List of works - Bradley J Heins

Activity and rumination of Holstein and crossbred cows in an organic grazing and low-input conventional dairy herd

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Association between hygiene scores and somatic cell scores in dairy cattle

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Birth traits of Holstein calves compared with Holstein, Jersey, Montbéliarde, Normande, and Viking Red-sired crossbred calves

scientific article published in 2022

Birth traits of pure Holstein calves versus Montbeliarde-sired crossbred calves.

scientific article

Brown Swiss × Holstein crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for calving traits, body weight, backfat thickness, fertility, and body measurements.

scientific article published in February 2011

Calving difficulty and stillbirths of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.

scientific article published in July 2006

Costs for health care of Holstein cows selected for large versus small body size.

scientific article published in September 2012

Crossbreds of Jersey x Holstein compared with pure Holsteins for body weight, body condition score, dry matter intake, and feed efficiency during the first one hundred fifty days of first lactation.

scientific article published in September 2008

Crossbreds of Jersey x Holstein compared with pure Holsteins for production, fertility, and body and udder measurements during first lactation

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Crossbreeding: implications for dairy cow fertility and survival

scientific article (publication date: May 2014)

Effect of Holstein genotype on innate immune and metabolic responses of heifers to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration

scientific article published on 12 July 2019

Effects of dietary roughage and sulfur in diets containing corn dried distillers grains with solubles on hydrogen sulfide production and fermentation by rumen microbes in vitro

scientific article published in September 2016

Effects of winter housing system on hygiene, udder health, frostbite, and rumination of dairy cows

scientific article published on 30 August 2019

Effects of winter housing systems on production, economics, body weight, body condition score, and bedding cultures for organic dairy cows

article

Efficacy of Broilers as a Method of Face Fly (<i>Musca autumnalis</i> De Geer) Larva Control for Organic Dairy Production

scientific article published on 18 December 2020

Enhancing the fatty acid profile of milk through forage-based rations, with nutrition modeling of diet outcomes.

scientific article

Evaluation of a commercial vacuum fly trap for controlling flies on organic dairy farms

scientific article published on 28 February 2018

Evaluation of an herbal therapy to alleviate acute pain and stress of disbudded dairy calves under organic management

scientific article published on 07 March 2021

Fatty acid profiles, meat quality, and sensory attributes of organic versus conventional dairy beef steers.

scientific article published on 25 January 2014

Fertility and survival of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.

scientific article published in December 2006

Fertility, survival, and conformation of Montbéliarde × Holstein and Viking Red × Holstein crossbred cows compared with pure Holstein cows during first lactation in 8 commercial dairy herds.

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Forage Biomass and Nutritive Value of Grasses and Legumes Grown Under Agrivoltaic Systems

scientific article published in 2024

Genetic parameters and association of national evaluations with breeding values for health traits in US organic Holstein cows

scientific article published in 2022

Genetic parameters of milk ELISA scores for Johne's disease

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

Growth, behavior, and economics of group-fed dairy calves fed once or twice daily in an organic production system.

scientific article

Growth, carcass characteristics, and profitability of organic versus conventional dairy beef steers.

scientific article published on 25 January 2014

Impact of grazing dairy steers on winter rye (Secale cereale) versus winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) and effects on meat quality, fatty acid and amino acid profiles, and consumer acceptability of organic beef

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Management practices on organic and conventional dairy herds in Minnesota.

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Montbéliarde-sired crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for dry matter intake, production, and body traits during the first 150 days of first lactation ⬇️

scientific article published on January 4, 2013

Parasites and parasite management practices of organic and conventional dairy herds in Minnesota.

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Production and calving traits of Montbéliarde × Holstein and Viking Red × Holstein cows compared with pure Holstein cows during first lactation in 8 commercial dairy herds

scientific article

Production of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.

scientific article published in July 2006

Production, fertility, survival, and body measurements of Montbéliarde-sired crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins during their first 5 lactations

article by A R Hazel et al published 31 January 2014 in Journal of Dairy Science

Relationships between early-life growth, intake, and birth season with first-lactation performance of Holstein dairy cows.

scientific article

Relationships between protein and energy consumed from milk replacer and starter and calf growth and first-lactation production of Holstein dairy cows

scientific article published on 19 October 2018

Short communication: A comparison between purebred Holstein and Brown Swiss × Holstein cows for milk production, somatic cell score, milking speed, and udder measurements in the first 3 lactations

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Short communication: Effects of mesh leggings on fly pressure and fly avoidance behaviors of pastured dairy cows

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

Short communication: Fertility, somatic cell score, and production of Normande×Holstein, Montbéliarde×Holstein, and Scandinavian Red × Holstein crossbreds versus pure Holsteins during their first 5 lactations.

scientific article published in February 2012

Short communication: Jersey × Holstein crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for body weight, body condition score, fertility, and survival during the first three lactations ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2012

Short communication: Relationship of activity and rumination to abundance of pest flies among organically certified cows fed 3 levels of concentrate.

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Short communication: Verifying Holstein heifer heart girth to body weight prediction equations.

scientific article

Survival, lifetime production, and profitability of Normande × Holstein, Montbéliarde × Holstein, and Scandinavian Red × Holstein crossbreds versus pure Holsteins.

scientific article

Taste preference of Chlorella sp. algae from dairy wastewater by weaned dairy calves

scientific article published in 2020

Technical note: Validation of an ear-tag accelerometer sensor to determine rumination, eating, and activity behaviors of grazing dairy cattle.

scientific article published on 28 December 2017

The Effect of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) on Water Quality in Horse Stock Tanks

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Three-breed rotational crossbreds of Montbéliarde, Viking Red, and Holstein compared with Holstein cows for dry matter intake, body traits, and production

scientific article published on 24 October 2018

Three-breed rotational crossbreds of Montbéliarde, Viking Red, and Holstein compared with Holstein cows for feed efficiency, income over feed cost, and residual feed intake

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Whole-milk feeding duration, calf growth, and profitability of group-fed calves in an organic production system.

