Publications

Selection of male donors in local chicken breeds to implement the Italian Semen Cryobank: variability in semen quality, freezability and fertility

M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S.P. Marelli, C. Tognoli, S. Belcredito, N. Iaffaldano, M. Di Iorio, S. Cerolini

Veterinary Sciences, 2024, March 27^th

Genomic insights into shank and eggshell color in Italian local chickens

F. Perini, F. Cendron, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

Poultry Science, 2024, March 21^st

Physical and chemical characteristics of eggs from eight Italian chicken breeds

A. Castillo, S. Salvucci, S. Mancini, A. Serra, A. Cappucci, A. Schiavone, D. Soglia, L. Zaniboni, A. Buccioni, F. Mannelli, C. Castellini, A. Cartoni Mancinelli, M. Cassandro, N. Iaffaldano, F. Cecchi, C. Russo, S. Cerolini, M. Marzoni Fecia di Cossato

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2024, January

Genome-wide investigation to assess copy number variants in the Italian local chicken population

F. Cendron, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2024, January 3^rd

Genome-wide mapping of signatures of selection using a high-density array identified candidate genes for growth traits and local adaptation in chickens

S. Mastrangelo, S. Ben-Jemaa, F. Perini, F. Cendron, F. Biscarini, E. Lasagna, M. Penasa, M. Cassandro

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2023, March 23

Genomics of dwarfism in Italian local chicken breeds

F. Perini, F. Cendron, Z. Wu, N. Sevane, Z. Li, C. Huang, J. Smith, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

Genes, 2023, March 3

Flow cytometry data on the effect of dimethylacetamide and N-methylacetamide used at different concentrations on the quality of cryopreserved chicken semen

M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S. P. Marelli, S. Comazzi, S. Cerolini

Data in Brief, 2023, January 19

Characterization of morphological, reproductive, and productive performances of Mugellese breed: an update of knowledge

F. Mannelli, A Franzoni, I. Galigani, V. Nistri, M. Daghio, F. Scicutella, M. Marzoni, S. Minieri, S. Salvucci, S. Cerolini, N. Iaffaldano, A. Schiavone, M. Cassandro, C. Castellini, A. Buccioni

Poultry Science, 2023, January

Egg quality of Italian local chicken breeds: I. Yield performance and physical characteristics

C. Rizzi, F. Cendron, M. Penasa, M. Cassandro

Animals, 2022, December 30

Egg quality of Italian local chicken breeds: II. Composition and predictive ability of VIS-Near-Infrared spectroscopy

F. Cendron, S. Currò, C. Rizzi, M. Penasa, M. Cassandro

Animals, 2022, December 25

Concentration dependent effect of dimethylacetamide and N-methylacetamide on the quality and fertility of cryopreserved chicken semen

L. Zaniboni, M. Madeddu, F. Mosca, A. Abdel Sayed, S.P. Marelli, M. Di Iorio, N. Iaffaldano, S. Cerolini

Cryobiology, 2022, June

The effect of semen cryopreservation process on metabolomic profiles of turkey sperm as assessed by NMR analysis

G. Paventi, M. Di Iorio, R. Rusco, A.P. Sobolev, S. Cerolini, E. Antenucci, M. Spano, L. Mannina, N. Iaffaldano

Biology, 2022, April 22

Morphological Characterization of Two Light Italian Turkey Breeds

S.P. Marelli, L. Zaniboni , M.G. Strillacci, M. Madeddu, S. Cerolini

Animals, 2022, February 24

Italian Semen Cryobank of Autochthonous Chicken and Turkey Breeds: a Tool for Preserving Genetic Biodiversity

N. Iaffaldano, M. Di Iorio, G. Rusco, E. Antenucci, L. Zaniboni, M. Madeddu, S. Marelli, A. Schiavone, D. Soglia, A. Buccioni, M. Cassandro, C. Castellini, M. Marzoni, S. Cerolini

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2021, October 27

Genetic Diversity of 17 Autochthonous Italian Chicken Breeds and Their Extinction Risk Status

D. Soglia, S. Sartore, E. Lasagna, C. Castellini, F. Cendron, F. Perini, M. Cassandro, M. Marzoni, N. Iaffaldano, A. Buccioni, S. Dabbou, A. Castillo, S. Maione, C. Bianchi, M. Profiti, P. Sacchi, S. Cerolini, A. Schiavone

Frontiers in Genetics, 2021, September 14

Genetic Diversity and Identification of Homozygosity-Rich Genomic Regions in Seven Italian Heritage Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Breeds

F. Bernini, A. Bagnato, S.P. Marelli, L. Zaniboni, S. Cerolini, M.G.Strillacci

Genes, 2021, August 28

Overview of Native Chicken Breeds in Italy: Small Scale Production and Marketing

A. Franzoni, M. Gariglio, A. Castillo, D. Soglia, S. Sartore, A. Buccioni, F. Mannelli, M. Cassandro, F. Cendron, C. Castellini, A. Cartoni Mancinelli, S. Cerolini, A. Abdel Sayed, N. Iaffaldano, M. Di Iorio, M. Marzoni, S. Salvucci, A. Schiavone

