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Animal Science and Veterinary
Portugal
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
4969
World Ranking
1418
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Luis T. Gama is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on genetics, animal science and zoology, as well as molecular biology. Additional areas of study include cancer research and molecular medicine.

Their work encompasses several specific topics, including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals
  • Meat and animal product quality
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Effects of environmental stressors on livestock
  • Veterinary equine medical research

They have contributed to numerous publications, some of which include:

  • Sharing of Clinically Important Antimicrobial Resistance Genes by Companion Animals and Their Human Household Members, 2020, Microbial Drug Resistance
  • The Inhibition of Cathepsin G on Endometrial Explants With Endometrosis in the Mare, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Assessment of biofilm formation by Campylobacter spp. isolates mimicking poultry slaughterhouse conditions, 2021, Poultry Science
  • Effect of high hydrostatic pressure challenge on biogenic amines, microbiota, and sensory profile in traditional poultry- and pork-based semidried fermented sausage, 2020, Journal of Food Science
  • mcr-1 colistin resistance gene sharing between Escherichia coli from cohabiting dogs and humans, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018 to 2020, 2022, Eurosurveillance

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Livestock Science
  • Animals
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Microbiology Research
  • Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Luis T. Gama include:

  • Andreia J. Amaral
  • Rafael Núñez-Domínguez
  • José Bento Sterman Ferraz
  • Constança Pomba
  • Adriana Belas

They have also taken part in book publication work, notably contributing to:

  • Recursos zoogenéticos: Conservación, caracterización y gestión de su biodiversidad, published by Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia) eBooks in 2021

Best Publications

  • Effects of broiler breeder age and length of egg storage on albumen characteristics and hatchability

    C Lapao;LT Gama;MC Soares

  • Effects of short storage conditions and broiler breeder age on hatchability, hatching time, and chick weights

    L. H. Reis;LT Gama;MC Soares

  • Pasture Intake Improves the Performance and Meat Sensory Attributes of Free-Range Broilers

    P I P Ponte;C M C Rosado;J P Crespo;D G Crespo

  • Effects of breed, heterosis, age of dam, litter size, and birth weight on lamb mortality.

    L T Gama;G E Dickerson;G E Dickerson;L D Young;L D Young;K A Leymaster;K A Leymaster

  • Influence of Pasture Intake on the Fatty Acid Composition, and Cholesterol, Tocopherols, and Tocotrienols Content in Meat from Free-Range Broilers

    P I P Ponte;S P Alves;R J B Bessa;L M A Ferreira

  • Origins and genetic diversity of New World Creole cattle: inferences from mitochondrial and Y chromosome polymorphisms.

    C. Ginja;M. C. T. Penedo;L. Melucci;J. Quiroz

  • Increase in antimicrobial resistance and emergence of major international high-risk clonal lineages in dogs and cats with urinary tract infection: 16 year retrospective study.

    Cátia Marques;Adriana Belas;Andreia Franco;Catarina Aboim

  • European multicenter study on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from companion animal urinary tract infections

    Cátia Marques;Luís Telo Gama;Adriana Belas;Karin Bergström

  • Origin and Spread of Bos taurus: New Clues from Mitochondrial Genomes Belonging to Haplogroup T1

    Silvia Bonfiglio;Catarina Ginja;Anna De Gaetano;Alessandro Achilli

  • Genetic Footprints of Iberian Cattle in America 500 Years after the Arrival of Columbus

    Amparo M. Martínez;Luis T. Gama;Luis T. Gama;Javier Cañón;Catarina Ginja

  • Trends and molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in clinical staphylococci isolated from companion animals over a 16 year period

    Natacha Couto;Cláudia Monchique;Adriana Belas;Cátia Marques

  • Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025

    Michael W. Bruford;Catarina Ginja;Catarina Ginja;Irene Hoffmann;Stéphane Joost

  • Genetic diversity in native and commercial breeds of pigs in Portugal assessed by microsatellites

    A. A. Vicente;M. I. Carolino;M. C. O. Sousa;C. Ginja;C. Ginja

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae causing urinary tract infections in companion animals and humans: population structure, antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes

    Cátia Marques;Juliana Menezes;Adriana Belas;Catarina Aboim

  • Restricting the Intake of a Cereal-Based Feed in Free-Range-Pastured Poultry: Effects on Performance and Meat Quality

