Christian Maltecca

Mancin, E., Maltecca, C., Huang, Y. J., Mantovani, R., & Tiezzi, F. (2024). A first characterization of the microbiota-resilience link in swine. Microbiome, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01771-7

Déru, V., Tiezzi, F., Van Raden, P. M., Lozada-Soto, E. A., Toghiani, S., & Maltecca, C. (2024). Imputation accuracy from low- to medium-density SNP chips for US crossbred dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(1), 398–411. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23250

Chiara Fabbri, M., Tiezzi, F., Crovetti, A., Maltecca, C., & Bozzi, R. (2024). Investigation of cosmopolitan and local Italian beef cattle breeds uncover common patterns of heterozygosity. Animal, 3, 101142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2024.101142

Déru, V., Tiezzi, F., Carillier-Jacquin, C., Blanchet, B., Cauquil, L., Zemb, O., … Gilbert, H. (2024). The potential of microbiota information to better predict efficiency traits in growing pigs fed a conventional and a high-fiber diet. Genetics Selection Evolution, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00865-4

Obari, C. O., Makanjuola, B. O., Schenkel, F. S., Miglior, F., Maltecca, C., & Baes, C. F. (2023). 121 Quantifying Genetic Relationships to Maintain Genetic Diversity in the Canadian Dairy Population. Journal of Animal Science, 101(Supplement_3), 15–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad281.019

Wang, J., Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., & Jiang, J. (2023). 123 Benchmarking of Artificial Neural Network Models for Genomic Prediction of Quantitative Traits in Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 101(Supplement_3), 17–18. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad281.022

Gluck, C., Bowman, M., Layton, J., Stuska, S., Maltecca, C., & Pratt-Phillips, S. (2023). 3 A comparison of the equine fecal microbiome within different horse populations. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 124, 104305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104305

Byrd, M. K., Brito, L. F. F., Wen, H., Freitas, P. H. F., Hartman, S., Maskal, J. M., … Johnson, J. S. (2023). 381 Evaluating Indirect Measures of Milk Production in Heat-Stressed Lactating Sows Genomically Selected for Improved Thermotolerance. Journal of Animal Science, 101(Supplement_3), 311–312. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad281.371

Mancin, E., Maltecca, C., Huang, Y. J., Mantovani, R., & Tiezzi, F. (2023). A first characterization of the Microbiota-Resilience Link in Swine. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3236814/v1

Eudy, B. J., Odle, J., Lin, Xi, Maltecca, C., Walter, K. R., McNulty, N. P., … Jacobi, S. K. (2023). Dietary Prebiotic Oligosaccharides and Arachidonate Alter the Fecal Microbiota and Mucosal Lipid Composition of Suckling Pigs. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 153(8), 2249–2262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.06.019

Kuthyar, S., Diaz, J., Avalos-Villatoro, F., Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., Dunn, R. R., & Reese, A. T. (2023). Domestication shapes the pig gut microbiome and immune traits from the scale of lineage to population. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 36(12), 1695–1711. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14227

Johnson, J. S., Wen, H., Freitas, P. H. F., Maskal, J. M., Hartman, S. O., Byrd, M. K., … Brito, L. F. (2023). Evaluating phenotypes associated with heat tolerance and identifying moderate and severe heat stress thresholds in lactating sows housed in mechanically or naturally ventilated barns during the summer under commercial conditions. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 101. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad129

Freitas, P. H. F., Johnson, J. S., Wen, H., Maskal, J. M., Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., … Brito, L. F. (2023). Genetic parameters for automatically-measured vaginal temperature, respiration efficiency, and other thermotolerance indicators measured on lactating sows under heat stress conditions. Genetics Selection Evolution, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00842-x

van Kaam, J. B., Ablondi, M., Maltecca, C., & Cassandro, M. (2023). Inbreeding becomes a serious issue. Interbull Bulletin, (59), 101–104.

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Gaddis, K. L. P., Tiezzi, F., Jiang, J., Ma, L., Toghiani, S., … Maltecca, C. (2023). Inbreeding depression for producer-recorded udder, metabolic, and reproductive diseases in US dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 12. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23909

Gonzalez-Recio, O., Martinez-Alvaro, M., Tiezzi, F., Saborio-Montero, A., Maltecca, C., & Roehe, R. (2023). Invited review: Novel methods and perspectives for modulating the rumen microbiome through selective breeding as a means to improve complex traits: Implications for methane emissions in cattle. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2023.105171

Wen, H., Johnson, J. S., Freitas, P. H. F., Maskal, J. M., Gloria, L. S., Araujo, A. C., … Brito, L. F. (2023). Longitudinal genomic analyses of automatically-recorded vaginal temperature in lactating sows under heat stress conditions based on random regression models. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00868-1

Wang, F., Man, C., Wang, X., Odle, J., Maltecca, C., & Lin, Xi. (2023). MicroRNA and mRNA sequencing analyses reveal key hepatic metabolic and signaling pathways responsive to maternal undernutrition in full-term fetal pigs. JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2023.109312

Cheng, J., Maltecca, C., VanRaden, P. M., Jeffrey R. O'Connell, Ma, L., & Jiang, J. (2023). SLEMM: million-scale genomic predictions with window-based SNP weighting. BIOINFORMATICS, 39(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btad127

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Tiezzi, F., Cole, J. B., VanRaden, P. M., & Maltecca, C. (2022). 188. Patterns of inbreeding and selection using runs of homozygosity in North American dairy cattle. Presented at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_188

Cheng, J., Cheng, H., Fernando, R., Maltecca, C., Ma, L., Dekkers, J., & Jiang, J. (2022). 354. A variational Bayes method for genomic prediction increases accuracy and computing speed. Presented at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_354

Johnson, J. S., Brito, L. F. F., Maltecca, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2022). 400 Improving Heat Stress Resilience to Reduce the Negative Effects of pre- and Postnatal Heat Stress in Swine. Journal of Animal Science, 100(Supplement_3), 47–48. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac247.093

Maltecca, C., Jiang, J., Fix, J., Schwab, C., Shull, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2022). 406. Compressing microbiota information using an autoencoder to predict growth traits in swine. Presented at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_406

Déru, V., Tiezzi, F., Carillier-Jacquin, C., Blanchet, B., Cauquil, L., Zemb, O., … Gilbert, H. (2022). 506. Can microbial data improve prediction of breeding values of efficiency traits in pigs fed conventional or fiber diets? Presented at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_506

DeWitt, N., Guedira, M., Murphy, J. P., Marshall, D., Mergoum, M., Maltecca, C., & Brown-Guedira, G. (2022, May 10). A network modeling approach provides insights into the environment-specific yield architecture of wheat (T. Juenger, Ed.). GENETICS, Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyac076

He, Y., Maltecca, C., Howard, J., Huang, Y., Gray, K., & Tiezzi, F. (2022). Comparing methods to summarize gut microbiota composition in estimating microbiability of host phenotypes in swine. In R. F. Veerkamp & Y. de Haas (Eds.), Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP):  Technical and Species Orientated Innovations in Animal Breeding, and Contribution of Genetics to Solving Societal Challenges (pp. 2081–2084). https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_501

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Maltecca, C., Cole, J. B., Van Raden, P. M., & Tiezzi, F. (2022). Current state of inbreeding, genetic diversity, and selection history in all major breeds of US dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(Supplement 1), 188–188.