Animals, 2021, February 27

Overview of Native Chicken Breeds in Italy: Conservation Status and Rearing Systems in Use

A. Castillo, M. Gariglio, A. Franzoni, D. Soglia, S. Sartore, A. Buccioni, F. Mannelli, M. Cassandro, F. Cendron, C. Castellini, A. Cartoni Mancinelli, N. Iaffaldano, M. Di Iorio, M. Marzoni, S. Salvucci, S. Cerolini, L. Zaniboni, A. Schiavone

Animals, 2021, February 12

Copy Number Variants in Four Italian Turkey Breeds

M.G. Strillacci, S.P. Marelli, R. Milanesi, L. Zaniboni, C. Punturiero, S. Cerolini

Animals, 2021, February 3

Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals the Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of 8 Italian Local Chicken Breeds

F. Cendron, S. Mastrangelo, M. Tolone, F. Perini, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro

Poultry Science, 2021, February

Genome-Wide SNP Analysis Reveals the Population Structure and the Conservation Status of 23 Italian Chicken Breeds

F. Cendron, F. Perini, S. Mastrangelo, M. Tolone, A. Criscione, S. Bordonaro, N. Iaffaldano, C. Castellini, M. Marzoni, A. Buccioni, D. Soglia, A. Schiavone, S. Cerolini, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro

Animals, 2020, August 18

Validation of the Turkey Semen Cryopreservation by Evaluating the Effect of Two Diluents and the Inseminating Doses

M. Di Iorio, G. Rusco, R. Iampietro, L. Maiuro, A. Schiavone, S. Cerolini, N. Iaffaldano

Animals, 2020, August 1

Growth Performance Analysis of Two Italian Slow-Growing Chicken Breeds: Bianca di Saluzzo and Bionda Piemontese

D. Soglia, S. Sartore, S. Maione, A. Schiavone, S. Dabbou, J. Nery, L. Zaniboni, S. Marelli, P. Sacchi, R. Rasero

Animals, 2020, June 3

Finding an Effective Freezing Protocol for Turkey Semen: Benefits of Ficoll as Non-Permeant Cryoprotectant and 1:4 as Dilution Rate

M. Di Iorio, G. Rusco, R. Iampietro, M.A. Colonna, L. Zaniboni, S. Cerolini, N. Iaffaldano

Animals, 2020, March 3

Congress presentations

The biodiversity of local poultry breeds: characterisation of two Tuscany breeds to save them from extinction

F. Mannelli, I. Galigani, L. Versino, M. Biagi Arroyo, L. Fantechi, M. Daghio

The 75^th EAAP Annual Meeting, September 1^st-5^th, 2024, Florence (Italy)

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Exploring the genomic basis of shank and eggshell coloration in Italian native chicken breeds

F. Perini, F. Cendron, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

The 75^th EAAP Annual Meeting, September 1^st-5^th, 2024, Florence (Italy)

Genetic characterization of Collo Nudo Italiana and Millefiori Piemontese chicken breeds through high-density SNP genotyping

F. Cendron, F. Perini, E. Lasagna, D. Soglia, A. Schiavone, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

The 75^th EAAP Annual Meeting, September 1^st-5^th, 2024, Florence (Italy)

Early characterization of behavioural reactivity in two Italian Chicken Breeds: a preliminary study

S.P. Marelli, L. Zaniboni, C. Tognoli, M. Madeddu, S. Cerolini

XVI European Poultry Conference, June 24^th-28^th, 2024, Valencia (Spain)

Semen quality parameters of Italian chicken breeds: characterization at the molecular level by proteomics

S. Nonnis, M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S. Marelli, C. Tognoli, N. Iaffaldano, F. Grassi Scalvini, G. Tedeschi, S. Cerolini

XVI European Poultry Conference, June 24^th-28^th, 2024, Valencia (Spain)

Genome-wide detection and analysis of copy number variation in Italian indigenous chicken breeds

F. Cendron, M. Penasa, M. Cassandro

12^th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics (ESPG 2023), November 8-10, 2023, Hannover (Germany)

The TuBAvI project: an example of biodiversity management in Italian local chicken breeds

D. Soglia, F. Perini, N. Stoppani, A. Schiavone, E. Lasagna

39^th Conference of the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG 2023), July 2-7, 2023, Cape Town (South Africa)

Bird reactivity and semen production in the Pepoi and Robusta Maculata Italian chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) breeds

S.P. Marelli, M. Madeddu, C. Tognoli, M.G. Mangiagalli, L. Zaniboni, N. Iaffaldano, M. Di Iorio, S. Cerolini

