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Franco Tagliapietra

Franco Tagliapietra

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
24
Citations
1735
World Ranking
3035
National Ranking
156

Overview

Franco Tagliapietra is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, they have focused on subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Food Science, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered by Tagliapietra's work include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

Tagliapietra has published numerous papers, with notable recent contributions including:

  • "Composition and aptitude for cheese-making of milk from cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, dromedary camels, and donkeys" (2021), Journal of Dairy Science
  • "In-line near-infrared analysis of milk coupled with machine learning methods for the daily prediction of blood metabolic profile in dairy cattle" (2022), Scientific Reports
  • "Associations between differential somatic cell count and milk yield, quality, and technological characteristics in Holstein cows" (2021), Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Prediction of detailed blood metabolic profile using milk infrared spectra and machine learning methods in dairy cattle" (2023), Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Shift in the cow milk microbiota during alpine pasture as analyzed by culture dependent and high-throughput sequencing techniques" (2020), Food Microbiology

Frequent co-authors in Tagliapietra's publications include:

  • Stefano Schiavon
  • Giovanni Bittante
  • Alessio Cecchinato
  • Luigi Gallo
  • Diana Giannuzzi

Their work has appeared repeatedly in specific venues, with a consistent record in:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Foods
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • In vitro rumen fermentation: effect of headspace pressure on the gas production kinetics of corn meal and meadow hay.

    Franco Tagliapietra;Mirko Cattani;Lucia Bailoni;Stefano Schiavon

  • Effect of dairy farming system, herd, season, parity, and days in milk on modeling of the coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of bovine milk.

    G. Bittante;C. Cipolat-Gotet;F. Malchiodi;E. Sturaro

  • Effects of low-protein diets and rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid on production and carcass traits of growing double-muscled Piemontese bulls.

    Stefano Schiavon;Franco Tagliapietra;M Dal Maso;Lucia Bailoni

  • Effect of high or low protein ration combined or not with rumen protected conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on meat CLA content and quality traits of double-muscled Piemontese bulls

    S. Schiavon;M. De Marchi;F. Tagliapietra;L. Bailoni

  • Low protein diets and rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid increase nitrogen efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of double-muscled young Piemontese bulls

    Stefano Schiavon;Franco Tagliapietra;G. Dalla Montà;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Technical note: In vitro total gas and methane production measurements from closed or vented rumen batch culture systems.

    Mirko Cattani;Franco Tagliapietra;Laura Maccarana;H. H. Hansen

  • Metabolizable energy content of feeds based on 24 or 48 h in situ NDF digestibility and on in vitro 24 h gas production methods

    Franco Tagliapietra;Mirko Cattani;Hanne H. Hansen;Ida K. Hindrichsen

  • In-line near-infrared analysis of milk coupled with machine learning methods for the daily prediction of blood metabolic profile in dairy cattle

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  • Associations between differential somatic cell count and milk yield, quality, and technological characteristics in Holstein cows.

    S. Pegolo;D. Giannuzzi;V. Bisutti;R. Tessari

  • A ring test of a wireless in vitro gas production system

    Cécile Cornou;Ida M. L. Drejer Storm;Ida K. Hindrichsen;Hilary Worgan

  • Prediction of detailed blood metabolic profile using milk infrared spectra and machine learning methods in dairy cattle

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  • Rumen Inoculum Collected from Cows at Slaughter or from a Continuous Fermenter and Preserved in Warm, Refrigerated, Chilled or Freeze-Dried Environments for In Vitro Tests.

    Mauro Spanghero;Maria Chiaravalli;Stefania Colombini;Carla Fabro

  • Crossbred young bulls and heifers sired by double-muscled Piemontese or Belgian Blue bulls exhibit different effects of sexual dimorphism on fattening performance and muscularity but not on meat quality traits.

    Giovanni Bittante;Alessio Cecchinato;Franco Tagliapietra;Rina Verdiglione

  • Growth performance, and carcass and raw ham quality of crossbred heavy pigs from four genetic groups fed low protein diets for dry-cured ham production

    S Schiavon;L Carraro;M Dalla Bona;G Cesaro

  • True dry matter digestibility of feeds evaluated in situ with different bags and in vitro using rumen fluid collected from intact donor cows

    Franco Tagliapietra;Mirko Cattani;Ida K. Hindrichsen;Hanne H. Hansen

  • Genetic parameters of differential somatic cell count, milk composition, and cheese-making traits measured and predicted using spectral data in Holstein cows.

    S. Pegolo;L.F.M. Mota;V. Bisutti;M. Martinez-Castillero

  • Effects of sugar beet pulp on growth and health status of weaned piglets

    Stefano Schiavon;Franco Tagliapietra;Lucia Bailoni;Alessia Bortolozzo

  • Shift in the cow milk microbiota during alpine pasture as analyzed by culture dependent and high-throughput sequencing techniques.

    Ilaria Carafa;Irma Castro Navarro;Giovanni Bittante;Franco Tagliapietra

  • The use of 2-dimensional gas chromatography to investigate the effect of rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid, breed, and lactation stage on the fatty acid profile of sheep milk

    E. Pellattiero;A. Cecchinato;F. Tagliapietra;S. Schiavon

  • Free and Microencapsulated Essential Oils Incubated In Vitro: Ruminal Stability and Fermentation Parameters.

    Nida Amin;Franco Tagliapietra;Sheyla Arango;Nadia Guzzo

  • Dose-response and inclusion effects of pure natural extracts and synthetic compounds on in vitro methane production

    Mirko Cattani;Laura Maccarana;Giulia Rossi;Franco Tagliapietra

  • High doses of vitamin E and vitamin C influence in vitro rumen microbial activity

    Franco Tagliapietra;Mirko Cattani;Hanne H. Hansen;Giovanni Bittante

  • Synthetic and natural polyphenols with antioxidant properties stimulate rumen microbial growth in vitro

    Mirko Cattani;Franco Tagliapietra;Lucia Bailoni;Stefano Schiavon

  • Low crude protein diets and phase feeding for double-muscled crossbred young bulls and heifers

    S. Schiavon;F. Tagliapietra;G. Cesaro;L. Gallo

  • Influence of N shortage and conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on some productive, digestive, and metabolic parameters of lactating cows

    Stefano Schiavon;Giacomo Cesaro;Franco Tagliapietra;Luigi Gallo

  • Quanti-qualitative evaluation of pectins in the dietary fibre of 24 foods

    Lucia Bailoni;Stefano Schiavon;Giovanna Pagnin;Franco Tagliapietra

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of Padua
Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of California, Berkeley
Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Alessio Cecchinato
Alessio Cecchinato University of Padua
Luigi Gallo
Luigi Gallo University of Padua
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet University of Parma
Erminio Trevisi
Erminio Trevisi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Michele Pazzola
Michele Pazzola University of Sassari
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
Paolo Carnier
Paolo Carnier University of Padua

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