List of works by Donagh P Berry

A 100-Year Review: A century of change in temperate grazing dairy systems

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A catalogue of validated single nucleotide polymorphisms in bovine orthologs of mammalian imprinted genes and associations with beef production traits.

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A comparison of three strains of Holstein-Friesian cows grazed on pasture: growth, development, and puberty

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

A genome wide association scan of bovine tuberculosis susceptibility in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

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A genome-wide association study for genetic susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy cattle identifies a susceptibility QTL on chromosome 23.

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

A genome-wide association study for somatic cell score using the Illumina high-density bovine beadchip identifies several novel QTL potentially related to mastitis susceptibility

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A large interactive visual database of copy number variants discovered in taurine cattle

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

A mating advice system in dairy cattle incorporating genomic information

scientific article published on 20 June 2019

A novel measure of ewe efficiency for breeding and benchmarking purposes.

scientific article published on 19 April 2018

An association analysis of sow parity, live-weight and back-fat depth as indicators of sow productivity ⬇️

scientific article published on 18 July 2018

Aneuploidy in dizygotic twin sheep detected using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism data from two commonly used commercial vendors.

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Animal breeding strategies can improve meat quality attributes within entire populations.

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Are subjectively scored linear type traits suitable predictors of the genetic merit for feed intake in grazing Holstein-Friesian dairy cows?

scientific article published in 2022

Artificial insemination increases the probability of a male calf in dairy and beef cattle.

scientific article published on 18 September 2006

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

scientific article published on 31 May 2013

Association of bovine leptin polymorphisms with energy output and energy storage traits in progeny tested Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle sires

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Associations between newly discovered polymorphisms in the Bos taurusgrowth hormone receptor gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

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Associations between novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Bos taurus growth hormone gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

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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 live-weight effects on milk production in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.

scientific article published in October 2007

Breeding a better cow-Will she be adaptable?

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Candidate genes associated with the heritable humoral response to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in dairy cows have factors in common with gastrointestinal diseases in humans

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Carcass characteristics of cattle differing in Jersey proportion

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Cell Biology Symposium: genetics of feed efficiency in dairy and beef cattle.

scientific article published on 23 January 2013

Characteristics of feed efficiency within and across lactation in dairy cows and the effect of genetic selection.

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Characterization of an X-chromosomal non-mosaic monosomy (59, X0) dairy heifer detected using routinely available single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data

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Characterization of best linear unbiased estimates generated from national genetic evaluations of reproductive performance, survival, and milk yield in dairy cows

scientific article published on 16 May 2018

Characterization of copy number variants in a large multibreed population of beef and dairy cattle using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Comparison of breeding objectives across countries with application to sheep indexes in New Zealand and Ireland.

scientific article published on April 2015

Concordance rate between copy number variants detected using either high- or medium-density single nucleotide polymorphism genotype panels and the potential of imputing copy number variants from flanking high density single nucleotide polymorphism h

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

Cow and environmental factors associated with protein fractions and free amino acids predicted using mid-infrared spectroscopy in bovine milk.

scientific article published on 14 June 2017

DNA sequence polymorphisms in a panel of eight candidate bovine imprinted genes and their association with performance traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle

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DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha (Gsα)-encoding (GNAS) genomic imprinting domain are associated with performance traits

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

scientific article published in September 2007

Detection of selection signatures in dairy and beef cattle using high-density genomic information

scientific article published on 19 June 2015

Development of an index to rank dairy females on expected lifetime profit.

scientific article published on 18 March 2015

Differentially Expressed Genes in Endometrium and Corpus Luteum of Holstein Cows Selected for High and Low Fertility Are Enriched for Sequence Variants Associated with Fertility

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Does iodine supplementation of the prepartum dairy cow diet affect serum immunoglobulin G concentration, iodine, and health status of the calf?

scientific article published on 02 June 2014

Dressing percentage and the differential between live weight and carcass weight in cattle are influenced by both genetic and non-genetic factors1

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Dry matter intake and feed efficiency profiles of 3 genotypes of Holstein-Friesian within pasture-based systems of milk production.

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Effect of Holstein-Friesian genetic group on peripartum and early lactation haematological and acute phase proteins profiles, health and fertility.

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Effect of feeding colostrum at different volumes and subsequent number of transition milk feeds on the serum immunoglobulin G concentration and health status of dairy calves

scientific article published on 06 September 2014

Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy to predict the color of bovine milk and the relationship between milk color and traditional milk quality traits.

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Effects of genetic merit for carcass weight, breed type and slaughter weight on performance and carcass traits of beef × dairy steers.

scientific article published in February 2011

Estimation of genetic (co)variances of Gompertz growth function parameters in pigs.

