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A Study on the Effects of Rumen Acidity on Rumination Time and Yield, Composition, and Technological Properties of Milk from Early Lactating Holstein Cows

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A landscape of the heritability of Fourier-transform infrared spectral wavelengths of milk samples by parity and lactation stage in Holstein cows

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Accuracy and biases in predicting the chemical and physical traits of many types of cheeses using different visible and near-infrared spectroscopic techniques and spectrum intervals

scientific article published on 30 August 2019

Associations between pathogen-specific cases of subclinical mastitis and milk yield, quality, protein composition, and cheese-making traits in dairy cows

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Bayesian regression models outperform partial least squares methods for predicting milk components and technological properties using infrared spectral data

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Body traits, carcass characteristics and price of cull cows as affected by farm type, breed, age and calving to culling interval

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Breed of cow and herd productivity affect milk composition and modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis

scientific article published on 9 November 2016

Breed of cow and herd productivity affect milk nutrient recovery in curd, and cheese yield, efficiency and daily production

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Candidate gene association analysis for milk yield, composition, urea nitrogen and somatic cell scores in Brown Swiss cows.

scientific article published on 07 May 2014

Changes in milk characteristics and fatty acid profile during the estrous cycle in dairy cows

scientific article published on 25 July 2018

Characterisation of beef production systems and their effects on carcass and meat quality traits of Piemontese young bulls

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Cheese yield, cheesemaking efficiency, and daily production of 6 breeds of goats

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Cheesemaking in highland pastures: Milk technological properties, cream, cheese and ricotta yields, milk nutrients recovery, and products composition.

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

Comparison between genetic parameters of cheese yield and nutrient recovery or whey loss traits measured from individual model cheese-making methods or predicted from unprocessed bovine milk samples using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 6 August 2014

Comparison between mechanical and near-infrared methods for assessing coagulation properties of bovine milk

scientific article published on 19 September 2012

Composition, coagulation properties, and predicted cheesemaking traits of bulk goat milk from different farming systems, breeds, and stages of production

scientific article published in 2022

Corrigendum to “Composition, coagulation properties, and predicted cheesemaking traits of bulk goat milk from different farming systems, breeds, and stages of production” (J. Dairy Sci. 105:6724–6738)

scientific article published in 2022

Crossbred young bulls and heifers sired by double-muscled Piemontese or Belgian Blue bulls exhibit different effects of sexual dimorphism on fattening performance and muscularity but not on meat quality traits.

scientific article published on 4 November 2017

Crossbreeding to improve local chicken breeds: predicting growth performance of the crosses using the Gompertz model and estimated heterosis

scientific article published in 2023

Cumulative t-link threshold models for the genetic analysis of calving ease scores.

scientific article published on September 2003

Dairy system, parity, and lactation stage affect enteric methane production, yield, and intensity per kilogram of milk and cheese predicted from gas chromatography fatty acids.

scientific article published on 7 December 2017

Detailed fatty acid profile of milk, cheese, ricotta and by products, from cows grazing summer highland pastures.

scientific article published in August 2017

Detailed macro- and micromineral profile of milk: Effects of herd productivity, parity, and stage of lactation of cows of 6 dairy and dual-purpose breeds

scientific article published on 30 August 2019

Determination by GC×GC of Fatty Acid and Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Isomer Profiles in Six Selected Tissues of Lambs Fed on Pasture or on Indoor Diets with and without Rumen-Protected CLA

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

Diagnosing pregnancy status using infrared spectra and milk composition in dairy cows

scientific article published on 28 December 2017

Direct and indirect predictions of enteric methane daily production, yield, and intensity per unit of milk and cheese, from fatty acids and milk Fourier-transform infrared spectra

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Direct and maternal genetic effects for body weight and price of calves sold for veal production.

scientific article published on 14 May 2012

Double-muscled and conventional cattle have the same net energy requirements if these are related to mature and current body protein mass, and to gain composition

scientific article published on 24 July 2012

Effect of composition on coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of goat milk

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

Effect of dairy farming system, herd, season, parity, and days in milk on modeling of the coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of bovine milk.

scientific article published on 11 February 2015

Effect of goat milk composition on cheesemaking traits and daily cheese production

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Effect of high or low protein ration combined or not with rumen protected conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on meat CLA content and quality traits of double-muscled Piemontese bulls

scientific article published on 08 April 2011

Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy to predict fatty acid composition of Brown Swiss bovine milk

