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Mauro Penasa

Mauro Penasa

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
43
Citations
6671
World Ranking
926
National Ranking
38

Overview

Mauro Penasa is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research activity spans a wide range of topics primarily focused on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality

Penasa's research also covers important subfields related to agricultural sciences and animal biology, specifically:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Genetics
  • Small Animals
  • Food Science

The scientist has published extensively in various academic journals. Among the most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • animal
  • Genetics Selection Evolution

Frequent co-authors in Penasa's body of research include:

  • Massimo De Marchi
  • Martino Cassandro
  • Angela Costa
  • Giovanni Niero
  • Filippo Cendron

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mauro Penasa include:

  • "Comparison of machine learning methods to predict udder health status based on somatic cell counts in dairy cows," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Heritability estimates of predicted blood β-hydroxybutyrate and nonesterified fatty acids and relationships with milk traits in early-lactation Holstein cows," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Effect of welfare standards and biosecurity practices on antimicrobial use in beef cattle," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Variation of immunoglobulins G, A, and M and bovine serum albumin concentration in Holstein cow colostrum," 2021, animal
  • "Invited review: Bovine colostrum, a promising ingredient for humans and animals-Properties, processing technologies, and uses," 2023, Journal of Dairy Science

Best Publications

  • At-line prediction of fatty acid profile in chicken breast using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy.

    M. De Marchi;R. Riovanto;M. Penasa;M. Cassandro

  • Invited review: Mid-infrared spectroscopy as phenotyping tool for milk traits

    M. De Marchi;V. Toffanin;M. Cassandro;M. Penasa

  • Invited review: Genetics and modeling of milk coagulation properties.

    Giovanni Bittante;Mauro Penasa;Alessio Cecchinato

  • Prediction of coagulation properties, titratable acidity, and pH of bovine milk using mid-infrared spectroscopy

    M. De Marchi;Colette C. Fagan;C. P. O'Donnell;A. Cecchinato

  • Invited review: Milk lactose-Current status and future challenges in dairy cattle

    A. Costa;N. Lopez-Villalobos;N.W. Sneddon;L. Shalloo

  • Dairy systems in mountainous areas: Farm animal biodiversity, milk production and destination, and land use

    E. Sturaro;E. Marchiori;G. Cocca;M. Penasa

  • Invited review: β-hydroxybutyrate concentration in blood and milk and its associations with cow performance.

    A. Benedet;C.L. Manuelian;A. Zidi;M. Penasa

  • Reproducibility and repeatability of measures of milk coagulation properties and predictive ability of mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy.

    R. Dal Zotto;M. De Marchi;A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa

  • Comparison between mechanical and near-infrared methods for assessing coagulation properties of bovine milk

    C. Cipolat-Gotet;A. Cecchinato;M. De Marchi;M. Penasa

  • Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy to predict fatty acid composition of Brown Swiss bovine milk.

    M. De Marchi;M. Penasa;A. Cecchinato;M. Mele

  • Genetic parameters of coagulation properties, milk yield, quality, and acidity estimated using coagulating and noncoagulating milk information in Brown Swiss and Holstein-Friesian cows

    A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa;M. De Marchi;L. Gallo

  • Effect of milk composition and coagulation traits on Grana Padano cheese yield under field conditions.

    Denis Pretto;Massimo De Marchi;Mauro Penasa;Martino Cassandro

  • Use of crossbreeding with beef bulls in dairy herds: effect on age, body weight, price, and market value of calves sold at livestock auctions.

    R. Dal Zotto;M. Penasa;M. De Marchi;M. Cassandro

  • Use of near infrared transmittance spectroscopy to predict fatty acid composition of chicken meat.

    R. Riovanto;M. De Marchi;M. Cassandro;M. Penasa

  • Genetic parameters for body condition score, locomotion, angularity, and production traits in Italian Holstein cattle.

    M. Battagin;C. Sartori;S. Biffani;M. Penasa

  • Genetic parameters for fertility of dairy heifers and cows at different parities and relationships with production traits in first lactation

    F. Tiezzi;C. Maltecca;A. Cecchinato;M. Penasa

  • Invited review: Use of infrared technologies for the assessment of dairy products-Applications and perspectives.

    M. De Marchi;M. Penasa;A. Zidi;C.L. Manuelian

  • Prediction of coagulating and noncoagulating milk samples using mid-infrared spectroscopy

    M. De Marchi;V. Toffanin;M. Cassandro;M. Penasa

  • Characterization of major and trace minerals, fatty acid composition, and cholesterol content of Protected Designation of Origin cheeses.

    C.L. Manuelian;S. Currò;M. Penasa;M. Cassandro

  • Heritability and repeatability of milk lactose and its relationships with traditional milk traits, somatic cell score and freezing point in Holstein cows

    A. Costa;N. Lopez-Villalobos;G. Visentin;M. De Marchi

  • Heritability and repeatability of milk coagulation properties predicted by mid-infrared spectroscopy during routine data recording, and their relationships with milk yield and quality traits.

    F. Tiezzi;D. Pretto;M. De Marchi;M. Penasa

  • Genetic analysis of rennet coagulation time, curd-firming rate, and curd firmness assessed over an extended testing period using mechanical and near-infrared instruments

    A. Cecchinato;C. Cipolat-Gotet;J. Casellas;M. Penasa

  • Factors affecting the incidence of first-quality wheels of Trentingrana cheese.

    G. Bittante;A. Cecchinato;N. Cologna;M. Penasa

Frequent Co-Authors

Martino Cassandro
Martino Cassandro University of Padua
M. De Marchi
M. De Marchi University of Padua
Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Alessio Cecchinato
Alessio Cecchinato University of Padua
Francesco Tiezzi
Francesco Tiezzi University of Florence
Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos
Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos Massey University
Christian Maltecca
Christian Maltecca North Carolina State University
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Luigi Gallo
Luigi Gallo University of Padua
Paolo Carnier
Paolo Carnier University of Padua

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