Session 15. Free communications in dairy genetics

Date: 24 August '09; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Schopen (NL)

 

Theatre Session 15

• Genetic analysis of reproductive diseases and disorders in Norwegian Red cows
  Heringstad, B.

• Relationship between the estimated breeding values of test day milk fat-protein ratio and the fertility evaluations of Nordic Red dairy sires
  Liinamo, A.-E., Negussie, E. and Mäntysaari, E.

• Genetic variability for days to first insemination in dairy cattle accounting for voluntary waiting period
  Cue, R.I., Carabaño, M.J., Diaz, C., Gonzalez-Recio, O. and Ugarte, E.

• Mapping of fertility traits in Finnish Ayrshire by genome-wide association
  Schulman, N.F., Sahana, G., Iso-Touru, T., Schnabel, R.D., Lund, M.S., Taylor, J.F. and Vilkki, J.H.

• Genomic instability following somatic cell nuclear transfer in cattle
  De Montera, B., Oudin, J.-F., Jouneau, L., Noé, G., Chavatte-Palmer, P., Vignon, X., Eggen, A., Amigues, Y., Duranthon, V., Pailhoux, E., Boulanger, L., Jammes, H. and Renard, J.-P.

• Gene expression patterns in anterior pituitary associated with quantitative measure of oestrous behaviour in dairy cows
  Kommadath, A., Mulder, H.A., De Wit, A.A.C., Woelders, H., Smits, M.A., Beerda, B., Veerkamp, R.F., Frijters, A.C.J. and Te Pas, M.F.W.

• Transcriptional profiling of bovine endometrial and embryo biopsies in relation to pregnancy success after embryo transfer
  Salilew-Wondim, D., Hoelker, M., Peippo, J., Grosse-Brinkhaus, C., Ghanem, N., Rings, F., Phatsara, C., Schellander, K. and Tesfaye, D.

• Homozygosity mapping of a Weaver like recessive disorder in Tyrol grey cattle
  Sölkner, J., Gredler, B., Drögemüller, C. and Leeb, T.

• Genetics of tuberculosis in Irish dairy cattle
  Bermingham, M.L., More, S.J., Good, M., Cromie, A.R., Higgins, I.M., Brotherstone, S. and Berry, D.P.

• Quantitative trait loci detection for milk protein composition in Dutch Holstein-Friesian cows
  Schopen, G.C.B., Koks, P.D., Van Arendonk, J.A.M., Bovenhuis, H. and Visker, M.H.P.W.

• Development of a genome-wide SNP marker set for selection against left-sided displacement of the abomasum in German Holstein cattle
  Mömke, S., Sickinger, M., Brade, W., Rehage, J., Doll, K. and Distl, O.

• DGAT1 K232a polymorphism greatly affects mammary tissue activity of milk
  component synthesis
  Faucon, F., Rebours, E., Robert-Granie, C., Bernard, L., Menard, O., Miranda, G., Dhorne-Pollet, S.,

• Bevilacqua, C., Hurtaud, C., Larroque, H., Gallard, Y., Leroux, C. and Martin, P.

• Breed effects and heritability for bovine milk coagulation time determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
  Lopez-Villalobos, N., Davis, S.R., Beattie, E.M., Melis, J., Berry, S., Holroyd, S., Spelman, R.J. and Snell, R.G.

• Does the fatty acid profile in Churra milk sheep show additive genetic variation?
  Sánchez, J.P., Barbosa, E., San Primitivo, F. and De La Fuente, L.F.

 

Poster Session 15

• The use of genetic parameters for the standardization of linear type classification in Italy
  Canavesi, F., Finocchiaro, R. and Biffani, S.

• Association between mtDNA gene variants and fertility in progeny tested bulls
  Ajmone Marsan, P., Malusà, A., Colli, L., Nicoloso, L., Milanesi, E., Crepaldi, P., Valentini, A., Santus, E., Ferretti, L. and Negrini, R.

• Genetic parameters of milk yield and reproductive traits of Holstein-Friesian cows in Tunisia
  Aloulou, R., M’hamdi, N., Ben Hamouda, M., Kraïem, K. and Garrouri, M.

• A systems biology approach of oestrous behaviour in dairy cows
  Boer, H.M.T., Veerkamp, R.F. and Woelders, H.

• Polymorphism of the kappa-casein gene in Bosnian autochthones cattle races
  Brka, M., Hodžić, A., Reinsch, N., Đedović, R., Zečević, E. and Dokso, A.

• Estimation of genetic parameters for calving ease for Simmental cattle in Croatia
  Bulić, V., Ivkić, Z., Špehar, M. and Cadavez, V.A.P.

• SREBP- polymorphism in Brown cattle and its effect on milk fatty acid composition
  Conte, G., Chessa, S., Mele, M., Castiglioni, B., Serra, A., Pagnacco, G. and Secchiari, P.

• Genetic parameters for growth traits in Braunvieh cattle reared in Brazil
  Cucco, D.C., Ferraz, J.B.S., Eler, J.P., Balieiro, J.C.C., Mourão, G.B. and Mattos, E.C.

• Milk protein genetic variation and casein haplotype structure in the Pinzgauer cattle
  Erhardt, G., Mitterwallner, I., Zierer, E., Jäger, S. and Caroli, A.

• Effect of the Thyroglobulin (TG) and Leptin gene polymorphisms on the milk production traits in Hungarian Simmental cows
  Farkas, V., Kovács, K., Zsolnai, A., Fésüs, L., Polgár, J.P., Szabó, F. and Anton, I.

• Estimation of allele frequency for Arachnomelia in Austrian Fleckvieh cattle
  Fuerst, C., Heidinger, B., Fuerst-Waltl, B. and Baumung, R.

