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Luca Fontanesi

Full Professor

Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Academic discipline: AGRI-09/A Livestock Systems, Animal Breeding and Genetics

Delegate for Competitive Research Projects

Publications

Bovo, S.; Schiavo, G.; Bolner, M.; Bertolini, F.; Fontanesi, L., AI-driven exploration of molecular data in animal science: applications in genomics and metabolomics to dissect the animal phenome, in: Book of Abstracts of the 2nd Artificial Intelligence for Animal Science Conference, 2026, pp. 43 - 43 (atti di: 2nd Artificial Intelligence for Animal Science Conference, Ghent, Belgium, 29-30 June, 2026) [Abstract]

Bolner, Matteo; Bovo, Samuele; Schiavo, Giuseppina; Bertolini, Francesca; Gallo, Maurizio; Fontanesi, Luca, An initial genome-wide association study for haematological and blood clinical-biochemical parameters in Italian Duroc pigs, in: ASPA 26th Congress Book of Abstract, «ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE», 2026, pp. 257 - 257 (atti di: The 26th Congress of the Animal Science and Production Association, Turin (ITALY), June 17-20, 2025) [Abstract]

Bolner, Matteo; Bertolini, Francesca; Bovo, Samuele; Schiavo, Giuseppina; Gallo, Maurizio; Cappelloni, Manolo; Fontanesi, Luca, Application of metabolomics to help dissect biological factors underlying fat deposition in pigs, in: ASPA 26th Congress Book of Abstract, «ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE», 2026, pp. 65 - 65 (atti di: The 26th Congress of the Animal Science and Production Association, Turin (ITALY), June 17-20, 2025) [Abstract]

Bertolini, F.; Taurisano, V.; Bovo, S.; Vegni, J.; Napolitano, R.; Martinoli, M.; Capoccioni, F.; Fontanesi, L., Application of whole-eDNA sequencing for monitoring broodstock genetic diversity in breeding groups of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), «AQUACULTURE», 2026, 621, Article number: 743980 , pp. 1 - 10 [Scientific article]Open Access

Taurisano, V.; Ribani, A.; Calabri, M. L.; Schiavo, G.; Nelson Johnson, K. E.; Utzeri, V. J.; Bovo, S.; Bertolini, F.; Fontanesi, L., Biogeography from a food matrix: a temporal distribution map of Apis mellifera mitochondrial DNA lineages across Italy, obtained from honey samples, «SCIENTIFIC REPORTS», 2026, 16, Article number: 13280 , pp. 1 - 14 [Scientific article]Open Access

Bolner, M.; Bovo, S.; Schiavo, G.; Galimberti, G.; Bertolini, F.; Dall'Olio, S.; Ribani, A.; Zambonelli, P.; Gallo, M.; Fontanesi, L., Comparison of untargeted metabolomic patterns between Italian Landrace and Italian Large White pigs reveals distinct molecular phenotypes, «ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE», 2026, 25, pp. 190 - 205 [Scientific article]Open Access

Bovo, Samuele; Ribani, Anisa; Schiavo, Giuseppina; Taurisano, Valeria; Dall’Olio, Stefania; Zambonelli, Paolo; Gallo, Maurizio; Bertolini, Francesca; Fontanesi, Luca, Describing plasma targeted and untargeted metabolomic profiles in various pig breeds to infer metabolic adaptations and animal welfare conditions, in: Proceedings of the 79th convegno nazionale della federazione Sisvet, 2026, pp. 289 - 289 (atti di: 79th convegno nazionale della federazione Sisvet, Bologna (Italy), 11-13 June, 2026) [Abstract]

Calabri, M. L.; Fontanesi, L.; Norton, T., European Network on Livestock Phenomics (EU-LI-PHE): boosting high-throughput phenotyping for precision livestock farming and animal breeding, in: Book of Abstracts of the 4th EAAP Regional Meeting 2026, 2026, pp. 45 - 45 (atti di: 4th EAAP Regional Meeting 2026, Sassari (Italy), 20-22 May, 2026) [Abstract]

Bertolini, F; Bovo, S; Bolner, M; Schiavo, G; Ribani, A; Zambonelli, P; Dall'Olio, S; Gallo, M; Fontanesi, L, Identification of biomarkers for feed efficiency and growth rate by exploring the plasma metabolome of divergent heavy pigs, «ANIMAL», 2026, 20, Article number: 101725 , pp. 1 - 14 [Scientific article]Open Access

Bovo, S.; Bolner, M.; Holl, J.; Valente, B.; Lewis, C.; Schiavo, G.; Bertolini, F.; Fontanesi, L., Integrative metabolomic-genomic analyses uncover key regulators of metabolism in growing Duroc male pigs, in: Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 2026, pp. 1 - 4 (atti di: 2026 World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Madison (Wisconsin), July 12-17, 2026) [Contribution to conference proceedings]

Aranguren-Rivas, P.; Heras-Molina, A.; Gómez-Izquierdo, E.; Gómez-Fernández, J.; García, F.; Bovo, S.; Bolner, M.; Fontanesi, L.; Óvilo, C.; García-Casco, J. M.; Muñoz, M., Metabolomic profiling of the heat stress response in Iberian piglets, in: Book of Abstracts of the 4th EAAP Regional Meeting 2026, 2026, pp. 64 - 64 (atti di: 4th EAAP Regional Meeting 2026, Sassari (Italy), 20-22 May, 2026) [Abstract]

Bovo, Samuele; Bolner, Matteo; Schiavo, Giuseppina; Bertolini, Francesca; Gallo, Maurizio; Fontanesi, Luca, Multi-omics dissection of lipid metabolism in Italian heavy pig breeds, in: ASPA 26th Congress Book of Abstract, «ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE», 2026, pp. 65 - 66 (atti di: The 26th Congress of the Animal Science and Production Association, Turin (ITALY), June 17-20, 2025) [Abstract]

Taurisano, V.; Calabri, M. L.; Ribani, A.; Bovo, S.; Schiavo, G.; Bertolini, F.; Schiavitto, M.; Fontanesi, L., The high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) allele associated with the dwarf phenotype segregates in various rabbit breeds but is not carried by all dwarf and small body sized rabbits, «LIVESTOCK SCIENCE», 2026, 307, Article number: 105937 , pp. 1 - 6 [Scientific article]

Bovo, Samuele; Ribani, Anisa; Bolner, Matteo; Taurisano, Valeria; Schiavo, Giuseppina; Bertolini, Francesca; Fontanesi, Luca, The size of the rabbit from whole genome sequencing: the dwarf-ism in Dwarf Lop breed is better explained as a polygenic trait, in: ASPA 26th Congress Book of Abstract, «ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE», 2026, pp. 33 - 33 (atti di: The 26th Congress of the Animal Science and Production Association, Turin (ITALY), June 17-20, 2025) [Abstract]

Schiavo, G.; Bovo, S.; Bolner, M.; Dall'Olio, S.; Ribani, A.; Taurisano, V.; Cappelloni, M.; Gallo, M.; Bertolini, F.; Fontanesi, L., Towards a genomic-driven conservation strategy for the autochthonous Mora Romagnola pig breed by leveraging population genomic parameters, genomic inbreeding and signature of selection analyses, «ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE», 2026, 25, pp. 613 - 625 [Scientific article]Open Access