Heat stress effects on milk yield traits and metabolites and mitigation strategies for dairy cattle breeds reared in tropical and sub-tropical countries
V Habimana, AS Nguluma, ZC Nziku… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress is an important problem for dairy industry in many parts of the world owing to its
adverse effects on productivity and profitability. Heat stress in dairy cattle is caused by an …
adverse effects on productivity and profitability. Heat stress in dairy cattle is caused by an …
Integrating high-throughput phenotyping and statistical genomic methods to genetically improve longitudinal traits in crops
The rapid development of remote sensing in agronomic research allows the dynamic nature
of longitudinal traits to be adequately described, which may enhance the genetic …
of longitudinal traits to be adequately described, which may enhance the genetic …
[HTML][HTML] Genomic-based genetic parameters for milkability traits derived from automatic milking systems in North American Holstein cattle
The number of dairy farms adopting automatic milking systems (AMS) has considerably
increased around the world aiming to reduce labor costs, improve cow welfare, increase …
increased around the world aiming to reduce labor costs, improve cow welfare, increase …
Identification of QTL regions and candidate genes for growth and feed efficiency in broilers
W Li, M Zheng, G Zhao, J Wang, J Liu, S Wang… - Genetics Selection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Feed accounts for about 70% of the total cost of poultry meat production.
Residual feed intake (RFI) has become the preferred measure of feed efficiency because it …
Residual feed intake (RFI) has become the preferred measure of feed efficiency because it …
The false dawn of polygenic risk scores for human disease prediction
AF Herzig, F Clerget-Darpoux, E Génin - Journal of personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are being constructed for many diseases and are presented
today as a promising avenue in the field of human genetics. These scores aim at predicting …
today as a promising avenue in the field of human genetics. These scores aim at predicting …
[HTML][HTML] Genotype-by-environment (temperature-humidity) interaction of milk production traits in Australian Holstein cattle
Dairying in Australia is practiced in highly diverse climatic conditions and production
systems, which means that re-ranking of genotypes could occur across environments that …
systems, which means that re-ranking of genotypes could occur across environments that …
Identification of candidate genes on the basis of SNP by time-lagged heat stress interactions for milk production traits in German Holstein cattle
K Halli, SF Vanvanhossou, M Bohlouli, S König, T Yin - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study was to estimate genotype by time-lagged heat stress (HS) variance
components as well as main and interaction SNP-marker effects for maternal HS during the …
components as well as main and interaction SNP-marker effects for maternal HS during the …
[HTML][HTML] Climate sensitivity of milk production traits and milk fatty acids in genotyped Holstein dairy cows
The aim of this study was the evaluation of climate sensitivity via genomic reaction norm
models [ie, to infer cow milk production and milk fatty acid (FA) responses on temperature …
models [ie, to infer cow milk production and milk fatty acid (FA) responses on temperature …
[HTML][HTML] Direct genetic effects, maternal genetic effects, and maternal genetic sensitivity on prenatal heat stress for calf diseases and corresponding genomic loci in …
T Yin, K Halli, S König - Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to infer the effects of heat stress (HS) of dams during late gestation
on direct and maternal genetic parameters for pneumonia (PNEU, 112,563 observations) …
on direct and maternal genetic parameters for pneumonia (PNEU, 112,563 observations) …
Estimation of genotype by temperature-humidity index interactions on milk production and udder health traits in Montbeliarde cows
A Vinet, S Mattalia, R Vallée, C Bertrand… - Genetics Selection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Heat stress negatively influences cattle welfare, health and productivity. To
cope with the forecasted increases in temperature and heat waves frequency, identifying …
cope with the forecasted increases in temperature and heat waves frequency, identifying …