Over the past 100 yr, the range of traits considered for genetic selection in dairy cattle
populations has progressed to meet the demands of both industry and society. At the turn of …

Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Hyperketonemia (HYK) is one of the most frequent and costly metabolic disorders in high-
producing dairy cows and its diagnosis is based on β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentration …

The increasing lactational performance of dairy cows over the last few decades is closely
related to higher nutritional requirements. The decrease in dry matter intake during the …

Automatic milking systems record an enormous amount of data on milk yield and the cow
itself. These type of big data are expected to contain indicators for health and resilience of …

Metabolic disorders are disturbances to one or more of the metabolic processes in dairy
cattle. Dysfunction of any of these processes is associated with the manifestation of …

The purpose was to describe the prevalence and effect of elevated milk β-hydroxybutyrate
(BHB) as detected by routine Fourier-transform infrared analysis in Dairy Herd Improvement …

Simple Summary Dairy cows have been primarily selected during the last century for higher
milk production with no attention being paid to other traits such as a sufficient dry matter …

In dairy cattle, resistance, tolerance and resilience refer to the adaptation ability to a broad
range of environmental conditions, implying stable performances (eg production level …

At the beginning of lactation, high-producing cows commonly experience an unbalanced
energy status that is often responsible for the onset of metabolic disorders and impaired …