Genetica molecolare

- Breed assignment test in four Italian beef cattle breeds.

C. Dalvit, M. De Marchi, R. Dal Zotto, M. Gervaso, T. Meuwissen, M. Cassandro. 2008. Meat Science, 80:389-395.

- Genotyping of the Double-Muscling Locus (mh) in Piemontese cattle.

G. Bongioni, A. Pozzi, & A.Galli Istituto Sperimentale Italiano "Lazzaro Spallanzani" Milano-Italy. Book of Abstract of the 54th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production; 31 August - 3 September 2003, Rome - Italy (pg. 96)

- Molecular definition of an allelic series of mutations disrupting the myostatin function and causing double-muscling in cattle.

L. Grobet, D. Poncelet, L. J. Royo, B. Brouwers, D. Pirottin, C. Michaux, F. Ménissier, M. Zanotti, S. Dunner, M. Georges. 1998. Mammalian Genome 9, 210-213.

- Double muscling in cattle due to mutations in the myostatin gene.

A. C. McPherron, S.J. Lee. 1997. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Usa 94, 12457-12461.

- Comparison among three methods to study the double-muscling locus (mh) in Piemontese cattle

A. Pozzi, G. Bongioni & A.Galli Istituto Sperimentale Italiano "Lazzaro Spallanzani" Milano-Italy XXVIII International Conference on Animal Genetics; August 11-15, 2002 Gottingen - Germany (pg.126)

- Genetic Diversity between Piedmontese, Maremmana, and Podolica Cattle Breeds.

B. Moioli, F. Napolitano, and G. Catillo. 2004. Journal of Heredity, 95: 250-256.

- Individual multilocus genotypes using microsatellite polymorphisms to permit the analysis of the genetic variability within and between Italian beef cattle breeds.

R. Ciampolini, K. Moazami-Goudarzi, D. Vaiman, C. Dillmann, E. Mazzanti, J.L. Foulley, H. Leveziel, D. Cianci. 1995. Journal of Animal Science, 73:3259-3268.

- Analisi genetica di bovuni di razza Piemontese mediante microsatelliti. Genetic analysis of Piemontese cattle using microsatellites.

Rasero R., Maione S., Sacchi P., Cauvin E. (Dip. Produzioni Animali, Epidemiologia ed Ecologia,Università di Torino), Albera A., (ANABORAPI, Carrù, Cuneo), Stella A. (University of Guelph, Canada), Leone P. (IDVGA, CNR, LITA, Segrate, Milano). 2000.Atti della Società Italiana delle Scienze Veterinarie. Volume 57:401-402.

- Real Time TaqMan PCR technique: a valid tool for the meat quality certification.

Pozzi A., Galli A. & Bongioni G. Istituto Sperimentale Italiano "L. Spallanzani" - Milano - Italy XXXIX Simposio Internazionale di Zootecnia "Meat Science & Research", 10 Giugno 2004, Roma

- Technical note: Direct genotyping of the double-muscling locusv(mh) in Piedmontese and Belgian Blue cattle by fluorescent PCR.

S.C. Fahrenkrug, E. Casas, J.W. Keele, T.P.L. Smith. 1999. Journal of Animal Science, 77:2028-2030.

- Cattle breeds assignment test using STR loci:a comparison between two different approaches.

R. Ciampolini, E. Ciani, V. Cetica, E. Mazzanti, C. Sebastiani , M. Biagetti , S. Presciuttini, and D. Cianci.

- Genomic identification of the breed of an individual or its tissue.

R. Ciampolini, H. Leveziel, E. Mazzanti, C.Grohs, D. Cianci. 2000. Meat Science, 54:35-40.