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A comparison between feeding systems (pasture and TMR) and the effect of vitamin E supplementation on plasma and milk fatty acid profiles in dairy cows

scientific article published in August 2005

A compartmental model describing changes in progesterone concentrations during the oestrous cycle.

scientific article published on 13 March 2009

A novel minimal model to describe non-esterified fatty acid kinetics in Holstein dairy cows.

scientific article published on 9 October 2007

A quantitative case study assessment of biophysical and economic effects from altering season of calving in temperate pasture-based dairy systems

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Adaptive immune response ranking is associated with reproductive phenotypes in grazing dairy cows divergent in genetic merit for fertility traits

scientific article published in 2022

Adipose and liver gene expression profiles in response to treatment with a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug after calving in grazing dairy cows.

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

Altering systemic acid-base balance through nutrition failed to change secondary sex ratio

scientific article published in January 2007

Amino acid concentrations in uterine fluid during early pregnancy differ in fertile and subfertile dairy cow strains.

scientific article published on 28 December 2013

Assessing and managing body condition score for the prevention of metabolic disease in dairy cows

scientific article published on 31 May 2013

Association between body condition score and live weight in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

scientific article published on 7 July 2006

Associations among dairy cow body condition and welfare-associated behavioral traits

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Body condition score and body weight effects on dystocia and stillbirths and consequent effects on postcalving performance.

scientific article published in September 2007

Body condition score and plane of nutrition prepartum affect adipose tissue transcriptome regulators of metabolism and inflammation in grazing dairy cows during the transition period

scientific article published on 18 November 2015

Body condition score at calving affects systemic and hepatic transcriptome indicators of inflammation and nutrient metabolism in grazing dairy cows

scientific article published on 12 December 2014

Carbohydrate supplements and their effects on pasture dry matter intake, feeding behavior, and blood factors associated with intake regulation.

scientific article

Changes in plasma electrolytes, minerals, and hepatic markers of health across the transition period in dairy cows divergent in genetic merit for fertility traits and postpartum anovulatory intervals

scientific article published in 2022

Circulating exosomes may identify biomarkers for cows at risk for metabolic dysfunction

scientific article published on 25 September 2019

Comparing subpopulations of plasma progesterone using cluster analyses.

scientific article

DNA methylation is correlated with gene expression during early pregnancy in Bos taurus

scientific article published on February 5, 2013

Describing the body condition score change between successive calvings: a novel strategy generalizable to diverse cohorts.

scientific article published in September 2007

Diurnal patterns of grazing behavior and humoral factors in supplemented dairy cows.

scientific article published in March 2013

Dry matter intake precalving in cows offered fresh and conserved pasture

scientific article published on 29 March 2006

Effect of a metabolically created systemic acidosis on calcium homeostasis and the diurnal variation in urine pH in the non-lactating pregnant dairy cow

scientific article published on 15 September 2006

Effect of circulating exosomes from transition cows on Madin-Darby bovine kidney cell function.

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on production and metabolic parameters in transition dairy cows grazing fresh pasture

scientific article published on 13 July 2006

Effects of divergent Holstein-Friesian strain and diet on diurnal patterns of plasma metabolites and hormones.

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Effects of pasture feeding during the periparturient period on postpartum anovulation in grazed dairy cows

scientific article published on 01 September 2007

Effects of precalving body condition and prepartum feeding level on gene expression in circulating neutrophils.

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Effects of precalving body condition score and prepartum feeding level on production, reproduction, and health parameters in pasture-based transition dairy cows.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Effects of strain of Holstein-Friesian and concentrate supplementation on the fatty acid composition of milk fat of dairy cows grazing pasture in early lactation.

scientific article published on January 2009

Efficiency of use of metabolizable energy for body weight gain in pasture-based, nonlactating dairy cows.

scientific article published on 16 May 2014

Endometrial gene expression during early pregnancy differs between fertile and subfertile dairy cow strains

scientific article published on January 18, 2012

Epigenetic regulation of pyruvate carboxylase gene expression in the postpartum liver

