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Catherine Larzul is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Genetics and Animal Science and Zoology. The scientist's work addresses several specialized subfields, including Small Animals, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research emphasizes multiple interconnected topics within livestock genetics and animal welfare. These include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Meat and Animal Product Quality, and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Catherine Larzul has contributed to a number of scholarly articles, notable among these are:

  • "Driving gut microbiota enterotypes through host genetics" (2024) published in Microbiome
  • "How to Improve Meat Quality and Welfare in Entire Male Pigs by Genetics" (2021) published in Animals

Other relevant papers related through co-authors and thematic context include:

  • "Omics Application in Animal Science-A Special Emphasis on Stress Response and Damaging Behaviour in Pigs" (2020) published in Genes
  • "Prospects for the Analysis and Reduction of Damaging Behaviour in Group-Housed Livestock, With Application to Pig Breeding" (2020) published in Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Genetic determinism of boar taint and relationship with growth traits, meat quality and lesions" (2020) published in animal

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Bruno Ligonesche, Laurianne Canario, Céline Carillier-Jacquin, Jordi Estellé, and Claire Rogel Gaillard. These collaborations have contributed to a consistent presence in prominent scientific venues such as Animal - science proceedings, Frontiers in Genetics, INRAE productions animales, and Genes.

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • INRAE productions animales
  • Genes
  • INRAE Productions Animales

Best Publications

  • A mutation creating a potential illegitimate microRNA target site in the myostatin gene affects muscularity in sheep

    Alex Clop;Fabienne Marcq;Haruko Takeda;Dimitri Pirottin

  • Phenotypic and genetic parameters for longissimus muscle fiber characteristics in relation to growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in large white pigs.

    C Larzul;L Lefaucheur;P Ecolan;J Gogué

  • Proteome analysis of the sarcoplasmic fraction of pig semimembranosus muscle: implications on meat color development.

    Thierry Sayd;Martine Morzel;Christophe Chambon;Michel Franck

  • Effects of intramuscular fat levels on sensory characteristics of duck breast meat.

    P Chartrin;K Méteau;H Juin;M D Bernadet

  • Results of four generations of a canalising selection for rabbit birth weight

    H. Garreau;G. Bolet;C. Larzul;C. Robert-Granié

  • Effects of the halothane genotype and slaughter weight on texture of pork.

    G Monin;C Larzul;P Le Roy;J Culioli

  • Comparison of sarcoplasmic proteomes between two groups of pig muscles selected for shear force of cooked meat.

    Elisabeth Laville;Thierry Sayd;Claudia Terlouw;Christophe Chambon

  • Carcass composition, bone mechanical properties, and meat quality traits in relation to growth rate in rabbits.

    F. Gondret;C. Larzul;S. Combes;H. de Rochambeau

  • Identification of QTL with effects on intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition in a Duroc × Large White cross

    Marie-Pierre Sanchez;Nathalie Iannuccelli;Benjamin Basso;Jean-Pierre Bidanel

  • Effect of halothane genotype (NN, Nn, nn) on growth, carcass and meat quality traits of pigs slaughtered at 95 kg or 125 kg live weight.

    C Larzul;P L Roy;R Guéblez;A Talmant

  • Genetic and metabolic aspects of androstenone and skatole deposition in pig adipose tissue: A review

    Annie Robic;Catherine Larzul;Michel Bonneau

  • Divergent selection on 63-day body weight in the rabbit: response on growth, carcass and muscle traits.

    Catherine Larzul;Florence Gondret;Sylvie Combes;Hubert de Rochambeau

  • Effects of a quantitative trait locus for muscle hypertrophy from Belgian Texel sheep on carcass conformation and muscularity.

    E. Laville;J. Bouix;T. Sayd;B. Bibe

  • Omics Application in Animal Science-A Special Emphasis on Stress Response and Damaging Behaviour in Pigs.

    Claudia Kasper;David Ribeiro;André M de Almeida;Catherine Larzul

  • Polymorphic Polymorphic MicroRNA–Target Interactions: A Novel Source of Phenotypic Variation

    M. Georges;A. Clop;F. Marcq;H. Takeda

  • Efficiency of genomic selection in a purebred pig male line.

    Thierry Tribout;Thierry Tribout;Catherine Larzul;Catherine Larzul;Florence Phocas;Florence Phocas

  • Selection of maternal lines: last results and prospects.

    H. Garreau;M. Piles;C. Larzul;M. Baselga

  • Review: Towards the agroecological management of ruminants, pigs and poultry through the development of sustainable breeding programmes: I-selection goals and criteria.

    F. Phocas;Catherine Belloc;J. Bidanel;Luc Delaby

  • Genetic parameters for two selection criteria for feed efficiency in rabbits

    Laurence Drouilhet;Hélène Gilbert;Elodie Balmisse;Julien Ruesche

  • Direct and correlated responses to selection in two lines of rabbits selected for feed efficiency under ad libitum and restricted feeding: I. Production traits and gut microbiota characteristics.

    L. Drouilhet;C. S. Achard;O. Zemb;C. Molette

  • Genetic and metabolic aspects of androstenone and skatole deposition in pig adipose tissue: A review (Open Access publication)

    Annie Robic;Catherine Larzul;Michel Bonneau

  • Genetics and selection of mule ducks in France: a review

    C. Marie-Etancelin;H. Chapuis;J.M. Brun;C. Larzul

  • Relationships between sensory and physicochemical measurements in meat of rabbit from three different breeding systems using canonical correlation analysis.

    Sylvie Combes;Ignacio González;Sébastien Déjean;Alain Baccini

  • Selection for residual feed consumption in the rabbit

    Catherine Larzul;Hubert de Rochambeau

Frequent Co-Authors

Armelle Prunier
Armelle Prunier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Hélène Gilbert
Hélène Gilbert Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Jean Pierre Bidanel
Jean Pierre Bidanel University of Paris-Saclay
Sylvie Combes
Sylvie Combes Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Florence Gondret
Florence Gondret Institut Agro, France
Pierre Mormède
Pierre Mormède Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau
Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Vincent Ducrocq
Vincent Ducrocq University of Paris-Saclay
Bertrand Dumont
Bertrand Dumont University of Clermont Auvergne

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