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Pubblicazioni presenti sul Catalogo Istituzionale
Elenco delle pubblicazioni
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2020-2026
Di Civita, M., Wiener, P., Marr, M., Persichilli, C., Senczuk, G., Pilla, F., Clark, E., Friedrich, J. (2026). Exploring climate adaptation in European Merino sheep: a landscape genomics approach. Animal.
Bitew, M., Woldekiros, H., Persichilli, C., Di Civita, M., Ben Jemaa, S., Mastrangelo, S., Mwacharo, J., Hanotte, O., Pilla, F., Senczuk, G. (2026). Unscrambling the history of African indicine cattle genomes. iScience.
Bitew, M., Paguem, A., Abanda, B., Achukwi, D., Manchang, K., Preuß, S., Hanotte, O., Senczuk, G., Renz, A., Eisenbarth, A., Pilla, F. (2026). Genomic evidence of positive selection highlights functional divergence associated with environmental resilience in central and West African indigenous cattle. Scientific Reports.
Pallotti, S., Ceccobelli, S., Persichilli, C., Pilla, F., Antonini, M., Zhou, J., Sun, H., Renieri, C., Napolioni, V. (2025). Cross-population analyses between cashmere, angora and non-fibre-producing goats identified signatures of divergent selection. Italian Journal of Animal Science.
Persichilli, C., Biffani, S., Senczuk, G., Di Civita, M., Bitew, M., Bosco, A., Rinaldi, L., Grande, S., Cringoli, G., Pilla, F. (2025). A case-control genome-wide association study of estimated breeding values for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in two local dairy sheep breeds. Animal.
Tarricone, S., Schlosserová, N., Bruno, S., Sardina, M., Landi, V., Giannico, F., Colonna, M., Sarti, F., Lasagna, E., Ceccobelli, S., Mastrangelo, S., Crepaldi, P., Pilla, F., Ciani, E., Ragni, M. (2025). Selection Signatures in Italian Goat Populations Sharing the “facciuto” Phenotype. Genes.
Cesarani, A., Congiu, M., Persichilli, C., Carta, F., Sardina, M., Dimauro, C., Senczuk, G., Pilla, F., Macciotta, N., Mastrangelo, S. (2025). Machine learning algorithms to trace the origin of milk from infra-red spectra in sheep. Italian Journal of Animal Science.
Senczuk, G., Macrì, M., Di Civita, M., Mastrangelo, S., del Rosario Fresno, M., Capote, J., Pilla, F., Delgado, J., Amills, M., Martínez, A. (2024). The demographic history and adaptation of Canarian goat breeds to environmental conditions through the use of genome-wide SNP data. Genetics Selection Evolution.
Somenzi, E., Partel, E., Barbato, M., Chero Osorio, A., Colli, L., Franceschi, N., Mantovani, R., Pilla, F., Komjanc, M., Achilli, A., Hauffe, H., Ajmone Marsan, P. (2024). Genetic legacy and adaptive signatures: investigating the history, diversity, and selection signatures in Rendena cattle resilient to eighteenth century rinderpest epidemics. Genetics Selection Evolution.
Bruno, S., Rovelli, G., Landi, V., Sbarra, F., Quaglia, A., Pilla, F., Lasagna, E., Ciani, E. (2024). Validation of selection signatures for coat color in the Podolica Italiana gray cattle breed. Frontiers in Genetics.
Colangelo, P., Di Civita, M., Bento, C., Franchini, P., Meyer, A., Orel, N., das Neves, L., Mulandane, F., Almeida, J., Senczuk, G., Pilla, F., Sabatelli, S. (2024). Genome-wide diversity, population structure and signatures of inbreeding in the African buffalo in Mozambique. BMC Ecology and Evolution.
Marino, S., Brugiapaglia, E., Miraglia, N., Persichilli, C., De Angelis, M., Pilla, F., Di Brita, A. (2024). Modelling of the above-ground biomass and ecological composition of semi-natural grasslands on the strenght of remote sensing data and machine learning algorithms. Ecological Informatics.
