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Paolo Carnier

Paolo Carnier

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
34
Citations
4074
World Ranking
1889
National Ranking
87

Overview

Paolo Carnier is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of agricultural and biological sciences, with a specialized focus on animal science and zoology as well as genetics. Their research spans topics intersecting genetics, animal nutrition, physiology, and aquatic science.

Their recent publications cover a variety of subjects related to animal genetics, breeding, and disease management. Among these are:

  • Data imputation and machine learning improve association analysis and genomic prediction for resistance to fish photobacteriosis in the gilthead sea bream, 2021, Aquaculture Reports
  • Prediction of dry-cured ham weight loss and prospects of use in a pig breeding program, 2020, animal
  • Resistance to viral nervous necrosis in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.): heritability and relationships with body weight, cortisol concentration, and antibody titer, 2021, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • The Implications of Changing Age and Weight at Slaughter of Heavy Pigs on Carcass and Green Ham Quality Traits, 2021, Animals
  • On-site visible-near IR prediction of iodine number and fatty acid composition of subcutaneous fat of raw hams as phenotypes for a heavy pig breeding program, 2020, animal

Carnier collaborates frequently with several co-authors, reflecting a collaborative research environment. Most frequent among these collaborators are:

  • V. Bonfatti
  • Sara Faggion
  • Luigi Gallo
  • Stefano Schiavon
  • Isaac Hyeladi Malgwi

Their work is regularly published across multiple venues including:

  • Animals
  • animal
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Aquaculture Reports
  • Meat Science

Carnier's research interests focus on several main topics that address the genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, the physiology of animals, and the quality of meat and animal products. These topics include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Their subfields of study align closely with these topics, highlighting expertise in animal science and zoology, genetics, small animals, immunology, and aquatic science.

Best Publications

  • Validation of a new reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method for separation and quantification of bovine milk protein genetic variants.

    Valentina Bonfatti;Luca Grigoletto;Alessio Cecchinato;Luigi Gallo

  • Genetic parameters of milk coagulation properties and their relationships with milk yield and quality traits in Italian Holstein cows

    M. Cassandro;A. Comin;M. Ojala;R. Dal Zotto

  • Change in body condition score of Holstein cows as affected by parity and mature equivalent milk yield.

    Luigi Gallo;Paolo Carnier;Martino Cassandro;Roberto Mantovani

  • Effects of Composite β- and κ-Casein Genotypes on Milk Coagulation, Quality, and Yield Traits in Italian Holstein Cows

    A Comin;M Cassandro;S Chessa;Matti Ojala

  • Mid-infrared spectroscopy predictions as indicator traits in breeding programs for enhanced coagulation properties of milk

    A. Cecchinato;M. De Marchi;L. Gallo;G. Bittante

  • Effects of β-κ-casein (CSN2-CSN3) haplotypes, β-lactoglobulin (BLG) genotypes, and detailed protein composition on coagulation properties of individual milk of Simmental cows

    V. Bonfatti;G. Di Martino;A. Cecchinato;L. Degano

  • Heritabilities and genetic correlations of body condition score and calving interval with yield, somatic cell score, and linear type traits in Brown Swiss cattle.

    R. Dal Zotto;M. De Marchi;C. Dalvit;M. Cassandro

  • 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

  • Genetic parameters for direct and maternal calving ability over parities in Piedmontese cattle

    P Carnier;A Albera;R Dal Zotto;A F Groen

  • Effects of β-κ-casein (CSN2-CSN3) haplotypes and β-lactoglobulin (BLG) genotypes on milk production traits and detailed protein composition of individual milk of Simmental cows

    V. Bonfatti;G. Di Martino;A. Cecchinato;D. Vicario

  • 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

  • Does the attachment system towards owners change in aged dogs

    Paolo Mongillo;Elisa Pitteri;Paolo Carnier;Gianfranco Gabai

  • Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy for the prediction of detailed protein composition and contents of protein genetic variants of individual milk of Simmental cows.

    V. Bonfatti;G. Di Martino;P. Carnier

  • Genetic analysis of detailed milk protein composition and coagulation properties in Simmental cattle

    Valentina Bonfatti;Alessio Cecchinato;Luigi Gallo;A. Blasco

  • Growth performance of heavy pigs fed restrictively diets with decreasing crude protein and indispensable amino acids content

    L. Gallo;G. Dalla Montà;L. Carraro;A. Cecchinato

  • A Field Study on Fertility and Purity of Sex-Sorted Cattle Sperm

    I. Cerchiaro;M. Cassandro;R. Dal Zotto;P. Carnier

  • Genetic parameters of carcass and meat quality traits of double muscled Piemontese cattle.

    A. Boukha;V. Bonfatti;A. Cecchinato;A. Albera

  • Test-Day Genetic Analysis of Condition Score and Heart Girth in Holstein Friesian Cows

    L. Gallo;P. Carnier;M. Cassandro;R. Dal Zotto

  • Definition of a breeding goal for the Piemontese breed: economic and biological values and their sensitivity to production circumstances.

    A Albera;Paolo Carnier;Af Groen

  • Prediction of protein composition of individual cow milk using mid-infrared spectroscopy

    Massimo De Marchi;Valentina Bonfatti;Alessio Cecchinato;Gurido Di Martino

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigi Gallo
Luigi Gallo University of Padua
Giovanni Bittante
Giovanni Bittante University of Padua
Martino Cassandro
Martino Cassandro University of Padua
Alessio Cecchinato
Alessio Cecchinato University of Padua
Barbara Contiero
Barbara Contiero University of Padua
M. De Marchi
M. De Marchi University of Padua
Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of Padua
Stefano Schiavon
Stefano Schiavon University of California, Berkeley
Mauro Penasa
Mauro Penasa University of Padua
Luca Bargelloni
Luca Bargelloni University of Padua

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