Luca Fontanesi

Luca Fontanesi 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 Luca Fontanesi sits on this spectrum.

Luca Fontanesi 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 Luca Fontanesi sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication.

  Miguel Carneiro;Carl Johan Rubin;Federica Di Palma;Federica Di Palma;Frank W. Albert

  443
  Citations

• Dose-response of different dietary leucine levels on growth performance and amino acid metabolism in piglets differing for aminoadipate-semialdehyde synthase genotypes.

  Micol Bertocchi;Paolo Bosi;Diana Luise;Vincenzo Motta

  195
  Citations

• Copy Number Variation and Missense Mutations of the Agouti Signaling Protein (ASIP) Gene in Goat Breeds with Different Coat Colors

  Luca Fontanesi;Francesca Beretti;V. Riggio;E. Gómez González

  176
  Citations

• Genomic inbreeding estimation in small populations: evaluation of runs of homozygosity in three local dairy cattle breeds

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  164
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• Genomic diversity, linkage disequilibrium and selection signatures in European local pig breeds assessed with a high density SNP chip.

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  148
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• A first comparative map of copy number variations in the sheep genome.

  L. Fontanesi;F. Beretti;F. Beretti;P.L. Martelli;M. Colombo

  146
  Citations

• Analysis of horse myostatin gene and identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in breeds of different morphological types.

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  129
  Citations

• Isolation of porcine expressed sequence tags for the construction of a first genomic transcript map of the skeletal muscle in pig.

  R. Davoli;L. Fontanesi;P. Zambonelli;D. Bigi

  118
  Citations

• A genome wide association study for backfat thickness in Italian Large White pigs highlights new regions affecting fat deposition including neuronal genes.

  Luca Fontanesi;Giuseppina Schiavo;Giuliano Galimberti;Daniela Giovanna Calò

  118
  Citations

• Characterization of the rabbit agouti signaling protein (ASIP) gene: Transcripts and phylogenetic analyses and identification of the causative mutation of the nonagouti black coat colour

  Luca Fontanesi;Lionel Forestier;Daniel Allain;Emilio Scotti

  117
  Citations

• Mutations in the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene are associated with coat colours in the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

  L. Fontanesi;M. Tazzoli;F. Beretti;V. Russo

  113
  Citations

• A genomewide association study for average daily gain in Italian Large White pigs.

  Luca Fontanesi;Giuseppina Schiavo;Giuliano Galimberti;Daniela Giovanna Calo

  113
  Citations

• Genomic selection in pigs: state of the art and perspectives

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  104
  Citations

• Coat colours in the Massese sheep breed are associated with mutations in the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genes

  L. Fontanesi;S. Dall’Olio;F. Beretti;B. Portolano

  101
  Citations

• Quantitative trait loci affecting milk yield and protein percentage in a three-country Brown Swiss population.

  A. Bagnato;F. Schiavini;A. Rossoni;C. Maltecca;C. Maltecca

  99
  Citations

• Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources to different breeding and production systems

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  99
  Citations

• Identification and association analysis of several hundred single nucleotide polymorphisms within candidate genes for back fat thickness in Italian Large White pigs using a selective genotyping approach.

  L. Fontanesi;G. Galimberti;D. G. Calò;R. Fronza

  97
  Citations

• The porcine fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene is associated with fat deposition in Italian Duroc pigs.

  L. Fontanesi;E. Scotti;L. Buttazzoni;R. Davoli

  97
  Citations

• Genetic heterogeneity and selection signature at the KIT gene in pigs showing different coat colours and patterns.

  Luca Fontanesi;Enrico D'Alessandro;E Scotti;L Liotta

  97
  Citations

• Diversity across major and candidate genes in European local pig breeds.

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  88
  Citations