About the Authors

Francesca Bertolini

Affiliations Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, Bologna, Italy, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Animal Production Unit, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Messina, Italy

Concetta Scimone

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Sciences, Animal Production Unit, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Messina, Italy

Claudia Geraci

Affiliation Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, Bologna, Italy

Giuseppina Schiavo

Affiliation Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, Bologna, Italy

Valerio Joe Utzeri

Affiliation Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, Bologna, Italy

Vincenzo Chiofalo

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Sciences, Animal Production Unit, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Messina, Italy, Meat Research Consortium, Polo Universitario dell’Annunziata, Messina, Italy

Luca Fontanesi

luca.fontanesi@unibo.it

Affiliation Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LF FB. Performed the experiments: FB CS CG GS VJU. Analyzed the data: FB LF GS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LF VC FB. Wrote the paper: LF FB.