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Overview

Agustín Blasco is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main subfields covered include Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist focuses on a range of topics related to animal science and genetics. Their main research themes are:

  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Agustín Blasco has contributed to several recent peer-reviewed papers. Notable publications include:

  • "Compositional Data Analysis of Microbiome and Any-Omics Datasets: A Validation of the Additive Logratio Transformation," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Effects of ignoring inbreeding in model-based accuracy for BLUP and SSGBLUP," 2020, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • "Comprehensive functional core microbiome comparison in genetically obese and lean hosts under the same environment," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Selection for environmental variance shifted the gut microbiome composition driving animal resilience," 2023, Microbiome
  • "The effect of divergent selection for intramuscular fat on the domestic rabbit genome," 2020, animal

The scientist has published books as well, including a title entitled Animal Genetic Improvement, scheduled for release in 2025 by CABI eBooks.

They have collaborated frequently with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche
  • Pilar Hernández
  • Agostina Zubiri-Gaitán
  • Cristina Casto-Rebollo
  • Marina Martínez-Álvaro

The main publication venues for their research consist of:

  • Animals
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Communications Biology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Harmonization of criteria and terminology in rabbit meat research. Revised proposal

    A. Blasco;J. Ouhayoun

  • HARMONIZATION OF CRITERIA AND TERMINOLOGY IN RABBIT MEAT RESEARCH

    A. Blasco;J. Ouhayoun;G. Masoero

  • Mixed model methodology for the estimation of genetic response to selection in litter size of rabbits

    J. Estany;M. Baselga;A. Blasco;J. Camacho

  • The Bayesian controversy in animal breeding.

    A F Blasco

  • Selection response of growth rate in rabbits for meat production

    J Estany;J Camacho;M Baselga;A Blasco

  • Antioxidant, lipolytic and proteolytic enzyme activities in pork meat from different genotypes

    P. Hernández;L. Zomeño;B. Ariño;A. Blasco

  • A Bayesian analysis of the effect of selection for growth rate on growth curves in rabbits

    Agustín Blasco;Miriam Piles;Luis Varona

  • The effect of selection for growth rate on carcass composition and meat characteristics of rabbits.

    Miriam Piles;A. Blasco;M. Pla

  • Carcass characteristics and meat quality of rabbit lines selected for different objectives:: I. Between lines comparison

    M Pla;L Guerrero;D Guardia;M.A Oliver

  • Genetic analysis of growth curve parameters for male and female chickens resulting from selection on shape of growth curve.

    S Mignon-Grasteau;M Piles;L Varona;H de Rochambeau

  • The genetics of prenatal survival of pigs and rabbits: a review

    A Blasco;J.P Bidanel;G Bolet;C.S Haley

  • Comparison of different nonlinear functions to describe Nelore cattle growth

    S. Forni;M. Piles;A. Blasco;L. Varona

  • Economic Weights in Rabbit Meat Production

    L. Cartuche;Mariam Pascual;Ernesto A. Gómez;A. Blasco

  • The effect of selection for growth rate and slaughter age on carcass composition and meat quality traits in rabbits.

    P Hernández;S Aliaga;M Pla;A Blasco

  • Relationships between meat quality measurements in rabbits fed with three diets of different fat type and content.

    P. Hernández;M. Pla;M.A. Oliver;A. Blasco

  • Carcass composition and meat characteristics of two rabbit breeds of different degrees of maturity

    M. Pla;Pilar Hernández;A. Blasco

  • Effect of selection for growth rate on biochemical, quality and texture characteristics of meat from rabbits.

    Jorge A Ramı́rez;M.Àngels Oliver;Marcial Pla;Luis Guerrero

  • Status of rabbit meat and carcass: - Criteria and terminology

    A. Blasco;J. Ouhayoun;G. Masoero

  • Fatty acid composition of leg meat and perirenal fat of rabbits selected by growth rate

    Jorge A. Ramı́rez;Isabel Dı́az;Marcial Pla;Marta Gil

  • Carcass characteristics and meat quality of rabbit lines selected for different objectives

    Pilar Hernández;M Pla;A Blasco

  • Selection for environmental variance of litter size in rabbits

    Agustín Blasco;Marina Martínez-Álvaro;Maria-Luz García;Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche

  • Comparison of five types of pig crosses. II. fresh meat quality and sensory characteristics of dry cured ham

    M.A. Oliver;P. Gou;M. Gispert;A. Diestre

  • Divergent selection for uterine capacity in rabbits. II. Correlated response in litter size and its components estimated with a cryopreserved control population

    M. A. Santacreu;M. L. Mocé;A. Climent;A. Blasco

  • Divergent selection for uterine capacity in rabbits.

    M J Argente;M A Santacreu;A Climent;G Bolet

  • Elliptical selection experiment for the estimation of genetic parameters of the growth rate and feed conversion ratio in rabbits

    M. Piles;E. A. Gomez;O. Rafel;J. Ramon

  • Relationships between uterine and fetal traits in rabbits selected on uterine capacity.

    M J Argente;M A Santacreu;A Climent;A Blasco

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Varona
Luis Varona University of Zaragoza
Chris Haley
Chris Haley University of Edinburgh
Josep M. Folch
Josep M. Folch Autonomous University of Barcelona
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Luca Fontanesi
Luca Fontanesi University of Bologna
Peter M. Visscher
Peter M. Visscher University of Oxford
Daniel Gianola
Daniel Gianola University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rasmus Waagepetersen
Rasmus Waagepetersen Aalborg University
Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque
Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque Sao Paulo State University
Henrique Nunes de Oliveira
Henrique Nunes de Oliveira Sao Paulo State University

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