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Assessing fertility: Development of a selection index for fertility in Italian Jersey cattle

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: , these results highlight the potential to improve fertility through selection and support the inclusion of reproductive traits in breeding programs aimed at achieving a more balanced and sustainable genetic progress in Italian Jersey cattle.

Source: Journal of Dairy Science

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2025-27293

Authors: Paola E. Milia, Martino Cassandro, Alberto Cesarani, Anna Fabris, Raffaella Finocchiaro, Maurizio Marusi, Nicolò P.P. Macciotta, Corrado Dimauro

Institutions: University of Sassari, University of Padua, University of Georgia

Language: English

Topic: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500

Funders: Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito

Awards: G3944999919, G4025156571, G5943708793

OpenAlex ID: W4417465882

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