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A comparison of 4 different machine learning algorithms to predict lactoferrin content in bovine milk from mid-infrared spectra

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

A method to approximate the inverse of a part of the additive relationship matrix.

scientific article published on 6 January 2015

A recursive algorithm for decomposition and creation of the inverse of the genomic relationship matrix.

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

A robust method for simultaneous estimation of single gene and polygenic effects in dairy cows using externally estimated breeding values as prior information

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

A simple method to approximate gene content in large pedigree populations: application to the myostatin gene in dual-purpose Belgian Blue cattle

scientific article published in February 2007

Absence probable de la translocation robertsonienne 1/29 en race bovine Blanc Bleu Belge

Accessing genotype by environment interaction using within- and across-country test-day random regression sire models

scientific article published in October 2009

Accounting for heterogeneous variances in multitrait evaluation of Jersey type traits

scientific article published in August 2006

Accuracy of prediction of gene content in large animal populations and its use for candidate gene detection and genetic evaluation

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Additional considerations to the use of single-step genomic predictions in a dominance setting

scientific article published on 03 June 2019

Adjustment for heterogeneous covariance due to herd milk yield by transformation of test-day random regressions

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

An integration of external information for foreign stallions into the Belgian genetic evaluation for jumping horses.

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Animal model genetic evaluation of type traits for five dairy cattle breeds

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

Application of canonical transformation with missing values to multitrait evaluation of Jersey type

scientific article published on 01 October 1997

Assessing the effect of pregnancy stage on milk composition of dairy cows using mid-infrared spectra

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Bayesian single-step genomic evaluations combining local and foreign information in Walloon Holsteins.

scientific article published on 16 October 2017

Between- and within-herd variation in blood and milk biomarkers in Holstein cows in early lactation

scientific article published on 07 November 2019

Can We Observe Expected Behaviors at Large and Individual Scales for Feed Efficiency-Related Traits Predicted Partly from Milk Mid-Infrared Spectra?

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Candidate gene markers associated with somatotropic axis and milk selection

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Capitalizing on fine milk composition for breeding and management of dairy cows.

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Challenges and priorities for modelling livestock health and pathogens in the context of climate change

scientific article (publication date: November 2016)

Changes throughout lactation in phenotypic and genetic correlations between methane emissions and milk fatty acid contents predicted from milk mid-infrared spectra

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Climate sensitivity of milk production traits and milk fatty acids in genotyped Holstein dairy cows

scientific article published in 2021

Combining microsatellite and pedigree data to estimate relationships among Skyros ponies

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Comparison and improvements of different Bayesian procedures to integrate external information into genetic evaluations.

scientific article published in March 2012

Derivation of a new lamb survival trait for the New Zealand sheep industry.

scientific article published on August 2015

Development of Fourier transform mid-infrared calibrations to predict acetone, β-hydroxybutyrate, and citrate contents in bovine milk through a European dairy network.

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Diagnosing the pregnancy status of dairy cows: How useful is milk mid-infrared spectroscopy?

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

Dissociation of increases in plasma insulin-like growth factor I and testosterone during the onset of puberty in bulls

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Environmental sensitivity for milk yield in Luxembourg and Tunisian Holsteins by herd management level.

scientific article published on September 2009

Estimated heterogeneity of phenotypic variance of test-day yield with a structural variance model

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Estimating fatty acid content in cow milk using mid-infrared spectrometry.

scientific article published on September 2006

Estimating myostatin gene effect on milk performance traits using estimated gene content for a large number of non-genotyped cows

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Estimation of (co)variance components for Jersey type traits using a repeatability model

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

Estimation of dominance variance for live body weight in a crossbred population of pigs

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Estimation of dominance variance in purebred Yorkshire swine

scientific article published in February 1998

Estimation of genetic covariances with method R.

scientific article published in March 2001

Estimation of genetic parameters for birth weight, preweaning mortality, and hot carcass weight of crossbred pigs

scientific article

Estimation of genetic parameters for growth, feed consumption, and conformation traits for double-muscled Belgian blue bulls performance-tested in Belgium

scientific article published in November 1995

Estimation of genetic parameters for methane indicator traits based on milk fatty acids in dual purpose Belgian Blue cattle

scientific article published in January 2012

Estimation of heritability and genetic correlations for the major fatty acids in bovine milk

scientific article published on September 2007

Estimation of phenotypic and genetic parameters for weight gain and weight at fixed ages in the double-muscled Belgian Blue Beef breed using field records.

scientific article published in February 2007

Estimation of test-day model (co)variance components across breeds using New Zealand dairy cattle data.