Freebern, E., Shen, B., Jiang, J., Maltecca, C., Cole, J., Liu, G., & Ma, L. (2022). Effect of Temperature and Maternal Age on Recombination Rate in Cattle. Proceedings of the Plant and Animal Genome XXIX Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXIX Conference, San Diego, CA.

He, Y., Tiezzi, F., Jiang, J., Howard, J., Huang, Y., Gray, K., … Maltecca, C. (2022). Exploring methods to summarize gut microbiota composition for microbiability estimation and phenotypic prediction in swine. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 100(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac231

He, Y., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J., Huang, Y., Gray, K., & Maltecca, C. (2022). Exploring the role of gut microbiota in host feeding behavior among breeds in swine. BMC MICROBIOLOGY, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02409-6

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Tiezzi, F., Jiang, J., Cole, J. B., VanRaden, P. M., & Maltecca, C. (2022). Genomic characterization of autozygosity and recent inbreeding trends in all major breeds of US dairy cattle. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 105(11), 8956–8971. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22116

Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2022). Genotype by Environment Interactions in Livestock Farming. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2460-9_1115

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Lourenco, D., Maltecca, C., Fix, J., Schwab, C., Shull, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2022). Genotyping and phenotyping strategies for genetic improvement of meat quality and carcass composition in swine. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 54(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-022-00736-4

He, Y., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J. T., Huang, Y., Gray, K., & Maltecca, C. (2022). Gut Microbiota Associated with Host Feeding Behavior and Microbial Prediction of Growth and Carcass Traits in Swine. Proceedings of the Plant and Animal Genome XXIX Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXIX Conference, San Diego, CA.

Deru, V., Tiezzi, F., Carillier-Jacquin, C., Blanchet, B., Cauquil, L., Zemb, O., … Gilbert, H. (2022). Gut microbiota and host genetics contribute to the phenotypic variation of digestive and feed efficiency traits in growing pigs fed a conventional and a high fiber diet. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 54(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-022-00742-6

Jiang, J., Cheng, J., Maltecca, C., Ma, L., Van Raden, P. M., & O'Connell, J. R. (2022). Mixed-model GWAS on milk production traits of 1.16 M genotyped Holstein cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(Supplement 1), 19–19.

Cheng, J., Maltecca, C., Van Raden, P. M., O'Connell, J. R., Ma, L., & Jiang, J. (2022). SLEMM: Million-scale genomic best linear unbiased predictions with window-based SNP weighting. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(Supplement 1), 19–19.

Cheng, J., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J., Maltecca, C., & Jiang, J. (2022). The Addition of Epistatic Genetic Effects Increases Genomic Prediction Accuracy for Reproduction and Production Traits in Duroc Pigs Using Genomic Models. ResearchSquare. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1182452

He, Y., Tiezzi, F., Jiang, J., Howard, J. T., Huang, Y., Gray, K., … Maltecca, C. (2022). Use of Host Feeding Behavior and Gut Microbiome Data in Estimating Variance Components and Predicting Growth and Body Composition Traits in Swine. GENES, 13(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13050767

Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2021). 25 Gut Microbiome Information Enables Additional Discovery in Genome-wide Association Studies in Swine. Journal of Animal Science, 99(Supplement_3), 10–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.018

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Tiezzi, F., Lu, D., Miller, S. P., Cole, J. B., & Maltecca, C. (2021). 29 Effects of Recent and Ancient Inbreeding on Growth in American Angus Cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 99(Supplement_3), 14–14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.023

Maltecca, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2021). 53 Awardee Talk: Implications of the Gut Microbiome for Genetic Improvement of Swine. Journal of Animal Science, 99(Supplement_3), 29–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.049

Shen, B., Freebern, E., Jiang, J., Maltecca, C., Cole, J. B., Liu, G. E., & Ma, L. (2021). Effect of Temperature and Maternal Age on Recombination Rate in Cattle. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.682718

Lozada‐Soto, E. A., Maltecca, C., Wackel, H., Flowers, W., Gray, K., He, Y., … Tiezzi, F. (2021). Evidence for recombination variability in purebred swine populations. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 138(2), 259–273. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12510

Usala, M., Macciotta, N. P. P., Bergamaschi, M., Maltecca, C., Fix, J., Schwab, C., … Tiezzi, F. (2021). Genetic Parameters for Tolerance to Heat Stress in Crossbred Swine Carcass Traits. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.612815

Fabbri, M. C., Dadousis, C., Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Lozada-Soto, E., Biffani, S., & Bozzi, R. (2021). Genetic diversity and population history of eight Italian beef cattle breeds using measures of autozygosity. PLOS ONE, 16(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248087

Tiezzi, F., Fix, J., Schwab, C., Shull, C., & Maltecca, C. (2021). Gut microbiome mediates host genomic effects on phenotypes: a case study with fat deposition in pigs. COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, 19, 530–544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.12.038

Makanjuola, B. O., Maltecca, C., Miglior, F., Marras, G., Abdalla, E. A., Schenkel, F. S., & Baes, C. F. (2021). Identification of unique ROH regions with unfavorable effects on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 53(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-021-00660-z

Wang, F., Maltecca, C., Wang, X., Odle, J., & Xi, L. (2021). MicroRNA and mRNA Sequencing Analyses Reveal Key Hepatic Metabolic Pathways Responsive to Maternal Malnutrition in Full-Term Fetal Pigs. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(Supplement_2), 829. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab046_126

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Fix, J., & Tiezzi, F. (2021). Microbiability of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 138(2), 223–236. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12504

Maltecca, C., Dunn, R., He, Y., McNulty, N. P., Schillebeeckx, C., Schwab, C., … Tiezzi, F. (2021). Microbial composition differs between production systems and is associated with growth performance and carcass quality in pigs. ANIMAL MICROBIOME, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00118-z

Déru, V., Tiezzi, F., Carillier-Jacquin, C., Blanchet, B., Cauquil, L., Zemb, O., … Gilbert, H. (2021). Microbiome and genetic contribution to the phenotypic variation of digestive efficiency in pig. 72. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), 27, 571. Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Jiang, J., O’Neill, S., Maltecca, C., Fix, J., Crum, T., Schwab, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2021). PSXII-12 Partitioning direct and maternal genetic effects into additive and non-additive components for growth and maternal traits in Yorkshire pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 99(Supplement_3), 251–252. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.459

He, Y., Maltecca, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2021). [Review of Potential Use of Gut Microbiota Composition as a Biomarker of Heat Stress in Monogastric Species: A Review]. ANIMALS, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061833

He, Y., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J., & Maltecca, C. (2021). Predicting body weight in growing pigs from feeding behavior data using machine learning algorithms. COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE, 184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2021.106085

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Maltecca, C., Lu, D., Miller, S., Cole, J. B., & Tiezzi, F. (2021). Trends in genetic diversity and the effect of inbreeding in American Angus cattle under genomic selection. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 53(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-021-00644-z

