| Detection of different shapes of lactation curve for milk yield in dairy cattle by empirical mathematical models NPP Macciotta, D Vicario, A Cappio-Borlino Journal of Dairy Science 88 (3), 1178-1191, 2005 | 325 | 2005 |
| Analysis of runs of homozygosity and their relationship with inbreeding in five cattle breeds farmed in Italy G Marras, G Gaspa, S Sorbolini, C Dimauro, P Ajmone‐Marsan, ... Animal genetics 46 (2), 110-121, 2015 | 311 | 2015 |
| Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase gene polymorphism and milk fatty acid composition in Italian Holsteins M Mele, G Conte, B Castiglioni, S Chessa, NPP Macciotta, A Serra, ... Journal of dairy science 90 (9), 4458-4465, 2007 | 253 | 2007 |
| The mathematical description of lactation curves in dairy cattle NPP Macciotta, C Dimauro, SPG Rassu, R Steri, G Pulina Italian Journal of Animal Science 10 (4), e51, 2011 | 146 | 2011 |
| Effects of age and calving season on lactation curves of milk production traits in Italian water buffaloes G Catillo, NPP Macciotta, A Carretta, A Cappio-Borlino Journal of dairy science 85 (5), 1298-1306, 2002 | 139 | 2002 |
| Milk composition and feeding in the Italian dairy sheep G Pulina, N Macciotta, A Nudda Italian Journal of Animal Science 4 (sup1), 5-14, 2005 | 118 | 2005 |
| 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 | 112 | 1997 |
| Association between a polymorphism at the stearoyl CoA desaturase locus and milk production traits in Italian Holsteins NPP Macciotta, M Mele, G Conte, A Serra, M Cassandro, R Dal Zotto, ... Journal of dairy science 91 (8), 3184-3189, 2008 | 104 | 2008 |
| Genome‐wide analysis of I talian sheep diversity reveals a strong geographic pattern and cryptic relationships between breeds E Ciani, P Crepaldi, L Nicoloso, E Lasagna, FM Sarti, B Moioli, ... Animal Genetics 45 (2), 256-266, 2014 | 99 | 2014 |
| Use of multivariate factor analysis to define new indicator variables for milk composition and coagulation properties in Brown Swiss cows NPP Macciotta, A Cecchinato, M Mele, G Bittante Journal of Dairy Science 95 (12), 7346-7354, 2012 | 88 | 2012 |
| Multivariate factor analysis of detailed milk fatty acid profile: Effects of dairy system, feeding, herd, parity, and stage of lactation M Mele, NPP Macciotta, A Cecchinato, G Conte, S Schiavon, G Bittante Journal of Dairy Science 99 (12), 9820-9833, 2016 | 86 | 2016 |
| Effects of lactation stage, parity, β-lactoglobulin genotype and milk SCC on whey protein composition in Sarda dairy ewes A Nudda, M Feligini, G Battacone, NPP Macciotta, G Pulina Italian Journal of Animal Science 2 (1), 29-39, 2003 | 86 | 2003 |
| Characterization of the lactation curve in Murciano-Granadina dairy goats JM León, NPP Macciotta, LT Gama, C Barba, JV Delgado Small Ruminant Research 107 (2-3), 76-84, 2012 | 83 | 2012 |
| Derivation and genome-wide association study of a principal component-based measure of heat tolerance in dairy cattle NPP Macciotta, S Biffani, U Bernabucci, N Lacetera, A Vitali, ... Journal of Dairy Science 100 (6), 4683-4697, 2017 | 78 | 2017 |
| 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 | 77 | 2018 |
| Lactation curves of Sarda breed goats estimated with test day models NPP Macciotta, P Fresi, G Usai, A Cappio-Borlino Journal of Dairy Research 72 (4), 470-475, 2005 | 68 | 2005 |
| A multivariate approach to modeling shapes of individual lactation curves in cattle NPP Macciotta, D Vicario, C Di Mauro, A Cappio-Borlino Journal of Dairy Science 87 (4), 1092-1098, 2004 | 67 | 2004 |
| Use of multivariate analysis to extract latent variables related to level of production and lactation persistency in dairy cattle NPP Macciotta, D Vicario, A Cappio-Borlino Journal of dairy science 89 (8), 3188-3194, 2006 | 64 | 2006 |
| Non-nutritional factors affecting lactation persistency in dairy ewes: a review G Pulina, A Nudda, NPP Macciotta, G Battacone, SP Giacomo Rassu, ... Italian Journal of Animal Science 6 (2), 115-141, 2007 | 63 | 2007 |
| Analysis of environmental effects on test day milk yields of Sarda dairy ewes NPP Macciotta, A Cappio-Borlino, G Pulina Journal of Dairy Science 82 (10), 2212-2217, 1999 | 63 | 1999 |
