Donagh Berry

Publications

• Concordance rate between copy number variants detected using either high- or medium-density single nucleotide polymorphism genotype panels and the potential of imputing copy number variants from flanking high density single nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes in cattle
• The response to genetic merit for milk production in dairy cows differs by cow body weight
• Are subjectively scored linear type traits suitable predictors of the genetic merit for feed intake in grazing Holstein-Friesian dairy cows?
• Predicted carcass meat yield and primal cut yields in cattle divergent in genetic merit for a terminal index
• A mating advice system in dairy cattle incorporating genomic information
• High imputation accuracy from informative low-to-medium density single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes is achievable in sheep
• Candidate genes associated with the heritable humoral response to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in dairy cows have factors in common with gastrointestinal diseases in humans
• Re-assessing the importance of linear type traits in predicting genetic merit for survival in an aging Holstein-Friesian dairy cow population
• Early detection of subclinical mastitis in lactating dairy cows using cow-level features
• Genetic parameters for animal mortality in pasture-based, seasonal-calving dairy and beef herds
• A large interactive visual database of copy number variants discovered in taurine cattle
• Short communication: Animal-level factors associated with whether a dairy female is mated to a dairy or beef bull
• Short communication: The beef merit of the sire mated to a dairy female affects her subsequent performance
• Estimation of body condition score change in dairy cows in a seasonal calving pasture-based system using routinely available milk mid-infrared spectra and machine learning techniques
• Exploiting genetic variability in the trajectory of lactation yield and somatic cell score with each progressing parity
• Breeding for improved protein fractions and free amino acids concentration in bovine milk
• Contribution of genetic variability to phenotypic differences in on-farm efficiency metrics of dairy cows based on body weight and milk solids yield
• Characterisation of eight cattle with Swyer syndrome by whole‐genome sequencing
• Comparison of calving and revenue-generating qualities in beef-sired male and female progeny from dairy cows
• Infrared thermography as a tool to detect hoof lesions in sheep
• Genetic (co)variances between milk mineral concentration and chemical composition in lactating Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Low-density genotype panel for both parentage verification and discovery in a multi-breed sheep population
• An association analysis of sow parity, live-weight and back-fat depth as indicators of sow productivity
• Porcine feed efficiency-associated intestinal microbiota and physiological traits: Finding consistent cross-locational biomarkers for residual feed intake
• How herd best linear unbiased estimates affect the progress achievable from gains in additive and nonadditive genetic merit
• Genetics of bull semen characteristics in a multi-breed cattle population
• Potential exists to change, through breeding, the yield of individual primal carcass cuts in cattle without increasing overall carcass weight
• Genome-wide association study of endo-parasite phenotypes using imputed whole-genome sequence data in dairy and beef cattle
• Dressing percentage and the differential between live weight and carcass weight in cattle are influenced by both genetic and non-genetic factors
• Leveraging Social Network Analysis for Characterizing Cohesion of Human-Managed Animals
• Genetic parameters for variability in the birth of persistently infected cattle following likely in utero exposure to bovine viral diarrhea virus
• Mean difference in live-weight per incremental difference in body condition score estimated in multiple sheep breeds and crossbreds
• Variance components for bovine tuberculosis infection and multi-breed genome-wide association analysis using imputed whole genome sequence data
• Deriving economic values for national sheep breeding objectives using a bio-economic model
• A breeding index to rank beef bulls for use on dairy females to maximize profit
• Choice of artificial insemination beef bulls used to mate with female dairy cattle
• Observed progeny performance validates the benefit of mating genetically elite beef sires to dairy females
• Genomic regions associated with muscularity in beef cattle differ in five contrasting cattle breeds
• On-farm net benefit of genotyping candidate female replacement cattle and sheep
• Heteropaternal superfecundation frequently occurs in multiple‐bearing mob‐mated sheep
• Integrative genomics of the mammalian alveolar macrophage response to intracellular mycobacteria
• Genetic and nongenetic factors associated with lactation length in seasonal-calving, pasture-based dairy cows