DeWitt, N., Guedira, M., Lyerly, J., Ward, B. P., Murphy, J. P., Marshall, D., … Brown-Guedira, G. (2021). Unpacking the Yield Effects of Major Heading Date Alleles in Wheat through Joint Analysis of Historic Breeding Panels and Their Climates. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting. Presented at the ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

Cole, J. B., Eaglen, S. A. E., Maltecca, C., Mulder, H. A., & Pryce, J. (2020). 16 Opportunities and challenges from deep-phenotyping of dairy cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 98(Supplement_4), 5–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.010

He, Y., Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2020). 249 Predicting body weight of finishing pigs using machine and deep learning algorithms. Journal of Animal Science, 98(Supplement_4), 176–176. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.324

Lozada-Soto, E. A., Tiezzi, F., Lu, D., Miller, S. P., Cole, J. B., & Maltecca, C. (2020). 30 Inbreeding in American Angus cattle before and after the implementation of genomic selection. Journal of Animal Science, 98(Supplement_4), 14–14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.026

Tiezzi, F., Bergamaschi, M., Howard, J., & Maltecca, C. (2020). 43 Feed efficiency and behavior are associated with gut microbiome in three breeds of pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 98(Supplement_4), 24–24. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.044

Lozada-Soto, E., Maltecca, C., Anderson, K., & Tiezzi, F. (2020). Analysis of milk leukocyte differential measures for use in management practices for decreased mastitis incidence. Journal of Dairy Science, 103(1), 572–582. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-16355

Makanjuola, B. O., Miglior, F., Abdalla, E. A., Maltecca, C., Schenkel, F. S., & Baes, C. F. (2020). Effect of genomic selection on rate of inbreeding and coancestry and effective population size of Holstein and Jersey cattle populations. Journal of Dairy Science, 103(6), 5183–5199. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-18013

Makanjuola, B. O., Maltecca, C., Miglior, F., Schenkel, F. S., & Baes, C. F. (2020). Effect of recent and ancient inbreeding on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins. BMC GENOMICS, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07031-w

Freebern, E., Santos, D. J. A., Fang, L., Jiang, J., Parker Gaddis, K. L., Liu, G. E., … Ma, L. (2020). GWAS and fine-mapping of livability and six disease traits in Holstein cattle. BMC GENOMICS, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-6461-z

Bergamaschi, M., Maltecca, C., Fix, J., Schwab, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2020). Genome-wide association study for carcass quality traits and growth in purebred and crossbred pigs. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 98(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz360

Tiezzi, F., Brito, L. F., Howard, J., Huang, Y. J., Gray, K., Schwab, C., … Maltecca, C. (2020). Genomics of Heat Tolerance in Reproductive Performance Investigated in Four Independent Maternal Lines of Pigs. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00629

Bergamaschi, M., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J., Huang, Y. J., Gray, K. A., Schillebeeckx, C., … Maltecca, C. (2020). Gut microbiome and feed efficiency of pigs [Research Square Preprint]. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-106069/v1

Bergamaschi, M., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J., Huang, Y. J., Gray, K. A., Schillebeeckx, C., … Maltecca, C. (2020). Gut microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine. Microbiome, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00888-9

Bergamaschi, M., Maltecca, C., Schillebeeckx, C., McNulty, N. P., Schwab, C., Shull, C., … Tiezzi, F. (2020). Heritability and genome-wide association of swine gut microbiome features with growth and fatness parameters. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66791-3

Makanjuola, B. O., Maltecca, C., Miglior, F., Schenkel, F. S., & Baes, C. F. (2020). Inbreeding depression due to different age classes of inbreeding on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins. Journal of Dairy Science, 103(Supplement 1), 115–115.

Cecchinato, A., Toledo-Alvarado, H., Pegolo, S., Rossoni, A., Santus, E., Maltecca, C., … Tiezzi, F. (2020). Integration of Wet-Lab Measures, Milk Infrared Spectra, and Genomics to Improve Difficult-to-Measure Traits in Dairy Cattle Populations. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.563393

Morgante, F., Huang, W., Sorensen, P., Maltecca, C., & Mackay, T. F. C. (2020). Leveraging Multiple Layers of Data To Predict Drosophila Complex Traits. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, 10(12), 4599–4613. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401847

Bergamaschi, M., Tiezzi, F., Howard, J., Huang, Y. J., Gray, K. A., Schillebeeckx, C., … Maltecca, C. (2020). Microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine. ResearchSquare. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.22531

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Fix, J., Bergamaschi, M., & Tiezzi, F. (2020). Modeling host-microbiome interactions for the prediction of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 52(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-020-00561-7

Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., Cole, J. B., & Baes, C. (2020). Symposium review: Exploiting homozygosity in the era of genomics—Selection, inbreeding, and mating programs. Journal of Dairy Science, 103(6), 5302–5313. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17846

Cole, J. B., Eaglen, S. A. E., Maltecca, C., Mulder, H. A., & Pryce, J. E. (2020). The future of phenomics in dairy cattle breeding. ANIMAL FRONTIERS, 10(2), 37–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfaa007

Maltecca, C., Bergamaschi, M., & Tiezzi, F. (2020). The interaction between microbiome and pig efficiency: A review. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 137(1), 4–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12443

Maltecca, C., Baes, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2020). The use of genomic information to improve selection response while controlling inbreeding in dairy cattle breeding programs. ADVANCES IN BREEDING OF DAIRY CATTLE, Vol. 72, pp. 71–96. https://doi.org/10.19103/AS.2019.0058.05

He, Y., Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., Soto, E. L., & Flowers, W. L. (2020). Transcriptome analysis identifies genes and co-expression networks underlying heat tolerance in pigs. BMC GENETICS, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-020-00852-4

Tiezzi, F., Schwab, C., Fix, J., & Maltecca, C. (2019). 212 Genomic prediction of carcass average daily gain, fat and loin depth in three-way crossbred pigs including information collected on purebreds. Journal of Animal Science, 97(Supplement_3), 40–40. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.079

Bergamaschi, M., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Fix, J., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). 213 Genomic selection of carcass quality traits in crossbred pigs using a reference population. Journal of Animal Science, 97(Supplement_3), 41–41. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.082

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Fix, J., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). 214 Correlation among host gut microbiome and their relationship with meat quality and carcass composition traits of swine. Journal of Animal Science, 97(Supplement_3), 44–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.087

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Fix, J., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). 216 Contribution of host gut microbiome in prediction of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine. Journal of Animal Science, 97(Supplement_3), 44–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.088

He, Y., Jacobi, S., Maltecca, C., & Odle, J. (2019). 292 Differential gene expression analysis for piglets supplied dietary prebiotics and arachidonic acid for gastrointestinal disturbances. Journal of Animal Science, 97(Supplement_3), 122–123. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.253

He, Y., Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., & Flowers, B. (2019). 381 Investigation of heat stress on differential gene expression in tolerant and susceptible pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 97(Supplement_3), 144–144. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.294

Cockrum, R., & Maltecca, C. (2019). Cattle/Swine. Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference, San Diego, CA.

Makanjuola, B., Miglior, F., Sargolzaei, M., Maltecca, C., Schenkel, F., & Baes, C. (2019). Effect of genomic selection on rate of inbreeding and effective population size in North American Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle populations. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(Supplement 1), 291–291.

