Selected publications:
Bovo et al. (2025) Vet Sci 12, 513.
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.
Evolution (NUMTs in animal species)
Investigated species: pig, cattle, rabbit (and other lagomorphs), poultry
Selected publications:
Bolner et al. (2024) Genet Sel Evol 56, 64.
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.