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

List of works by Bradley J Heins

Activity and rumination of Holstein and crossbred cows in an organic grazing and low-input conventional dairy herd

Association between hygiene scores and somatic cell scores in dairy cattle

Birth traits of Holstein calves compared with Holstein, Jersey, Montbéliarde, Normande, and Viking Red-sired crossbred calves

Birth traits of pure Holstein calves versus Montbeliarde-sired crossbred calves.

Brown Swiss × Holstein crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for calving traits, body weight, backfat thickness, fertility, and body measurements.

Calving difficulty and stillbirths of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.

Costs for health care of Holstein cows selected for large versus small body size.

Crossbreds of Jersey x Holstein compared with pure Holsteins for body weight, body condition score, dry matter intake, and feed efficiency during the first one hundred fifty days of first lactation.

Crossbreds of Jersey x Holstein compared with pure Holsteins for production, fertility, and body and udder measurements during first lactation

Crossbreeding: implications for dairy cow fertility and survival

Effect of Holstein genotype on innate immune and metabolic responses of heifers to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration

Effects of dietary roughage and sulfur in diets containing corn dried distillers grains with solubles on hydrogen sulfide production and fermentation by rumen microbes in vitro

Effects of winter housing system on hygiene, udder health, frostbite, and rumination of dairy cows

Effects of winter housing systems on production, economics, body weight, body condition score, and bedding cultures for organic dairy cows

Efficacy of Broilers as a Method of Face Fly (<i>Musca autumnalis</i> De Geer) Larva Control for Organic Dairy Production

Enhancing the fatty acid profile of milk through forage-based rations, with nutrition modeling of diet outcomes.

Evaluation of a commercial vacuum fly trap for controlling flies on organic dairy farms

Evaluation of an herbal therapy to alleviate acute pain and stress of disbudded dairy calves under organic management

Fatty acid profiles, meat quality, and sensory attributes of organic versus conventional dairy beef steers.

Fertility and survival of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.

Fertility, survival, and conformation of Montbéliarde × Holstein and Viking Red × Holstein crossbred cows compared with pure Holstein cows during first lactation in 8 commercial dairy herds.

Forage Biomass and Nutritive Value of Grasses and Legumes Grown Under Agrivoltaic Systems

Genetic parameters and association of national evaluations with breeding values for health traits in US organic Holstein cows

Genetic parameters of milk ELISA scores for Johne's disease

Growth, behavior, and economics of group-fed dairy calves fed once or twice daily in an organic production system.

Growth, carcass characteristics, and profitability of organic versus conventional dairy beef steers.

Impact of grazing dairy steers on winter rye (Secale cereale) versus winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) and effects on meat quality, fatty acid and amino acid profiles, and consumer acceptability of organic beef

Management practices on organic and conventional dairy herds in Minnesota.

Montbéliarde-sired crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for dry matter intake, production, and body traits during the first 150 days of first lactation ⬇️

Parasites and parasite management practices of organic and conventional dairy herds in Minnesota.

Production and calving traits of Montbéliarde × Holstein and Viking Red × Holstein cows compared with pure Holstein cows during first lactation in 8 commercial dairy herds

Production of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.

Production, fertility, survival, and body measurements of Montbéliarde-sired crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins during their first 5 lactations

Relationships between early-life growth, intake, and birth season with first-lactation performance of Holstein dairy cows.

Relationships between protein and energy consumed from milk replacer and starter and calf growth and first-lactation production of Holstein dairy cows

Short communication: A comparison between purebred Holstein and Brown Swiss × Holstein cows for milk production, somatic cell score, milking speed, and udder measurements in the first 3 lactations

Short communication: Effects of mesh leggings on fly pressure and fly avoidance behaviors of pastured dairy cows

Short communication: Fertility, somatic cell score, and production of Normande×Holstein, Montbéliarde×Holstein, and Scandinavian Red × Holstein crossbreds versus pure Holsteins during their first 5 lactations.

Short communication: Jersey × Holstein crossbreds compared with pure Holsteins for body weight, body condition score, fertility, and survival during the first three lactations ⬇️

Short communication: Relationship of activity and rumination to abundance of pest flies among organically certified cows fed 3 levels of concentrate.

Short communication: Verifying Holstein heifer heart girth to body weight prediction equations.

Survival, lifetime production, and profitability of Normande × Holstein, Montbéliarde × Holstein, and Scandinavian Red × Holstein crossbreds versus pure Holsteins.

Taste preference of Chlorella sp. algae from dairy wastewater by weaned dairy calves

Technical note: Validation of an ear-tag accelerometer sensor to determine rumination, eating, and activity behaviors of grazing dairy cattle.

The Effect of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) on Water Quality in Horse Stock Tanks

Three-breed rotational crossbreds of Montbéliarde, Viking Red, and Holstein compared with Holstein cows for dry matter intake, body traits, and production

Three-breed rotational crossbreds of Montbéliarde, Viking Red, and Holstein compared with Holstein cows for feed efficiency, income over feed cost, and residual feed intake

Whole-milk feeding duration, calf growth, and profitability of group-fed calves in an organic production system.