Maltecca, C., Baes, C., & Tiezza, F. (2019). Exploiting homozygosity in the era of genomics-Runs of homozygosity, inbreeding, and genomic mating programs. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(Supplement 1), 98–99.

Freebern, E., Santos, D. J. A., Fang, L., Jiang, J., Parker Gaddis, K. L., Liu, G. E., … Ma, L. (2019). GWAS and fine-mapping of livability and six disease traits in holstein cattle. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/775098

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Gray, K., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). Genetic parameters of meat quality, carcass composition, and growth traits in commercial swine. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 97(9), 3669–3683. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz247

He, Y., Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., Canovas, A., Bhattarai, S., & Mckay, S. (2019). Investigation of genetic variation in global DNA methylation in bull semen and its relationship with semen quality and fertility parameters. Journal of Diary Science, 102(Supplement 1), 293–293.

Morgante, F., Huang, W., S?rensen, P., Maltecca, C., & Mackay, T. F. C. (2019). Leveraging multiple layers of data to predict Drosophila complex traits. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/824896

Maltecca, C., Baes, C. F., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). Managing Homozygosity and Diversity in Livestock. Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference, San Diego, CA.

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Fix, J., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). Microbiability of meat quality and carcass composition traits in swine. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/833731

Maltecca, C., Lu, D., Schillebeeckx, C., McNulty, N. P., Schwab, C., Shull, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). Predicting Growth and Carcass Traits in Swine Using Microbiome Data and Machine Learning Algorithms. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43031-x

Maltecca, C. (2019). Swine. Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference, San Diego, CA.

Baes, C. F., Makanjuola, B. O., Miglior, F., Marras, G., Howard, J. T., Fleming, A., & Maltecca, C. (2019). Symposium review: The genomic architecture of inbreeding: How homozygosity affects health and performance. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 102(3), 2807–2817. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15520

Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Khanal, P., & Tiezzi, F. (2019). The Microbiability of Meat Quality Traits in Swine. Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference, San Diego, CA.

Wackel, H., Tiezzi, F., Gray, K. A., Flowers, W. L., Huang, Y., & Maltecca, C. (2018). 136 Evidence of Genetic Variation for Recombination Events in Purebred Swine Populations. Journal of Animal Science, 96(suppl_2), 72–73. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky073.134

Lu, D., Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2018). 298 Gut Microbiome Provides A New Source of Variation to Improve Growth Efficiency in Crossbred Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 96(suppl_3), 112–113. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky404.247

Khanal, P., Maltecca, C., Schwab, C., Gray, K., & Tiezzi, F. (2018). 305 Genetic parameters of meat quality and carcass composition traits in crossbred swine. Journal of Animal Science, 96(suppl_3), 116–116. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky404.254

Maltecca, C., Howard, J., Baes, C., & Pryce, J. (2018). 309 Beyond predictions: managing inbreeding and variability in the genomic era. Journal of Animal Science, 96(suppl_3), 117–118. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky404.258

Putz, A. M., Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Gray, K. A., & Knauer, M. T. (2018). A comparison of accuracy validation methods for genomic and pedigree-based predictions of swine litter size traits using Large White and simulated data. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS, 135(1), 5–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12302

Morgante, F., Huang, W., Maltecca, C., & Mackay, T. F. C. (2018). Effect of genetic architecture on the prediction accuracy of quantitative traits in samples of unrelated individuals. HEREDITY, 120(6), 500–514. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-017-0043-0

Howard, J. T., Ashwell, M. S., Baynes, R. E., Brooks, J. D., Yeatts, J. L., & Maltecca, C. (2018). Genetic Parameter Estimates for Metabolizing Two Common Pharmaceuticals in Swine. Frontiers in Genetics, 9(FEB). https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2018.00040

Cole, J. B., Gaddis, K. L. P., Null, D. J., Maltecca, C., & Clay, J. S. (2018). Genome-wide association study and gene network analysis of fertility, retained placenta, and metritis in US Holstein cattle. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 1, 171.

Makanjuola, B., Miglior, F., Melzer, N., Sargolzaei, M., Maltecca, C., Fleming, A., & Baes, C. F. (2018). Genomic inbreeding estimation from whole genome sequence compared to medium density genomic data estimates. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 11, 603.

Maltecca, C., Lu, B., Tiezzi, F., McNulty, N., & Schwab, C. (2018). Host Variability and the Longitudinal Diversity of Microbiota Composition in Swine. Plant and Animal Genome XXVI Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVI Conference, San Diego, CA.

Lu, D., Tiezzi, F., Schillebeeckx, C., McNulty, N. P., Schwab, C., Shull, C., & Maltecca, C. (2018). Host contributes to longitudinal diversity of fecal microbiota in swine selected for lean growth. MICROBIOME, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-017-0384-1

Marras, G., Howard, J., Martin, P., Fleming, A., Alves, K., Makanjuola, B., … Baes, C. (2018). Identification of unfavourable homozygous haplotypes associated with with milk and fertility traits in Holsteins. Proceedings of the  World Congress Genetics Applied Livestock Production, 11, 767.

Tiezzi, F., Arceo, M. E., Cole, J. B., & Maltecca, C. (2018). Including gene networks to predict calving difficulty in Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cattle. BMC GENETICS, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-018-0606-y

Fleming, A., Abdalla, E. A., Maltecca, C., & Baes, C. F. (2018). [Review of Invited review: Reproductive and genomic technologies to optimize breeding strategies for genetic progress in dairy cattle]. ARCHIVES ANIMAL BREEDING, 61(1), 43–57. https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-43-2018

Maltecca, C., Lu, D., Tiezzi, F., Schillebeeckx, C., McNulty, N., Schwab, C., & Shull, C. (2018). Metagenomic predictions of growth and carcass traits in pigs with the use of bayesian alphabet and machine learning methods. Proceedings of the World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Auckland, New Zealand.

Lu, D., Tiezzi, F., Schillebeeckx, C., McNulty, N. P., Schwab, C., & Maltecca, C. (2018). Microbiome Contribute Significantly to Variation in Fat and Growth Traits in Crossbred Pigs? Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 2, 614.

Sewel, A., Li, H., Schwab, C., Maltecca, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2018). On the value of genotyping terminal crossbred pigs for nucleus genomic selection for carcass traits. Proceedings of the World Congress Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the World Congress Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Auckland, New Zealand.

Maltecca, C., Lu, D., Schillebeeckx, C., McNulty, N. P., Schwab, C., Schull, C., & Tiezzi, F. (2018). Predicting growth and carcass traits in swine using metagenomic data and machine learning algorithms. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/363309

Tuggle, C. K., & Maltecca, C. (2018). Swine. Plant and Animal Genome XXVI Conference. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVI Conference, San Diego, CA.