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Effects of candidate gene polymorphisms on the detailed fatty acids profile determined by gas chromatography in bovine milk

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Effects of composite beta- and kappa-casein genotypes on milk coagulation, quality, and yield traits in Italian Holstein cows.

scientific article published in October 2008

Effects of dairy system, herd within dairy system, and individual cow characteristics on the volatile organic compound profile of ripened model cheeses

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Effects of low-protein diets and rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid on production and carcass traits of growing double-muscled Piemontese bulls.

scientific article published on 2 July 2010

Enteric Methane Emissions of Dairy Cows Predicted from Fatty Acid Profiles of Milk, Cream, Cheese, Ricotta, Whey, and Scotta

scientific article published on 29 December 2019

Environmental, morphological, and productive characterization of Sardinian goats and use of latent explanatory factors for population analysis.

scientific article published on September 2016

Evaluating the performance of machine learning methods and variable selection methods for predicting difficult-to-measure traits in Holstein dairy cattle using milk infrared spectral data

scientific article published in 2021

Evaluation of autochthonous lactic acid bacteria as starter and non-starter cultures for the production of Traditional Mountain cheese

scientific article published on 25 August 2018

Factors affecting the incidence of first-quality wheels of Trentingrana cheese

scientific article published on 01 July 2011

Factors affecting variation of different measures of cheese yield and milk nutrient recovery from an individual model cheese-manufacturing process

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Factors affecting variations in the detailed fatty acid profile of Mediterranean buffalo milk determined by 2-dimensional gas chromatography

scientific article published on 08 February 2017

Factors associated with age at slaughter and carcass weight, price, and value of dairy cull cows

scientific article published on 6 December 2013

Fertility traits of Holstein, Brown Swiss, Simmental, and Alpine Grey cows are differently affected by herd productivity and milk yield of individual cows

scientific article published on 02 August 2017

Fertility traits of purebred Holsteins and 2- and 3-breed crossbred heifers and cows obtained from Swedish Red, Montbéliarde, and Brown Swiss sires

scientific article published on 3 October 2014

From cow to cheese: Novel phenotypes related to the sensory profile of model cheeses from individual cows.

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

From cow to cheese: genetic parameters of the flavour fingerprint of cheese investigated by direct-injection mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS).

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

From milk to cheese: Evolution of flavor fingerprint of milk, cream, curd, whey, ricotta, scotta, and ripened cheese obtained during summer Alpine pasture.

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) fed to dairy cows does not modify the cheese-making properties of milk but affects the color, texture, and flavor of ripened cheese

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Genetic Parameters of Different FTIR-Enabled Phenotyping Tools Derived from Milk Fatty Acid Profile for Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions in Dairy Cattle

scientific article published on 15 September 2020

Genetic Parameters of Milk Coagulation Properties and Their Relationships with Milk Yield and Quality Traits in Italian Holstein Cows

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Genetic analysis of beef fatty acid composition predicted by near-infrared spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 23 September 2011

Genetic analysis of coagulation properties, curd firming modeling, milk yield, composition, and acidity in Sarda dairy sheep.

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Genetic analysis of fertility in the Italian Brown Swiss population using different models and trait definitions.

scientific article published in December 2011

Genetic analysis of rennet coagulation time, curd-firming rate, and curd firmness assessed over an extended testing period using mechanical and near-infrared instruments.

scientific article published on 8 November 2012

Genetic analysis of the Fourier-transform infrared spectra of bovine milk with emphasis on individual wavelengths related to specific chemical bonds.

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Genetic and environmental relationships of detailed milk fatty acids profile determined by gas chromatography in Brown Swiss cows

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Genetic and environmental relationships of different measures of individual cheese yield and curd nutrients recovery with coagulation properties of bovine milk

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Genetic and genomic analyses of latent variables related to the milk fatty acid profile, milk composition, and udder health in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Genetic correlations between fertility traits and milk composition and fatty acids in Holstein-Friesian, Brown Swiss, and Simmental cattle using recursive models

scientific article published in 2021

Genetic evaluation of type traits in hypertrophic Piemontese cows.

