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Filippo Miglior

Filippo Miglior

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
55
Citations
9791
World Ranking
457
National Ranking
35

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2013 - J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Filippo Miglior is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily addresses genetics in livestock, livestock physiology, and the impacts of environmental stressors on animal production.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields of study, including genetics, agronomy and crop science, animal science and zoology, plant science, and molecular biology. The researcher's work also covers topics such as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, genetic diversity and mapping in plants and animals, reproductive physiology in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, genetics and plant breeding, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

Filippo Miglior has published prolifically in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science (34 publications)
  • Journal of Animal Science (17 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (7 publications)
  • animal (6 publications)
  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science (5 publications)

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors over the years. Key collaborators are:

  • Flávio S. Schenkel (73 joint works)
  • Christine F. Baes (64 joint works)
  • Paul Stothard (25 joint works)
  • Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira (24 joint works)
  • T.C.S. Chud (22 joint works)

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Review: Genetic selection of high-yielding dairy cattle toward sustainable farming systems in a rapidly changing world, 2021, animal
  • Effect of genomic selection on rate of inbreeding and coancestry and effective population size of Holstein and Jersey cattle populations, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Breeding for reduced methane emission and feed-efficient Holstein cows: An international response, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Effect of recent and ancient inbreeding on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • Genome-wide association study to identify genomic regions and positional candidate genes associated with male fertility in beef cattle, 2020, Scientific Reports

Filippo Miglior has been recognized with awards such as the Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics by the American Society of Animal Science in 2018 and the J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding from the American Dairy Science Association in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Selection Indices in Holstein Cattle of Various Countries

    F. Miglior;F. Miglior;B.L. Muir;B.J. Van Doormaal

  • A 100-Year Review: Identification and genetic selection of economically important traits in dairy cattle.

    Filippo Miglior;Allison Fleming;Francesca Malchiodi;Luiz F. Brito

  • Effect of age at first calving on production traits and on difference between milk yield returns and rearing costs in Italian Holsteins.

    G. Pirlo;F. Miglior;M. Speroni

  • Review: Genetic selection of high-yielding dairy cattle toward sustainable farming systems in a rapidly changing world.

    L F Brito;N Bedere;F Douhard;H R Oliveira

  • Genetic Analysis of Milk Urea Nitrogen and Lactose and Their Relationships with Other Production Traits in Canadian Holstein Cattle

    F. Miglior;A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;J. Jamrozik;J. Bohmanova

  • Relationship between reproduction traits and functional longevity in canadian dairy cattle.

    A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;G.J. Kistemaker;P. Sullivan

  • Genetic relationships between clinical mastitis, somatic cell count, and udder conformation in Danish Holsteins

    T Lund;F Miglior;J.C.M Dekkers;E.B Burnside

  • Bovine Mastitis: Frontiers in Immunogenetics

    Kathleen Thompson-Crispi;Heba Atalla;Filippo Miglior;Bonnie A. Mallard

  • Effect of genomic selection on rate of inbreeding and coancestry and effective population size of Holstein and Jersey cattle populations

    Bayode O. Makanjuola;Filippo Miglior;Emhimad A. Abdalla;Christian Maltecca

  • Analysis of the Relationship Between Type Traits and Functional Survival in Canadian Holsteins Using a Weibull Proportional Hazards Model

    A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;G.J. Kistemaker;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;B.J. Van Doormaal

  • Symposium review: Novel strategies to genetically improve mastitis resistance in dairy cattle

    P. Martin;H.W. Barkema;L.F. Brito;S.G. Narayana

  • Milking-to-Milking Variability for Milk Yield, Fat and Protein Percentage, and Somatic Cell Count

    M.A. Quist;S.J. LeBlanc;K.J. Hand;D. Lazenby

  • Health recording in Canadian Holsteins: Data and genetic parameters

    A. Koeck;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;D.F. Kelton;F.S. Schenkel

  • Rates of inbreeding and genetic diversity in Canadian Holstein and Jersey cattle

    K. Stachowicz;M. Sargolzaei;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;F.S. Schenkel

  • Genetic parameters of adaptive immune response traits in Canadian Holsteins.

    K.A. Thompson-Crispi;A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;B.A. Mallard

  • Analysis of levels of inbreeding and inbreeding depression in Jersey cattle.