• Concordance rate in cattle and sheep between genotypes differing in Illumina GenCall quality score
• Invited review: Beef-on-dairy—The generation of crossbred beef × dairy cattle
• Prediction of genetic merit for live weight and body condition score in dairy cows using routinely available linear type and carcass data
• Predicting cow milk quality traits from routinely available milk spectra using statistical machine learning methods
• Cross-sectional analyses of a national database to determine if superior genetic merit translates to superior dairy cow performance
• Herd solutions from genetic evaluations can be used as a tool to rescale the expected expression of genetic potential in cattle
• Predicting male dairy calf live weight for use in calf management decision support
• Quantifying genetic differences between exported dairy bull calves and those sold for domestic beef production
• Genetic selection for hoof health traits and cow mobility scores can accelerate the rate of genetic gain in producer-scored lameness in dairy cows
• Evaluation of Non-linearity in MIR Spectroscopic Data for Compressed Learning
• Learning in the compressed data domain: Application to milk quality prediction
• Ultra-low-density genotype panels for breed assignment of Angus and Hereford cattle
• Aneuploidy in dizygotic twin sheep detected using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism data from two commonly used commercial vendors
• Characterization of an X-chromosomal non-mosaic monosomy (59, X0) dairy heifer detected using routinely available single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data
• Investigation of the relationship between udder quarter somatic cell count and udder skin surface temperature of dairy cows measured by infrared thermography
• Estimation of genetic (co)variances of Gompertz growth function parameters in pigs
• Impact of alternative definitions of contemporary groups on genetic evaluations of traits recorded at lambing
• Genetic variability in the humoral immune response to bovine herpesvirus-1 infection in dairy cattle and genetic correlations with performance traits
• Exploring a possible link between the intestinal microbiota and feed efficiency in pigs
• Rapid communication: Large exploitable genetic variability exists to shorten age at slaughter in cattle
• Characterization of best linear unbiased estimates generated from national genetic evaluations of reproductive performance, survival, and milk yield in dairy cows
• Genetics of alternative definitions of feed efficiency in grazing lactating dairy cows
• Heritability estimates of meat sensory characteristics are a function of the number of panellists and their inter-correlations
• The impact of multi-generational genotype imputation strategies on imputation accuracy and subsequent genomic predictions
• A genome-wide association study for genetic susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy cattle identifies a susceptibility QTL on chromosome 23
• Imputation of non-genotyped sheep from the genotypes of their mates and resulting progeny
• Little genetic variability in resilience among cattle exists for a range of performance traits across herds in Ireland differing in fasciola hepatica prevalence
• Review: Deciphering animal robustness. A synthesis to facilitate its use in livestock breeding and management
• Short communication: Population structure of the South African Bonsmara beef breed using high density single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes
• Milk mid-infrared spectral data as a tool to predict feed intake in lactating Norwegian Red dairy cows
• Genetic correlations between endo-parasite phenotypes and economically important traits in dairy and beef cattle
• The effect of colostrum storage conditions on dairy heifer calf serum immunoglobulin G concentration and preweaning health and growth rate
• Inference of population structure of purebred dairy and beef cattle using high-density genotype data
• Factors associated with milk processing characteristics predicted by mid-infrared spectroscopy in a large database of dairy cows
• A novel measure of ewe efficiency for breeding and benchmarking purposes
• Impact of birth and rearing type, as well as inaccuracy of recording, on pre-weaning lamb phenotypic and genetic merit for live weight
• Genetic parameters for lameness, mastitis and dagginess in a multi-breed sheep population
• Animal breeding strategies can improve meat quality attributes within entire populations
• The distribution of runs of homozygosity and selection signatures in six commercial meat sheep breeds
• Carcass characteristics of cattle differing in Jersey proportion
• Herd-specific random regression carcass profiles for beef cattle after adjustment for animal genetic merit
• Symposium review: Breeding a better cow—Will she be adaptable?1
• Risk factors associated with animal mortality in pasture-based, seasonal-calving dairy and beef herds