scientific article published on 30 July 2010

Genetic parameters for conjugated linoleic acid, selected milk fatty acids, and milk fatty acid unsaturation of Italian Holstein-Friesian cows

scientific article published in January 2009

Genetic parameters for fertility of dairy heifers and cows at different parities and relationships with production traits in first lactation

scientific article published on 11 October 2012

Genetic parameters of carcass and meat quality traits of double muscled Piemontese cattle

scientific article published on 08 April 2011

Genetic parameters of cheese yield and curd nutrient recovery or whey loss traits predicted using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy of samples collected during milk recording on Holstein, Brown Swiss, and Simmental dairy cows.

scientific article published on 7 May 2015

Genetic parameters of coagulation properties, milk yield, quality, and acidity estimated using coagulating and noncoagulating milk information in Brown Swiss and Holstein-Friesian cows

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Genetic parameters of different measures of cheese yield and milk nutrient recovery from an individual model cheese-manufacturing process

scientific article published on 4 October 2013

Genetic variation and effects of candidate-gene polymorphisms on coagulation properties, curd firmness modeling and acidity in milk from Brown Swiss cows.

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Genetic variation in serum protein pattern and blood β-hydroxybutyrate and their relationships with udder health traits, protein profile, and cheese-making properties in Holstein cows

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Genome-wide association and pathway-based analysis using latent variables related to milk protein composition and cheesemaking traits in dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Genome-wide association of coagulation properties, curd firmness modeling, protein percentage, and acidity in milk from Brown Swiss cows.

scientific article published on 2 March 2016

Genome-wide association study for cheese yield and curd nutrient recovery in dairy cows

scientific article published on 23 November 2016

Genomic DNA fingerprinting of indigenous chicken breeds with molecular markers designed on interspersed repeats.

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Goat cheese yield and recovery of fat, protein, and total solids in curd are affected by milk coagulation properties

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Heritabilities and genetic correlations of body condition score and calving interval with yield, somatic cell score, and linear type traits in Brown Swiss cattle.

scientific article published in December 2007

High doses of vitamin E and vitamin C influence in vitro rumen microbial activity

Implementing Sensory Analysis Principles in the Quality Control of PDO Products: A Critical Evaluation of a Real-World Case Study

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Inferring genetic parameters on latent variables underlying milk yield and quality, protein composition, curd firmness and cheese-making traits in dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Inferring individual cow effects, dairy system effects and feeding effects on latent variables underlying milk protein composition and cheese-making traits in dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Integrated PTR-ToF-MS, GWAS and biological pathway analyses reveal the contribution of cow's genome to cheese volatilome

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Integration of GWAS, pathway and network analyses reveals novel mechanistic insights into the synthesis of milk proteins in dairy cows

scientific article published on 12 January 2018

Invited review: Genetics and modeling of milk coagulation properties

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Mid-infrared spectroscopy predictions as indicator traits in breeding programs for enhanced coagulation properties of milk.

scientific article published in October 2009

Milk Coagulation Ability of Five Dairy Cattle Breeds

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Milk protein composition in purebred Holsteins and in first/second-generation crossbred cows from Swedish Red, Montbeliarde and Brown Swiss bulls.

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Milk protein fractions strongly affect the patterns of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Milk quality, coagulation properties, and curd firmness modeling of purebred Holsteins and first- and second-generation crossbred cows from Swedish Red, Montbéliarde, and Brown Swiss bulls.

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Milk skimming, heating, acidification, lysozyme, and rennet affect the pattern, repeatability, and predictability of milk coagulation properties and of curd-firming model parameters: A case study of Grana Padano

scientific article published on 4 June 2015

Milk yield, quality, and coagulation properties of 6 breeds of goats: Environmental and individual variability

scientific article published on 10 May 2018

Modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of goat milk from 6 breeds

scientific article published on 03 May 2018

Modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of milk from Sarda ewes

scientific article published on 7 February 2015

Modeling rennet coagulation time and curd firmness of milk.

scientific article published in December 2011

Monitoring of sensory attributes used in the quality payment system of Trentingrana cheese

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Multivariate factor analysis of detailed milk fatty acid profile: Effects of dairy system, feeding, herd, parity, and stage of lactation.

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy predictions as indicator traits in breeding programs for enhanced beef quality1

scientific article published on 31 March 2011

Novel Genes Associated with Dairy Traits in Sarda Sheep

scientific article published in 2021

Oxidative stress indicators and metabolic adaptations in response to the omission of the dry period in dairy cows.

scientific article published on 25 March 2010

Pathway-based genome-wide association analysis of milk coagulation properties, curd firmness, cheese yield, and curd nutrient recovery in dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Phenotypic analysis of cheese yields and nutrient recoveries in the curd of buffalo milk, as measured with an individual model cheese-manufacturing process.

