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Gerson Barreto Mourão

Gerson Barreto Mourão

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
5379
World Ranking
1397
National Ranking
46

Overview

Gerson Barreto Mourão is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial number of publications in genetics and animal science-related subfields.

Their recent work addresses topics such as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Frequent publication venues for Mourão include Livestock Science, Frontiers in Genetics, Scientific Reports, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, and Mammalian Genome, indicating an emphasis on animal science and genetics research.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Mourão include:

  • The structure of microbial populations in Nelore GIT reveals inter-dependency of methanogens in feces and rumen (2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology)
  • Potential Biomarkers for Feed Efficiency-Related Traits in Nelore Cattle Identified by Co-expression Network and Integrative Genomics Analyses (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • Effects of increasing dietary oil inclusion from different sources on growth performance, carcass and meat quality traits, and fatty acid profile in genetically lean immunocastrated male pigs (2021, Livestock Science)
  • Stool and Ruminal Microbiome Components Associated With Methane Emission and Feed Efficiency in Nelore Beef Cattle (2022, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • CNV detection and their association with growth, efficiency and carcass traits in Santa Inês sheep (2022, Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics)

Mourão has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Juliana Afonso, Juliana Petrini, and Aline Cesar, reflecting a network of partnerships primarily in genetics and animal science research.

Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Gene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake

    Polyana C. Tizioto;Luiz L. Coutinho;Priscila S. N. Oliveira;Aline S. M. Cesar

  • Chemical composition and free radical scavenging activity of Apis mellifera bee pollen from Southern Brazil.

    S. T. Carpes;G. B. Mourão;S. M. de Alencar;M. L. Masson

  • Heritability and Genetic Correlation Estimates for Performance and Carcass and Body Composition Traits in a Male Broiler Line

    L G Gaya;J B S Ferraz;F M Rezende;G B Mourão

  • Genome scan for meat quality traits in Nelore beef cattle.

    Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Jared E Decker;Jeremy F Taylor;Robert D Schnabel

  • Association of changes among body condition score during the transition period with NEFA and BHBA concentrations, milk production, fertility, and health of Holstein cows

    R.V. Barletta;M. Maturana Filho;P.D. Carvalho;T.A. Del Valle

  • Quality assessment of bovine cryopreserved sperm after sexing by flow cytometry and their use in in vitro embryo production.

    J.O. Carvalho;R. Sartori;G.M. Machado;G.M. Machado;G.B. Mourão

  • Global liver gene expression differences in Nelore steers with divergent residual feed intake phenotypes

    Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Luiz Lehmann Coutinho;Jared E. Decker;Robert D. Schnabel

  • Putative Regulatory Factors Associated with Intramuscular Fat Content

    Aline A. M. Cesar;Luciana C. A. Regitano;James Eugene Koltes;Eric R. Fritz-Waters

  • Genome-wide association study for intramuscular fat deposition and composition in Nellore cattle

    Aline S M Cesar;Luciana C A Regitano;Gerson B Mourão;Rymer R Tullio

  • Heat shock and structural proteins associated with meat tenderness in Nellore beef cattle, a Bos indicus breed

    Minos Esperândio Carvalho;Gustavo Gasparin;Mirele Daiana Poleti;Alessandra Fernandes Rosa

  • Identification of Genomic Regions Associated with Feed Efficiency in Nelore Cattle

    Priscila S N de Oliveira;Aline S M Cesar;Michele L do Nascimento;Amália S Chaves

  • Identification of putative regulatory regions and transcription factors associated with intramuscular fat content traits

    Aline Silva Mello Cesar;Aline Silva Mello Cesar;Luciana C. A. Regitano;James M. Reecy;Mirele Daiana Poleti

  • Produção de massa seca, relação folha/colmo e alguns índices de crescimento do Brachiaria brizantha cv. Xaraés cultivado com a combinação de doses de nitrogênio e potássio

    Rosane Cláudia Rodrigues;Gerson Barreto Mourão;Kathery Brennecke;Pedro Henrique de Cerqueira Luz

  • Gene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake.

    Polyana C. Tizioto;Luiz L. Coutinho;Priscila S. N. Oliveira;Aline S. M. Cesar

  • Influência da utilização de aditivos químicos no perfil da fermentação, no valor nutritivo e nas perdas de silagens de cana-de-açúcar

    Mateus Castilho Santos;Luiz Gustavo Nussio;Gerson Barreto Mourão;Patrick Schmidt

  • Genetic characterization of European-Zebu composite bovine using RFLP markers.

    Erica Perez Marson;José Bento Sterman Ferraz;Flávio Vieira Meirelles;Júlio César de Carvalho Balieiro

  • Differences in the skeletal muscle transcriptome profile associated with extreme values of fatty acids content.

    Aline S. M. Cesar;Aline S. M. Cesar;Luciana C. A. Regitano;Mirele D. Poleti;Sónia C. S. Andrade

  • Identification of the major yeasts isolated from high moisture corn and corn silages in the United States using genetic and biochemical methods.

    M.C. Santos;C. Golt;R.D. Joerger;G.D. Mechor

  • Sward structure and herbage intake of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã in a crop-livestock-forestry integration area

    Eliana Vera Geremia;Steben Crestani;Jorge Daniel Caballero Mascheroni;Roberta Aparecida Carnevalli

  • Feed efficiency indexes and their relationships with carcass, non-carcass and meat quality traits in Nellore steers.

    M.L. Nascimento;A.R.D.L. Souza;A.S. Chaves;A.S.M. Cesar

  • Polyphenols and palynological origin of bee pollen of Apis mellifera L. from Brazil. Characterization of polyphenols of bee pollen

    S.T. Carpes;S.M. de Alencar;I.S.R. Cabral;T.L.C. Oldoni

  • Genetic correlation between heifer pregnancy and scrotal circumference measured at 15 and 18 months of age in Nellore cattle.

    J P Eler;J B S Ferraz;J C C Balieiro;E C Mattos

  • Genetic parameters for milk fatty acids, milk yield and quality traits of a Holstein cattle population reared under tropical conditions

    J. Petrini;L.H.S. Iung;M.A.P. Rodriguez;M. Salvian

  • Estimates of genomic heritability and genome-wide association study for fatty acids profile in Santa Inês sheep

    Gregorí Alberto Rovadoscki;Simone Fernanda Nedel Pertile;Amanda Botelho Alvarenga;Aline Silva Mello Cesar

Frequent Co-Authors

Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo
Joanir Pereira Eler
Joanir Pereira Eler Universidade de São Paulo
José Bento Sterman Ferraz
José Bento Sterman Ferraz Universidade de São Paulo
Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano
Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro
Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro Universidade de São Paulo
James M. Reecy
James M. Reecy Iowa State University
Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna
Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna Universidade de São Paulo
Alexandre Vaz Pires
Alexandre Vaz Pires Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Gustavo Nussio
Luiz Gustavo Nussio Universidade de São Paulo
Maurício Mello de Alencar
Maurício Mello de Alencar Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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