• Genetic analysis of veal traits in Austrian dual purpose cattle
  Fuerst, C., Gredler, B., Kinberger, M. and Fuerst-Waltl, B.

• Unravelling the mechanisms of mammalian ovarian follicular development and atresia: a cattle vs pig transcriptome and proteome study
  Gerard, N., Tosser-Klopp, G., Benne, F., Bonnet, A., Delpuech, T., Douet, C., Drouilhet, L., Fabre, S., Izart, A., Monget, P., Monniaux, D., Mulsant, P., Robert-Granie, C., San Cristobal, M., Vignoles, F. and Bodin, L.

• Analysis of quantitative trait loci affecting female fertility and twinning rate in Israeli Holsteins
  Glick, G., Golik, M., Shirak, A., Ezra, E., Zeron, Y., Seroussi, E., Ron, M. and Weller, J.I.

• Effect of length of productive life on genetic trend of milk production and profitability
  Honarvar, M., Nejati Javaremi, A., Miraei Ashtiani, S.R. and Dehghan Banadaki, M.

• Detection of B k-casein variant in Romanian dairy cattle breeds
  Ilie, D.E., Magdin, A., Salajeanu, A. and Vintila, I.

• Genetic parameters for intermediate optimum type traits
  Jagusiak, W., Morek-Kopec, M. and Zarnecki, A.S.

• Identification of the new polymorphisms in the promoter region of the MEFC gene in cattle
  Juszczuk-Kubiak, E., Flisikowski, K., Starzyński, R., Wicińska, K. and Połoszynowicz, J.

• Relationships among semen quality traits in Holstein bulls
  Karoui, S., Diaz, C., Serrano, M., Cue, R., Celorrio, I. and Carabaño, M.J.

• Frequencies and patterns of outliers in dairy cow test day records when using different definition of outliers
  König Von Borstel, U.U. and Swalve, H.H.

• Correlation vs covariance matrices for rank reduction in test-day models ?
  Leclerc, H. and Ducrocq, V.

• Factors associated with copper concentration and spontaneous oxidized flavour in cow’s milk
  Näslund, J., Fikse, F., Örde-Öström, I.-L., Barrefors, P. and Lundén, A.

• Database of cattle candidate loci for milk production and mastitis
  Ogorevc, J., Kunej, T. and Dovc, P.

• Milk protein k-casein genotypes and milk productivity of Latvian Native breeds
  Paura, L., Jonkus, D. and Jemeljanova, V.

• Genotype-environment interaction for milk yield between grass-based and conventional dairy cattle production in Portugal
  Pavão, A.L., Carolino, M.I., Carolino, N. and Gama, L.T.

• Inbreeding impact on milk production in Spanish Holstein cows
  Pérez-Cabal, M.A., Cervantes, I. and Gutiérrez, J.P.

• Milk production efficiency of lactating Holstein-Friesian, Jersey and Jersey × Holstein-Friesian cows under grazing conditions
  Prendiville, R., Pierce, K., Byrne, N. and Buckley, F.

• Heritabilities and genetic correlations of lactational and daily somatic cell score with conformation traits in Polish Holstein cattle
  Ptak, E., Jagusiak, W. and Zarnecki, A.S.

• Effect of GHR allele variants on milk production traits in a German Holstein dairy cow population
  Rahmatalla, S.A., Mueller, U., Reissmann, M. and Brockmann, G.A.

• Review of methods for fertility evaluation
  Šafus, P.

• Selection indexes in cattle breeding in the Czech Republic
  Šafus, P. and Přibyl, J.

• Estimation of genetic parameters for length of productive life using survival analysis in Holstein population of Japan
  Sasaki, O., Aihara, M., Hagiya, K., Ishii, K. and Satoh, M.

• CSN1S1 gene: allele frequency, and the relationship with milk production traits in three Iranian indigenous cattle and Holstein breeds of Iran
  Zakizadeh, S., Reissmann, M., Reinecke, P. and Miraei-Ashtiani, S.R.

• Detection and correction of outliers for fatty acid contents measured by midinfrared spectrometry using random regression test-day models
  Soyeurt, H., Dardenne, P. and Gengler, N.

• Model evaluation and genetic parameters for milk urea nitrogen in Holstein dairy heifers
  Stamer, E., Junge, W., Brade, W. and Thaller, G.

• Variability of major fatty acid contents in Luxembourg dairy cattle
  Soyeurt, H., Arnould, V.M.-R., Dardenne, P., Stoll, J., Braun, A., Zinnen, Q. and Gengler, N.

• Modelling effects of selected candidate genes on milk production traits as variable during a lactation
  Szyda, J., Komisarek, J. and Antkowiak, I.

• Genetic parameters for milk coagulation properties in the first lactation Estonian Holstein cows
  Vallas, M., Pärna, E., Kaart, T. and Kiiman, H.

• Endometrial receptivity in lactating dairy cows
  Peippo, J., Räty, M., Ahola, V., Grosse-Brinkhaus, C., Salilew-Wondim, D., Sorensen, P., Taponen, J., Aro, J., Myllymäki, H., Tesfaye, D. and Vilkki, J.

• Heritability of body condition score and relationships with milk production traits in Canadian Holsteins and Ayrshires
  Loker, S., Bastin, C., Miglior, F., Sewalem, A., Fatehi, J., Schaeffer, L.R. and Jamrozik, J.

• Associations of growth hormone gene polymorphisms with milk production traits in South Anatolian and East Anatolian red cattle
  Türkay, G., Yardibi, H., Paya, İ., Kaygısız, F., Çiftçioğlu, G., Mengi, A. and Öztabak, K.

• Breed and heterosis estimates for milk production, udder health and fertility traits among Holstein and Norwegian Red dairy cattle
  Begley, N., Evans, R.D., Pierce, K.M. and Buckley, F.