    P. I. P. Ponte;J. A. M. Prates;J. P. Crespo;D. G. Crespo

  • Dual Origins of Dairy Cattle Farming – Evidence from a Comprehensive Survey of European Y-Chromosomal Variation

    Ceiridwen J. Edwards;Ceiridwen J. Edwards;Catarina Ginja;Catarina Ginja;Juha Kantanen;Lucía Pérez-Pardal

  • Genetic characterization of Latin-American Creole cattle using microsatellite markers

    J. V. Delgado;A. M. Martínez;A. Acosta;L. A. Álvarez

  • Y Chromosome Haplotype Analysis in Portuguese Cattle Breeds Using SNPs and STRs

    Catarina Ginja;Luís Telo da Gama;Maria Cecilia T. Penedo

  • Evidence of Sharing of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains between Healthy Companion Animals and Cohabiting Humans.

    Cátia Marques;Adriana Belas;Catarina Aboim;Patrícia Cavaco-Silva

  • Genotype x environment interactions for fatty acid profiles in Bos indicus and Bos taurus finished on pasture or grain.

    M. C. Bressan;L. V. Rossato;E. C. Rodrigues;S. P. Alves

  • Genetic diversity in the Lusitano horse breed assessed by pedigree analysis

    António Vicente;António Vicente;N. Carolino;L. T. Gama

  • The genetic ancestry of American Creole cattle inferred from uniparental and autosomal genetic markers

    Catarina Ginja;Luis Telo Gama;Oscar Cortés;Inmaculada Martin Burriel

  • Genetic diversity, structure, and breed relationships in Iberian cattle.

    I. Martín-Burriel;C. Rodellar;J. Cañón;O. Cortés

  • Assessing genetic diversity and differentiation in Portuguese coarse-wool sheep breeds with microsatellite markers

    F. Santos-Silva;R.S. Ivo;M.C.O. Sousa;M.I. Carolino

  • Characterization of the lactation curve in Murciano-Granadina dairy goats

    Juan Manuel León;Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta;Luis Telo Gama;Carlos Barba

  • Transgene effects, introgression strategies and testing schemes in pigs

    L. T. Gama;C. Smith;J. P. Gibson

  • Prion protein genetic polymorphisms and breeding strategies in Portuguese breeds of sheep

    L.T. Gama;M.I. Carolino;M.F. Santos-Silva;J.A. Pimenta

  • Genetic structure, relationships and admixture with wild relatives in native pig breeds from Iberia and its islands

    Luis T Gama;Amparo M Martínez;Inês Carolino;Vincenzo Landi

  • Inbreeding depression on beef cattle traits: Estimates, linearity of effects and heterogeneity among sire-families

    Nuno Carolino;Luis T. Gama

  • Genetic diversity and population structure in Portuguese goat breeds

    C. Bruno-de-Sousa;C. Bruno-de-Sousa;A.M. Martinez;C. Ginja;C. Ginja;F. Santos-Silva

  • Genetic parameters for reproduction and growth traits in Boer goats in Brazil

    L.M. Menezes;W.H. Sousa;E.P. Cavalcanti-Filho;L.T. Gama

  • Evidence for a geographical cline of casein haplotypes in Portuguese cattle breeds.

    A. Beja-Pereira;G. Erhardt;C. Matos;L. Gama

  • Analysis of conservation priorities of Iberoamerican cattle based on autosomal microsatellite markers

    Catarina Ginja;Luís T Gama;Óscar Cortes;Juan Vicente Delgado

  • Genetic diversity and patterns of population structure in Creole goats from the Americas

    C. Ginja;L. T. Gama;A. Martínez;N. Sevane

Frequent Co-Authors

Catarina Ginja
Catarina Ginja University of Lisbon
Maria Cristina Bressan
Maria Cristina Bressan Universidade Lusófona
Javier Cañón
Javier Cañón Complutense University of Madrid
Carlos M. G. A. Fontes
Carlos M. G. A. Fontes Nzytech (Portugal)
Rui J.B. Bessa
Rui J.B. Bessa University of Lisbon
Susana P. Alves
Susana P. Alves University of Lisbon
Rodger K. Johnson
Rodger K. Johnson University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Gordon E. Dickerson
Gordon E. Dickerson United States Department of Agriculture
Kreg A. Leymaster
Kreg A. Leymaster Agricultural Research Service
Marcos Vinícius Gualberto Barbosa da Silva
Marcos Vinícius Gualberto Barbosa da Silva Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

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