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Estimation of the dominance variance for postweaning gain in the U.S. Limousin population

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Evaluation of heat stress effects on production traits and somatic cell score of Holsteins in a temperate environment

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Feed restriction in young bulls alters the onset of puberty in relationship with plasma insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding proteins

scientific article published in February 2000

Genetic analysis of heat stress effects on yield traits, udder health, and fatty acids of Walloon Holstein cows.

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Genetic analysis of lactoferrin content in bovine milk.

scientific article published in May 2009

Genetic analysis of milk urea concentration and its genetic relationship with selected traits of interest in dairy cows

scientific article published in 2021

Genetic correlations of days open with production traits and contents in milk of major fatty acids predicted by mid-infrared spectrometry

scientific article published on 3 August 2012

Genetic diversity and joint-pedigree analysis of two importing Holstein populations.

scientific article published on July 2007

Genetic evaluation for birth and conformation traits in dual-purpose Belgian Blue cattle using a mixed inheritance model

scientific article published in October 2017

Genetic parameters and evaluation of rear legs (rear view) for Brown Swiss and Guernseys.

scientific article published in December 2006

Genetic parameters for direct and maternal calving ease in Walloon dairy cattle based on linear and threshold models.

scientific article published on 26 June 2014

Genetic parameters for tunisian holsteins using a test-day random regression model.

scientific article published on May 2008

Genetic parameters of mid-infrared methane predictions and their relationships with milk production traits in Holstein cattle.

scientific article published on 17 May 2017

Genetic parameters of milk production traits and fatty acid contents in milk for Holstein cows in parity 1-3.

scientific article published on 8 October 2012

Genetic parameters of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid content and the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids in bovine milk

scientific article published in September 2008

Genetic relationships between body condition score and reproduction traits in Canadian Holstein and Ayrshire first-parity cows.

scientific article published on May 2010

Genetic variability in the Skyros pony and its relationship with other Greek and foreign horse breeds.

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Genetic variability of lactoferrin content estimated by mid-infrared spectrometry in bovine milk.

scientific article published in September 2007

Genetic variability of milk components based on mid-infrared spectral data

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Genetic variance in micro-environmental sensitivity for milk and milk quality in Walloon Holstein cattle.

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Genomic Location of the Bovine Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (GHSR) Gene and Investigation of Genetic Polymorphism

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Genomics of a revived breed: Case study of the Belgian campine cattle.

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Genotype x environment interaction for milk yield in Holsteins using Luxembourg and Tunisian populations.

scientific article published on September 2008

Hot topic: Innovative lactation-stage-dependent prediction of methane emissions from milk mid-infrared spectra.

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How to use mid-infrared spectral information from milk recording system to detect the pregnancy status of dairy cows

scientific article published in January 2014

Inbreeding depression for global and partial economic indexes, production, type, and functional traits

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Influence of dominance relationships on the estimation of dominance variance with sire-dam subclass effects

scientific article published in November 1997

Integration of external estimated breeding values and associated reliabilities using correlations among traits and effects.

scientific article published on 30 September 2015

Inversion of a part of the numerator relationship matrix using pedigree information

scientific article published on 06 December 2013

Invited review: Genetics and claw health: Opportunities to enhance claw health by genetic selection.

scientific article published on 7 March 2018

Invited review: Large-scale indirect measurements for enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle: A review of proxies and their potential for use in management and breeding decisions.

scientific article published on February 2017

Invited review: Opportunities for genetic improvement of metabolic diseases

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Invited review: overview of new traits and phenotyping strategies in dairy cattle with a focus on functional traits

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Large-scale phenotyping in dairy sector using milk MIR spectra: key factors affecting the quality of predictions

scientific article published on 04 August 2020

Linear and curvilinear effects of inbreeding on production traits for walloon Holstein cows

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Mid-infrared prediction of bovine milk fatty acids across multiple breeds, production systems, and countries.

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Mid-infrared prediction of lactoferrin content in bovine milk: potential indicator of mastitis.

