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D-Index
31
Citations
3520
World Ranking
2299
National Ranking
653

Mauricio A. Elzo 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 Mauricio A. Elzo sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 212 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mauricio A. Elzo 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 Mauricio A. Elzo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mauricio A. Elzo is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research largely spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine, contributing 39, 21, and 17 publications respectively. Within these broader areas, their work is particularly focused on Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their research topics cover a variety of subjects with an emphasis on genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock. Other significant areas include adipose tissue and metabolism, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, as well as rabbits' nutrition, reproduction, and health.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Jiahao Shao, Yanhong Li, Xianbo Jia, Songjia Lai, and Raluca G. Mateescu. These collaborations have helped produce multiple research outputs over time.

Mauricio A. Elzo has published extensively in several academic venues. The most common publication platforms include the Journal of Animal Science, Animal Bioscience, Animals, Livestock Science, and Translational Animal Science.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mauricio A. Elzo include:

  • Host genetics exerts lifelong effects upon hindgut microbiota and its association with bovine growth and immunity, 2021, The ISME Journal
  • Identification of eQTLs and sQTLs associated with meat quality in beef, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • Mitochondrial oxygen consumption in early postmortem permeabilized skeletal muscle fibers is influenced by cattle breed, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Growth, behavioural, serum biochemical and morphological changes in female rabbits fed high-fat diet, 2020, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
  • Genetic parameters for growth and cow productivity traits in Angus, Hereford and crossbred cattle, 2020, Livestock Science

Best Publications

  • Influence of frame size and body condition score on performance of Brahman cattle.

    C A Vargas;T A Olson;C C Chase;A C Hammond

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for scrotal circumference, age at puberty in heifers, and hip height in Brahman cattle

    C A Vargas;M A Elzo;C C Chase;P J Chenoweth

  • Host genetics exerts lifelong effects upon hindgut microbiota and its association with bovine growth and immunity.

    Peixin Fan;Corwin D. Nelson;J. Danny Driver;Mauricio A. Elzo

  • Covariance components and prediction for additive and nonadditive preweaning growth genetic effects in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd.

    M A Elzo;D L Wakeman

  • Host genetic effects upon the early gut microbiota in a bovine model with graduated spectrum of genetic variation.

    Peixin Fan;Beilei Bian;Lin Teng;Corwin D Nelson

  • Multibreed Sire Evaluation Procedures within a Country

    M. A. Elzo;T. R. Famula

  • Additive and nonadditive genetic variability for growth traits in the Turipaná Romosinuano-Zebu multibreed herd.

    M A Elzo;C Manrique;G Ossa;O Acosta

  • Water intake and factors affecting water intake of growing beef cattle

    M.N. Brew;R.O. Myer;M.J. Hersom;J.N. Carter

  • Carcass and meat palatability breed differences and heterosis effects in an Angus-Brahman multibreed population.

    M.A. Elzo;D.D. Johnson;J.G. Wasdin;J.D. Driver

  • Effect of breed composition on phenotypic residual feed intake and growth in Angus, Brahman, and Angus × Brahman crossbred cattle

    M. A. Elzo;D. G. Riley;G. R. Hansen;D. D. Johnson

  • Identification of eQTLs and sQTLs associated with meat quality in beef.

    Joel D. Leal-Gutiérrez;Mauricio A. Elzo;Raluca G. Mateescu

  • Genetic parameters and relationships between hip height and weight in Brahman cattle.

    C. A. Vargas;M. A. Elzo;C. C. Chase;T. A. Olson

  • Brahman genetics influence muscle fiber properties, protein degradation, and tenderness in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd.

    Shelby A. Wright;Patricia Ramos;D. Dwain Johnson;Jason M. Scheffler

  • Genetic variation and prediction of additive and nonadditive genetic effects for six carcass traits in an Angus-Brahman multibreed herd

    M. A. Elzo;R. L. West;D. D. Johnson;D. L. Wakeman

  • recursive procedures to compute the inverse of the multiple trait additive genetic covariance matrix in inbred and noninbred multibreed populations

    M. A. Elzo

  • Genome wide association and gene enrichment analysis reveal membrane anchoring and structural proteins associated with meat quality in beef

    Joel D. Leal-Gutiérrez;Mauricio A. Elzo;D. Dwain Johnson;Heather Hamblen

  • Genetic trends in a Holstein × other breeds multibreed dairy population in Central Thailand

    S. Koonawootrittriron;M.A. Elzo;T. Thongprapi

  • Colonization of Beef Cattle by Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli during the First Year of Life: A Cohort Study.

    Raies A. Mir;Thomas A. Weppelmann;Mauricio Elzo;Soohyoun Ahn

  • Genetic parameters and genetic trends for age at first calving and calving interval in an Angus-Blanco Orejinegro-Zebu multibreed cattle population in Colombia

    O.D. Vergara;O.D. Vergara;M.A. Elzo;M.F. Cerón-Muñoz

  • Variance Components and Genetic Parameters for Milk Production and Lactation Pattern in an Ethiopian Multibreed Dairy Cattle Population

    Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes;Skorn Koonawootrittriron;Mauricio A. Elzo;Thanathip Suwanasopee

  • Evaluation of animal genetic and physiological factors that affect the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle.

    Soo Jin Jeon;Mauricio Elzo;Nicolas DiLorenzo;G. Cliff Lamb

Frequent Co-Authors

D. D. Johnson
D. D. Johnson University of Florida
Raluca G. Mateescu
Raluca G. Mateescu University of Florida
Jacob L. Jones
Jacob L. Jones North Carolina State University
Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo
Raysildo Barbosa Lôbo Universidade de São Paulo
Lee Russell McDowell
Lee Russell McDowell University of Florida
A. De Vries
A. De Vries University of Florida
Ignacy Misztal
Ignacy Misztal University of Georgia
Francisco Peñagaricano
Francisco Peñagaricano University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter J. Hansen
Peter J. Hansen University of Florida
G. C. Lamb
G. C. Lamb University of Florida

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