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). A Review of Linear Mixed Models. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 49–86). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_2

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2017). A heuristic method to identify runs of homozygosity associated with reduced performance in livestock. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/131706

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2017). A heuristic method to identify runs of homozygosity associated with reduced performance in livestock. Journal of Animal Science, 95(10), 4318–4332. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1664

Cole, J. B., Bormann, M., Gill, C. A., Khatib, H., Koltes, J. E., Maltecca, C., & Miglior, F. (2017). BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM: Resilience of livestock to changing environments. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 95(4), 1777–1779. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2017.1402

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Breeding Values. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 107–140). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_4

Cole, J. B., Bormann, J. M., Gill, C. A., Khatib, H., Koltes, J. E., Maltecca, C., & Miglior, F. (2017). Breeding and genetics symposium: Resilience of livestock to changing environments. Journal of Animal Science, 95(4), 1777–1779. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1402

Houlahan, K., Beard, S., Miglior, F., Richardson, C., Maltecca, C., Gredler, B., & Baes, C. (2017). Design of breeding strategies for feed efficiency and methane emissions in Holstein using ZPLAN+. Book of Abstracts of the 68th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 183–183. https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086868599_211

Thorpe, M. K., Xi, Xi, L., Maltecca, C., Walters, K. R., Smith, A., Odle, J., & Jacobi, S. K. (2017). Dietary prebiotics and arachidonic acid alter intestinal phospholipid composition and time-dependently change fecal microbiome in formula-fed piglets. FASEB Journal, 31.

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Exploratory Marker Data Analysis. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 263–285). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_9

Howard, J. T., Ashwell, M. S., Baynes, R. E., Brooks, J. D., Yeatts, J. L., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Gene co-expression network analysis identifies porcine genes associated with variation in metabolizing fenbendazole and flunixin meglumine in the liver. Scientific Reports, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01526-5

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7

Maltecca, C., Lu, B., & Tiezzi, F. (2017). Genetics and genomics of swine lean growth at the interface between host and commensal gut bacteria. Proceedings of the 22nd Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, 221–228.

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Pryce, J. E., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Geno-Diver: A combined coalescence and forward-in-time simulator for populations undergoing selection for complex traits. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS, 134(6), 553–563. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12277

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Genomic Relationships and GBLUP. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_11

Tiezzi, F., Campos, G., Gaddis, K. L. P., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Genotype by environment (climate) interaction improves genomic prediction for production traits in US Holstein cattle. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 100(3), 2042–2056. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11543

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Imputing Missing Genotypes. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 287–309). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_10

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Introduction to ASReml Software. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 1–48). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_1

Howard, J. T., Pryce, J. E., Baes, C., & Maltecca, C. (2017). [Review of Invited review: Inbreeding in the genomics era: Inbreeding, inbreeding depression, and management of genomic variability]. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 100(8), 6009–6024. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-12787

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Multi Environmental Trials. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 227–262). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_8

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Multivariate Models. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 165–201). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_6

Moretti, R., Biffani, S., Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Chessa, S., & Bozzi, R. (2017). Rumination time as a potential predictor of common diseases in high-productive Holstein dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research, 84(4), 385–390. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022029917000619

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Spatial Analysis. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 203–226). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_7

Lu, D., Jiao, S., Tiezzi, F., Knauer, M., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & maltecca. (2017). The relationship between different measures of feed efficiency and feeding behavior traits in Duroc pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 95(8), 3370–3380. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1509

Lu, D., Jiao, S., Tiezzi, F., Knauer, M., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2017). The relationship between different measures of feed efficiency and feeding behavior traits in Duroc pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 95(8), 3370–3380. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2017.1509

Isik, F., Holland, J., & Maltecca, C. (2017). Variance Modeling in ASReml. In Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding (pp. 87–106). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55177-7_3

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2016). 028 The use of alternative genomic metrics in swine nucleus herds to manage the diversity of purebred and crossbred animals. Journal of Animal Science, 94(suppl_2), 13–13. https://doi.org/10.2527/msasas2016-028

Bryan, M. R., Maltecca, C., Gray, K. A., Huang, Y., & Tiezzi, F. (2016). 029 Mitigating the effect of seasonality on sow reproductive performance using genetic selection. Journal of Animal Science, 94(suppl_2), 14–14. https://doi.org/10.2527/msasas2016-029

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Pryce, J. E., & Maltecca, C. (2016). 0301 A combined coalescence forward in time simulator software for pedigreed populations undergoing selection for complex traits. Journal of Animal Science, 94(suppl_5), 143–144. https://doi.org/10.2527/jam2016-0301

Moretti, R., Bozzi, R., Maltecca, C., Tiezzi, F., Chessa, S., Bar, D., & Biffani, S. (2016). 0387 Daily rumination time in Italian Holstein cows: Heritability and correlation with milk production. Journal of Animal Science, 94(suppl_5), 187–188. https://doi.org/10.2527/jam2016-0387

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2016, September). A method for the identification of unfavorable haplotypes contained within runs of homozygosity that impact fitness traits and its application to different swine nucleus lines. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 94, pp. 26–27. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2016.94supplement426a

Gaddis, K. L. P., Cole, J. B., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2016). Benchmarking dairy herd health status using routinely recorded herd summary data. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 99(2), 1298–1314. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-9840

Dhakal, K., Tiezzi, F., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2016). Causal relationships between clinical mastitis events, milk yields and lactation persistency in US Holsteins. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 189, 8–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2016.04.015

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2016). Characterization and management of long runs of homozygosity in parental nucleus lines and their associated crossbred progeny. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 48(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-016-0269-y

Jiao, S., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2016). The use of multiple imputation for the accurate measurements of individual feed intake by electronic feeders. Journal of Animal Science, 94(2), 824–832. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2015-9667

Tiezzi, F., Parker-Gaddis, K. L., Cole, J. B., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2015). A Genome-Wide Association Study for Clinical Mastitis in First Parity US Holstein Cows Using Single-Step Approach and Genomic Matrix Re-Weighting Procedure. PLOS ONE, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114919

Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Accounting for trait architecture in genomic predictions of US Holstein cattle using a weighted realized relationship matrix. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 47(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0100-1

Gaddis, K. L. P., Cole, J. B., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Benchmarking cow health status with dairy herd summary data. Proceedings of the 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG), 366–369. Victoria, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

Tiezzi, F., Valente, B. D., Cassandro, M., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Causal relationships between milk quality and coagulation properties in Italian Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 47(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0123-7

Howard, J. T., Maltecca, C., Haile-Mariam, M., Hayes, B. J., & Pryce, J. E. (2015). Characterizing homozygosity across United States, New Zealand and Australian Jersey cow and bull populations. BMC GENOMICS, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1352-4

Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Cecchinato, A., & Bittante, G. (2015). Comparison between different statistical models for the prediction of direct genetic component on embryo establishment and survival in Italian Brown Swiss dairy cattle. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 180, 6–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2015.06.029

Howard, J. T., O’Nan, A. T., Maltecca, C., Baynes, R. E., & Ashwell, M. S. (2015). Differential Gene Expression across Breed and Sex in Commercial Pigs Administered Fenbendazole and Flunixin Meglumine. PLOS ONE, 10(9), e0137830. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137830

Morgante, F., Sørensen, P., Sorensen, D. A., Maltecca, C., & Mackay, T. F. C. (2015). Genetic Architecture of Micro-Environmental Plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster. Scientific Reports, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep09785

Howard, J. T., Jiao, S., Tiezzi, F., Huang, Y., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Genome-wide association study on legendre random regression coefficients for the growth and feed intake trajectory on Duroc Boars. BMC GENETICS, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-015-0218-8

