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Maria Luisa Dettori

Maria Luisa Dettori

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
23
Citations
1654
World Ranking
3084
National Ranking
159

Overview

Maria Luisa Dettori is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy. Their scientific work spans multiple domains including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study represented in their research portfolio are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of study within their research include:

  • Genetics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Food Science
  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Biology

The scholar's research topics cover a range of subjects, notably:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies

Recent publications highlight their focus on dairy science and animal genetics:

  • Characterization of milk composition, coagulation properties, and cheese-making ability of goats reared in extensive farms (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Composition, coagulation properties, and predicted cheesemaking traits of bulk goat milk from different farming systems, breeds, and stages of production (2022, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Breed of goat affects the prediction accuracy of milk coagulation properties using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Polymorphisms at Myostatin Gene (MSTN) and the Associations with Sport Performances in Anglo-Arabian Racehorses (2021, Animals)
  • Association Analysis between SPP1, POFUT1 and PRLR Gene Variation and Milk Yield, Composition and Coagulation Traits in Sarda Sheep (2020, Animals)

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative projects include:

  • Giuseppe Massimo Vacca
  • Michele Pazzola
  • Giovanni Bittante
  • Giorgia Stocco
  • Claudio Cipolat-Gotet

Common publication venues where their work has appeared are:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animals
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Polymorphism of the melatonin receptor MT1 gene and its relationship with seasonal reproductive activity in the Sarda sheep breed

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Maria Consuelo Mura;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Michele Pazzola

  • Milk yield, quality, and coagulation properties of 6 breeds of goats: Environmental and individual variability.

    Giuseppe M. Vacca;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Emanuela Pira

  • Productive performance and meat quality of Mouflon×Sarda and Sarda×Sarda suckling lambs.

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Vincenzo Carcangiu;Maria Luisa Dettori;Michele Pazzola

  • Prolificacy genotypes at BMPR 1B, BMP15 and GDF9 genes in North African sheep breeds

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Anissa Dhaouadi;Mourad Rekik;Vincenzo Carcangiu

  • Effect of goat milk composition on cheesemaking traits and daily cheese production.

    Michele Pazzola;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Giovanni Bittante

  • Phenotypic factors affecting coagulation properties of milk from Sarda ewes

    Michele Pazzola;Maria Luisa Dettori;Claudio Cipolat-Gotet;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Cheese yield, cheesemaking efficiency, and daily production of 6 breeds of goats.

    Giuseppe M. Vacca;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Andrea Summer

  • Effect of composition on coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of goat milk.

    Giorgia Stocco;Michele Pazzola;Maria L. Dettori;Pietro Paschino

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MTNR1A MELATONIN RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISM AND SEASONAL REPRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT GOAT BREEDS

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Maria Consuelo Mura;Maria Luisa Dettori

  • The effect of shearing procedures on blood levels of growth hormone, cortisol and other stress haematochemical parameters in Sarda sheep.

    Vincenzo Carcangiu;Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Albamaria Parmeggiani;Maria Consuelo Mura

  • Goat casein genotypes are associated with milk production traits in the Sarda breed.

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Maria Luisa Dettori;Gianpiera Piras;Fabio Manca

  • Association between the GHR, GHRHR, and IGF1 gene polymorphisms and milk yield and quality traits in Sarda sheep.

    Maria L. Dettori;Michele Pazzola;Pietro Paschino;Marcel Amills

  • Modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of milk from Sarda ewes

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Michele Pazzola;Maria Luisa Dettori;Emanuela Pira

  • Prediction and repeatability of milk coagulation properties and curd-firming modeling parameters of ovine milk using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Bayesian models.

    A. Ferragina;C. Cipolat-Gotet;A. Cecchinato;M. Pazzola

  • Genetic analysis of coagulation properties, curd firming modeling, milk yield, composition, and acidity in Sarda dairy sheep

    G. Bittante;C. Cipolat-Gotet;M. Pazzola;M.L. Dettori

  • Phenotypic and genetic relationships between indicators of the mammary gland health status and milk composition, coagulation, and curd firming in dairy sheep

    Michele Pazzola;Claudio Cipolat-Gotet;Claudio Cipolat-Gotet;Giovanni Bittante;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Variations at regulatory regions of the milk protein genes are associated with milk traits and coagulation properties in the Sarda sheep

    Antonia Noce;Antonia Noce;Michele Pazzola;Maria L. Dettori;Marcel Amills

  • D-loop sequence mitochondrial DNA variability of Sarda goat and other goat breeds and populations reared in the Mediterranean area

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;Cinzia Daga;Michele Pazzola;Vincenzo Carcangiu

  • Goat cheese yield and recovery of fat, protein, and total solids in curd are affected by milk coagulation properties

    Giuseppe M. Vacca;Giorgia Stocco;Maria L. Dettori;Giovanni Bittante

  • Genetic structure of the casein gene cluster in the Tunisian native goat breed

    Giuseppe Massimo Vacca;H. Ouled Ahmed Ben Ali;Vincenzo Carcangiu;Michele Pazzola

  • Analysis of polymorphism within POU1F1 gene in relation to milk production traits in dairy Sarda sheep breed

    Maria Consuelo Mura;Cinzia Daga;Marta Paludo;Sebastiano Luridiana

  • Growth hormone gene variability and its effects on milk traits in primiparous Sarda goats

    Maria Luisa Dettori;Angela Maria Rocchigiani;Sebastiano Luridiana;Maria Consuelo Mura

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Massimo Vacca
Giuseppe Massimo Vacca University of Sassari
Michele Pazzola
Michele Pazzola University of Sassari
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet
Claudio Cipolat-Gotet University of Parma
Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Alessio Cecchinato
Alessio Cecchinato University of Padua

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