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Evaluation of a compartmental model to describe non-esterified fatty acid kinetics in Holstein dairy cows

scientific article published on 26 July 2007

Evaluation of real-time PCR endogenous control genes for analysis of gene expression in bovine endometrium

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Evidence of genetic and maternal effects on secondary sex ratio in cattle

scientific article published on 31 December 2010

Exosomes from dairy cows of divergent fertility; Action on endometrial cells

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

Expression analysis of key somatotropic axis and liporegulatory genes in ghrelin- and obestatin-infused dairy cows.

scientific article published on 26 March 2010

Expression of key lipid metabolism genes in adipose tissue is not altered by once-daily milking during a feed restriction of grazing dairy cows.

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Extending lactation in pasture-based dairy cows. II: Effect of genetic strain and diet on plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations.

scientific article published in August 2009

Extending lactation in pasture-based dairy cows: I. Genotype and diet effect on milk and reproduction

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Factors associated with the financial performance of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy farms.

scientific article published on 6 March 2015

Far-off and close-up dry matter intake modulate indicators of immunometabolic adaptations to lactation in subcutaneous adipose tissue of pasture-based transition dairy cows

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

Far-off and close-up feeding levels affect immunological performance in grazing dairy cows during the transition period

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Fertility and genomics: comparison of gene expression in contrasting reproductive tissues of female cattle.

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Gene expression in liver and adipose tissue is altered during and after temporary changes to postpartum milking frequency

scientific article published on 05 March 2014

Genetic ancestry modifies fatty acid concentrations in different adipose tissue depots and milk fat

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Genetic strain and diet effects on grazing behavior, pasture intake, and milk production

scientific article published on 01 July 2011

Genetic strain and reproductive status affect endometrial fatty acid concentrations.

scientific article published in August 2009

Grazing dairy cows had decreased interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin-17, and increased expression of interleukin-10 during the first week after calving

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Heifers with positive genetic merit for fertility traits reach puberty earlier and have a greater pregnancy rate than heifers with negative genetic merit for fertility traits

scientific article published in 2021

Impact of defoliation severity on photosynthesis, carbon metabolism and transport gene expression in perennial ryegrass

scientific article published on 1 October 2011

Increased stocking rate and associated strategic dry-off decision rules reduced the amount of nitrate-N leached under grazing.

scientific article published on 3 May 2016

Insulin resistance in divergent strains of Holstein-Friesian dairy cows offered fresh pasture and increasing amounts of concentrate in early lactation.

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Invited review: An evaluation of the likely effects of individualized feeding of concentrate supplements to pasture-based dairy cows

scientific article published on 09 January 2015

Invited review: Body condition score and its association with dairy cow productivity, health, and welfare.

scientific article published on December 2009

Invited review: New perspectives on the roles of nutrition and metabolic priorities in the subfertility of high-producing dairy cows.

scientific article published on September 2007

Invited review: reduced milking frequency: milk production and management implications.

scientific article published on 30 March 2013

Long-term infusions of ghrelin and obestatin in early lactation dairy cows

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Metabolic maturity at birth and neonate lamb survival and growth: the effects of maternal low-dose dexamethasone treatment.

scientific article published on 19 June 2009

Milk Production and Fertility in Cattle.

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Modification of endometrial fatty acid concentrations by the pre-implantation conceptus in pasture-fed dairy cows

scientific article published on 08 April 2011

Modulation of the immune system during postpartum uterine inflammation

scientific article published on 20 January 2015

Modulation of the maternal immune system by the pre-implantation embryo.

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Neuroendocrine and physiological regulation of intake with particular reference to domesticated ruminant animals

scientific article published on December 2008

Once-daily milking during a feed deficit decreases milk production but improves energy status in early lactating grazing dairy cows.

scientific article published on 25 July 2013

Once-daily milking during late lactation in pasture-fed dairy cows has minor effects on feed intake, body condition score gain, and hepatic gene expression.

scientific article published on 3 February 2016

Ovarian activity in Fleckvieh, Brown Swiss and two strains of Holstein-Friesian cows in pasture-based, seasonal calving dairy systems

scientific article published on 16 August 2011

Parturition in dairy cows temporarily alters the expression of genes in circulating neutrophils.

