Genetic Improvement

INFOGRAPHICS

• Investigating different strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis causing Johne’s disease in Canadian dairy cattle

• Gametic Incompatibility and its Implications for the Dairy Industry

• Impact of leukosis in Canada

• Breeding dairy cattle for climate resilience

PODCASTS

• Genetic Evaluations and Timed Artificial Insemination with Lucas Alcantara and Colin Lynch

• Genetic Evaluations and Heat Tolerance with Ivan Campos

• Genetic Evaluations and Timed Artificial Insemination with Lucas Alcantara and Colin Lynch

• Methane's genetic heritability, big data, and the changing meaning of AI with Filippo Miglior

• Timed AI

TRADE PUBLICATIONS

• Research Review: Genetic selection as a potential mechanism for reducing disease in dairy calves
• Canada delivers evaluations aimed at reducing methane emissions in dairy cattle
• The climate-friendly cows bred to belch less methane
• Lower-Burp Cows to be Bred with World-Leading Methods Based on U of G Research
• Canada can now bred for methane efficient dairy cows
• Burp-busting breeding possible
• Introducing Methane Efficiency!
• Genetic Selection for Reduce Methane (CH₄)
• Genetics may answer methane riddle
• Lactanet to add methane efficiency trait to cattle selection portfolio
• ‘Low-methane’ dairy cows the latest genetic trait touted by bull semen vendor Semex
• Genetic research is improving fertility and health

ANIMATED VIDEOS

• Genomics 101
• Genomics 360

WEBINARS

• Improving Heat Tolerance, Predicting Methane Emissions, and Impacts of AI on Genetic Evaluations

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

• Bissonnette, N., J.-P. Brousseau, S. Ollier, A.S. Byrne, E.M. Ibeagha-Awemu, K. Tahlan. 2024. Systematic assessment of the reliability of quantitative PCR assays targeting IS900 for the detection of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis presence in animal and environmental samples. J. Dairy Sci. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24566

• Byrne, A., S. Ollier, K. Tahlan, F. Biet, N. Bissonnette. 2023. Genomic epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates from Canadian dairy herds provides evidence for multiple infection events. Front. Genet. 14: 1043598. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9934062/

• Byrne, A., N. Bissonnette, S. Ollier, K. Tahlan. 2023. Investigating in vivo Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis microevolution and mixed strain infections. Microbiol. Spectr.  11(5): e01716-23.   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37584606

• Kamalanathan, S., K. Houlahan, F. Miglior, T.C.S. Chud, D.J. Seymour, D. Hailemariam, G. Plastow, H. R. de Oliveira, C.F. Baes, F.S. Schenkel. 2023. Genetic Analysis of Methane Emission Traits in Holstein Dairy Cattle. Animals 13(8): 1308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13081308

• Sousa Junior, L.P., L.F.B. Pinto, V.A.R. Cruz, G.A. Oliveira Junior, H.R. Oliveira, T.S. Chud, V.B. Pedrosa, F. Miglior, F.S. Schenkel, L.F. Brito. 2023. Genome-wide association and functional genomic analyses for various hoof health traits in North American Holstein cattle. J. Dairy Sci. In press. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23806

• de Souza, T.C., L.F.B. Pinto, V.A. Rocha de Cruz, H.R. de Oliveira, V.B. Pedrosa, G. A. Oliveira Junior, F. Miglior, F.S. Schenkel, L.F. Brito. 2023. A comprehensive characterization of longevity and culling reasons in Canadian Holstein cattle based on various systematic factors. Transl. Anim. Sci. 7(1): txad102.
  https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txad102

• Alves, K., L.F. Brito, M. Sargolzaei, F.S. Schenkel. 2023. Genome-wide association studies for epistatic genetic effects on fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle. J. Anim. Breed Genet. 40:624–637. http:// doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12813

• Rockett, P.L., I.L. Campos, C.F. Baes, D. Tulpan, F. Miglior, F.S. Schenkel. 2022. Phenotypic analysis of heat stress in Holsteins using test-day production records and NASA POWER meteorological data, J. Dairy Sci. 106 (2): 1142-1158.
  https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22370

• Martin, A.A.A., S. Id-Lahoucine, P.A.S. Fonseca, C.M. Rochus, L.M. Alcantara, D. Tulpan, S.J. LeBlanc, F. Miglior, J. Casellas, A. Cánovas, C.F. Baes, F.S. Schenkel. 2022. Unravelling the genetics of non-random fertilization associated with gametic incompatibility, Sci. Rep. 12: 22314.
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26910-8