    Filippo Miglior;Bill Szkotnicki;Edward B. Burnside

  • Comparison of Random Regression Models with Legendre Polynomials and Linear Splines for Production Traits and Somatic Cell Score of Canadian Holstein Cows

    J. Bohmanova;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;J. Jamrozik;I. Misztal

  • Short communication: Association of disease incidence and adaptive immune response in Holstein dairy cows

    K.A. Thompson-Crispi;B. Hine;M. Quinton;F. Miglior;F. Miglior

  • Analysis of Milk Urea Nitrogen and Lactose and Their Effect on Longevity in Canadian Dairy Cattle

    F. Miglior;F. Miglior;A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;J. Jamrozik;D.M. Lefebvre

  • Invited review: Opportunities for genetic improvement of metabolic diseases.

    J.E. Pryce;K.L. Parker Gaddis;A. Koeck;C. Bastin

  • Analysis of Inbreeding and Its Relationship with Functional Longevity in Canadian Dairy Cattle

    A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;G.J. Kistemaker;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;B.J. Van Doormaal

  • Genetic analysis of milk β-hydroxybutyrate and its association with fat-to-protein ratio, body condition score, clinical ketosis, and displaced abomasum in early first lactation of Canadian Holsteins.

    A. Koeck;J. Jamrozik;F.S. Schenkel;R.K. Moore

  • Alternative somatic cell count traits to improve mastitis resistance in Canadian Holsteins.

    A. Koeck;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;D.F. Kelton;F.S. Schenkel

  • Nonadditive Genetic Effects and Inbreeding Depression for Somatic Cell Counts of Holstein Cattle

    Filippo Miglior;Edward B. Burnside;Jack C.M. Dekkers

  • Invited review: Genetics and claw health: Opportunities to enhance claw health by genetic selection

    Bjørg Heringstad;Christa Egger-Danner;N Charfeddine;J.E. Pryce

  • Genetic parameters for hoof lesions and their relationship with feet and leg traits in Canadian Holstein cows.

    N. Chapinal;N. Chapinal;A. Koeck;A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;D.F. Kelton

  • Modeling milk urea of Walloon dairy cows in management perspectives

    Catherine Bastin;Laurent Laloux;Alain Gillon;Filippo Miglior;Filippo Miglior

  • Genetic parameters of milking frequency and milk production traits in Canadian Holsteins milked by an automated milking system

    M. Nixon;J. Bohmanova;J. Jamrozik;L.R. Schaeffer

  • Genetic associations of ketosis and displaced abomasum with milk production traits in early first lactation of Canadian Holsteins

    A. Koeck;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;J. Jamrozik;D.F. Kelton

  • Genetic relationships of clinical mastitis, cystic ovaries, and lameness with milk yield and somatic cell score in first-lactation Canadian Holsteins

    A. Koeck;S. Loker;S. Loker;F. Miglior;D.F. Kelton

  • Genetics and genomics of reproductive disorders in Canadian Holstein cattle.

    A.R. Guarini;D.A.L. Lourenco;L.F. Brito;M. Sargolzaei

  • Genetic and phenotypic correlations among feed efficiency, production and selected conformation traits in dairy cows.

    G. Manafiazar;L. Goonewardene;F. Miglior;D.H. Crews

  • Symposium review: The choice and collection of new relevant phenotypes for fertility selection.

    A. Fleming;C.F. Baes;Audrey Martin;T.C.S. Chud

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for measures of calf survival in a population of Holstein heifer calves from a heifer-raising facility in New York State

    L. Henderson;F. Miglior;F. Miglior;A. Sewalem;A. Sewalem;D. Kelton

Frequent Co-Authors

Flavio S Schenkel
Flavio S Schenkel University of Guelph
A. Sewalem
A. Sewalem Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Janusz Jamrozik
Janusz Jamrozik University of Guelph
Bonnie A. Mallard
Bonnie A. Mallard University of Guelph
David F. Kelton
David F. Kelton University of Guelph
L.R. Schaeffer
L.R. Schaeffer University of Guelph
Nicolas Gengler
Nicolas Gengler Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao McGill University
Milena Corredig
Milena Corredig Aarhus University

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