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Plants modify biological processes to ensure survival following carbon depletion: a Lolium perenne model

scientific article (publication date: 20 August 2010)

Plasma exosome profiles from dairy cows with divergent fertility phenotypes.

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Positive genetic merit for fertility traits is associated with superior reproductive performance in pasture-based dairy cows with seasonal calving

scientific article published in 2021

Postpartal subclinical endometritis alters transcriptome profiles in liver and adipose tissue of dairy cows.

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

Prepartum body condition score and plane of nutrition affect the hepatic transcriptome during the transition period in grazing dairy cows

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Prepartum feeding level and body condition score affect immunological performance in grazing dairy cows during the transition period

scientific article published on 06 January 2016

Production and economic responses to intensification of pasture-based dairy production systems.

scientific article published on 07 June 2017

Production and reproduction of Fleckvieh, Brown Swiss, and 2 strains of Holstein-Friesian cows in a pasture-based, seasonal-calving dairy system.

scientific article published on 13 June 2013

Proteome profiling of exosomes derived from plasma of heifers with divergent genetic merit for fertility

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Reducing milking frequency during nutrient restriction has no effect on the hepatic transcriptome of lactating dairy cattle

scientific article published on 08 October 2013

Relationships among body condition score, body weight, and milk production variables in pasture-based dairy cows.

scientific article published in August 2007

Relationships between cytology, bacteriology and vaginal discharge scores and reproductive performance in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 23 May 2011

Relationships between endometritis and metabolic state during the transition period in pasture-grazed dairy cows.

scientific article published on November 2010

Requirements for zero energy balance of nonlactating, pregnant dairy cows fed fresh autumn pasture are greater than currently estimated

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Review: New considerations to refine breeding objectives of dairy cows for increasing robustness and sustainability of grass-based milk production systems

scientific article published on 13 November 2018

Short communication: Effect of stocking rate on the economics of pasture-based dairy farms.

scientific article published in May 2011

Short communication: Effects of dietary nonstructural carbohydrates pre- and postpartum on reproduction of grazing dairy cows.

scientific article published on September 2010

Short communication: Feed restriction around insemination did not alter birth sex ratio in lactating dairy cows.

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Short communication: Genetic differences between New Zealand and North American dairy cows alter milk production and gluconeogenic enzyme expression.

scientific article published in January 2012

Short communication: Proteins from circulating exosomes represent metabolic state in transition dairy cows.

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

Short communication: Responses to supplemental Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product and triticale grain in dairy cows grazing high-quality pasture in early lactation

scientific article published on 01 June 2011

Short communication: effect of postgrazing residual pasture height on milk production.

scientific article published in November 2008

Short communication: immediate and deferred milk production responses to concentrate supplements in cows grazing fresh pasture

scientific article published on 30 January 2013

Somatotropic axis and concentrate supplementation in grazing dairy cows of genetically diverse origin

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Strategies to gain body condition score in pasture-based dairy cows during late lactation and the far-off nonlactating period and their interaction with close-up dry matter intake.

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Technical note: Evaluation of endogenous control gene expression in bovine neutrophils by reverse-transcription quantitative PCR using microfluidics gene expression arrays.

scientific article published on 16 June 2017

Temporary alterations to postpartum milking frequency affect whole-lactation milk production and the energy status of pasture-grazed dairy cows

scientific article published on 06 September 2014

The expression of genes involved in hepatic metabolism is altered by temporary changes to milking frequency.

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The responsiveness of subclinical endometritis to a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug in pasture-grazed dairy cows

scientific article published on 06 May 2013

Timing of supplementation alters grazing behavior and milk production response in dairy cows

scientific article published on 24 October 2012

Transcriptome analysis reveals season-specific rbcS gene expression profiles in diploid perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.).

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Treatment with a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug after calving did not improve milk production, health, or reproduction parameters in pasture-grazed dairy cows

scientific article published on 13 March 2014

Validation of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR studies of gene expression in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

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