Session 36. Free communications in cattle production

Date: 31 August 2011; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Lazzaroni

Theatre Session 36

• Screening for early pregnant cows in compact calving systems
  Cutullic, E., Delaby, L., Gallard, Y. and Disenhaus, C.
• Genetic evaluations for birth weight: comparison of continuous and discrete definitions of birth weight under varying accuracies of recording
  Waurich, B., Wensch-Dorendorf, M., Cole, J.B. and Swalve, H.H.
• Genetic parameters for somatic cell score in early lactation
  Schafberg, R., Rosner, F. and Swalve, H.H.
• Across breed and country validation of mid-infrared calibration equations to predict milk fat composition
  Maurice - Van Eijndhoven, M.H.T., Soyeurt, H., Dehareng, F. and Calus, M.P.L.
• Mid-infrared predictions of cheese yield from bovine milk
  Vanlierde, A., Soyeurt, H., Anceau, C., Dehareng, F., Dardenne, P., Gengler, N., Sindic, M. and Colinet, F.G.
• Nutritional flexibility of Charolais cows
  De La Torre, A., Blanc, F., Egal, D. and Agabriel, J.
• Influence of post partum nutritional level on estrus behavior in primiparous Charolais cows
  Recoules, E., De La Torre, A., Agabriel, J., Egal, D. and Blanc, F.
• Milk and concentrate intakes in Salers calves modify body composition at weaning and feeding efficiency in young bulls’ production
  Garcia-Launay, F., Sepchat, B., Cirié, C., Egal, D. and Agabriel, J.
• Differentiation of carcasses of cattle fed mainly forages or concentrates on the basis of conformation, fattening and colour variables
  Alvarez, R., Chessa, M., Margarit, C., Nudda, A., Cannas, A. and Alcalde, M.J.
• Genetic parameters for pathogen specific clinical mastitis in Norwegian Red cows
  Haugaard, K., Heringstad, B. and Whist, A.C.

Poster Session 36

• Replacing soybean meal with protein of European origin in dairy cow feed
  Froidmont, E., Focant, M., Decruyenaere, V., Turlot, A. and Vanvolsem, T.
• Supplementing live yeast to Jersey cows grazing kikuyu/ryegrass pastures
  Erasmus, L.J., Coetzee, C., Meeske, R. and Chevaux, E.
• Effect of dietary starch source and alfalfa hay particle size on chewing time and ruminal pH in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows
  Nasrollahi, S.M., Khorvash, M. and Ghorbani, G.R.
• Immediate and residual effects on milk yield and composition of decreasing levels of udder emptying during milking in dairy cows
  Guinard-Flament, J., Albaaj, A., Hurtaud, C., Lemosquet, S. and Marnet, P.G.
• Effects of feeding whole or physically broken flaxseed on milk fatty acid profiles of Holstein lactating dairy cows
  Danesh Mesgaran, M., Jafari Jafarpoor, R., Danesh Mesgaran, S., Ghohari, S. and Ghaemi, M.R.
• Animal wise prediction of milk, protein and fat yield using solutions from the Nordic test day model
  Pitkänen, T., Mäntysaari, E.A., Rinne, M. and Lidauer, M.
• Using self-feeders for all-concentrate diets offered to weaned beef calves
  Simeone, A., Beretta, V., Elizalde, J., Cortazzo, D., Viera, G. and Ferrés, A.
• Optimum proportion of corn cob silage in total mixed rations for intensively-fed rosé veal calves
  Vestergaard, M., Mikkelsen, A. and Jørgensen, K.F.
• Effects of turn-out date and post-grazing sward height on dairy cross steer performance at pasture
  O’ Riordan, E.G., Keane, M.G. and Mc Gee, M.
• Effect of sex and frame size on carcass composition of Nellore cattle
  Silva, S.L., Gomes, R.C., Leme, T.M.C., Bonin, M.N., Rosa, A.F., Souza, J.L.F., Zoppa, L.M. and Leme, P.R.
• Effect of roughage level and particle size on the performance of cattle fed high grain feedlot diets
  Beretta, V., Simeone, A., Elizalde, J., Cortazzo, D. and Viera, G.
• Relationship between grading scores and image analysis traits for marbling in Angus, Hereford and Japanese Black x Angus in Australia
  Maeda, S., Polkinghorne, R., Kato, K. and Kuchida, K.
• Effects of slaughter age on the degree of marbling and fatty acid composition of marbling in Holstein steers
  Ogata, M. and Kuchida, K.
• Milk production and N excretion of dairy cows fed on different forage types
  Migliorati, L., Boselli, L., Masoero, F., Abeni, F., Giordano, D., Cerciello, M. and Pirlo, G.
• Assessing enteric methane emissions from ruminants using a calibrated tracer: effects of non-linear sulphur hexafluoride release and permeation tube rumen residence time
  Deighton, M.H., Boland, T.M., O’loughlin, B.M., Moate, P.J. and Buckley, F.
• Influence of yeasts supplementation on microbiome composition in liquid fraction of rumen content of lactating cows
  Sandri, M., Manfrin, C., Gaspardo, B., Pallavicini, A. and Stefanon, B.
• Rumen wall morphology in low- and high-RFI beef cattle
  Leme, P.R., Oliveira, L.S., Mazon, M.R., Souza, J.L.F., Silva Neto, P.Z., Sarti, L.M.N., Barducci, R.S., Martins, C.L., Gomes, R.C. and Silva, S.L.
• Effects of astaxanthin on cultured bovine luteal cells
  Kamada, H., Hayashi, M., Akagi, S. and Watanabe, S.
• Bovine oocyte viability under modified maturation conditions and vitrification
  Nainiene, R. and Siukscius, A.
• Use of dinoprost tromethamine (PGF α) at two different times in lactating Nellore cows synchronized with a CIDR-based protocol with FTAI
  Biehl, M.V., Pires, A.V., Susin, I., Nepomuceno, D.D., Lima, L.G., Cruppe, L.H., Da Rocha, F.M. and Day, M.L.
• No adverse effects of vaccination against BTV-8 in Swedish dairy herds
  Emanuelson, U. and Gustafsson, H.