Background The survival and fertility of heifers are critical factors for the success of dairy
farms. The mortality of heifers poses a significant challenge to the management and …

Background In recent years, interest has grown in quantifying resilience in livestock by
examining deviations in target phenotypes. This method is based on the idea that variability …

Motivation Genome partitioning of quantitative genetic variation is useful for dissecting the
genetic architecture of complex traits. However, existing methods, such as Haseman-Elston …

Milking speed is an important trait influencing udder health of dairy cows as well as labor
efficiency. Yet, it has received little attention in genomic association studies. The main …