For the past few decades, the international exchange of genetic materials has accelerated.
This acceleration has been more substantial for dairy cattle compared with other species …

The African livestock sector plays a key role in improving the livelihoods of people through
the supply of food, improved nutrition and consequently health. However, its impact on the …

This study assessed the feasibility of across-country genetic evaluation of dairy cattle in sub-
Saharan Africa where data on livestock production are scarce. Genetic parameters were …

The aim of this study was to estimate and compare genetic trends in Swedish Red cattle
using a full multiple‐trait (MT) model and trait‐group‐wise models for female fertility, udder …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of including milk yield data in the
international genetic evaluation of female fertility traits to reduce or eliminate a possible bias …

With the fast and wide development of genomic evaluations in dairy cattle, the design of
breeding schemes has been modified and the long process of progeny testing is being …

Body condition score (BCS) has gained notable interest in the last decades as an important
management tool in the dairy herd because it can be used as an indicator of overall energy …

La page de titre l'indique: ma thèse n'est pas l'œuvre d'une recherche solitaire mais
correspond à des intérêts de deux unités et notamment des deux grands messieurs qui ont …