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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]

Bolner, M.; Schiavo, G.; Bertolini, F.; Bovo, S.; Gallo, M.; Fontanesi, L., Evaluating the impact of thirty years of directional genetic selection on shaping the population genomic structures of Italian pig breeds, 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]Open Access

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, 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]Open Access

Bolner, M.; Bovo, S.; Holl, J.; Valente, B.; Lewis, C.; Schiavo, G.; Bertolini, F.; Fontanesi, L., Metabolomic profiles of divergent pigs for feed intake: towards the genetic dissection of a complex trait using molecular phenotypes, in: Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 2026, 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]Open Access

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]