Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

Evaluation of the technical performance of the Nofence virtual fencing system in Alberta, Canada <Alexandra J. Harland,Novais F.J., Obioha N. Durunna , Carolyn J. Fitzsimmons , John S. Church , Edward W. Bork (2024) Smart Agricultural Technology

Technical parameters such as network connectivity, collar failures, battery performance, and solar charging capabilities of the VF collars were evaluated across four grazing trials, three conducted in summer and one in winter.

Unraveling Ruminant Feed Efficiency Through Metabolomics: A Systematic Review <Nunes, A.T.; Faleiros, C.A.; Poleti, M.D.; Novais F.J., López-Hernández, Y.; Mandal, R.; Wishart, D.S.; Fukumasu, H. (2024) Metabolites

This review synthesizes findings from 71 studies that applied metabolomic approaches to uncover the biological mechanisms driving interindividual variations in FE across cattle, sheep, goats, and buffaloes.

Key co-expressed genes correlated with blood serum parameters of pigs fed with different fatty acid profile diets <Fanalli SL, Gomes JD,Novais F.J., Gervásio IC, Fukumasu H, Moreira GCM, Coutinho LL, Koltes J, Amaral AJ and Cesar ASM (2022) Frontiers in Genetics

Our aim was to identify changes in blood serum parameters and gene expression between diets containing 3% soybean oil (SOY3.0) and a standard pig production diet containing 1.5% soybean oil (SOY1.5)

Exploring candidate genes for heat tolerance in ovine through liver gene expression <de Andrade Pantoja, M.H. Novais F.J., Mourão GB, Mateescu RG, Poleti MD, Beline M, Monteiro CP, Fukumasu H, Titto CG. (2024) Heliyon

The primary objective of this research was to find candidate genes in the liver that play a crucial role in the heat stress response of Santa Ines sheep, which exhibit varying levels of heat tolerance.

Skin transcriptomic analysis reveals candidate genes and pathways associated with thermotolerance in hair sheep <de Andrade Pantoja, M.H., Poleti, M.D.,Novais F.J.,Kelly Kéffny Souza Duarte, Raluca G. Mateescu, Gerson Barreto Mourão, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Heidge Fukumasu & Cristiane Gonçalves Titto (2023) Int J Biometeorology

Our objective was to identify candidate genes associated with the heat stress response in the skin of Santa Ines sheep.

Multi-omic data integration for the study of production, carcass, and meat quality traits in Nellore cattle < Novais F.J., Yu H., Mello A., Momen M., Poleti M., Petry B., Mourão G.B., Regitano L., Morota G., Coutinho L.L. (2022) Frontiers in Genetics

The aim was to propose a new approach for Multi-Omics integration applied to Animal Production.

Vaginal Microbiota Diversity in Response to Lipopolysaccharide in Gilts Housed Under Three Housing Systems <Alves L.,Novais F.J., da Silva A.N., Araujo M.S., Bernadino T., Osowki G. V., Zanella R., Lee Settles M., Holmes M.A., Fukumasu H., Ruiz V.L.A., Zanella A.J. (2022) Frontiers in Genetics

The aim was to understand how different Housing Systems affects metagenomics in gilts during a stress response.

Metabolomic signature of spermatozoa established during holding time is responsible for differences in boar sperm freezability <Torres M.A.,Pedrosa A.C., Novais F.J., Alkmin D.V., Cooper B.R., Yasui G.S., Fukumasu H., Machaty Z., Andrade A.F.C, (2021) Biology of Reproduction

The aim of this study was to understand how HT influences spermatic and seminal plasma metabolite profiles of boar ejaculates and how these possible changes affect freezability.

Genetic parameters associated with meat quality of Nellore cattle at different anatomical points of longissimus: Brazilian standards) <M.N. Bonin, V.B. Pedrosa, S.L. Silva, L. Bünger, D. Ross, R.C. Gomes, M.H.A. Santana, D.C. Cucco, F.M. Rezende, L.C.V. Ítavo, F.J. Novais, M.W.F. Pereira, E.C.M. Oliveira, J.B.S. Ferraz, (2021) Meat Science

The present study estimated genetic parameters and evaluated the genetic and phenotypic correlations between meat quality characteristics of Nellore cattle evaluated at different anatomical points of the longissimus.

Predicting the shear value and intramuscular fat in meat from Nellore cattle using Vis-NIR spectroscopy <M.N. Bonin, S.L. Silva, L. Bünger, D. Ross, G.L.D. Feijó and R.C. Gomes and F.P. Rennó and M.H.A. Santana, F.M. Rezende, L.C.V. Ítavo, F.J. Novais, L.M.A. Surita, M.N. Bonin, M.H.F Pereira and J.B.S. Ferraz(2020) Meat Science

Visible and near-infrared spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS) was tested for its effectiveness in predicting intramuscular fat (IMF) and WBSF in Nellore steers.

Identification of selection signatures involved in performance traits in a paternal broiler line O.A.C. Almeida, G.C.M. Moreira, F.M. Rezende, C. Boschiero, J. O. Peixoto, A.M.G. Ibelli, M.C. Ledur, F.J. Novais and L.L. Coutinho(2019) BMC Genomics,20:449

Our aim was to identify selection signatures in a paternal broiler TT line at generations 7th and 16th of selection and to investigate the genes annotated in these regions.

Identification of a metabolomic signature associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle F.J. Novais , P.R.L. Pires, P.A. Alexandre, R.A. Dromms, A.H. Iglesias, J.B.S. Ferraz, M.P. Styczynski and H. Fukumasu(2017) BMC Genomics,20(1):8

Our aim was to evaluate the potential of serum metabolites to identify Feed Efficiency of beef cattle before they enter the feedlot.

Circulating leptin and its muscle gene expression in Nellore cattle with divergent feed efficiency L.F.M. Mota, C.M. Bonafé, P.A. Alexandre, M.H. Santana, F.J. Novais , E. Toriyama, A.V. Pires, S.L. Silva, P.R. Leme, J.B.S. Ferraz and H. Fukumasu(2017) Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology,8:71

In this study, circulating leptin and its gene expression in muscle were evaluated in two groups of young Nellore bulls with divergent feed efficiency.

Visual body-scores selection and its influence on body size and ultrasound carcass traits in Nellore cattle M. N. Bonin J. B. S. Ferraz V. B. Pedrosa S. L. Silva R. C. Gomes D. C. Cucco M. H. A. Santana J. H. A. Campos V. N. Barbosa F. S. F. Castro F. J. Novais E. C. M. Oliveira (2015) Journal of Animal Science, 93 (12):5597–5606

Genetic parameters, genetic trends, and genetic progress of carcass traits were estimated for 12,447 Nellore individuals from different Brazilian herds. Carcass traits evaluated by ultrasound and visual body scores are eligible for selection and can be used in genetic improvement programs in Nellore cattle.

Genome-wide association with residual body weight gain in Bos indicus cattle M.H.A. Santana, R.C. Gomes, Y.T. Utsunomiya, H.H.R. Neves, F.J. Novais, M.N. Bonin, H. Fukumasu, J.F. Garcia, P.A. Alexandre, G.A. Oliveira Junior, L.L. Coutinho (2015) Genetics and Molecular Research,14(2):5229-5233

Here, we identified candidate genes and genomic regions associated with residual body weight gain (RWG), we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) with 720 Nellore cattle using the GRAMMAR-Gamma association test.