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Gianni Battacone

Gianni Battacone

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
27
Citations
3029
World Ranking
2792
National Ranking
141

Gianni Battacone publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianni Battacone sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 81 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Gianni Battacone D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianni Battacone sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 27 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gianni Battacone is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy and specializes in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research output has a strong focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Food Science.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Gianni Battacone has contributed publications to several peer-reviewed journals with a recurring presence in the following venues:

  • Animals
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • animal
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Meat Science

Frequent collaborators in their work include Giuseppe Pulina, Anna Nudda, Mondina Francesca Lunesu, Fabio Correddu, and S. Carta.

Some recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Gianni Battacone are:

  • "Can Agro-Industrial By-Products Rich in Polyphenols be Advantageously Used in the Feeding and Nutrition of Dairy Small Ruminants?", 2020, published in Animals
  • "Sheep and Goats Respond Differently to Feeding Strategies Directed to Improve the Fatty Acid Profile of Milk Fat", 2020, published in Animals
  • "Animal board invited review - Beef for future: technologies for a sustainable and profitable beef industry", 2021, published in animal
  • "Exploratory Survey on European Consumer and Stakeholder Attitudes towards Alternatives for Surgical Castration of Piglets", 2020, published in Animals
  • "Functional Odd- and Branched-Chain Fatty Acid in Sheep and Goat Milk and Cheeses", 2021, published in Dairy

Best Publications

  • Effects of nutrition on the contents of fat, protein, somatic cells, aromatic compounds, and undesirable substances in sheep milk

    Giuseppe Pulina;Anna Nudda;Gianni Battacone;Antonello Cannas

  • Seasonal variation in conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid in milk fat of sheep and its transfer to cheese and ricotta.

    Anna Nudda;Mark A. McGuire;Gianni Battacone;Giuseppe Pulina

  • Excretion of aflatoxin M1 in milk of dairy ewes treated with different doses of aflatoxin B1.

    G. Battacone;A. Nudda;A. Cannas;A. Cappio Borlino

  • Transfer of aflatoxin B1 from feed to milk and from milk to curd and whey in dairy sheep fed artificially contaminated concentrates.

    Gianni Battacone;Anna Nudda;Michele Francesco Luigi Palomba;Michelangelo Pascale

  • Can Agro-Industrial By-Products Rich in Polyphenols be Advantageously Used in the Feeding and Nutrition of Dairy Small Ruminants?

    Fabio Correddu;Mondina Francesca Lunesu;Giovanna Buffa;Alberto Stanislao Atzori

  • Feeding strategies to design the fatty acid profile of sheep milk and cheese

    Anna Nudda;Gianni Battacone;Oscar Boaventura Neto;Antonello Cannas

  • Effects of ochratoxin a on livestock production.

    Gianni Battacone;Anna Nudda;Giuseppe Pulina

  • Supplementation with Extruded Linseed Cake Affects Concentrations of Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Vaccenic Acid in Goat Milk

    Anna Nudda;Gianni Battacone;Mario Graziano Usai;Stefania Fancellu

  • The transfer of aflatoxin M1 in milk of ewes fed diet naturally contaminated by aflatoxins and effect of inclusion of dried yeast culture in the diet.

    Gianni Battacone;Anna Nudda;Michele Francesco Luigi Palomba;Alessandro Mazzette

  • Effects of lactation stage, parity, β-lactoglobulin genotype and milk SCC on whey protein composition in Sarda dairy ewes

    Anna Nudda;Maria Feligini;Gianni Battacone;Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta

  • Relationships between the contents of vaccenic acid, CLA and n−3 fatty acids of goat milk and the muscle of their suckling kids

    Anna Nudda;Donald L. Palmquist;Gianni Battacone;Stefania Fancellu

  • Sheep and Goats Respond Differently to Feeding Strategies Directed to Improve the Fatty Acid Profile of Milk Fat.

    Anna Nudda;Antonello Cannas;Fabio Correddu;Alberto Stanislao Atzori

  • Effects of diets containing grape seed, linseed, or both on milk production traits, liver and kidney activities, and immunity of lactating dairy ewes

    Anna Nudda;F. Correddu;Alessandra Marzano;Gianni Battacone

  • Animal board invited review - Beef for future: technologies for a sustainable and profitable beef industry.

    G. Pulina;M. Acciaro;A.S. Atzori;G. Battacone

  • Effects of grape seed supplementation, alone or associated with linseed, on ruminal metabolism in Sarda dairy sheep

    F. Correddu;Anna Nudda;Gianni Battacone;Roberta Boe

  • Exploratory Survey on European Consumer and Stakeholder Attitudes towards Alternatives for Surgical Castration of Piglets.

    Marijke Aluwé;Evert Heyrman;João M. Almeida;Jakub Babol

  • Effect of extruded linseed supplementation on blood metabolic profile and milk performance of Saanen goats

    A. Nudda;G. Battacone;A. S. Atzori;C. Dimauro

  • Genome-wide variability and selection signatures in Italian island cattle breeds.

    A. Cesarani;S. Sorbolini;A. Criscione;S. Bordonaro

  • Effects of nutrition on main components of sheep milk

    Anna Nudda;Alberto Stanislao Atzori;Fabio Correddu;Gianni Battacone

  • Excretion pattern of aflatoxin M1 in milk of goats fed a single dose of aflatoxin B1

    G. Battacone;A. Nudda;S.P.G. Rassu;M. Decandia

  • Documentation of Fatty Acid Profiles in Lamb Meat and Lamb-Based Infant Foods

    Anna Nudda;Michelle K. McGuire;Gianni Battacone;Maria Grazia Manca

  • Non-nutritional factors affecting lactation persistency in dairy ewes: a review

    Giuseppe Pulina;Anna Nudda;Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta;Gianni Battacone

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Pulina
Giuseppe Pulina University of Sassari
Anna Nudda
Anna Nudda University of Sassari
Antonello Cannas
Antonello Cannas University of Sassari
Marcello Mele
Marcello Mele University of Pisa
Bruno Ronchi
Bruno Ronchi Tuscia University
Igor Tomasevic
Igor Tomasevic University of Belgrade
Antonio Scala
Antonio Scala University of Sassari
Erminio Trevisi
Erminio Trevisi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Quirico Migheli
Quirico Migheli University of Sassari
Mark A. McGuire
Mark A. McGuire University of Idaho

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