Improving genomic selection for heat tolerance in dairy cattle: current opportunities and future directions
Heat tolerance is the ability of an animal to maintain production and reproduction levels
under hot and humid conditions and is now a trait of economic relevance in dairy systems …
under hot and humid conditions and is now a trait of economic relevance in dairy systems …
[HTML][HTML] Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals
M Taghipoor, M Pastell, O Martin, HN Ba, J van Milgen… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
Resilience, when defined as the capacity of an animal to respond to short-term
environmental challenges and to return to the prechallenge status, is a dynamic and …
environmental challenges and to return to the prechallenge status, is a dynamic and …
Body weight deviations as indicator for resilience in layer chickens
TVL Berghof, H Bovenhuis, HA Mulder - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Resilience is the capacity of an animal to be minimally affected by disturbances or to rapidly
return to the state pertained before exposure to a disturbance. Less resilient animals are …
return to the state pertained before exposure to a disturbance. Less resilient animals are …
[HTML][HTML] Genomic-based genetic parameters for resilience across lactations in North American Holstein cattle based on variability in daily milk yield records
Considering the increasing challenges imposed by climate change and the need to improve
animal welfare, breeding more resilient animals capable of better coping with environmental …
animal welfare, breeding more resilient animals capable of better coping with environmental …
[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the genomic background of resilience based on variability in milk yield and milk production levels in North American Holstein cattle through …
Breeding more resilient animals will benefit the dairy cattle industry in the long term,
especially as global climate changes become more severe. Previous studies have reported …
especially as global climate changes become more severe. Previous studies have reported …
A promising resilience parameter for breeding: the use of weight and feed trajectories in growing pigs
Background Increasing resilience is a priority in modern pig breeding. Recent research
shows that general resilience can be quantified via variability in longitudinal data. The …
shows that general resilience can be quantified via variability in longitudinal data. The …
[HTML][HTML] Validation of resilience indicators by estimating genetic correlations among daughter groups and with yield responses to a heat wave and disturbances at …
M Poppe, HA Mulder, RF Veerkamp - Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Resilient cows are minimally affected in their functioning by disturbances, and if affected,
they quickly recover. Previously, the variance and autocorrelation of daily deviations from a …
they quickly recover. Previously, the variance and autocorrelation of daily deviations from a …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of resilience indicators based on milk yield records in different lactations and at different lactation stages
M Poppe, G Bonekamp, ML Van Pelt, HA Mulder - Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Resilience is the ability of cows to cope with disturbances, such as pathogens or heat
waves. To breed for improved resilience, it is important to know whether resilience …
waves. To breed for improved resilience, it is important to know whether resilience …
The future of phenomics in dairy cattle breeding
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Resilience: reference measures based on longer-term consequences are needed to unlock the potential of precision livestock farming technologies for quantifying this …
NC Friggens, I Adriaens, R Boré… - Peer Community …, 2022 - peercommunityjournal.org
Climate change, with its increasing frequency of environmental disturbances puts pressures
on the livestock sector. To deal with these pressures, more complex traits such as resilience …
on the livestock sector. To deal with these pressures, more complex traits such as resilience …