Dr. Simona Di Pietro

Assistant Professor
University of Messina, Italy

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Veterinary Ophthalmology from University of Messina, Messina, Italy

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https://livedna.org/39.10604

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Biography

Dr. Simona Di Pietro is currently working as Assistant Professor. She has completed her Ph.D. in Veterinary Ophthalmology from University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Her main area of interest focuses on Animal and Veterinary Sciences. She has published 19 research articles in journals contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Veterinary Research
Parasitology
Anesthesiology
Animal Breeding

Selected Publications

  1. Quartuccio, M., F. Arfuso, C. Giannetto, E. Giudice, S. Di Pietro and G. Piccione, 2015. Serum total proteins and related electrophoretic fractions in growing foals. Arch. Anim. Breed., 58: 123-126.
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  2. Piccione, G., F. Arfuso, M. Quartuccio, S. Di Pietro and E. Giudice, 2015. Age-related developmental clotting profile and platelet aggregation in foals over the first month of life. J. Equine Vet. Sci., 35: 89-94.
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  3. Macri, F., M. Pugliese, S. Di Pietro, M.A. Coco and L. Liotta et al., 2015. Doppler ultrasonographic estimation of renal resistive index in horse: Comparison between left and right kidneys. J. Equine Vet. Sci., 35: 111-115.
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  4. Macri, F., A. Passantino, S. Di Pietro, D. Ruscica, A. Sfacteria, C. De Stefano and T. Bottari, 2015. Effects of formalin preservation on eye lens of bogue, Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758): Comparison of direct (post-fixation) vs ultrasound (true) measurements. J. Applied Ichthyol., 31: 393-394.
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  5. Bazzano, M., F. Arfuso, E. Giudice, S. Di Pietro and G. Piccione, 2015. Platelet aggregation percentage increased in healthy broodmares during the peripartum. J. Equine Vet. Sci., 35: 573-576.
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  6. Piccione, G., S. Marafioti, C. Giannetto, S. Di Pietro, M. Quartuccio and F. Fazio, 2014. Comparison of daily distribution of rest/activity in companion cats and dogs. Biol. Rhythm Res., 45: 615-623.
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  7. Macri, F., G. Rapisarda, G. Lanteri, S. Di Pietro, E. Auriemma and F. Marino, 2014. Congenital absence of humerus with preaxial terminal longitudinal hemimelia and hypoplasia of the scapula in a dog: A case report. Vet. Med., 59: 506-510.
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  8. Macri, F., A. Passantino, M. Pugliese, S. Di Pietro and D. Zaccone et al., 2014. Retrograde positive contrast urethrocystography of the fish urogenital system. Scient. World J., Vol. 2014. 10.1155/2014/384165.
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  9. Giudice, E., S. Di Pietro, G. Gaglio, L. Di Giacomo, M. Bazzano and G. Mazzullo, 2014. Adult of Dirofilaria repens in a dog with recurrent multiple subcutaneous nodular lesions. Parasitol. Res., 113: 711-716.
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  10. Giudice, E., S. Di Pietro, A. Suraci, M. Rizzo, A. Torina and P.P. Niutta, 2014. Auto-inoculation of blood for tick control in infested sheep. Large Anim. Rev., 20: 265-268.

  11. Giudice, E., S. Di Pietro, A. Alaimo, V. Blanda and R. Lelli et al., 2014. A molecular survey of Rickettsia felis in fleas from cats and dogs in sicily (Southern Italy). PLoS ONE, Vol. 9. 10.1371/journal.pone.0106820.
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  12. Bazzano, M., E. Giudice, S. Di Pietro and G. Piccione, 2014. Vital parameters in newborn thoroughbred foals during the first week of life. Int. J. Anesthesiol. Res., 2014: 27-30.
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  13. Macri, F., S. Di Pietro, R. Bonfiglio, C. De Stefano, P. Giorgianni and T. Bottari, 2013. Anatomical evaluation of the organs in the red swamp crayfish, procambarus clarkii, by diagnostic ultrasound examination. J. Crustacean Biol., 33: 586-589.
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  14. Pugliese, A., S. Di Pietro and E. Giudice, 2006. Clinical and diagnostic patterns of leishmaniasis in the dog. Vet. Res. Commun., 30: 39-43.
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  15. Pugliese, A., C.J. Trombetta, G. Bonanno, M.C. Freno, S. Nasso and S. Di Pietro, 2006. OCT in the dog and cat: Morpho-structural patterns and clinical features of the fundus. Vet. Res. Commun., 30: 313-315.
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  16. Pugliese, A., A. Gruppillo and S. Di Pietro, 2005. Clinical nutrition in gerontology: Chronic renal disorders of the dog and cat. Vet. Res. Commun., 29: 57-63.
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  17. Giudice, E., F. Domina, D. Britti, S. Di Pietro and A. Pugliese, 2003. Clinical findings associated withBorrelia burgdorferi infection in the dog. Vet. Res. Commun., 27: 767-770.
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  18. Britti, D., S. Di Pietro, M. Russo, A. Pugliese and M. De Majo, 2003. Doppler evaluation of the ophthalmic vasculature in the Beagle: Normal values. Vet. Res. Commun., 27: 373-376.
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