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Evaluation of bull fertility in dairy and beef cattle using cow field data ⬇️

scientific article published on September 27, 2010

Evaluation of developed low-density genotype panels for imputation to higher density in independent dairy and beef cattle populations.

scientific article published in March 2016

Evaluation of protocols to synchronize estrus and ovulation in seasonal calving pasture-based dairy production systems

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

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

scientific article published on 31 December 2010

Exploring a Possible Link between the Intestinal Microbiota and Feed Efficiency in Pigs

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

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

scientific article published on 6 December 2013

Factors associated with fertility outcomes in cows treated with protocols to synchronize estrus and ovulation in seasonal-calving, pasture-based dairy production systems.

scientific article published on 16 January 2013

Factors associated with milk processing characteristics predicted by mid-infrared spectroscopy in a large database of dairy cows.

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Factors associated with selling price of cattle at livestock marts.

scientific article published in August 2010

Factors associated with the differential in actual gestational age and gestational age predicted from transrectal ultrasonography in pregnant dairy cows

scientific article published on 28 March 2015

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

scientific article published on 6 March 2015

Genetic (co)variances between milk mineral concentration and chemical composition in lactating Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

scientific article published on 06 July 2018

Genetic analysis of atypical progesterone profiles in Holstein-Friesian cows from experimental research herds

scientific article published on 22 August 2014

Genetic analysis of carcass traits in beef cattle using random regression models

scientific article published on 01 April 2016

Genetic and nongenetic factors associated with milk color in dairy cows.

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Genetic associations between feed efficiency measured in a performance test station and performance of growing cattle in commercial beef herds

scientific article published on 16 June 2011

Genetic co-variance functions for live weight, feed intake, and efficiency measures in growing pigs.

scientific article published in September 2017

Genetic correlations between endo-parasite phenotypes and economically important traits in dairy and beef cattle.

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Genetic correlations between measures of Mycobacterium bovis infection and economically important traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Genetic covariance components within and among linear type traits differ among contrasting beef cattle breeds.

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Genetic differences based on a beef terminal index are reflected in future phenotypic performance differences in commercial beef cattle.

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Genetic merit for fertility traits in Holstein cows: I. Production characteristics and reproductive efficiency in a pasture-based system

scientific article published on 01 March 2012

Genetic parameters for body condition score, body weight, milk yield, and fertility estimated using random regression models.

scientific article published in November 2003

Genetic parameters for both a liver damage phenotype caused by and antibody response to phenotype in dairy and beef cattle

scientific article published on October 2016

Genetic parameters for carcass cut weight in Irish beef cattle.

scientific article published on 28 August 2009

Genetic parameters for lameness, mastitis and dagginess in a multi-breed sheep population

scientific article published on 24 November 2016

Genetic parameters for level and change of body condition score and body weight in dairy cows.

scientific article published in August 2002

Genetic parameters for linear type traits in the Rendena dual-purpose breed.

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Genetic parameters for milk mineral content and acidity predicted by mid-infrared spectroscopy in Holstein-Friesian cows.

scientific article published on 13 January 2015

Genetic parameters for variability in the birth of persistently infected cattle following likely in-utero exposure to bovine viral diarrhea virus

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Genetic parameters of dairy cow energy intake and body energy status predicted using mid-infrared spectrometry of milk.

scientific article published on 12 December 2014

Genetic parameters of ovarian and uterine reproductive traits in dairy cows

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Genetic relationships among body condition score, body weight, milk yield, and fertility in dairy cows.

scientific article published in June 2003

Genetic relationships between carcass cut weights predicted from video image analysis and other performance traits in cattle.

scientific article published on 3 April 2012

Genetic relationships between detailed reproductive traits and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Genetic selection for hoof health traits and cow mobility scores can accelerate the rate of genetic gain in producer-scored lameness in dairy cows

scientific article published on 13 September 2018

Genetic variability in the humoral immune response to bovine herpesvirus-1 infection in dairy cattle and genetic correlations with performance traits

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Genetic variation in wholesale carcass cuts predicted from digital images in cattle.

scientific article published on September 2011

Genetics and genomics of reproductive performance in dairy and beef cattle.

scientific article published on 04 April 2014

Genetics of alternative definitions of feed efficiency in grazing lactating dairy cows.

scientific article published on 03 May 2017

Genetics of bovine respiratory disease in cattle: can breeding programs reduce the problem?

scientific article published in December 2014

Genetics of bull semen characteristics in a multi-breed cattle population

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Genetics of grass dry matter intake, energy balance, and digestibility in grazing irish dairy cows

scientific article published on 01 October 2007

Genetics of reproductive performance in seasonal calving beef cows and its association with performance traits

scientific article published on 04 February 2014

Genome-wide association study for calving performance using high-density genotypes in dairy and beef cattle

scientific article published on 12 June 2015

Genome-wide association study for calving traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

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Genome-wide association study of endo-parasite phenotypes using imputed whole-genome sequence data in dairy and beef cattle

scientific article published on 18 April 2019

Genome-wide associations for fertility traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows using data from experimental research herds in four European countries.

