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Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos

Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos

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Animal Science and Veterinary
New Zealand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
7593
World Ranking
985
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader domains, their work spans several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas relevant to livestock and agricultural science. Major topics include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, reproductive physiology in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, animal behavior and welfare studies, milk quality and mastitis in dairy cows, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos has contributed to several recent papers demonstrating this expertise, such as:

  • Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality of patients with COVID-19 in a large data set from Mexico, 2020, Annals of Epidemiology
  • The Effect of Compositional Changes Due to Seasonal Variation on Milk Density and the Determination of Season-Based Density Conversion Factors for Use in the Dairy Industry, 2020, Foods
  • Genome-wide association studies of lactation yields of milk, fat, protein and somatic cell score in New Zealand dairy goats, 2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
  • Body weight of dairy heifers is positively associated with reproduction and stayability, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Stayability in Simmental cattle as affected by muscularity and body condition score between calvings, 2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
  • Animals
  • Dairy
  • Genes

Collaboration is a notable part of their work, with frequent co-authors including H. T. Blair, R. E. Hickson, Gaspar Manuel Parra-Bracamonte, José Fernando Vázquez-Armijo, and Dorian J. Garrick.

Best Publications

  • The effect of different levels of poplar (Populus) supplementation on the reproductive performance of ewes grazing low quality drought pasture during mating

    E.L McWilliam;T.N Barry;N Lopez-Villalobos;P.N Cameron

  • Profitabilities of Some Mating Systems for Dairy Herds in New Zealand

    N. Lopez-Villalobos;D.J. Garrick;C.W. Holmes;H.T. Blair

  • Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality of patients with COVID-19 in a large data set from Mexico.

    Gaspar Manuel Parra-Bracamonte;Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos;Francisco E. Parra-Bracamonte

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

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

  • The effect of ewe maternal behaviour score on lamb and litter survival

    J.M. Everett-Hincks;N. Lopez-Villalobos;H.T. Blair;K.J. Stafford

  • Effects of stocking rate, supplementation, genotype and their interactions on grazing dairy systems: a review.

    J Baudracco;N Lopez-Villalobos;CW Holmes;KA Macdonald

  • Crossbreeding: implications for dairy cow fertility and survival.

    F. Buckley;N. Lopez-Villalobos;B. J. Heins

  • Estimating the effect of mastitis on the profitability of Irish dairy farms.

    U. Geary;N. Lopez-Villalobos;N. Begley;F. McCoy

  • Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy for prediction of the contents of calcium and phosphorus, and titratable acidity of milk and their relationship with milk quality and coagulation properties

    V. Toffanin;M. De Marchi;N. Lopez-Villalobos;M. Cassandro

  • Quantifying the effect of thermal environment on production traits in three breeds of dairy cattle in New Zealand

    J. R. Bryant;N. López‐Villalobos;J. E. Pryce;C. W. Holmes

  • NEONATAL MORTALITY IN NEW ZEALAND SEA LIONS (PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI ) AT SANDY BAY, ENDERBY ISLAND, AUCKLAND ISLANDS FROM 1998 TO 2005

    A. Castinel;P. J. Duignan;W. E. Pomroy;N. López-Villalobos

  • 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

  • Dystocia in beef heifers: a review of genetic and nutritional influences.

    R E Hickson;S T Morris;P R Kenyon;N Lopez-Villalobos

  • Use of Lotus corniculatus containing condensed tannins to increase reproductive efficiency in ewes under commercial dryland farming conditions

    C.A. Ramírez-Restrepo;T.N. Barry;N. López-Villalobos;P.D. Kemp

  • Effects of grazing willow fodder blocks upon methane production and blood composition in young sheep.

    C.A. Ramírez-Restrepo;T.N. Barry;A. Marriner;N. López-Villalobos

  • Effects of ewe size and nutrition on fetal mammary gland development and lactational performance of offspring at their first lactation

    D. S. van der Linden;P. R. Kenyon;H. T. Blair;N. Lopez-Villalobos

  • Development and application of a processing model for the Irish dairy industry.

    U. Geary;N. Lopez-Villalobos;D.J. Garrick;L. Shalloo

  • Controlling the onset of natural cryptosporidiosis in calves with paromomycin sulphate.

    A. Grinberg;A. Markovics;J. Galindez;N. Lopez-Villalobos

  • Possible Effects of 25 Years of Selection and Crossbreeding on the Genetic Merit and Productivity of New Zealand Dairy Cattle

    N. Lopez-Villalobos;D.J. Garrick;H.T. Blair;C.W. Holmes

  • 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

  • Within- and between-animal variance in methane emissions in non-lactating dairy cows

    J. B. Vlaming;N. Lopez-Villalobos;I. M. Brookes;S. O. Hoskin

  • Genetic parameter estimates for lamb survival in Romney sheep

    Lopez-Villalobos N;Garrick Dj

  • Environmental sensitivity in New Zealand dairy cattle.

    J.R. Bryant;N. López-Villalobos;J.E. Pryce;C.W. Holmes

  • Simulation modelling of dairy cattle performance based on knowledge of genotype, environment and genotype by environment interactions: current status

    Jeremy Bryant;Nicolás López-Villalobos;Colin Holmes;Jennie Pryce

  • Use of Lotus corniculatus containing condensed tannins to increase summer lamb growth under commercial dryland farming conditions with minimal anthelmintic drench input

    C.A. Ramírez-Restrepo;T.N. Barry;W.E. Pomroy;N. López-Villalobos

  • Use of Lotus corniculatus containing condensed tannins to increase lamb and wool production under commercial dryland farming conditions without the use of anthelmintics

    C.A. Ramírez-Restrepo;T.N. Barry;N. López-Villalobos;P.D. Kemp

  • The effect of pasture allowance fed to twin- and triplet-bearing ewes in late pregnancy on ewe and lamb behaviour and performance to weaning

    J.M. Everett-Hincks;H.T. Blair;K.J. Stafford;N. Lopez-Villalobos

  • Yields and persistency of lactation in Friesian and Jersey cows milked once daily.

    R.E. Hickson;N. Lopez-Villalobos;D.E. Dalley;D.A. Clark

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorian J. Garrick
Dorian J. Garrick Massey University
P. R. Kenyon
P. R. Kenyon Massey University
S. T. Morris
S. T. Morris Massey University
C. W. Holmes
C. W. Holmes Massey University
T. N. Barry
T. N. Barry Massey University
Laurence Shalloo
Laurence Shalloo Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Mauro Penasa
Mauro Penasa University of Padua
Martino Cassandro
Martino Cassandro University of Padua
W.E. Pomroy
W.E. Pomroy Massey University
N.B. Williamson
N.B. Williamson Massey University

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