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Francis Minvielle is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research contributes to fields centered on agricultural and biological sciences, with specific emphasis on animal science and zoology as well as molecular biology.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics including animal nutrition and physiology, livestock and poultry management, and genomics and phylogenetic studies. This focus reflects a strong interest in understanding animal biology and genetics as it relates to agriculture and environmental biology.

Among Minvielle's recent publications is the paper titled The quail genome: insights into social behaviour, seasonal biology and infectious disease response, published in 2020 in BMC Biology. The paper has attracted academic attention, reflected in its citation count.

Frequent collaborators in Minvielle's research include:

  • Katrina Morris
  • Matthew Hindle
  • Simon Boitard
  • David W. Burt
  • Angela Danner

Minvielle's publications have appeared predominantly in BMC Biology, indicating a concentration of their research output in this venue.

Best Publications

  • The future of Japanese quail for research and production

    F. Minvielle

  • Mutations in SLC45A2 Cause Plumage Color Variation in Chicken and Japanese Quail

    Ulrika Gunnarsson;Anders R. Hellström;Michele Tixier-Boichard;Francis Minvielle

  • A first-generation microsatellite linkage map of the Japanese quail.

    B. B. Kayang;A. Vignal;M. Inoue-Murayama;M. Miwa

  • Mass Selection for 45-Day Body Weight in Japanese Quail: Selection Response, Carcass Composition, Cooking Properties, and Sensory Characteristics

    N. Caron;F. Minvielle;M. Desmarais;L. M. Poste

  • Computer simulation model of swine production systems: I. Modeling the growth of young pigs

    C Pomar;D L Harris;D L Harris;F Minvielle;F Minvielle

  • Seasonal changes in breeding activity, testicular size, testosterone concentration and seminal characteristics in rams with long or short breeding season.

    J. J. Dufour;M. H. Fahmy;F. Minvielle

  • Retinal TUNEL-positive cells and high glutamate levels in vitreous humor of mutant quail with a glaucoma-like disorder.

    O Dkhissi;E Chanut;M Wasowicz;M Savoldelli

  • Characterization of Japanese Quail yellow as a Genomic Deletion Upstream of the Avian Homolog of the Mammalian ASIP (agouti) Gene

    Nicola J Nadeau;Francis Minvielle;Shin'ichi Ito;Miho Inoue-Murayama

  • Integrated maps in quail (Coturnix japonica) confirm the high degree of synteny conservation with chicken (Gallus gallus) despite 35 million years of divergence

    Boniface B Kayang;Boniface B Kayang;Valérie Fillon;Miho Inoue-Murayama;Mitsuru Miwa

  • Microsatellite mapping of QTL affecting growth, feed consumption, egg production, tonic immobility and body temperature of Japanese quail.

    Francis Minvielle;Boniface B Kayang;Boniface B Kayang;Miho Inoue-Murayama;Mitsuru Miwa

  • Epigenetics and phenotypic variability: some interesting insights from birds

    Laure Frésard;Mireille Morisson;Jean-Michel Brun;Anne Collin

  • Association of a Glu92Lys Substitution in MC1R With Extended Brown in Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica)

    N. J. Nadeau;F. Minvielle;N. I. Mundy

  • The "silver" Japanese quail and the MITF gene: causal mutation, associated traits and homology with the "blue" chicken plumage.

    Francis Minvielle;Bertrand Bed'hom;Jean-Luc Coville;Shin'ichi Ito

  • Associated effects of the roux plumage color mutation on growth, carcass traits, egg production, and reproduction of Japanese quail

    F Minvielle;E Hirigoyen;M Boulay

  • Recessive black Is Allelic to the yellow Plumage Locus in Japanese Quail and Associated With a Frameshift Deletion in the ASIP Gene

    Takahiro Hiragaki;Miho Inoue-Murayama;Mitsuru Miwa;Akira Fujiwara

  • Association of a single‐nucleotide substitution in TYRP1 with roux in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

    N. J. Nadeau;N. I. Mundy;D. Gourichon;F. Minvielle

  • Fearfulness and Performance Related Traits in Selected Lines of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

    F. Minvielle;A. D. Mills;J. M. Faure;J. L. Monvoisin

  • Computer simulation model of swine production systems: III. A dynamic herd simulation model including reproduction

    Cándido Pomar;Dewey L. Harris;Dewey L. Harris;Philippe Savoie;Philippe Savoie;Francis Minvielle;Francis Minvielle

  • Effects of Crossbreeding and Sex on Carcass Composition, Cooking Properties and Sensory Characteristics of Pork

    J. Martel;F. Minvielle;L. M. Poste

  • Changes in heterosis under within-line selection or reciprocal recurrent selection: an experiment on early egg production in Japanese quail

    F. Minvielle;J. L. Monvoisin;J. Costa;A. Frenot

  • The lavender plumage colour in Japanese quail is associated with a complex mutation in the region of MLPH that is related to differences in growth, feed consumption and body temperature

    Bertrand Bed’hom;Mohsen Vaez;Mohsen Vaez;Jean-Luc Coville;David Gourichon

  • A medium density genetic map and QTL for behavioral and production traits in Japanese quail

    Julien Recoquillay;Frédérique Pitel;Cécile Arnould;Sophie Leroux

  • Evidence for introgressive hybridization of wild common quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) by domesticated Japanese quail ( Coturnix japonica ) in France

    Olympe Chazara;Francis Minvielle;Denis Roux;Bertrand Bed’hom

  • Effects of the Dominant Lethal Yellow Mutation on Reproduction, Growth, Feed Consumption, Body Temperature, and Body Composition of the Japanese Quail

    F. Minvielle;D. Gourichon;S. Ito;M. Inoue-Murayama

  • Carcase characteristics of a heavy Japanese quail line under introgression with the roux gene

    F. Minvielle;G. Gandemer;Y. Maeda;C. Leborgne

  • Long-term egg production and heterosis in quail lines after within-line or reciprocal recurrent selection for high early egg production.

    F. Minvielle;J.-L. Monvoisin;J. Costa;Y. Maeda

Frequent Co-Authors

David Gourichon
David Gourichon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Alain Vignal
Alain Vignal Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Frédérique Pitel
Frédérique Pitel INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Catherine Beaumont
Catherine Beaumont INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Christine Leterrier
Christine Leterrier Centre Val de Loire
Cécile Arnould
Cécile Arnould Oniris - École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation, Nantes-Atlantique
Nicholas I. Mundy
Nicholas I. Mundy University of Cambridge
Christophe Klopp
Christophe Klopp INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Candido Pomar
Candido Pomar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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