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Genome-wide associations for milk production and somatic cell score in Holstein-Friesian cattle in Ireland

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Genomic prediction of dry matter intake in dairy cattle from an international data set consisting of research herds in Europe, North America, and Australasia.

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Genomic regions associated with muscularity in beef cattle differ in five contrasting cattle breeds

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

Herd-specific random regression carcass profiles for beef cattle after adjustment for animal genetic merit

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Heritability and impact of environmental effects during pregnancy on antral follicle count in cattle.

scientific article published on 16 May 2014

Heritability estimates of meat sensory characteristics are a function of the number of panellists and their inter-correlations.

scientific article published on 27 March 2018

Heteropaternal superfecundation frequently occurs in multiple-bearing mob-mated sheep

scientific article published on 28 April 2020

High imputation accuracy from informative low-to-medium density single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes is achievable in sheep1

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

How herd best linear unbiased estimates affect the progress achievable from gains in additive and nonadditive genetic merit

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

Impact of alternative definitions of contemporary groups on genetic evaluations of traits recorded at lambing

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Imputation of genotypes from low- to high-density genotyping platforms and implications for genomic selection

scientific article published on 01 June 2011

Imputation of microsatellite alleles from dense SNP genotypes for parentage verification across multiple Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds.

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Imputation of non-genotyped sheep from the genotypes of their mates and resulting progeny.

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Imputation of ungenotyped parental genotypes in dairy and beef cattle from progeny genotypes.

scientific article published in June 2014

Inbreeding effects on milk production, calving performance, fertility, and conformation in Irish Holstein-Friesians.

scientific article published in September 2007

Inbreeding effects on postweaning production traits, conformation, and calving performance in Irish beef cattle

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Increasing milk solids production across lactation through genetic selection and intensive pasture-based feed system.

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Inference of population structure of purebred dairy and beef cattle using high-density genotype data.

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Influence of Holstein-Friesian strain and feed system on body weight and body condition score lactation profiles.

scientific article published in April 2007

Inherent capacity of the pituitary gland to produce gonadotropins is not influenced by the number of ovarian follicles > or = 3 mm in diameter in cattle.

scientific article published in January 2010

Intake, growth and carcass traits in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Inter- and intra-reproducibility of genotypes from sheep technical replicates on Illumina and Affymetrix platforms.

scientific article published on 10 November 2016

Inter-relationships among alternative definitions of feed efficiency in grazing lactating dairy cows.

scientific article published on 13 November 2015

Interdependence and distribution of subclinical mastitis and intramammary infection among udder quarters in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 23 March 2006

International genetic evaluations for feed intake in dairy cattle through the collation of data from multiple sources.

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Investigation of the relationship between udder quarter somatic cell count and udder skin surface temperature of dairy cows measured by infrared thermography

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

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

scientific article published on December 2009

Isolating the cow-specific part of residual energy intake in lactating dairy cows using random regressions.

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Justification for setting the individual animal genotype call rate threshold at eighty-five percent.

scientific article published on November 2016

Little Genetic Variability in Resilience Among Cattle Exists for a Range of Performance Traits Across Herds in Ireland Differing in F. hepatica-Prevalence.

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Live animal measurements, carcass composition and plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

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

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Low numbers of ovarian follicles ≥3 mm in diameter are associated with low fertility in dairy cows

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Machine learning algorithms for the prediction of conception success to a given insemination in lactating dairy cows.

scientific article published on August 2015

Management practices as risk factors for the presence of bulk milk antibodies to Salmonella, Neospora caninum and Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in Irish dairy herds.

scientific article published on 24 March 2014

Mean difference in live-weight per incremental difference in body condition score estimated in multiple sheep breeds and crossbreds

scientific article published on 17 August 2018

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for cattle stature identifies common genes that regulate body size in mammals

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

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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Mid-infrared spectrometry of milk as a predictor of energy intake and efficiency in lactating dairy cows

scientific article published on 3 July 2014

Milk Production and Fertility in Cattle.

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Milk mid-infrared spectral data as a tool to predict feed intake in lactating Norwegian Red dairy cows

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

Milk production and fertility performance of Holstein, Friesian, and Jersey purebred cows and their respective crosses in seasonal-calving commercial farms.

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Negative influence of high maternal milk production before and after conception on offspring survival and milk production in dairy cattle.

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Nutritional intervention during gestation alters growth, body composition and gene expression patterns in skeletal muscle of pig offspring

scientific article published on 01 June 2011

Offspring subcutaneous adipose markers are sensitive to the timing of maternal gestational weight gain.

