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  1. Evaluating Welfare, Milk Quality and Yield of Rendena Cows in Loose vs. Tied Housing Systems

    Article • Animals, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  2. Pathogen Detection via Quantitative PCR in Milk of Healthy Cows Collected Using Different Sampling Protocols

    Article • Pathogens, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  3. Total and Differential Somatic Cell Count in Italian Local Cattle Breeds: Phenotypic Variability and Effect on Milk Yield and Composition

    Article • Animals, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  4. Effectiveness of visible – Near infrared spectroscopy coupled with simulated annealing partial least squares analysis to predict immunoglobulins G, A, and M concentration in bovine colostrum

    Article • Food Chemistry, March 2022, Elsevier

    Mrs Angela Costa

  5. Milk Somatic Cell Count and Polymorphonuclear Cells in Healthy Quarters of Cows That Underwent Blanket and Selective Dry Therapy: An Italian Case Study

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  6. The concentrations of immunoglobulins in bovine colostrum determined by the gold standard method are genetically correlated with their near-infrared prediction

    Article • Génétique Sélection Évolution, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Angela Costa

  7. Variation of immunoglobulins G, A, and M and bovine serum albumin concentration in Holstein cow colostrum

    Article • animal, July 2021, Elsevier

    Mrs Angela Costa

  8. Book of Abstracts of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science

    Article • June 2021, De Gruyter

    Mrs Angela Costa

  9. Short communication: Iodine content in bovine milk is lowly heritable and shows limited genetic variation

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2021, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  10. Effect of Body Weight and Growth in Early Life on the Reproductive Performances of Holstein Heifers

    Article • Agriculture, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  11. Detailed characterization of plant-based burgers

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

    Mrs Angela Costa, Carmen L Manuelian

  12. Genetic background of calcium and phosphorus phases predicted from milk mid-infrared spectra of Holstein cows

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Mrs Angela Costa

  13. Milk somatic cell count-derived traits as new indicators to monitor udder health in dairy buffaloes

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Mrs Angela Costa

  14. Genetic and Non-Genetic Variation of Milk Total Antioxidant Activity Predicted from Mid-Infrared Spectra in Holstein Cows

    Article • Animals, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  15. The Effect of Pre-milking Stimulation on Teat Morphological Parameters and Milk Traits in the Italian Water Buffalo

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, December 2020, Frontiers

    Mrs Angela Costa

  16. Changes in milk lactose content as indicators for longevity and udder health in Holstein cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, December 2020, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  17. On the Effect of the Temperature-Humidity Index on Buffalo Bulk Milk Composition and Coagulation Traits

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, October 2020, Frontiers

    Mrs Angela Costa

  18. Milk yield and quality of Original Brown cattle reared in Italian alpine region

    Article • Italian Journal of Animal Science, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Mrs Angela Costa

  19. Study of Milkability and Its Relation With Milk Yield and Somatic Cell in Mediterranean Italian Water Buffalo

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, August 2020, Frontiers

    Mrs Angela Costa

  20. Bulk milk quality as affected by cattle breed composition of the herd in mountain area

    Article • August 2020, De Gruyter

    Mrs Angela Costa

  21. Quality Profile of Single-Breed Alpine Grey and Pinzgauer Bulk Milk

    Article • Agriculture, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  22. Heritability estimates of predicted blood β-hydroxybutyrate and nonesterified fatty acids and relationships with milk traits in early-lactation Holstein cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, July 2020, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  23. Milk somatic cell count and its relationship with milk yield and quality traits in Italian water buffaloes

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, June 2020, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  24. Phenotypic Characterization of Milk Yield and Quality Traits in a Large Population of Water Buffaloes

    Article • Animals, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Mrs Angela Costa

  25. On the genomic regions associated with milk lactose in Fleckvieh cattle

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, November 2019, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  26. Book of Abstracts of the 70th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science

    Article • August 2019, De Gruyter

    Mrs Angela Costa

  27. Genetic relationships of lactose and freezing point with minerals and coagulation traits predicted from milk mid-infrared spectra in Holstein cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, August 2019, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  28. Invited review: Milk lactose—Current status and future challenges in dairy cattle

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, July 2019, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  29. Genetic associations of lactose and its ratios to other milk solids with health traits in Austrian Fleckvieh cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, May 2019, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  30. Total antioxidant activity of bovine milk: Phenotypic variation and predictive ability of mid-infrared spectroscopy

    Article • International Dairy Journal, February 2019, Elsevier

    Mrs Angela Costa

  31. Heritability and repeatability of milk lactose and its relationships with traditional milk traits, somatic cell score and freezing point in Holstein cows

    Article • animal, August 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Mrs Angela Costa

  32. Genetic (co)variances between milk mineral concentration and chemical composition in lactating Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

    Article • animal, July 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Mrs Angela Costa

  33. Short communication: Phenotypic characterization of total antioxidant activity of buffalo, goat, and sheep milk

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, June 2018, American Dairy Science Association

    Mrs Angela Costa

  34. Genetic association between somatic cell score and milk lactose in early- to mid-lactation of first calving Fleckvieh cows

    Article • Journal of Central European Agriculture, January 2018, Journal of Central European Agriculture

    Mrs Angela Costa