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Umberto Bernabucci

Umberto Bernabucci

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
44
Citations
10810
World Ranking
845
National Ranking
35

Overview

Umberto Bernabucci is affiliated with Tuscia University in Italy and has focused research primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences domain. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Ecology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of themes related to livestock and agriculture. These include:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

Bernabucci has published extensively in several journals, contributing notably to the following venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Agriculture
  • Frontiers in Animal Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernabucci exhibit a focus on the interaction between livestock and environmental factors, as well as on methods for managing dairy animals:

  • An Overview on the Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) on Farms for the Management of Dairy Cows, 2021, Agriculture
  • Responses of Dairy Buffalo to Heat Stress Conditions and Mitigation Strategies: A Review, 2023, Animals
  • Heat load increases the risk of clinical mastitis in dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • The genetics of phenotypic plasticity in livestock in the era of climate change: a review, 2020, Italian Journal of Animal Science
  • Estimation of maximum thermo-hygrometric index thresholds affecting milk production in Italian Brown Swiss cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating a network of research partnerships. Key collaborators include:

  • Loredana Basiricò
  • Chiara Evangelista
  • Nicola Lacetera
  • Andrea Vitali
  • Aristide Maggiolino

This profile highlights Umberto Bernabucci's involvement in research that addresses critical issues such as heat stress effects on farm animals, genetic factors influencing livestock traits, and the application of spectroscopic techniques for on-farm management purposes.

Best Publications

  • EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGES ON ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS

    A. Nardone;B. Ronchi;N. Lacetera;M.S. Ranieri

  • Metabolic and hormonal acclimation to heat stress in domesticated ruminants.

    U. Bernabucci;N. Lacetera;L. H. Baumgard;R. P. Rhoads

  • Influence of Body Condition Score on Relationships Between Metabolic Status and Oxidative Stress in Periparturient Dairy Cows

    U. Bernabucci;B. Ronchi;N. Lacetera;A. Nardone

  • Markers of oxidative status in plasma and erythrocytes of transition dairy cows during hot season.

    U. Bernabucci;B. Ronchi;N. Lacetera;A. Nardone

  • The effects of heat stress in Italian Holstein dairy cattle

    U. Bernabucci;S. Biffani;L. Buggiotti;A. Vitali

  • Seasonal pattern of mortality and relationships between mortality and temperature-humidity index in dairy cows

    A. Vitali;M. Segnalini;L. Bertocchi;U. Bernabucci

  • Composition of colostrum from dairy heifers exposed to high air temperatures during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period.

    A. Nardone;N. Lacetera;U. Bernabucci;B. Ronchi

  • Lymphocyte functions in overconditioned cows around parturition.

    N. Lacetera;D. Scalia;U. Bernabucci;B. Ronchi

  • Effect of summer season on milk protein fractions in Holstein cows

    U. Bernabucci;L. Basiricò;P. Morera;D. Dipasquale

  • In vitro effects of nonesterified fatty acids on bovine neutrophils oxidative burst and viability.

    D Scalia;N Lacetera;U Bernabucci;Kristel Demeyere

  • Influence of heat stress or feed restriction on plasma progesterone, oestradiol-17β, LH, FSH, prolactin and cortisol in Holstein heifers

    B. Ronchi;G. Stradaioli;A. Verini Supplizi;U. Bernabucci

  • Climatic Effects on Productive Traits in Livestock

    A. Nardone;B. Ronchi;N. Lacetera;U. Bernabucci

  • Heat stress elicits different responses in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from brown swiss and holstein cows

    N. Lacetera;U. Bernabucci;D. Scalia;L. Basiricò

  • Seasonal variations in the composition of Holstein cow's milk and temperature-humidity index relationship

    L. Bertocchi;Andrea Vitali;Nicola Lacetera;A. Nardone

  • Effects of the hot season on milk protein fractions in Holstein cows

    Umberto Bernabucci;Nicola Lacetera;Bruno Ronchi;Alessandro Nardone

  • Cellular thermotolerance is associated with heat shock protein 70.1 genetic polymorphisms in Holstein lactating cows

    Loredana Basiricò;Patrizia Morera;Valentina Primi;Nicola Lacetera

  • Distinct and common effects of heat stress and restricted feeding on metabolic status of Holstein heifers

    B. Ronchi;N. Lacetera;U. Bernabucci;A. Nardone

  • Short communication: effects of nonesterified fatty acids on lymphocyte function in dairy heifers.

    N. Lacetera;D. Scalia;O. Franci;U. Bernabucci

  • Chronic heat stress up-regulates leptin and adiponectin secretion and expression and improves leptin, adiponectin and insulin sensitivity in mice.

    Patrizia Morera;Loredana Basiricò;Kenji Hosoda;Umberto Bernabucci

  • Influence of short- and long-term exposure to a hot environment on rumen passage rate and diet digestibility by Friesian heifers.

    U. Bernabucci;P. Bani;B. Ronchi;N. Lacetera

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Lacetera
Nicola Lacetera Tuscia University
Alessandro Nardone
Alessandro Nardone Tuscia University
Bruno Ronchi
Bruno Ronchi Tuscia University
Luigi Calamari
Luigi Calamari Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Martino Cassandro
Martino Cassandro University of Padua
Annalisa Romani
Annalisa Romani University of Florence
Ric R. Grummer
Ric R. Grummer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juan J. Loor
Juan J. Loor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Marcello Mele
Marcello Mele University of Pisa
Erminio Trevisi
Erminio Trevisi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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