European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, June 26-29, 2023, Prague (Czech Republic)

Abstract accepted for the poster session

Advancement in conservation programs of Italian poultry genetic resources for rural development

S. Cerolini, invited speaker for the session “Chicken Biodiversity”

25^th congress of the Animal Production Science Association (ASPA 2023), June 13-16, 2023, Monopoli (BA)

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Copy number variants in 23 Italian local chicken breeds

F. Cendron, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

25^th congress of the Animal Production Science Association (ASPA 2023), June 13-16, 2023, Monopoli (BA)

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Italian semen cryobank of autochthonous chicken breeds: the case study of Siciliana breed

M. Di Iorio, G. Rusco, E. Antenucci, L. Lerza, L. Zaniboni, M. Madeddu, N. Iaffaldano

25^th congress of the Animal Production Science Association (ASPA 2023), June 13-16, 2023, Monopoli (BA)

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Phenotypic characterization of semen production and quality in Italian chicken and turkey breeds

M. Di Iorio, N. Iaffaldano, G. Rusco, E. Antenucci, M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S.P. Marelli, S. Cerolini

25^th congress of the Animal Production Science Association (ASPA 2023), June 13-16, 2023, Monopoli (BA)

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Egg production traits during ageing in the chicken Italian breed Mericanel della Brianza

M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S.P. Marelli, C. Tognoli, M. Di Iorio, N. Iaffaldano, M.G. Mangiagalli, S. Cerolini

25^th congress of the Animal Production Science Association (ASPA 2023), June 13-16, 2023, Monopoli (BA)

Abstract accepted for the poster session

Variability in semen freezability within an Italian chicken breed

M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S.P. Marelli, M. Di Iorio, N. Iaffaldano, M.G. Mangiagalli, S. Cerolini

25^th congress of the Animal Production Science Association (ASPA 2023), June 13-16, 2023, Monopoli (BA)

Abstract accepted for the oral presentation

Carcass and meat quality traits of Siciliana chickens, a native Italian breed

S. Tavaniello, N. Iaffaldano, M. Peng, G. Grassi, M. Di Iorio, E. Antenucci, M. Palazzo, G. Maiorano

EAAP Regional Meeting 2023, 26-28 aprile 2023, Nitra (Slovacchia)

Genomics of dwarfism in Italian local chicken breeds

F. Perini, F. Cendron, Z. Wu, N. Sevane, S. Dunner, J. Smith, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro, M. Penasa

30^th International Symposium Animal Science Days, 21-23 settembre 2022, Zadar (Croazia)

Evaluation of chemical eggs components in local poultry breeds and development of NIR spectroscopic technique for the prediction of the biochemical composition

F. Cendron, S. Currò, C. Rizzi, M. Cassandro

World’s Poultry Congress, 7-11 agosto 2022, Parigi (Francia)

Refining genetic structure and relationships of Italian Local Chicken breeds using genome-wide SNP data

F. Cendron, F. Perini, S. Mastrangelo, M. Tolone, A. Criscione, S. Bordonaro, N. Iaffaldano, C. Castellini, M. Marzoni, A. Buccioni, D. Soglia, A. Schiavone, S. Cerolini, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro

World’s Poultry Summit, August 7-11, 2022, Paris (France)

Relation between cryoprotectant concentration, sperm functional integrity and fertilizing ability of frozen/thawed chicken sperm

S. Cerolini, M. Madeddu, S.P. Marelli, L. Zaniboni

19^th International Congress on Animal Reproduction, June 26-30, 2022, Bologna – Oral presentation within Workshop 7 – Advances in sperm cryopreservation technology for conservation of avian genetic resources

Implementation of the first Italian semen cryobank of autochthonous turkey breeds: preliminary results

N. Iaffaldano, M. Di Iorio, G. Rusco, E. Antenucci, L. Zaniboni, S. Cerolini

24^th congress of the Animal Science and Production Association (Associazione per la Scienza e le Produzioni Animali – ASPA 2021), September 21-24, 2021, Padua

Semen cryopreservation for ex situ management of genetic diversity in chicken: creation of the Italian Avian Cryobank

M. Madeddu, L. Zaniboni, S.P. Marelli, M. Di Iorio, G. Rusco, N. Iaffaldano, S. Cerolini

24^th congress of the Animal Science and Production Association (Associazione per la Scienza e le Produzioni Animali – ASPA 2021), September 21-24, 2021, Padua

Genetic characterization of indigenous poultry breeds of Veneto region

F. Cendron, F. Perini, S. Mastrangelo, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro

11^th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, October 23-25, 2019, Prague (Czech Republic)

Morphological assessment of 12 Italian autochthonous chicken breeds

F. Perini, F. Cendron, E. Lasagna, M. Cassandro

11^th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, October 23-25, 2019, Prague (Czech Republic)