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Cesare Castellini

Cesare Castellini

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
58
Citations
10427
World Ranking
391
National Ranking
15

Overview

Cesare Castellini is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to animal science and zoology. Castellini's work encompasses various subfields, including reproductive medicine, small animals, genetics, and ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas related to animal nutrition and physiology, livestock and poultry management, and rabbit nutrition, reproduction, and health. Additionally, their studies include sperm and testicular function, meat and animal product quality, animal behavior and welfare, as well as agriculture sustainability and environmental impact.

Cesare Castellini has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Animals
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Poultry Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Antioxidants

They have collaborated regularly with key coauthors such as Simona Mattioli, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, Alessandro Dal Bosco, Elisa Angelucci, and Laura Menchetti.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Relevance of Fatty Acids to Sperm Maturation and Quality" (2020), published in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • "Emerging Genetic Tools to Investigate Molecular Pathways Related to Heat Stress in Chickens: A Review" (2020), published in Animals
  • "Indexing of Fatty Acids in Poultry Meat for Its Characterization in Healthy Human Nutrition: A Comprehensive Application of the Scientific Literature and New Proposals" (2022), published in Nutrients
  • "Genome-Wide SNP Analysis Reveals the Population Structure and the Conservation Status of 23 Italian Chicken Breeds" (2020), published in Animals
  • "Poultry Meat and Eggs as an Alternative Source of n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for Human Nutrition" (2022), published in Nutrients

Best Publications

  • Effect of organic production system on broiler carcass and meat quality

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • Sustainability of poultry production using the emergy approach: Comparison of conventional and organic rearing systems

    Cesare Castellini;Simone Bastianoni;Claudio Granai;Alessandro Dal Bosco

  • Qualitative attributes and consumer perception of organic and free-range poultry meat

    C. Castellini;C. Berri;E. Le Bihan-Duval;G. Martino

  • Rearing rabbits on a wire net floor or straw litter: behaviour, growth and meat qualitative traits

    A Dal Bosco;C Castellini;C Mugnai

  • Effect of dietary α-linolenic acid and vitamin E on the fatty acid composition, storage stability and sensory traits of rabbit meat.

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini;L. Bianchi;C. Mugnai

  • A multicriteria approach for measuring the sustainability of different poultry production systems

    Cesare Castellini;Antonio Boggia;Carla Cortina;Alessandro Dal Bosco

  • Meat quality of three chicken genotypes reared according to the organic system

    C Castellini;C Mugnai;A Dal Bosco

  • Nutritional Quality of Rabbit Meat as Affected by Cooking Procedure and Dietary Vitamin E

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Castellini;M. Bernardini

  • Effect of rearing system and season on the performance and egg characteristics of Ancona laying hens

    Cecilia Mugnai;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cesare Castellini

  • Effect of fast-, medium- and slow-growing strains on meat quality of chickens reared under the organic farming method.

    Federico Sirri;C. Castellini;Maurizio Bianchi;Massimiliano Petracci

  • Fatty acid composition of meat and estimated indices of lipid metabolism in different poultry genotypes reared under organic system

    A. Dal Bosco;C. Mugnai;S. Ruggeri;S. Mattioli

  • Environmental impact evaluation of conventional, organic and organic-plus poultry production systems using life cycle assessment.

    Antonio Boggia;Luisa Paolotti;Cesare Castellini

  • Effect of dietary vitamin e on the oxidative stability of raw and cooked rabbit meat.

    C Castellini;A Dal Bosco;M Bernardini;H.W Cyril

  • Effect of dietary supplementation with olive pomaces on the performance and meat quality of growing rabbits.

    A. Dal Bosco;E. Mourvaki;R. Cardinali;M. Servili

  • Performance and behaviour of chickens with different growing rate reared according to the organic system

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;Marcella Bernardini

  • Comparison of two chicken genotypes organically reared: oxidative stability and other qualitative traits of the meat

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai;Martina Pedrazzoli

  • Effect of genotype and rearing system on chicken behavior and muscle fiber characteristics

    R Branciari;Cecilia Mugnai;R Mammoli;D Miraglia

  • The main factors affecting the reproductive performance of rabbit does: a review.

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Maria Arias-Álvarez;Pedro L. Lorenzo

  • Oregano, rosemary and vitamin E dietary supplementation in growing rabbits: Effect on growth performance, carcass traits, bone development and meat chemical composition

    R Cardinali;M. Cullere;A. Dal Bosco;Cecilia Mugnai

  • What is the best frame rate for evaluation of sperm motility in different species by computer-assisted sperm analysis?

    Cesare Castellini;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Silvia Ruggeri;Giulia Collodel

  • Oxidative status and semen characteristics of rabbit buck as affected by dietary

    Cesare Castellini;Paolo Lattaioli;Alessandro Dal Bosco;Alba Minelli

  • Effects of flaxseed dietary supplementation on sperm quality and on lipid composition of sperm subfractions and prostatic granules in rabbit.

    E. Mourvaki;R. Cardinali;A. Dal Bosco;L. Corazzi

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Dal Bosco
A. Dal Bosco University of Perugia
Cecilia Mugnai
Cecilia Mugnai University of Turin
Simona Mattioli
Simona Mattioli University of Perugia
Federico Sirri
Federico Sirri University of Bologna
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Marco Cullere
Marco Cullere University of Padua
Achille Schiavone
Achille Schiavone University of Turin
Adele Meluzzi
Adele Meluzzi University of Bologna
Antonella Dalle Zotte
Antonella Dalle Zotte University of Padua
Martino Cassandro
Martino Cassandro University of Padua

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