• Campos, I.L., T.C.S. Chud, G.A.O. Junior, C.F. Baes, A. Cánovas, F.S. Schenkel, 2022. Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Heat Tolerance for production traits in Canadian Holsteins cattle. Animals 12 (4): 3585.
  https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/24/3585

• Saeed, S. T.C.S. Chud, D. Hailemariam, H.R. Oliveira, G. Plastow, P. Stothard, J. Lassen, R. Baldwin, F. Miglior, C.F. Baes, D. Tulpan, F.S. Schenkel. 2022. Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks. J. Dairy Sci. 105 (10): 8257-8271.
  https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21297

• Alcantara, L.M., F.S. Schenkel, C. Lynch, G.A. Oliveira Junior, C.F. Baes, D. Tulpan. 2022. Machine learning classification of breeding protocol descriptions for Canadian Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci. 105 (10): 8177-8188.
  https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21663

• Martin, A.A.A., G. de Oliveira Jr., A.M.L. Madureira, F. Miglior, S.J. LeBlanc, R.L.A. Cerri, C.F. Baes, F.S. Schenkel. 2022. Reproductive tract size and position score: Estimation of genetic parameters for a novel fertility trait in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 105 (10): 8189-8198. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21651

• Saeed, S., T.C.S. Chud, D. Hailemariam, G. Plastow, H.R. Oliveira, P. Stothard, J. Lassen, F. Miglior, C.F. Baes, D. Tulpan, F.S. Schenkel. 2022. Predicting methane emission in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks. J. Dairy Sci. 105 (10): 8272-8285.
  https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21176   

• Alcantara, L.M., C.F. Baes, G.A. de Oliveira Junior, F.S. Schenkel. 2022. Conformation traits of Holstein cows and their association with a Canadian economic selection index. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 102 (3): 490-500.
  https://doi.org/10.1139/CJAS-2022-0013

• Pedrosa, V.B., F.S. Schenkel, S.-Y. Chen, H.R. Oliveira, T.M. Casey, M.G. Melka, L.F. Brito. 2021. Genomewide Association Analyses of Lactation Persistency and Milk Production Traits in Holstein Cattle Based on Imputed
  Whole-Genome Sequence Data. Genes.12(11): 1830.   https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12111830

• Houlahan, K., F.S. Schenkel, D. Hailemariam, J. Lassen, M. Kargo, J.B. Cole, E.E. Connor, S. Wegmann, G.A. Oliveira Junior, F. Miglior, A. Fleming, T.C.S. Chud, C.F. Baes. 2021. Effects of Incorporating Dry Matter Intake and Residual Feed Intake into a Selection Index for Dairy Cattle Using Deterministic Modeling.  Animals 11(4): 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041157

• Chen, S-Y, F.S. Schenkel, A.L.P. Melo, H.R. Oliveira, V.B. Pedrosa, A.C. Araujo, M.G. Melka, L.F. Brito. 2022. Identifying pleiotropic variants and candidate genes for fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle via association studies based on imputed whole genome sequence genotypes, BMC Genomics (23): 331.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08555-z

• Malchiodi, F., J. Jamrozik, A.-M. Christen, A. Fleming, G. J. Kistemaker, C. Richardson, V. Daniel, D. F. Kelton, F. S. Schenkel, F. Miglior. 2020. Symposium review: Multiple-trait single-step genomic evaluation for hoof health. J. Dairy Sci. 103: 5346–5353. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17755

• Alves, K.; L.F. Brito, C.F. Baes, M. Sargolzaei, J.A.B. Robinson, F.S. Schenkel. 2020. Estimation of additive and non-additive genetic effects for fertility and reproduction traits in North American Holstein cattle using genomic information. J. Anim. Breed Genet. 137:316–330. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12466  

• Campos, I.L., Chud, T.C.S., Oliveira, H.R., Baes, C.F., Cánovas, A., Schenkel, F.S. 2022. Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 102(2): 368-381. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2021-0088 

• van Staaveren, N., Hyland, E., Houlahan, K., Lynch, C., Miglior, F., Kelton, D., Schenkel, F.S., Baes, C.F. 2023. Recording of calf health for potential use in breeding programs: A case study on calf respiratory illness and diarrhea. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 103(2), 192-203. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2022-0112 

• Lynch, C., F.S. Schenkel, N. van Staaveren, F Miglior, D. Kelton, C F. Baes. 2023. Investigating the potential for genetic selection of dairy calf disease traits using management data. J. Dairy Sci. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23780 

• Oliveira Junior, G. A., Schaeffer, L.R., Schenkel, F., Tiezzi, F. and Baes, C.F., 2021. Potential effects of hormonal synchronized breeding on genetic evaluations of fertility traits in dairy cattle: A simulation study. J. Dairy Sci. 104(4): 4404-4412. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18944 

