Session 26. Robust cattle production systems

Date: 25 August 2010; 08:30 - 12:30 hours
Chairperson: Coffey (UK) and Klopcic (SI)

Theatre Session 26

• Turning science on robust cattle into improved genetic selection decision
  Amer, P.R.
• Robust dairy production systems in the USA
  De Vries, A.
• Selection for robustness and product quality in dairy cattle; an international effort
  Berry, D.P. and Veerkamp, R.F.
• Ehical dilemmas in dairy farming
  Stassen, E.N.
• Crossbreeding in dairy cows: effects on production, somatic cell counts and calving interval on Dutch organic dairy farms
  Nauta, W.J., Hoorneman, J.N., Smolders, E.A.A., Veerkamp, R.F. and De Haas, Y.
• Gasconne breed management in France and Spain
  Guerrero, A., Sañudo, C., Mateos, J.A., Campo, M.M., Olleta, J.L., Caillaud, S., Toustou, J., Gajan, J.P. and Santolaria, P.
• Crossbreeding in dairy cattle: results from national data in Germany
  Bergk, N. and Swalve, H.H.
• Assessing the effect of heat stress in dairy cows by applying random regression test day models
  Brügemann, K., König, S. and Gernand, E.
• Effects of in vitro rumen protection of fish-meal coated with supplemental fats on digestibility and gas production rate using gas test technique
  Palizdar, M.H., Sadeghipanah, H., Amanlou, H., Nazer Adl, K., Mirhadi, A., Mohammadian-Tabrizi, H. and Aghashahi, A.

Poster Session 26

• Economic importance of production, functional and carcass traits of Pinzgau cattle bred in dairy and cow-calf system
  Krupa, E., Krupová, Z., Huba, J., Polák, P., Tomka, J. and Wolfová, M.
• Investigations on pathogenic microorganisms sources in cows milk production chain
  Konosonoka, I.H., Jemeljanovs, A., Valdovska, A. and Ikauniece, D.