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On-farm net benefit of genotyping candidate female replacement cattle and sheep

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Ovarian structures and uterine environment are associated with phenotypic and genetic merit for performance in lactating dairy cows

scientific article published on 10 August 2014

Phenotypic and genetic parameters for different measures of feed efficiency in different breeds of Irish performance-tested beef bulls

scientific article published on 04 December 2009

Polymorphism discovery and allele frequency estimation using high-throughput DNA sequencing of target-enriched pooled DNA samples

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Polymorphisms in genes of the somatotrophic axis are independently associated with milk production, udder health, survival and animal size in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 27 June 2011

Polymorphisms in the bovine lactoferrin promoter are associated with reproductive performance and somatic cell count

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Porcine Feed Efficiency-Associated Intestinal Microbiota and Physiological Traits: Finding Consistent Cross-Locational Biomarkers for Residual Feed Intake.

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Potential exists to change, through breeding, the yield of individual primal carcass cuts in cattle without increasing overall carcass weight1

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Predicting beef carcass meat, fat and bone proportions from carcass conformation and fat scores or hindquarter dissection.

scientific article published in February 2010

Predicting cow milk quality traits from routinely available milk spectra using statistical machine learning methods

scientific article published in 2021

Prediction of bovine milk technological traits from mid-infrared spectroscopy analysis in dairy cows

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Prediction of individual milk proteins including free amino acids in bovine milk using mid-infrared spectroscopy and their correlations with milk processing characteristics.

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, perinatal calf mortality in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian cows.

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Processing characteristics of dairy cow milk are moderately heritable.

scientific article published on 29 May 2017

Purging of inbreeding depression within the Irish Holstein-Friesian population.

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

Questionnaire identifying management practices surrounding calving on spring-calving dairy farms and their associations with herd size and herd expansion.

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Rapid Communication: Large exploitable genetic variability exists to shorten age at slaughter in cattle.

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Re-assessing the importance of linear type traits in predicting genetic merit for survival in an aging Holstein-Friesian dairy cow population

scientific article published in 2022

Relationship between dairy cow genetic merit and profit on commercial spring calving dairy farms.

scientific article published in July 2012

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

scientific article published in August 2007

Residual intake and body weight gain: a new measure of efficiency in growing cattle.

scientific article published on 2 September 2011

Review: Deciphering animal robustness. A synthesis to facilitate its use in livestock breeding and management.

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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

Risk factors associated with animal mortality in pasture-based, seasonal-calving dairy and beef herds.

scientific article published on 29 January 2018

Risk factors associated with detailed reproductive phenotypes in dairy and beef cows.

scientific article published in May 2014

Risk factors associated with lambing traits

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Risk factors associated with multiple ovulation and twin birth rate in Irish dairy and beef cattle

scientific article published on 03 February 2014

Runs of homozygosity and population history in cattle

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Gene are Associated with Performance in Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cattle

scientific article published on 16 February 2011

Single nucleotide polymorphisms at the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) locus are associated with dairy performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle.

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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor gene (IGF2R) are associated with body size traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle.

scientific article published on 23 May 2011

Single nucleotide polymorphisms within the bovine DLK1-DIO3 imprinted domain are associated with economically important production traits in cattle.

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Stakeholder involvement in establishing a milk quality sub-index in dairy cow breeding goals: a Delphi approach

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The distribution of runs of homozygosity and selection signatures in six commercial meat sheep breeds.

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The effect of colostrum storage conditions on dairy heifer calf serum immunoglobulin G concentration and preweaning health and growth rate.

scientific article published on 9 November 2016

The impact of multi-generational genotype imputation strategies on imputation accuracy and subsequent genomic predictions.

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The influence of genetic selection and feed system on the reproductive performance of spring-calving dairy cows within future pasture-based production systems.

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The integration of 'omic' disciplines and systems biology in cattle breeding.

scientific article published on February 2011

The potential of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of milk samples to predict energy intake and efficiency in dairy cows.

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The use of mid-infrared spectrometry to predict body energy status of Holstein cows.

scientific article published in July 2011

Towards an improved estimation of the biological components of residual feed intake in growing cattle.

scientific article published on 14 January 2014

Ultra-low-density genotype panels for breed assignment of Angus and Hereford cattle

scientific article published on 24 November 2016

Validation of national genetic evaluations for maternal beef cattle traits using Irish field data.

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Variance components for bovine tuberculosis infection and multi-breed genome-wide association analysis using imputed whole genome sequence data

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Variance components for susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy and beef cattle

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Whole genome association study identifies regions of the bovine genome and biological pathways involved in carcass trait performance in Holstein-Friesian cattle

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Within- and across-breed imputation of high-density genotypes in dairy and beef cattle from medium- and low-density genotypes.

scientific article published on 5 December 2013

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