Gaddis, K. L. P., Tiezzi, F., Cole, J. B., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Genomic prediction of disease occurrence using producer-recorded health data: a comparison of methods. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 47(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-015-0093-9

Bagnato, A., Strillacci, M. G., Pellegrino, L., Schiavini, F., Frigo, E., Rossoni, A., … al. (2015). Identification and validation of copy number variants in Italian Brown Swiss dairy cattle using Illumina Bovine SNP50 Beadchip (R). ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 14(3), 552-+. https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2015.3900

Dhakal, K., Tiezzi, F., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Inferring causal relationships between reproductive and metabolic health disorders and production traits in first-lactation US Holsteins using recursive models. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 98(4), 2713–2726. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8448

Howard, J. T., Haile-Mariam, M., Pryce, J. E., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Investigation of regions impacting inbreeding depression and their association with the additive genetic effect for United States and Australia Jersey dairy cattle. BMC GENOMICS, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-2001-7

Howard, J. T., Pryce, J. E., Haile-Mariam, M., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Regions impacting inbreeding depression and their association with additive genetic
effects for jersey cattle from the United States of America and Australia. Proceedings of the 21st Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, 21, 346–349.

Dhakal, K., Tiezzi, F., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2015). Short communication: Genomic selection for hoof lesions in first-parity US Holsteins. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 98(5), 3502–3507. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8830

Putz, A. M., Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Gray, K. A., & Knauer, M. T. (2015). Variance component estimates for alternative litter size traits in swine. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 93(11), 5153–5163. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2015-9416

Maltecca, C. (2014). A multifaceted approach to the use of genomic selection in new traits. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Battagin, M., Tiezzi, F., Cassandro, M., & Maltecca, C. (2014). Causal Relationships Between Milk Yield, Body Condition Score and Fertility in Italian Holstein Friesian Dairy Cattle. Proceedings, 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Jiao, S., Maltecca, C., Gray, K. A., & Cassady, J. P. (2014). Feed intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency, and real-time ultrasound traits in Duroc pigs: I. Genetic parameter estimation and accuracy of genomic prediction. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 92(6), 2377–2386. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2013-7338

Jiao, S., maltecca, Gray, K. A., & Cassady, J. P. (2014). Feed intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency, and real-time ultrasound traits in Duroc pigs: II. Genomewide association. Journal of Animal Science, 92(7), 2846–2860. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-7337

Ogut, F., Maltecca, C., Whetten, R., McKeand, S., & Isik, F. (2014). Genetic Analysis of Diallel Progeny Test Data Using Factor Analytic Linear Mixed Models. FOREST SCIENCE, 60(1), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.5849/forsci.12-108

Morgante, F., Sorensen, D. A., Sørensen, P., Maltecca, C., & Mackay, T. F. C. (2014). Genetic Analysis of Micro-environmental Plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings, 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tullo, E., Biffani, S., Maltecca, C., & Rizzi, R. (2014). Genetic parameters for milk yield and persistency in Carora dairy cattle breed using random regression model. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2014.3484

Howard, J. T., Tiezzi, F., Jiao, S., Gray, K. A., & Maltecca, C. (2014). Genome-Wide Association Study For Growth And Feed Intake in Duroc boars Utilizing Random Regression Models. Proceedings, 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production., Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2014). Genomic prediction using a weighted relationship matrix to account for trait architecture in US Holstein cattle. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Presented at the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Gaddis, K. L. P., Cole, J. B., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2014). Genomic selection for producer-recorded health event data in US dairy cattle. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 97(5), 3190–3199. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-7543

McCulloch, R. S., Ashwell, M. S., Maltecca, C., O'Nan, A. T., & Mente, P. L. (2014). Progression of Gene Expression Changes following a Mechanical Injury to Articular Cartilage as a Model of Early Stage Osteoarthritis. Arthritis, 2014, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/371426

Howard, J. T., Baynes, R. E., Brooks, J. D., Yeatts, J. L., Bellis, B., Ashwell, M. S., … Maltecca, C. (2014). The effect of breed and sex on sulfamethazine, enrofloxacin, fenbendazole and flunixin meglumine pharmacokinetic parameters in swine. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, 37(6), 531–541. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12128

Pellegrino, L., Dolezal, M. A., Maltecca, C., Velayutham, D., Strillacci, M. G., Frigo, E., … Bagnato, A. (2013). A medium resolution SNP array based CNV scan in Italian Brown Swiss dairy cattle. Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, 19, 545–545. Wageningen Publishers.

Snelling, W. M., Cushman, R. A., Keele, J. W., Maltecca, C., Thomas, M. G., Fortes, M. R. S., & Reverter, A. (2013, February). BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM: Networks and pathways to guide genomic selection. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 91, pp. 537–552. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2012-5784

Cole, J. B., Lewis, R. M., Maltecca, C., Newman, S., Olson, K. M., & Tait, R. G., Jr. (2013, February). BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM: Systems biology in animal breeding: Identifying relationships among markers, genes, and phenotypes. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 91, pp. 521–522. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2012-6166

Dhakal, K., Maltecca, C., Cassady, J. P., Baloche, G., Williams, C. M., & Washburn, S. P. (2013). Calf birth weight, gestation length, calving ease, and neonatal calf mortality in Holstein, Jersey, and crossbred cows in a pasture system. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 96(1), 690–698. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-5817

Maltecca, C., Gaddis, K. L. P., Clay, J., & Cole, J. B. (2013). Challenges and opportunities for farmer-recorded data in health and welfare selection. Proceedings of the ICAR Conference, 30–31.

Ashwell, M. S., Gonda, M. G., Gray, K., Maltecca, C., Audrey T. O'Nan, Cassady, J. P., & Mente, P. L. (2013). Changes in chondrocyte gene expression following in vitro impaction of porcine articular cartilage in an impact injury model. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, 31(3), 385–391. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.22239

Maltecca, C. (2013, April). Fitter happier: the never-ending quest for a better cow. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS, Vol. 130, pp. 87–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12032

Cole, J., Gaddis, K. L. P., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2013). Genomic evaluation of health traits in dairy cattle. ICAR Technical Series, 167–175.

Hickey, J. M., Cleveland, M. A., Maltecca, C., Gorjanc, G., Gredler, B., & Kranis, A. (2013). Genotype imputation to increase sample size in pedigreed populations. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1019, pp. 395–410). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-447-0_17

Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Penasa, M., Cecchinato, A., & Bittante, G. (2013). Short communication: Genetic analysis of dairy bull fertility from field data of Brown Swiss cattle. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 96(11), 7325–7328. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-6885

Cole, J. B., Lewis, R. M., Maltecca, C., Newman, S., Olson, K. M., & Tait, R. G. (2013). Systems Biology in Animal Breeding. Identifying Relationships among Markers, Genes, and Phenotypes [Breeding and Genetics Symposium, 91, 521–522.

Clay, J. S., Gaddis, K. L. P., & Maltecca, C. (2013). The value of health data from dairy farmers in the United States. ICAR Technical Series, 17, 137–148.

Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Cecchinato, A., Penasa, M., & Bittante, G. (2013). Thin and fat cows, and the nonlinear genetic relationship between body condition score and fertility. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 96(10), 6730–6741. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-6863

Maltecca, C., Parker, K. L., & Cassady, J. P. (2012). Application of multiple shrinkage methods to genomic predictions. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 90(6), 1777–1787. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4350

Huang, Y., Hickey, J. M., Cleveland, M. A., & Maltecca, C. (2012). Assessment of alternative genotyping strategies to maximize imputation accuracy at minimal cost. GENETICS SELECTION EVOLUTION, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-44-25

Gray, K. A., Cassady, J. P., Huang, Y., & Maltecca, C. (2012). Effectiveness of genomic prediction on milk flow traits in dairy cattle. Genetics, Selection, Evolution : GSE, 44, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-44-24

Huang, Y., Maltecca, C., Cassady, J. P., Alexander, L. J., Snelling, W. M., & MacNeil, M. D. (2012). Effects of reduced panel, reference origin, and genetic relationship on imputation of genotypes in Hereford cattle. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 90(12), 4203–4208. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4728

Gray, K. A., Maltecca, C., Bagnato, A., Dolezal, M., Rossoni, A., Samore, A. B., & Cassady, J. P. (2012). Estimates of marker effects for measures of milk flow in the Italian brown Swiss dairy cattle population. BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-199

Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Cecchinato, A., Penasa, M., & Bittante, G. (2012). Genetic parameters for fertility of dairy heifers and cows at different parities and relationships with production traits in first lactation. Journal of Dairy Science, 95(12), 7355–7362. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-5775

Gaddis, K. L. P., Cole, J. B., Clay, J. S., & Maltecca, C. (2012). Incidence validation and relationship analysis of producer-recorded health event data from on-farm computer systems in the United States. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 95(9), 5422–5435. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-5572

Gonda, M. G., Fang, X., Perry, G. A., & Maltecca, C. (2012). Measuring bovine viral diarrhea virus vaccine response: Using a commercially available ELISA as a surrogate for serum neutralization assays. VACCINE, 30(46), 6559–6563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.08.047

Zapata-Valenzuela, J., Isik, F., Maltecca, C., Wegrzyn, J., Neale, D., McKeand, S., & Whetten, R. (2012). SNP markers trace familial linkages in a cloned population of Pinus taeda-prospects for genomic selection. TREE GENETICS & GENOMES, 8(6), 1307–1318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-012-0516-5

Huang, Y., Maltecca, C., MacNeil, M. D., Alexander, L. J., Snelling, W. M., & Cassady, J. P. (2012). Using 50 K Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Elucidate Genomic Architecture of Line 1 Hereford Cattle. Frontiers in Genetics, 3(DEC). https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2012.00285

Maltecca, C., Gray, K. A., Weigel, K. A., Cassady, J. P., & Ashwell, M. (2011). A genome-wide association study of direct gestation length in US Holstein and Italian Brown populations. ANIMAL GENETICS, 42(6), 585–591. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02188.x

Samore, A. B., Roman-Ponce, S. I., Vacirca, F., Frigo, E., Canavesi, F., Bagnato, A., & Maltecca, C. (2011). Bimodality and the genetics of milk flow traits in the Italian Holstein-Friesian breed. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 94(8), 4081–4089. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2010-3611

Yoder, C. L., Maltecca, C., Cassady, J. P., Flowers, W. L., Price, S., & See, M. T. (2011). Breed differences in pig temperament scores during a performance test and their phenotypic relationship with performance. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 136(2-3), 93–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2010.08.004

Gray, K. A., Smith, T., Maltecca, C., Overton, P., Parish, J. A., & Cassady, J. P. (2011). Differences in hair coat shedding, and effects on calf weaning weight and BCS among Angus dams. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, 140(1-3), 68–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2011.02.009

Tiezzi, F., Penasa, M., Maltecca, C., Cecchinato, A., & Bittante, G. (2011). Exploring Different Model Structures for the Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Bull Fertility. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 76(3), 239–243. Retrieved from http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053913763&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C., Penasa, M., Cecchinato, A., Chang, Y. M., & Bittante, G. (2011). Genetic analysis of fertility in the Italian Brown Swiss population using different models and trait definitions. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 94(12), 6162–6172. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4661

Gray, K. A., Vacirca, F., Bagnato, A., Samore, A. B., Rossoni, A., & Maltecca, C. (2011). Genetic evaluations for measures of the milk-flow curve in the Italian Brown Swiss population. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 94(2), 960–970. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2009-2759

Zapata-Valenzuela, J., Isik, F., Maltecca, C., Wegryzn, J., Neale, D., McKeand, S., & Whetten, R. (2011). Genomic selection using a realized genomic relationship matrix in a Pinus taeda L. cloned population. BMC Proceedings, 5(S7). https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p60

Ashwell, M. S., Fry, R. S., Spears, J. W., O'Nan, A. T., & Maltecca, C. (2011). Investigation of breed and sex effects on cytochrome P450 gene expression in cattle liver. RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 90(2), 235–237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.05.029

Tiezzi, F., & Maltecca, C. (2011). Selecting for female fertility: What can be learned from the dairy experince. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation's 43rd Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting, 47–60.

Tiezzi, F., Penasa, M., Cecchinato, A., Maltecca, C., & Bittante, G. (2011). Threshold and linear models for the genetic analysis of bull fertility in the Italian Brown Swiss population. Book of Abstracts of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, 174–174. Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Maltecca, C., Parker, K. L., & Cassandro, M. (2010). [Review of Accomplishments and new challenges in dairy genetic evaluations]. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 9(4), 360–368. https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2010.e68

Gray, K. A., Cassady, J. P., Maltecca, C., Overton, P., Parish, J. A., & Smith, T. (2010). Differences in Hair Coat Shedding and Effects on Calf Weaning Weight and Body Condition Score among Angus Dams. In Mississippi State University Animal and Dairy Sciences Department Report (pp. 24–31). Mississippi State University: Starkville, MS.

Cleveland, M. A., Forni, S., Deeb, N., & Maltecca, C. (2010). Genomic breeding value prediction using three Bayesian methods and application to reduced density marker panels. BMC Proceedings, 4(S1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-4-s1-s6

Velie, B. D., Maltecca, C., & Cassady, J. P. (2009). Genetic relationships among pig behavior, growth, backfat, and loin muscle area. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 87(9), 2767–2773. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2008-1328

Khatib, H., Maltecca, C., Monson, R. L., Schutzkus, V., & Rutledge, J. J. (2009). Monoallelic maternal expression of STAT5A affects embryonic survival in cattle. BMC GENETICS, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-10-13

Maltecca, C., Weigel, K. A., Khatib, H., Cowan, M., & Bagnato, A. (2009). Whole-genome scan for quantitative trait loci associated with birth weight, gestation length and passive immune transfer in a Holstein x Jersey crossbred population. ANIMAL GENETICS, 40(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01793.x

Huang, W. X., Maltecca, C., & Khatib, H. (2008). A proline-to-histidine mutation in POU1F1 is associated with production traits in dairy cattle. Animal Genetics, 39(5), 554–557. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01749.x

