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Paolo Ajmone-Marsan is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences. Throughout their career, they have contributed extensively to the understanding of genetic diversity, livestock traits, and animal reproduction.

The main fields of study in their work include:

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

Within these fields, their work focuses on subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Key topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction

Among their recent papers are:

  • On the origin of European sheep as revealed by the diversity of the Balkan breeds and by optimizing population-genetic analysis tools, 2020, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Adaptive introgression from indicine cattle into white cattle breeds from Central Italy, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The β-casein (CSN2) A2 allelic variant alters milk protein profile and slightly worsens coagulation properties in Holstein cows, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • The climatic and genetic heritage of Italian goat breeds with genomic SNP data, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Occurrence, biological properties and potential effects on human health of β-casomorphin 7: Current knowledge and concerns, 2020, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

They have contributed to the publication of books, including:

  • Genomic characterization of animal genetic resources, 2023, FAO eBooks

Paolo Ajmone-Marsan frequently publishes in several scientific journals, notably:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Animals
  • Genes

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Licia Colli
  • Sara Pegolo
  • Mario Barbato
  • Alessio Cecchinato
  • Erminio Trevisi

Best Publications

  • Genome-Wide Survey of SNP Variation Uncovers the Genetic Structure of Cattle Breeds

    Richard A. Gibbs;Jeremy F. Taylor;Curtis P. Van Tassell

  • Comparative analysis of genetic similarity among maize inbred lines detected by RFLPs, RAPDs, SSRs, and AFLPs

    I. Pejic;P. Ajmone-Marsan;M. Morgante;V. Kozumplick

  • Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

    Bernardo Chessa;Filipe Pereira;Frederick Arnaud;Antonio Amorim

  • The goat domestication process inferred from large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis of wild and domestic individuals

    Saeid Naderi;Hamid-Reza Rezaei;François Pompanon;Michael G. B. Blum

  • Are cattle, sheep, and goats endangered species?

    P. Taberlet;Alessio Valentini;H. R. Rezaei;H. R. Rezaei;S. Naderi;S. Naderi

  • Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats.

    Florian J. Alberto;Frédéric Boyer;Pablo Orozco-terWengel;Ian Streeter

  • Mitochondrial genomes of extinct aurochs survive in domestic cattle

    Alessandro Achilli;Anna Olivieri;Marco Pellecchia;Cristina Uboldi

  • On the Origin of Cattle: How Aurochs Became Cattle and Colonized the World

    Paolo Ajmone-Marsan;José Fernando Garcia;Johannes A. Lenstra

  • Analysis of runs of homozygosity and their relationship with inbreeding in five cattle breeds farmed in Italy

    Gabriele Marras;Gabriele Marras;Giustino Gaspa;Silvia Sorbolini;Corrado Dimauro

  • Geographical partitioning of goat diversity in Europe and the Middle East

    J Cañón;D García;MA García-Atance;Gaby Obexer-Ruff

  • AFLP markers for DNA fingerprinting in cattle

    P Ajmone-Marsan;A Valentini;M Cassandro;G Vecchiotti-Antaldi

  • The multifaceted origin of taurine cattle reflected by the mitochondrial genome.

    Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Silvia Bonfiglio;Anna Olivieri;Arianna Malusà

  • Adaptations to Climate-Mediated Selective Pressures in Sheep

    Feng-Hua Lv;Saif Agha;Juha Kantanen;Licia Colli

  • AFLP markers in a molecular linkage map of maize: codominant scoring and linkage group ditsribution.

    P. Castiglioni;P. Ajmone-Marsan;R. van Wijk;M. Motto

  • Genetic diversity in widespread species is not congruent with species richness in alpine plant communities.

    Pierre Taberlet;Niklaus E. Zimmermann;Thorsten Englisch;Andreas Tribsch

  • Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity

    J. A. Lenstra;L. F. Groeneveld;H. Eding;J. Kantanen

  • BITE: an R package for biodiversity analyses

    Milanesi M;Capomaccio S;Vajana E;Bomba L

  • Objectives, criteria and methods for using molecular genetic data in priority setting for conservation of animal genetic resources

    P.J. Boettcher;Michèle Tixier-Boichard;M.A. Toro;H. Simianer

  • Identification of Selection Signatures in Cattle Breeds Selected for Dairy Production

    Alessandra Stella;Paolo Ajmone-Marsan;Barbara Lazzari;Paul Boettcher

  • Genome-wide SNP profiling of worldwide goat populations reveals strong partitioning of diversity and highlights post-domestication migration routes

    Licia Colli;Marco Milanesi;Marco Milanesi;Andrea Talenti;Francesca Bertolini;Francesca Bertolini

  • Chromosome-level assembly of the water buffalo genome surpasses human and goat genomes in sequence contiguity

    Wai Yee Low;Rick Tearle;Derek M. Bickhart;Benjamin D. Rosen

  • Double muscling in Marchigiana beef breed is caused by a stop codon in the third exon of myostatin gene

    Cinzia Marchitelli;Maria Carmela Savarese;Alessandra Crisà;Alessandro Nardone

  • The mystery of Etruscan origins: novel clues from Bos taurus mitochondrial DNA.

    Marco Pellecchia;Riccardo Negrini;Licia Colli;Massimiliano Patrini

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

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

  • The enigmatic origin of bovine mtDNA haplogroup R: sporadic interbreeding or an independent event of Bos primigenius domestication in Italy?

    Silvia Bonfiglio;Alessandro Achilli;Alessandro Achilli;Anna Olivieri;Riccardo Negrini

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Negrini
Riccardo Negrini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Licia Colli
Licia Colli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
John L. Williams
John L. Williams University of Adelaide
Johannes A. Lenstra
Johannes A. Lenstra Utrecht University
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
Fabio Pilla
Fabio Pilla University of Molise
Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Johann Sölkner
Johann Sölkner BOKU University
Juha Kantanen
Juha Kantanen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Paul Boettcher
Paul Boettcher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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