• Oliveira Junior, G.A., Schenkel, F.S., Alcantara, L., Houlahan, K., Lynch, C. and Baes, C.F., 2021. Estimated genetic parameters for all genetically evaluated traits in Canadian Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci. 104(8): 9002-9015. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20227 

• Lynch, C., Junior, G.O., Schenkel, F.S. and Baes, C.F., 2021. Effect of synchronized breeding on genetic evaluations of fertility traits in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci.104(11):11820-11831. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20495  

• Marete, A., O. Ariel, E. Ibeagha-Awemu, N. Bissonnette. 2021. Identification of Long Non-coding RNA Isolated From Naturally Infected Macrophages and Associated With Bovine Johne's Disease in Canadian Holstein Using a Combination of Neural Networks and Logistic Regression. Front. Vet. Sci. 8: 639053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.639053

• Ibeagha-Awemu, E.M., N. Bissonnette, S. Bhattarai, M. Wang, P.-L. Dudemaine, S. McKay, X. Zhao. 2021. Whole Genome Methylation Analysis Reveals Role of DNA Methylation in Cow's Ileal and Ileal Lymph Node Responses to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection. Front. Genet. 12:797490. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.797490
• Houlahan, K., Schenkel, F. S., Hailemariam, D., Lassen, J., Kargo, M., Cole, J. B., Connor, E. E., Wegmann, S., Junior, O., Miglior, F., Fleming, A., Chud, T. C. S., & Baes, C. F. 2021. Effects of incorporating dry matter intake and residual feed intake into a selection index for dairy cattle using deterministic modeling. Animals. 11(4), 1157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041157
• Tippenhauer, C. M., Plenio, J. L., Madureira, A. M. L., Cerri, R. L. A., Heuwieser, W., & Borchardt, S. 2021. Factors associated with estrous expression and subsequent fertility in lactating dairy cows using automated activity monitoring. J. Dairy. Sci. 104(5), 6267–6282. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19578
• Tippenhauer, C. M., Plenio, J. L., Madureira, A., Heuwieser, W., & Borchardt, S. 2023. Timing of artificial insemination using sexed or conventional semen based on automated activity monitoring of estrus in Holstein heifers. Animals. 13(19), 2994. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13192994
• Plenio, J.L., Bartel, A., Madureira, A.M.L., Cerri, R.L.A., Heuwieser, W., & Borchardt, S. 2021. Application note: Validation of BovHEAT — An open-source analysis tool to process data from automated activity monitoring systems in dairy cattle for estrus detection. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 188, 106323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2021.106323
• Borchardt, S., Tippenhauer, C.M., Plenio, J.L., Bartel, A., Madureira, A.M.L., Cerri, R.L.A., & Heewieser, W. 2021. Association of estrous expression detected by an automated activity monitoring system within 40 days in milk and reproductive performance of lactating Holstein cows. J. Dairy. Sci. 104(8): P9195-9204. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19705
• Madureira, A. M. L., Burnett, T. A., Marques, J. C. S., Moore, A. L., Borchardt, S., Heuwieser, W., Guida, T. G., Vasconcelos, J. L. M., Baes, C. F., & Cerri, R. L. A. 2022. Occurrence and greater intensity of estrus in recipient lactating dairy cows improve pregnancy per embryo transfer. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(1), 877–888. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20437
• Madureira, A. M. L., Burnett, T. A., Borchardt, S., Heuwieser, W., Baes, C. F., Vasconcelos, J. L. M., & Cerri, R. L. A. 2021. Plasma concentrations of progesterone in the preceding estrous cycle are associated with the intensity of estrus and fertility of Holstein cows. PloS one, 16(8), e0248453. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248453
• Campos, I.L., Chud, T.C.S., Oliveira, H.R., Baes, C.F., Canovas, A., & Schenkel, F.S. 2022. Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 102(2): 368-381. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2021-0088
• Chen, S. Y., Schenkel, F. S., Melo, A. L. P., Oliveira, H. R., Pedrosa, V. B., Araujo, A. C., Melka, M. G., & Brito, L. F. 2022. Identifying pleiotropic variants and candidate genes for fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle via association studies based on imputed whole-genome sequence genotypes. BMC genomics. 23(1), 331. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08555-z
