Articles

• Preface

  F Fikse

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• Joint evaluation of Milking Shorthorn dairy cattle for production traits

  R A Barrett, F Miglior, J Jamrozik, G Jansen, L R Schaeffer

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• Joint Nordic test day model for milk production traits

  J Pedersen, U Sander Nielsen, G P Aamand, J Pösö, E Mäntysaari, M Lidauer, I Stranden, P Madsen, K. Johansson, J-Å Eriksson, J Juga

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• A joint Nordic model for type traits

  A Fogh, J-Å Eriksson, J Juga, M Toivonen, J Pösö, M Simpanen, U Sander Nielsen, G P Aamand

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• Comparison of alternative strategies for an international genetic evaluation of beef cattle breeds

  F Phocas, K Donoghue, H Graser

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• Conversion equations revisited: Single and multiple-trait conversion equations and comparison with simple-MACE

  H Jorjani, F Fikse

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• Report from workshop in Uppsala

  J Wilmink, F Fikse

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• Bicountry evaluation for conformation using MACE and animal model

  G de Jong, C van Rumst, A Harbers, T Lawlor

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• Accuracy of MACE evaluation for composite type traits compared to prediction based on linear traits

  F Miglior, P G Sullivan, B J Van Doormaal

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• A multi-trait MACE model for international bull comparison based on daughter yield deviations

  Z Liu, F Reinhardt, R Reents

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• MACE weighting factors for direct and maternal EBVs from multiple-trait models

  P G Sullivan, G J Kistemaker, J Jakobsen, F Fikse

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• Feasibility of MACE for longevity for colored breeds

  J H Jakobsen, W F Fikse, P M VanRaden

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• Estimation of genetic correlations using a structural model for milk and type traits: limits and opportunities

  H Leclerc, S Minéry, W F Fikse, V Ducrocq, T Druet

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• Multiple-trait across-country evaluations using singular (co)variance matrix and random regression model

  E A Mäntysaari

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• Does selection for production affect type traits genetic evaluation in Italian Holstein?

  F Biscarini, S Biffani, F Canavesi

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• Genetic and economic evaluation of dairy cow body condition score in New Zealand

  J E Pryce, B L Harris

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• Genetic evaluation of female fertility in Canadian dairy breeds

  B J Van Doormaal, G Kistemaker, J Fatehi, F Miglior, J Jamrozik, L R Schaeffer

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• Potential for genetic evaluation of health and fertility traits using data collected in on-farm herd management software programs

  K A Weigel, N R Zwald, Y M Chang, R D Welper, J S Clay

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• Are high pins related to poor fertility?

  E Wall, I White, M P Coffey, S Brotherstone

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• Test-day model for national genetic evaluation of somatic cell count in New Zealand

  B L Harris, A M Winkelman

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• From a repeatability to a random regression test day model evaluation for somatic cells: evaluation of results in the Italian Holstein population

  F Canavesi, S Biffani, F Biscarini

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• Computing inbreeding coefficients and effects of inbreeding, heterosis and recombination loss on evaluations for lifespan and somatic cell count in the UK

  R Mrode, G Swanson, M F Paget

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• Cross breeding in dairy cattle: The effect on calving ease

  S McClintock, R Poole, K Beard, M Goddard

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• Choice of scales for delivery of genetic evaluations to the public

  P M VanRaden

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• Genetic parameter estimation for casein in Brown Swiss

  S Ghiroldi, C Nicoletti, A Rossoni

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• Multivariate animal model estimates of genetic, environmental and phenotypic correlations for early lactation milk yield and composition in Tunisian Holstein-Friesians

  M H Othmane, M Ben Hamouda, H Hammami

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• Multiple-lactation random regression test-day model for Polish Black and White cattle

  T Strabel, E Ptak, J Szyda, J Jamrozik

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• Integrated adjustment for variance heterogeneity of test-day yield with a structural variance model in the Walloon genetic evaluation

  P Mayeres, A Gillon, N Gengler

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• Validation of genetic trend estimates from test-day model using individual daughter deviations

  M Lidauer, E A Mäntysaari, I Strandén

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• An alarm firing system for national genetic evaluation quality control

  S Diplaris, A L Symeonidis, P A Mitkas, G Banos, Z Abas

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• Illustration of a trend validation test for longevity evaluations

  V Ducrocq

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• Using a piecewise Weibull mixed model in the genetic evaluation for longevity

  C van der Linde, G de Jong, A Harbers

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• Combined use of quantitative and molecular data in genetic evaluations for milk production of Dual-Purpose Belgian Blue cows

  N Gengler, P Mayeres, J Baudouin, S Abras, A Felix, C Michaux

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• A marker assisted genetic evaluation system for dairy cattle using a random QTL model

  Z Liu, F Reinhardt, J Szyda, H Thomsen, R Reents

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• List of participants

  F Fikse

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