Di Civita, M., Senczuk, G., Macciocchi, A., Persichilli, C., Colangelo, P., Matassino, D., Pilla, F. (2024). What conservation insights can we drag from genome-wide SNPs data in Italian small goat breeds?. Italian Journal of Animal Science.
Senczuk, G., Di Civita, M., Rillo, L., Macciocchi, A., Occidente, M., Saralli, G., D’Onofrio, V., Galli, T., Persichilli, C., Di Giovannantonio, C., Pilla, F., Matassino, D. (2023). The genome-wide relationships of the critically endangered Quadricorna sheep in the Mediterranean region. PLoS ONE.
Ceccobelli, S., Landi, V., Senczuk, G., Mastrangelo, S., Sardina, M., Ben-Jemaa, S., Persichilli, C., Karsli, T., Bâlteanu, V., Raschia, M., Poli, M., Ciappesoni, G., Muchadeyi, F., Dzomba, E., Kunene, N., Lühken, G., Deniskova, T., Dotsev, A., Zinovieva, N., Zsolnai, A., Anton, I., Kusza, S., Carolino, N., Santos-Silva, F., Kawęcka, A., Świątek, M., Niżnikowski, R., Špehar, M., Anaya, G., Granero, A., Perloiro, T., Cardoso, P., Grande, S., de los Santos, B., Danchin-Burge, C., Pasquini, M., Martínez Martínez, A., Delgado Bermejo, J., Lasagna, E., Ciani, E., Sarti, F., Pilla, F. (2023). A comprehensive analysis of the genetic diversity and environmental adaptability in worldwide Merino and Merino-derived sheep breeds. Genetics Selection Evolution.
Falchi, L., Cesarani, A., Mastrangelo, S., Senczuk, G., Portolano, B., Pilla, F., Macciotta, N. (2023). Analysis of runs of homozygosity of cattle living in different climate zones. Journal of Animal Science.
Persichilli, C., Senczuk, G., Mastrangelo, S., Marusi, M., van Kaam, J., Finocchiaro, R., Di Civita, M., Cassandro, M., Pilla, F. (2023). Exploring genome-wide differentiation and signatures of selection in Italian and North American Holstein populations. Journal of Dairy Science.
Senczuk, G., Criscione, A., Mastrangelo, S., Biscarini, F., Marletta, D., Pilla, F., Laloë, D., Ciampolini, R. (2022). How Geography and Climate Shaped the Genomic Diversity of Italian Local Cattle and Sheep Breeds. Animals.
Senczuk, G., Landi, V., Mastrangelo, S., Persichilli, C., Pilla, F., Ciani, E. (2022). Seven Shades of Grey: A Follow-Up Study on the Molecular Basis of Coat Colour in Indicine Grey Cattle Using Genome-Wide SNP Data. Genes.
Somenzi, E., Senczuk, G., Ciampolini, R., Cortellari, M., Vajana, E., Tosser-Klopp, G., Pilla, F., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Crepaldi, P., Colli, L. (2022). The SNP-Based Profiling of Montecristo Feral Goat Populations Reveals a History of Isolation, Bottlenecks, and the Effects of Management. Genes.
Abera, M., Eshetu, M., Mummed, Y., Pilla, F., Wondifraw, Z. (2021). Analysis of climate change and land use/cover impacts on Fogera cattle population dynamics at Metekel Ranch, Northwestern Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development.
Moscarelli, A., Sardina, M., Cassandro, M., Ciani, E., Pilla, F., Senczuk, G., Portolano, B., Mastrangelo, S. (2021). Genome-wide assessment of diversity and differentiation between original and modern Brown cattle populations. Animal Genetics.
Senczuk, G., Mastrangelo, S., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Becskei, Z., Colangelo, P., Colli, L., Ferretti, L., Karsli, T., Lancioni, H., Lasagna, E., Marletta, D., Persichilli, C., Portolano, B., Sarti, F., Ciani, E., Pilla, F. (2021). On the origin and diversification of Podolian cattle breeds: testing scenarios of European colonization using genome-wide SNP data. Genetics Selection Evolution.