• Madureira, A. M. L., Denis-Robichaud, J., Guida, T. G., Cerri, R. L. A., & Vasconcelos, J. L. M. 2022. Association between genomic daughter pregnancy rates and reproductive parameters in Holstein dairy cattle. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(6), 5534–5543. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21766
• Martin, A. A. A., de Oliveira, G., Jr, Madureira, A. M. L., Miglior, F., LeBlanc, S. J., Cerri, R. L. A., Baes, C. F., & Schenkel, F. S. 2022. Reproductive tract size and position score: Estimation of genetic parameters for a novel fertility trait in dairy cows. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(10), 8189–8198. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21651
• Alcantara, L. M., Schenkel, F. S., Lynch, C., Oliveira Junior, G. A., Baes, C. F., & Tulpan, D. 2022. Machine learning classification of breeding protocol descriptions from Canadian Holsteins. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(10), 8177–8188. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21663
• Shadpour, S., Chud, T. C. S., Hailemariam, D., Plastow, G., Oliveira, H. R., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Miglior, F., Baes, C. F., Tulpan, D., & Schenkel, F. S. 2022. Predicting methane emission in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(10), 8272–8285. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21176
• Shadpour, S., Chud, T. C. S., Hailemariam, D., Oliveira, H. R., Plastow, G., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Baldwin, R., Miglior, F., Baes, C. F., Tulpan, D., & Schenkel, F. S. 2022. Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(10), 8257–8271. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21297
• Bolormaa, S., MacLeod, I. M., Khansefid, M., Marett, L. C., Wales, W. J., Miglior, F., Baes, C. F., Schenkel, F. S., Connor, E. E., Manzanilla-Pech, C. I. V., Stothard, P., Herman, E., Nieuwhof, G. J., Goddard, M. E., & Pryce, J. E. 2022. Sharing of either phenotypes or genetic variants can increase the accuracy of genomic prediction of feed efficiency. Genet. Sel. Evol. 54(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-022-00749-z
• Denis-Robichaud, J., Fernandes, A. C. C., Santos, J. E. P., & Cerri, R. L. A. 2022. Circulating progesterone at insemination and accessory spermatozoa are associated with fertilization and embryo quality five or six days post insemination in dairy cattle. Theriogenology. 189, 64–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.04.018
• Campos, I. L., Chud, T. C. S., Junior, G. A. O., Baes, C. F., Cánovas, Á., & Schenkel, F. S. 2022. Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Heat Tolerance for Production Traits in Canadian Holsteins Cattle. Animals, 12(24), 3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12243585
• Rockett, P. L., Campos, I. L., Baes, C. F., Tulpan, D., Miglior, F., & Schenkel, F. S. 2023. Phenotypic analysis of heat stress in Holsteins using test-day production records and NASA POWER meteorological data. J. Dairy. Sci. 106(2), 1142–1158. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22370
• Martin, A. A. A., Id-Lahoucine, S., Fonseca, P. A. S., Rochus, C. M., Alcantara, L. M., Tulpan, D., LeBlanc, S. J., Miglior, F., Casellas, J., Cánovas, A., Baes, C. F., & Schenkel, F. S. 2022. Unravelling the genetics of non-random fertilization associated with gametic incompatibility. Scientific reports.12(1), 22314. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26910-8
• Madureira, A. M. L., Burnett, T. A., Carrelli, J. E., Gobikrushanth, M., Cerri, R. L. A., & Ambrose, D. J. 2022. Anogenital distance is associated with postpartum estrous activity, intensity of estrous expression, ovulation, and progesterone concentrations in lactating Holstein cows. J. Dairy. Sci. 105(10), 8523–8534. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-21897
• van Staaveren, N., Hyland, E., Houlahan, K., Lynch, C., Miglior, F., Kelton, D.F., Schenkel, F.S., Baes, C.F. 2023. Recording of calf health for potential use in breeding programs: A case study on calf respiratory illness and diarrhea. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 103(2): 192-203. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2022-0112
• Pereira, M. H. C., Cappellozza, B. I., Cerri, R. L. A., Sanches, C. P., Jr, Guida, T. G., Barbosa, L. F. S. P., Santos, J. E. P., & Vasconcelos, J. L. M. 2023. Effects of additional gonadotropin-releasing hormone and prostaglandin F2α treatment to an estradiol/progesterone-based embryo transfer protocol for recipient lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy. Sci. 106(2), 1414–1428. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22134