Wang, X., Maltecca, C., Tal-Stein, R., Lipkin, E., & Khatib, H. (2008). Association of bovine fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) gene with milk fat and productive life: An example of the ability of the candidate pathway strategy to identify quantitative trait genes. Journal of Dairy Science, 91(6), 2475–2480. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0877

Khatib, H., Maltecca, C., Monson, R. L., Schutzkus, V., & Rutledge, J. (2008). Embryonic Mortality Is Associated with Monoallelic Expression of STAT5A. Biology of Reproduction, 78(Suppl_1), 122–122. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/78.s1.122b

Bagnato, A., Schiavini, F., Rossoni, A., Maltecca, C., Dolezal, M., Medugorac, I., … Lipkin, E. (2008). Quantitative trait loci affecting milk yield and protein percentage in a three-country brown swiss population. Journal of Dairy Science, 91(2), 767–783. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0507

Khatib, H., Maltecca, C., Monson, R. L., Schutzkus, V., Wang, X., & Rutledge, J. J. (2008). The fibroblast growth factor 2 gene is associated with embryonic mortality in cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 86(9), 2063–2067. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2007-0791

Gandini, G., Maltecca, C., Pizzi, F., Bagnato, A., & Rizzi, R. (2007). Comparing local and commercial breeds on functional traits and profitability: The case of reggiana dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 90(4), 2004–2011. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2006-204

Maltecca, C., Rossoni, A., Nicoletti, C., Santus, E., Weigel, K. A., & Bagnato, A. (2007). Estimation of genetic parameters for perinatal sucking behavior of Italian brown Swiss calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 90(10), 4814–4820. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0183

Khatib, H., Zaitoun, I., Chang, Y. M., Maltecca, C., & Boettcher, P. (2007). Evaluation of association between polymorphism within the thyroglobulin gene and milk production traits in dairy cattle. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 124(1), 26–28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0388.2007.00634.x

Weigel, K. A., Halbach, T. J., Maltecca, C., & Hoffman, P. C. (2007). Performance and physical conformation of first parity backcross Holstein x Jersey cattle and their Holstein contemporaries. Journal of Dairy Science, 90, 420–420.

Halbach, T. J., Maltecca, C., & Hoffman, P. C. (2007). Performance and physical conformation of first parity hackcross Holstein x Jersey cattle and their Holstein contemporaries. Journal of Animal Science, 85, 420–420.

Maltecca, C., Weigel, K. A., Khatib, H., & Schutzkus, V. R. (2007). Quantitative Trait Loci affecting IgG serum protein levels, birth weight and gestation length in a Holstein x (Holstein x Jersey) backcross population. Journal of Dairy Science, 90, 597–598.

Maltecca, C., Weigel, K., Khatib, H., Schutzkus, V., & Hoffman, P. (2006). 349 Health, immune function, and survival of calves from Holstein dams and Holstein or crossbred Jersey x Holstein sires. Journal of Animal Science, 84(Supplement 1), 276.

Maltecca, C., Khatib, H., Schutzkus, V. R., Hoffman, P. C., & Weigel, K. A. (2006). Changes in conception rate, calving performance, and calf health and survival from the use of crossbred Jersey x Holstein sires as mates for Holstein dams. Journal of Dairy Science, 89(7), 2747–2754. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72351-7

Weigel, K. A., Maltecca, C., Khatib, H., Schutzkus, V. R., & Hoffman, P. C. (2006). Health, immune function and survival of Holstein and crossbred Jersey × Holstein dairy calves. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 01–03.

Maltecca, C., Khatib, H., Schutzkus, V. R., & Weigel, K. A. (2006). Mapping quantitative trait loci affecting calves immune function and birth weight in a Holstein x (Holstein x Jersey) backcross population. Journal of Animal Science, 84(Supplement 1), 274.

Leonard, S., Khatib, H., Schutzkus, V., Chang, Y. M., & Maltecca, C. (2005). Effects of the osteopontin gene variants on milk production traits in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 88(11), 4083–4086. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73092-7

Bagnato, A., Romani, C., Fontana, S., Dubini, S., Schiavini, F., Rossoni, A., … Vicario, D. (2005). Identification of QTL for productive traits and milk somatic cell count in the Italian Simmental cattle. Proceedings of the  Associazione per la Scienza e le Produzioni Animali (ASPA) Congress. Presented at the Associazione per la Scienza e le Produzioni Animali (ASPA) Congress, Torino, Italy.

Bagnato, A., Schiavini, F., Dolezal, M., Dubini, S., Rossoni, A., Maltecca, C., … Soller, M. (2005). The BovMAS consortium: Identification of QTL for milk yield and milk protein percent on chromosome 14 in the Brown Swiss breed. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 4, 13–15. https://doi.org/10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.13

Maltecca, C., Bagnato, A., & Weigel, K. A. (2004). Comparison of International Dairy Sire Evaluations from Meta-Analysis of National Estimated Breeding Values and Direct Analysis of Individual Animal Performance Records. Journal of Dairy Science, 87(8), 2599–2605. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73385-8

Weigel, K., & Maltecca, C. (2004). Comparison of the fertility of pure Holstein sires and F1 Jersey x Holstein sires mated to pure Holstein cows in an experimental herd. Journal of Dairy Science, 87, 282–282.

Maltecca, C., & Weigel, K. (2004). Health parameters in F1 Jersey x Holstein, backcross (Jersey x Holstein) x Holstein, and pure Holstein calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 87, 87–87.

Bagnato, A., Schiavini, F., Dubini, S., Rossoni, A., Maltecca, C., Santus, E., … Soller, M. (2004). The BovMAS Consortium: a complete genome scan of Brown Swiss cattle for milk yield and protein percent using selective DNA pooling with milk samples. 29th International Conference on Animal Genetics. Presented at the 29th International Conference on Animal Genetics, Tokyo, Japan.

Pizzi, F., Rizzi, R., Maltecca, C., Bagnato, A., & Gandini, G. (2003). Fertility and longevity in the Reggiana cattle breed. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2(SUPPL. 1), 151–153. Retrieved from http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55449106382&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Bagnato, A., Rossoni, A., Maltecca, C., Vigo, D., & Ghiroldi, S. (2003). Milk emission curves in different parities in Italian Brown Swiss cattle. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2(SUPPL. 1), 46–48. Retrieved from http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55449090958&partnerID=MN8TOARS

Bagnato, A., Gandini, G. C., Maltecca, C., Orlandini, P., & Pizzi, F. (2001). Comparison of milking speed in Reggiana and Italian Holstein cattle [Emilia-Romagna. Proceedings of the ASPA Congress - Recent Progress in Animal Production Science (Italy), 2, 329–221.

Gandini, G., Maltecca, C., Heinzl, E., & Pizzi, F. (2001). Creation of the semen bank of Italian pig genetic resources. Proceedings of the  Associazione per la Scienza e le Produzioni Animali (ASPA) Congress. Presented at the Associazione per la Scienza e le Produzioni Animali (ASPA) Congress.

Gandini, G., Pizzi, F., Maltecca, C., Heinzl, E., & Pagnacco, G. (2001). Gene banks for pig genetic resources: optimisation criteria. Zootecnica E Nutrizione Animale, 27(6), 285–294.