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Fernando Baldi is affiliated with Sao Paulo State University in Brazil and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly output includes a significant body of work related to genetics and animal science, particularly in livestock genetics and phenotypic trait analysis.

Baldi's main research areas include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding

The scientist's subfields of study cover:

  • Genetics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science

Frequent publication venues for Baldi include:

  • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Livestock Science
  • Animal Genetics
  • Tropical Animal Health and Production

Baldi has collaborated extensively, with frequent co-authors being:

  • C. de U. Magnabosco
  • Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo
  • Elisa Peripolli
  • Lúcia Galvão de Albuquerque
  • L. C. Brunes

Selected recent research papers authored or co-authored by Fernando Baldi include:

  • Weighted single-step genome-wide association study and pathway analyses for feed efficiency traits in Nellore cattle, 2020, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • Genetic Architecture of Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Montana Tropical® Composite Beef Cattle, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Genetic correlation estimates between age at puberty and growth, reproductive, and carcass traits in young Nelore bulls, 2020, Livestock Science
  • Spliced genes in muscle from Nelore Cattle and their association with carcass and meat quality, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Genome-wide association study for beef fatty acid profile using haplotypes in Nellore cattle, 2021, Livestock Science

Best Publications

  • Runs of homozygosity: current knowledge and applications in livestock.

    E. Peripolli;D. P. Munari;D. P. Munari;M. V. G. B. Silva;M. V. G. B. Silva;A. L. F. Lima

  • Assessment of runs of homozygosity islands and estimates of genomic inbreeding in Gyr (Bos indicus) dairy cattle

    Elisa Peripolli;Nedenia Bonvino Stafuzza;Danísio Prado Munari;Danísio Prado Munari;André Luís Ferreira Lima

  • Study of whole genome linkage disequilibrium in Nellore cattle

    Rafael Espigolan;Fernando Baldi;Arione A. Boligon;Fabio R.P. Souza

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Meat Quality Traits in Nellore Cattle.

    Ana F. B. Magalhães;Gregório M. F. de Camargo;Gerardo A. Fernandes;Daniel G. M. Gordo

  • Genome-wide association between single nucleotide polymorphisms with beef fatty acid profile in Nellore cattle using the single step procedure

    Marcos V. A. Lemos;Hermenegildo Lucas Justino Chiaia;Mariana Piatto Berton;Fabieli L. B. Feitosa

  • Genome-Wide Association Study for Indicator Traits of Sexual Precocity in Nellore Cattle

    Natalia Irano;Gregório Miguel Ferreira de Camargo;Raphael Bermal Costa;Ana Paula Nascimento Terakado

  • Genomic Regions Associated with Feed Efficiency Indicator Traits in an Experimental Nellore Cattle Population.

    Bianca Ferreira Olivieri;Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante;Joslaine Noely dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo;Renata Helena Branco

  • Genome-Wide Association Study for Carcass Traits in an Experimental Nelore Cattle Population.

    Rafael Medeiros de Oliveira Silva;Nedenia Bonvino Stafuzza;Breno de Oliveira Fragomeni;Gregório Miguel Ferreira de Camargo

  • Weighted single-step genome-wide association study and pathway analyses for feed efficiency traits in Nellore cattle.

    Ludmilla C. Brunes;Ludmilla C. Brunes;Fernando Baldi;Fernando B. Lopes;Raysildo B. Lôbo

  • Genetic associations between stayability and reproductive and growth traits in Canchim beef cattle

    M. E. Buzanskas;D. A. Grossi;Fernando Baldi;D. Barrozo

  • Genomic prediction of breeding values for carcass traits in Nellore cattle

    Gerardo A. Fernandes Júnior;Guilherme J. M. Rosa;Bruno D. Valente;Roberto Carvalheiro

  • Effect of body condition and suckling restriction with and without presence of the calf on cow and calf performance

    G. Quintans;G. Banchero;M. Carriquiry;C. López-Mazz

  • Estimates of genetic parameters for growth, reproductive, and carcass traits in Nelore cattle using the single step genomic BLUP procedure

    Sabrina Kluska;Bianca Ferreira Olivieri;Martin Bonamy;Hermenegildo Lucas Justino Chiaia

  • Genetic parameters for buffalo milk yield and milk quality traits using Bayesian inference

    R. R. Aspilcueta-Borquis;F. R. Araujo Neto;Fernando Baldi;A. B. Bignardi

  • Gene expression profile of intramuscular muscle in Nellore cattle with extreme values of fatty acid

    Mariana P. Berton;Larissa F. S. Fonseca;Daniela F. J. Gimenez;Bruno L. Utembergue

  • Genetic association between body composition measured by ultrasound and visual scores in Brazilian Nelore cattle.

    D. G. M. Gordo;Fernando Baldi;R. B. Lobo;W. Koury Filho

  • Accuracies of genomic prediction of feed efficiency traits using different prediction and validation methods in an experimental Nelore cattle population

    R. M. O. Silva;B. O. Fragomeni;D. A. L. Lourenco;A. F. B. Magalhães

  • Autozygosity islands and ROH patterns in Nellore lineages: evidence of selection for functionally important traits

    Elisa Peripolli;Julia Metzger;Marcos Vinícius Antunes de Lemos;Nedenia Bonvino Stafuzza

  • Genetic Architecture of Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Montana Tropical® Composite Beef Cattle.

    Laís Grigoletto;Laís Grigoletto;José B. S. Ferraz;Hinayah R. Oliveira;Joanir P. Eler

  • Genetic and phenotypic parameters of carcass and organ traits of broiler chickens

    G. C. Venturini;V. A. R. Cruz;J. O. Rosa;F. Baldi

  • Genetic parameter estimates for feed efficiency and dry matter intake and their association with growth and carcass traits in Nellore cattle

    M.H.A. Santana;G.A. Oliveira;R.C. Gomes;S.L. Silva

  • Genetic associations between flight speed and growth traits in Nellore cattle.

    A. C. Sant'Anna;M. J. R. Paranhos da Costa;Fernando Baldi;P. M. Rueda

  • Genomic regions and pathways associated with gastrointestinal parasites resistance in Santa Inês breed adapted to tropical climate

    Mariana Piatto Berton;Rafael Medeiros de Oliveira Silva;Elisa Peripolli;Nedenia Bonvino Stafuzza

  • Genome-wide association study of reproductive traits in Nellore heifers using Bayesian inference

    Raphael B Costa;Gregório M F Camargo;Iara D P S Diaz;Natalia Irano

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque
Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque Sao Paulo State University
Humberto Tonhati
Humberto Tonhati Sao Paulo State University
Roberto Carvalheiro
Roberto Carvalheiro Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Henrique Nunes de Oliveira
Henrique Nunes de Oliveira Sao Paulo State University
Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo
Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo Universidade de São Paulo
Arione Augusti Boligon
Arione Augusti Boligon Sao Paulo State University
José Bento Sterman Ferraz
José Bento Sterman Ferraz Universidade de São Paulo
Joanir Pereira Eler
Joanir Pereira Eler Universidade de São Paulo
Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante
Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante Institute of Animal Science and Pastures
Maurício Mello de Alencar
Maurício Mello de Alencar Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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