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Phenotypic and genetic relationships between indicators of the mammary gland health status and milk composition, coagulation, and curd firming in dairy sheep.

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Phenotypic factors affecting coagulation properties of milk from Sarda ewes

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Predicting the Content of 20 Minerals in Beef by Different Portable Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectrometers

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Prediction and repeatability of milk coagulation properties and curd-firming modeling parameters of ovine milk using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Bayesian models.

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Prediction of coagulation properties, titratable acidity, and pH of bovine milk using mid-infrared spectroscopy

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry: A high-throughput and innovative method to study the influence of dairy system and cow characteristics on the volatile compound fingerprint of cheeses.

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Quality traits and modeling of coagulation, curd firming, and syneresis of sheep milk of Alpine breeds fed diets supplemented with rumen-protected conjugated fatty acid

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Rapid Profiling of the Volatilome of Cooked Meat by PTR-ToF-MS: Characterization of Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Veal and Beef Meat

scientific article published on 30 November 2020

Rapid Profiling of the Volatilome of Cooked Meat by PTR-ToF-MS: Underlying Latent Explanatory Factors

scientific article published on 25 November 2020

Recovery of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids in ripened cheese obtained from milk of cows fed different levels of extruded flaxseed

scientific article published on 21 November 2013

Relationships of a Detailed Mineral Profile of Meat with Animal Performance and Beef Quality

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Reproducibility and repeatability of measures of milk coagulation properties and predictive ability of mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy.

scientific article published in October 2008

SNP co-association and network analyses identify E2F3, KDM5A and BACH2 as key regulators of the bovine milk fatty acid profile.

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Short communication: Association between udder health status and blood serum proteins in dairy cows.

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Short communication: Effects of β-lactoglobulin, stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1, and sterol regulatory element binding protein gene allelic variants on milk production, composition, acidity, and coagulation properties of Brown Swiss cows

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Short communication: Influence of composite casein genotypes on additive genetic variation of milk production traits and coagulation properties in Holstein-Friesian cows

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Short communication: Variations in major mineral contents of Mediterranean buffalo milk and application of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for their prediction

scientific article published on 07 September 2016

Structural equation modeling for investigating multi-trait genetic architecture of udder health in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 08 May 2020

The 9-MilCA method as a rapid, partly automated protocol for simultaneously recording milk coagulation, curd firming, syneresis, cheese yield, and curd nutrients recovery or whey loss

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

The influence of dietary nitrogen reduction and conjugated linoleic acid supply to dairy cows on fatty acids in milk and their transfer to ripened cheese.

scientific article published on 24 August 2016

The nonlinear effect of somatic cell count on milk composition, coagulation properties, curd firmness modeling, cheese yield, and curd nutrient recovery.

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The relevance of different near infrared technologies and sample treatments for predicting meat quality traits in commercial beef cuts.

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The use of 2-dimensional gas chromatography to investigate the effect of rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acid, breed, and lactation stage on the fatty acid profile of sheep milk

scientific article published on 31 January 2015

The use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to predict cheese yield and nutrient recovery or whey loss traits from unprocessed bovine milk samples

scientific article published on 4 October 2013

The volatile organic compound profile of ripened cheese is influenced by crude protein shortage and conjugated linoleic acid supplementation in the cow's diet

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

Transcriptomic Changes in Liver of Young Bulls Caused by Diets Low in Mineral and Protein Contents and Supplemented with n-3 Fatty Acids and Conjugated Linoleic Acid.

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Use of crossbreeding with beef bulls in dairy herds: effect on age, body weight, price, and market value of calves sold at livestock auctions.

scientific article published on 19 June 2009

Use of multivariate factor analysis to define new indicator variables for milk composition and coagulation properties in Brown Swiss cows

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Variation in blood serum proteins and association with somatic cell count in dairy cattle from multi-breed herds

scientific article published on 31 May 2017

Variations at regulatory regions of the milk protein genes are associated with milk traits and coagulation properties in the Sarda sheep

scientific article published on 20 July 2016

Variations in milk protein fractions affect the efficiency of the cheese-making process

scientific article published on 16 August 2018