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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
39
Citations
4739
World Ranking
1331
National Ranking
94

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food, Canadian Society of Animal Science
  • 2015 - Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences, Canadian Society of Animal Science

Overview

Luigi Faucitano is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary science. Their work is mainly concentrated within the subfields of Animal Science and Zoology and Small Animals, with additional publications covering Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics include:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Assays

Recent papers by Luigi Faucitano highlight various aspects of animal welfare and meat science, including:

  • Welfare of pigs during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Behavior, blood stress indicators, skin lesions, and meat quality in pigs transported to slaughter at different loading densities, 2021, Journal of Animal Science
  • Association Between Tail-Biting and Intestinal Microbiota Composition in Pigs, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Application of extended feed withdrawal time preslaughter and its effects on animal welfare and carcass and meat quality of enriched-housed pigs, 2020, Meat Science
  • Dietary supplementation with Artemisia argyi extract on inflammatory mediators and antioxidant capacity in broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide, 2020, Italian Journal of Animal Science

Luigi Faucitano frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Nicolas Devillers
  • Sabine Conte
  • Kyle A.T. Moak
  • Renée Bergeron
  • Jéssica Gonçalves Vero

Their publications are commonly found in the following venues:

  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Meat Science

Luigi Faucitano has received recognition in their field, including awards such as the Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food from the Canadian Society of Animal Science in 2018 and the Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences from the same society in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Road transport of cattle, swine and poultry in North America and its impact on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality: A review

    K.S. Schwartzkopf-Genswein;L. Faucitano;S. Dadgar;P. Shand

  • Effects of slaughter weight on carcass composition and meat quality in pigs of two different growth rates.

    J.A. Correa;L. Faucitano;J.P. Laforest;J. Rivest

  • A survey of pre-slaughter conditions, halothane gene frequency, and carcass and meat quality in five Spanish pig commercial abattoirs.

    M. Gispert;L. Faucitano;M.A. Oliver;M.D. Guàrdia

  • Application of computer image analysis to measure pork marbling characteristics

    L Faucitano;P Huff;F Teuscher;C Gariepy

  • Effects of different moving devices at loading on stress response and meat quality in pigs.

    J. A. Correa;S. Torrey;N. Devillers;J. P. Laforest

  • Effects of the season of the year, truck type and location on truck on skin bruises and meat quality in pigs

    O.A. dalla Costa;O.A. dalla Costa;L. Faucitano;A. Coldebella;J.V. Ludke

  • The effect of stunning method on the incidence of PSE meat and haemorrhages in pork carcasses

    A Velarde;M Gispert;L Faucitano;X Manteca

  • Causes of skin damage to pig carcasses

    L. Faucitano

  • Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 2. Meat quality, fatty acid composition, and overall palatability.

    L. Faucitano;P. Y. Chouinard;J. Fortin;I. B. Mandell

  • Effects of the stunning procedure and the halothane genotype on meat quality and incidence of haemorrhages in pigs

    A Velarde;M Gispert;L Faucitano;P Alonso

  • A MODIFIED MEAT JUICE CONTAINER (EZ-DRIPLOSS) PROCEDURE FOR A MORE RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OF DRIP LOSS AND RELATED QUALITY CHANGES IN PORK MEAT

    J.A. Correa;S. Méthot;L. Faucitano

  • Shelf life of pork from five different quality classes.

    L. Faucitano;M.C. Ielo;C. Ster;D.P. Lo Fiego

  • Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 1. Feedlot performance, carcass quality, and production costs

    R. Berthiaume;I. Mandell;L. Faucitano;C. Lafrenière

  • Preslaughter handling practices and their effects on animal welfare and pork quality.

    Luigi Faucitano

  • Distribution of intramuscular fat content and marbling within the longissimus muscle of pigs

    L. Faucitano;J. Rivest;J. P. Daigle;J. Lévesque

  • A Review of Swine Transportation Research on Priority Welfare Issues: A Canadian Perspective

    Fiona C. Rioja-Lang;Jennifer A. Brown;Egan J. Brockhoff;Luigi Faucitano

  • The relationship within and between production performance and meat quality characteristics in pigs from three different genetic lines

    M.A. Latorre;C. Pomar;L. Faucitano;C. Gariépy

  • Effects of growth rate, sex and slaughter weight on fat characteristics of pork bellies

    J.A. Correa;C. Gariépy;M. Marcoux;L. Faucitano

  • Effects of trailer design on animal welfare parameters and carcass and meat quality of three Pietrain crosses being transported over a long distance.

    A V Weschenfelder;S Torrey;N Devillers;T Crowe

  • The relationship between different pork carcass lean yield definitions and the market carcass value

    M. Marcoux;C. Pomar;L. Faucitano;C. Brodeur

  • Temperature and Humidity Conditions in Trucks Transporting Pigs in Two Seasons in Eastern and Western Canada

    J. A. Brown;T. S. Samarakone;T. Crowe;R. Bergeron

  • Use of infrared ocular thermography to assess physiological conditions of pigs prior to slaughter and predict pork quality variation

    Angela V. Weschenfelder;Linda Saucier;Xavier Maldague;Luiene M. Rocha;Luiene M. Rocha

  • Influence of loading handling and facilities on the subsequent response to pre-slaughter stress in pigs

    Sébastien Goumon;Luigi Faucitano

Frequent Co-Authors

Renée Bergeron
Renée Bergeron University of Guelph
Harold W. Gonyou
Harold W. Gonyou University of Saskatchewan
Stephanie Torrey
Stephanie Torrey University of Guelph
Tina M. Widowski
Tina M. Widowski University of Guelph
Frédéric Guay
Frédéric Guay Université Laval
Antonio Velarde
Antonio Velarde Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Candido Pomar
Candido Pomar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Xavier Manteca
Xavier Manteca Autonomous University of Barcelona
R. Berthiaume
R. Berthiaume Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Antoni Dalmau
Antoni Dalmau Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

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