Cortellari, M., Barbato, M., Talenti, A., Bionda, A., Carta, A., Ciampolini, R., Ciani, E., Crisà, A., Frattini, S., Lasagna, E., Marletta, D., Mastrangelo, S., Negro, A., Randi, E., Sarti, F., Sartore, S., Soglia, D., Liotta, L., Stella, A., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Pilla, F., Colli, L., Crepaldi, P. (2021). The climatic and genetic heritage of Italian goat breeds with genomic SNP data. Scientific Reports.
Abera, M., Eshetu, M., Mummed, Y., Pilla, F., Wondifraw, Z. (2021). Impact of climatic variability on growth performance of Fogera cattle in Northwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology.
Persichilli, C., Senczuk, G., Pasqualino, L., Anzalone, D., Negrini, R., Ajmone Marsan, P., Colli, L., Pilla, F., Mastrangelo, S. (2021). Genome-wide diversity of Pagliarola sheep residual population and its conservation implication. Italian Journal of Animal Science.
Cortellari, M., Barbato, M., Talenti, A., Bionda, A., Carta, A., Ciampolini, R., Ciani, E., Crisà, A., Frattini, S., Lasagna, E., Marletta, D., Mastrangelo, S., Negro, A., Randi, E., Sarti, F., Sartore, S., Soglia, D., Liotta, L., Stella, A., Ajmone‑Marsan, P., Pilla, F., Colli, L., Crepaldi, P. (2021). Author Correction: The climatic and genetic heritage of Italian goat breeds with genomic SNP data (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (10986), 10.1038/s41598-021-89900-2). Scientific Reports.
Cortellari, M., Bionda, A., Negro, A., Frattini, S., Mastrangelo, S., Somenzi, E., Lasagna, E., Sarti, F., Ciani, E., Ciampolini, R., Marletta, D., Liotta, L., Ajmone Marsan, P., Pilla, F., Colli, L., Talenti, A., Crepaldi, P. (2021). Runs of homozygosity in the Italian goat breeds: impact of management practices in low-input systems. Genetics Selection Evolution.
Ben-Jemaa, S., Senczuk, G., Ciani, E., Ciampolini, R., Catillo, G., Boussaha, M., Pilla, F., Portolano, B., Mastrangelo, S. (2021). Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Selection Signatures Involved in Meat Traits and Local Adaptation in Semi-Feral Maremmana Cattle. Frontiers in Genetics.
Abera, M., Mummed, Y., Eshetu, M., Pilla, F., Wondifraw, Z. (2021). Physiological, biochemical, and growth parameters of fogera cattle calves to heat stress during different seasons in sub-humid part of ethiopia. Animals.
Senczuk, G., Mastrangelo, S., Ciani, E., Battaglini, L., Cendron, F., Ciampolini, R., Crepaldi, P., Mantovani, R., Bongioni, G., Pagnacco, G., Portolano, B., Rossoni, A., Pilla, F., Cassandro, M. (2020). The genetic heritage of Alpine local cattle breeds using genomic SNP data. Genetics Selection Evolution.
Senczuk, G., Guerra, L., Mastrangelo, S., Campobasso, C., Zoubeyda, K., Imane, M., Marletta, D., Kusza, S., Karsli, T., Gaouar, S., Pilla, F., Ciani, E. (2020). Fifteen shades of grey: Combined analysis of genome-wide snp data in steppe and mediterranean grey cattle sheds new light on the molecular basis of coat color. Genes.
Mastrangelo, S., Ben Jemaa, S., Ciani, E., Sottile, G., Moscarelli, A., Boussaha, M., Montedoro, M., Pilla, F., Cassandro, M. (2020). Genome-wide detection of signatures of selection in three Valdostana cattle populations. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Palombo, V., Gaspa, G., Conte, G., Pilla, F., Macciotta, N., Mele, M., D’Andrea, M. (2020). Combined multivariate factor analysis and GWAS for milk fatty acids trait in Comisana sheep breed. Animal Genetics.
Mastrangelo, S., Tolone, M., Ben Jemaa, S., Sottile, G., Di Gerlando, R., Cortés, O., Senczuk, G., Portolano, B., Pilla, F., Ciani, E. (2020). Refining the genetic structure and relationships of European cattle breeds through meta-analysis of worldwide genomic SNP data, focusing on Italian cattle. Scientific Reports.