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  1. Long-Term Physical Activity Modulates Lipid Metabolism and Gene Expression in Muscle and Fat Tissues of Alentejano Pigs

    Article • Agriculture, September 2025, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  2. Influence of Sex and a High-Fiber Diet on the Gut Microbiome of Alentejano Pigs Raised to Heavy Weights

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, November 2023, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  3. Influence of Sex on Meat and Fat Quality from Heavy Alentejano Pigs Finished Outdoors on Commercial and High Fiber Diets

    Article • Animals, October 2023, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  4. Transcriptomic Profiling of Subcutaneous Backfat in Castrated and Intact Alentejano Pigs Finished Outdoors with Commercial and Fiber-Rich Diets

    Article • Genes, August 2023, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  5. Outdoor Finishing of Intact Male Portuguese Alentejano Pigs on a Sustainable High-Fiber Diet: Impacts on Blood, Growth, Carcass, Meat Quality and Boar Taint Compounds

    Article • Animals, July 2023, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  6. Admixture and breed traceability in European indigenous pig breeds and wild boar using genome-wide SNP data

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė

  7. Transcriptomic Profiling of Skeletal Muscle Reveals Candidate Genes Influencing Muscle Growth and Associated Lipid Composition in Portuguese Local Pig Breeds

    Article • Animals, May 2021, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins, Doctor Marta Laranjo

  8. Describing variability in pig genes involved in coronavirus infections for a One Health perspective in conservation of animal genetic resources

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė

  9. Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds

    Article • Animal Genetics, February 2021, Wiley

    José Manuel Martins, Marjeta Čandek Potokar

  10. Physical Activity Effects on Blood Parameters, Growth, Carcass, and Meat and Fat Composition of Portuguese Alentejano Pigs

    Article • Animals, January 2021, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  11. Potential Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Predict Fatty Acid Profile of Meat from Different European Autochthonous Pig Breeds

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2020, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė, Marjeta Čandek Potokar

  12. Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources to different breeding and production systems

    Article • Génétique Sélection Évolution, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė, Marjeta Čandek Potokar

  13. Genome‐wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds by whole‐genome sequencing of DNA pools identified breed‐characterising copy number states

    Article • Animal Genetics, June 2020, Wiley

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė

  14. Portuguese Local Pig Breeds: Genotype Effects on Meat and Fat Quality Traits

    Article • Animals, May 2020, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins

  15. Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue from Local Pig Breeds

    Article • Genes, April 2020, MDPI AG

    José Manuel Martins, Doctor Marta Laranjo

  16. Growth, blood, carcass and meat quality traits from local pig breeds and their crosses

    Article • animal, October 2019, Cambridge University Press

    José Manuel Martins

  17. Genomic diversity, linkage disequilibrium and selection signatures in European local pig breeds assessed with a high density SNP chip

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė, Marjeta Čandek Potokar

  18. Alentejano Pig

    Article • February 2019, IntechOpen

    José Manuel Martins

  19. Diversity across major and candidate genes in European local pig breeds

    Article • PLOS One, November 2018, PLOS

    José Manuel Martins, Dr Violeta Razmaitė, Marjeta Čandek Potokar

  20. Rearing system and oleic acid effect on pork and fat

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, October 2017, Wiley

    José Manuel Martins

  21. Betaine supplementation regulates genes involved in lipid and cholesterol metabolism of pigs

    Article • Meat Science, February 2017, Elsevier

    José Manuel Martins, Doctor Marta Laranjo

  22. Rearing system and oleic acid effect on carcass and meat quality

    Article • animal, May 2015, Cambridge University Press

    José Manuel Martins

  23. Betaine supplementation and pork quality

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, February 2012, Wiley

    José Manuel Martins

  24. Thermal studies on protein isolates

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    José Manuel Martins

  25. Betaine effect on cholesterol and lipid profile

    Article • European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, February 2010, Wiley

    José Manuel Martins

  26. Blue lupin and hindgut effects in cholesterol metabolism

    Article • Journal of Lipid Research, April 2005, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    José Manuel Martins

  27. Cholesterol metabolism in pigs

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, May 2004, Cambridge University Press

    José Manuel Martins

  28. Digestibility of legume seeds and effects on body organs in anastomosed and intact growing pigs

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, August 2002, Elsevier

    José Manuel Martins

  29. Ensilability of a tropical grass

    Article • Annales de Zootechnie, January 1995, EDP Sciences

    José Manuel Martins