Livestock production both contributes to and is affected by climate change. In addition to the
physiological effects of higher temperatures on individual animals, the consequences of …

The data presented in this review show that past selection for increased milk production in
Ireland over a 14-year period (1990 to 2003) resulted in increases in milk production per …

The effects of genetic variants on phenotypic traits often depend on environmental and
physiological conditions, but such gene–environment interactions are poorly understood …

Improving dairy cow fertility by means of genetic selection is likely to become increasingly
important, since it is now well established that declining fertility cannot only be arrested by …

Jersey× Holstein crossbreds (J× H; n= 76) were compared with pure Holsteins (n= 73) for
305-d milk, fat, and protein production; conception rate; days open; proportion of cows …

Dairy cattle breeding organizations tend to sell semen to breeders operating in different
environments and genotype× environment interaction may play a role. The objective of this …

Genotype by environment interactions (GxE) are very common in livestock and hamper
genetic improvement. On the other hand, GxE is a source of genetic variation: genetic …

In livestock, genotype× environment interaction (G× E) has been widely investigated, with
genotype defined at the level of subspecies, breeds, individual animals within a breed (for …

The existence of a genotype× environment interaction (G× E) for fertility traits, survival, and
milk yield traits was examined by considering performance recorded in different calving …

Simple Summary Consumers are increasingly choosing organic farming products. Such
behavior is mainly dictated by the conviction that organic farms do not use pesticides or …