• Kamalanathan, S., Houlahan, K., Miglior, F., Chud, T. C. S., Seymour, D. J., Hailemariam, D., Plastow, G., de Oliveira, H. R., Baes, C. F., & Schenkel, F. S. 2023. Genetic Analysis of Methane Emission Traits in Holstein Dairy Cattle. Animals. 13(8), 1308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13081308
• Bolormaa, S., Haile-Mariam, M., Marett, L.C., Miglior, F., Baes, C.F., Schenkel, F.S., Connor, E.E., Manzanilla-Pech, C.I.V., Wall, E., Coffey, M.P., Goddard, M.E., MacLeod, I.M., & Pryce, J.E. 2023. Use of dry-matter intake recorded at multiple time periods during lactation increases the accuracy of genomic prediction for dry-matter intake and residual feed intake in dairy cattle. Animal Production Science. 63(11): 1113-1125. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN23022
• Rockett, P. L., Campos, I. L., Baes, C. F., Tulpan, D., Miglior, F., & Schenkel, F. S. 2023. Genetic evaluation of heat tolerance in Holsteins using test-day production records and NASA POWER weather data. J. Dairy. Sci. 106(10), 6995–7007. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22776
• Houlahan, K., Schenkel, F. S., Miglior, F., Jamrozik, J., Stephansen, R. B., González-Recio, O., Charfeddine, N., Segelke, D., Butty, A. M., Stratz, P., VandeHaar, M. J., Tempelman, R. J., Weigel, K., White, H., Peñagaricano, F., Koltes, J. E., Santos, J. E. P., Baldwin 6th, R. L., & Baes, C. F. 2024. Estimation of genetic parameters for feed efficiency traits using random regression models in dairy cattle. J. Dairy. Sci. 107(3), 1523–1534. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-23124
• van Staaveren, N., Rojas de Oliveira, H., Houlahan, K., Chud, T. C. S., Oliveira, G. A., Jr, Hailemariam, D., Kistemaker, G., Miglior, F., Plastow, G., Schenkel, F. S., Cerri, R., Sirard, M. A., Stothard, P., Pryce, J., Butty, A., Stratz, P., Abdalla, E. A. E., Segelke, D., Stamer, E., Thaller, G., … Baes, C. F. 2024. The Resilient Dairy Genome Project-A general overview of methods and objectives related to feed efficiency and methane emissions. J. Dairy. Sci. 107(3), 1510–1522. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22951
• Smith, O., Rochus, C. M.  Baes, C. F., & N. van Staaveren. 2023. A note on dairy cow behavior when measuring enteric methane emissions with the GreenFeed emission monitoring system in tie-stalls. JDS Communications. [In Press] https://doi.org/10.3168/jdsc.2023-0451
• Lopes, L. S. F., Schenkel, F. S., Houlahan, K., Rochus, C. M., Oliveira, G. A., Jr, Oliveira, H. R., Miglior, F., Alcantara, L. M., Tulpan, D., & Baes, C. F. 2024. Estimates of genetic parameters for rumination time, feed efficiency, and methane production traits in first lactation Holstein cows. J. Dairy. Sci. S0022-0302(24)00055-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23751
• Frizzarin, M., Miglior, F., Berry, D. P., Gormley, I. C., & Baes, C. F. 2023. Usefulness of mid-infrared spectroscopy as a tool to estimate body condition score change from milk samples in intensively fed dairy cows. J. Dairy. Sci. 106(12), 9115–9124. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23290
• Oliveira, H.R., Sweett, H., Narayana, S., Fleming, A., Shadpour, S., Malchiodi, F., Jamrozik, J., Kistemaker, G., Sullivan, P., Schenkel, F., Hailemariam, D., Stothard, P., Plastow, G., Van Doormaal, B., Lohuis, M., Shannon, J., Baes, C., Miglior, F. 2024. Symposium Review: Development of genomic evaluation for methane efficiency in Canadian Holsteins. JDS Communications. [In Press]. https://doi.org/10.3168/jdsc.2023-0431
• Lynch, C., Schenkel, F. S., van Staaveren, N., Miglior, F., Kelton, D., & Baes, C. F. 2024. Investigating the potential for genetic selection of dairy calf disease traits using management data. J. Dairy. Sci. 107(2), 1022–1034. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23780
• Marques, J. C. S., Maciel, J. P. O., Denis-Robichaud, J., Conceicao, R. S., Bega, A. M., Moore, S., Sirard, M. A., Baes, C. F., & Cerri, R. L. A. 2023. The effect of progesterone concentrations during superovulation of Holstein heifers in a randomized trial. J. Dairy. Sci. 106(12), 9677–9690. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-23065
• Marques, J. C. S., Burnett, T. A., Denis-Robichaud, J., Madureira, A. M. L., & Cerri, R. L. A. 2023. Validation of a leg-mounted pedometer for the measurement of steps in lactating Holstein cows. JDS communications. 5(1), 67–71. https://doi.org/10.3168/jdsc.2023-0403
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