| Effect of heat stress on production of Mediterranean dairy sheep R Finocchiaro, J Van Kaam, B Portolano, I Misztal Journal of Dairy Science 88 (5), 1855-1864, 2005 | 254 | 2005 |
| Copy Number Variation and Missense Mutations of the Agouti Signaling Protein (ASIP) Gene in Goat Breeds with Different Coat Colors L Fontanesi, F Beretti, V Riggio, E Gómez González, S Dall’Olio, R Davoli, ... Cytogenetic and genome research 126 (4), 333-347, 2010 | 176 | 2010 |
| Genomic inbreeding estimation in small populations: evaluation of runs of homozygosity in three local dairy cattle breeds S Mastrangelo, M Tolone, R Di Gerlando, L Fontanesi, MT Sardina, ... Animal 10 (5), 746-754, 2016 | 171 | 2016 |
| An initial comparative map of copy number variations in the goat (Capra hircus) genome L Fontanesi, PL Martelli, F Beretti, V Riggio, S Dall'Olio, M Colombo, ... BMC genomics 11, 1-15, 2010 | 155 | 2010 |
| A first comparative map of copy number variations in the sheep genome L Fontanesi, F Beretti, PL Martelli, M Colombo, S Dall'Olio, M Occidente, ... Genomics 97 (3), 158-165, 2011 | 135 | 2011 |
| Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity identifies potential candidate genes associated with local adaptation in Valle del Belice sheep S Mastrangelo, M Tolone, MT Sardina, G Sottile, AM Sutera, ... Genetics Selection Evolution 49, 1-10, 2017 | 128 | 2017 |
| Missense and nonsense mutations in melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene of different goat breeds: association with red and black coat colour phenotypes but with … L Fontanesi, F Beretti, V Riggio, S Dall'Olio, EG González, R Finocchiaro, ... BMC genetics 10, 1-12, 2009 | 124 | 2009 |
| Lactation curves of Valle del Belice dairy ewes for yields of milk, fat, and protein estimated with test day models A Cappio-Borlino, B Portolano, M Todaro, NPP Macciotta, P Giaccone, ... Journal of Dairy Science 80 (11), 3023-3029, 1997 | 108 | 1997 |
| Estimation of the genetic and phenotypic variance of several growth traits of the Sicilian Girgentana goat B Portolano, M Todaro, R Finocchiaro, J Van Kaam Small ruminant research 45 (3), 247-253, 2002 | 106 | 2002 |
| Whole mitochondrial genomes unveil the impact of domestication on goat matrilineal variability L Colli, H Lancioni, I Cardinali, A Olivieri, MR Capodiferro, M Pellecchia, ... BMC genomics 16, 1-12, 2015 | 101 | 2015 |
| Runs of homozygosity reveal genome‐wide autozygosity in Italian sheep breeds S Mastrangelo, E Ciani, MT Sardina, G Sottile, F Pilla, B Portolano, ... Animal genetics 49 (1), 71-81, 2018 | 99 | 2018 |
| Phylogenetic analysis of Sicilian goats reveals a new mtDNA lineage MT Sardina, M Ballester, J Marmi, R Finocchiaro, J Van Kaam, ... Animal Genetics 37 (4), 376-378, 2006 | 99 | 2006 |
| Coat colours in the Massese sheep breed are associated with mutations in the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genes L Fontanesi, S Dall’Olio, F Beretti, B Portolano, V Russo Animal 5 (1), 8-17, 2011 | 95 | 2011 |
| Genetic diversity and population structure of Sicilian sheep breeds using microsatellite markers M Tolone, S Mastrangelo, AJM Rosa, B Portolano Small Ruminant Research 102 (1), 18-25, 2012 | 77 | 2012 |
| Conservation status and historical relatedness of Italian cattle breeds S Mastrangelo, E Ciani, P Ajmone Marsan, A Bagnato, L Battaglini, ... Genetics Selection Evolution 50, 1-16, 2018 | 76 | 2018 |
| A genomic map of climate adaptation in Mediterranean cattle breeds L Flori, K Moazami‐Goudarzi, V Alary, A Araba, I Boujenane, N Boushaba, ... Molecular ecology 28 (5), 1009-1029, 2019 | 70 | 2019 |
| Application of the Wood model to lactation curves of Comisana sheep B Portolano, F Spatafora, G Bono, S Margiotta, M Todaro, V Ortoleva, ... Small Ruminant Research 24 (1), 7-13, 1997 | 66 | 1997 |
| Sequence characterization of the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene in sheep with different coat colours and identification of the putative e allele at the ovine Extension locus L Fontanesi, F Beretti, V Riggio, S Dall’Olio, D Calascibetta, V Russo, ... Small Ruminant Research 91 (2-3), 200-207, 2010 | 65 | 2010 |
| Genome-wide identification of runs of homozygosity islands and associated genes in local dairy cattle breeds S Mastrangelo, MT Sardina, M Tolone, R Di Gerlando, AM Sutera, ... Animal 12 (12), 2480-2488, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
| Genome-wide analysis in endangered populations: a case study in Barbaresca sheep S Mastrangelo, B Portolano, R Di Gerlando, R Ciampolini, M Tolone, ... Animal 11 (7), 1107-1116, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