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Modeling heat stress under different environmental conditions.

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Modeling milk urea of Walloon dairy cows in management perspectives.

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Multi-trait animal model estimation of genetic parameters for linear type and gait traits in the Belgian warmblood horse.

scientific article published in October 2009

National single-step genomic method that integrates multi-national genomic information.

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

New method to combine molecular and pedigree relationships

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Non-genetic sources of variation of milk production and reproduction and interactions between both classes of traits in Sicilo-Sarde dairy sheep.

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On the role of mid-infrared predicted phenotypes in fertility and health dairy breeding programs.

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

Phenotypic and genetic variability of production traits and milk fatty acid contents across days in milk for Walloon Holstein first-parity cows.

scientific article published in August 2011

Pit-1 gene polymorphism, milk yield, and conformation traits for Italian Holstein-Friesian bulls

scientific article published on 01 December 1997

Potential estimation of major mineral contents in cow milk using mid-infrared spectrometry

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Potential of milk mid-infrared spectra to predict nitrogen use efficiency of individual dairy cows in early lactation

scientific article published on 05 March 2020

Potential use of milk mid-infrared spectra to predict individual methane emission of dairy cows.

scientific article published in October 2012

Predicting milk mid-infrared spectra from first-parity Holstein cows using a test-day mixed model with the perspective of herd management

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Prediction of daily milk, fat, and protein production by a random regression test-day model.

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Predictions of Daily Milk and Fat Yields, Major Groups of Fatty Acids, and C18:1 cis-9 from Single Milking Data without a Milking Interval.

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Random regression test‐day models to describe milk production and fatty acid traits in first lactation Walloon Holstein cows

scientific article published on 24 February 2022

Relationships among estimates of inbreeding depression, dominance and additive variance for linear traits in Holsteins.

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Relationships between milk mid-IR predicted gastro-enteric methane production and the technical and financial performance of commercial dairy herds.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Relationships of growth hormone gene and milk protein polymorphisms to milk production traits in Simmental cattle

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

Relationships of polymorphisms for growth hormone and growth hormone receptor genes with milk production traits for Italian Holstein-Friesian bulls

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

Sampling genotype configurations in a large complex pedigree.

scientific article published in October 2008

Short communication: Development of an equation for estimating methane emissions of dairy cows from milk Fourier transform mid-infrared spectra by using reference data obtained exclusively from respiration chambers

scientific article published on 10 May 2018

Short communication: Genetic evaluation of milking speed for Brown Swiss dairy cattle in the United States.

scientific article published in February 2007

Short communication: Genetic relationship between calving traits and body condition score before and after calving in Canadian Ayrshire second-parity cows

scientific article published on 01 September 2010

Short communication: Genetic variation of saturated fatty acids in Holsteins in the Walloon region of Belgium.

scientific article published in September 2010

Short communication: Novel method to predict body weight of primiparous dairy cows throughout the lactation.

scientific article published on 25 October 2014

Short communication: alteration of priors for random effects in Gaussian linear mixed models.

scientific article published on 11 July 2014

Short communication: influence of the muscle hypertrophy mutation of the myostatin gene on milk production traits and milk fatty acid composition in dual-purpose Belgian Blue dairy cattle.

scientific article published in July 2011

Standardization of milk mid-infrared spectrometers for the transfer and use of multiple models

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Symposium review: Challenges and opportunities for evaluating and using the genetic potential of dairy cattle in the new era of sensor data from automation

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Towards a Unified Architecture Powering Scalable Learning Models with IoT Data Streams, Blockchain, and Open Data

scientific article published in 2023

Type trait (co)variance components for five dairy breeds

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Unified method to integrate and blend several, potentially related, sources of information for genetic evaluation

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Use of (Co)Variance Functions to Describe (Co)Variances for Test Day Yield

article by A. Tijani et al published January 1999 in Journal of Dairy Science

Using test station and on-farm data for the genetic evaluation of Pietrain boars used on Landrace sows for growth performance.

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Variation in fatty acid contents of milk and milk fat within and across breeds

scientific article published in December 2006

Variation of Delta 9-desaturase activity in dairy cattle.

scientific article published in August 2008

Within-herd effects of age at test day and lactation stage on test-day yields

scientific article published in November 2003