• Genetic covariance components within and among linear type traits differ among contrasting beef cattle breeds
• Characteristics of feed efficiency within and across lactation in dairy cows and the effect of genetic selection
• Genetic and nongenetic factors associated with milk color in dairy cows
• Cow and environmental factors associated with protein fractions and free amino acids predicted using mid-infrared spectroscopy in bovine milk
• Sheep lameness detection from individual hoof load
• Temporal, spatial, inter-, and intra-cow repeatability of thermal imaging
• A 100-Year Review: A century of change in temperate grazing dairy systems
• Characterization of copy number variants in a large multibreed population of beef and dairy cattle using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data
• Processing characteristics of dairy cow milk are moderately heritable
• Feed efficiency metrics in growing pigs
• Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for cattle stature identifies common genes that regulate body size in mammals
• Genetic co-variance functions for live weight, feed intake, and efficiency measures in growing pigs
• Isolating the cow-specific part of residual energy intake in lactating dairy cows using random regressions
• Inter- and intra-reproducibility of genotypes from sheep technical replicates on Illumina and Affymetrix platforms
• Review: New considerations to refine breeding objectives of dairy cows for increasing robustness and sustainability of grass-based milk production systems
• Inter- and intra-reproducibility of genotypes from sheep technical replicates on Illumina and Affymetrix platforms
• The potential of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of milk samples to predict energy intake and efficiency in dairy cows
• Stakeholder involvement in establishing a milk quality sub-index in dairy cow breeding goals: A Delphi approach
• Genetic parameters for both a liver damage phenotype caused by fasciola hepatica and antibody response to fasciola hepatica phenotype in dairy and beef cattle
• Risk factors associated with lambing traits
• Additive genetic, non-additive genetic and permanent environmental effects for female reproductive performance in seasonal calving dairy females
• Justification for setting the individual animal genotype call rate threshold at eighty-five percent
• Genetic differences based on a beef terminal index are reflected in future phenotypic performance differences in commercial beef cattle
• Development and implementation of genomic predictions in beef cattle
• Genetics of reproductive performance in seasonal calving beef cows and its association with performance traits
• Milk production and fertility performance of Holstein, Friesian, and Jersey purebred cows and their respective crosses in seasonal-calving commercial farms
• Milk Production and Fertility in Cattle
• Differentially Expressed Genes in Endometrium and Corpus Luteum of Holstein Cows Selected for High and Low Fertility Are Enriched for Sequence Variants Associated with Fertility
• Comparison of fixed effects and mixed model growth functions in modelling and predicting live weight in pigs
• Inter-relationships among alternative definitions of feed efficiency in grazing lactating dairy cows.
• Detection of selection signatures in dairy and beef cattle using high-density genomic information
• Breeding the dairy cow of the future: what do we need?
• Comparison of breeding objectives across countries with application to sheep indexes in New Zealand and Ireland
• Factors associated with the financial performance of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy farms
• Genetic parameters for milk mineral content and acidity predicted by mid-infrared spectroscopy in Holstein-Friesian cows
• Development of an index to rank dairy females on expected lifetime profit
• Factors associated with the differential in actual gestational age and gestational age predicted from transrectal ultrasonography in pregnant dairy cows
• Genetic analysis of atypical progesterone profiles in Holstein-Friesian cows from experimental research herds
• Genetic parameters of dairy cow energy intake and body energy status predicted using mid-infrared spectrometry of milk
• Genetic parameters of ovarian and uterine reproductive traits in dairy cows
• Genetics of Feed Intake and Efficiency
• Genome-wide association study for calving performance using high-density genotypes in dairy and beef cattle
• Genomic prediction of dry matter intake in dairy cattle from an international data set consisting of research herds in Europe, North America, and Australasia
• Machine learning algorithms for the prediction of conception success to a given insemination in lactating dairy cows
• Prediction of bovine milk technological traits from mid-infrared spectroscopy analysis in dairy cows
• Does iodine supplementation of the prepartum dairy cow diet affect serum immunoglobulin G concentration, iodine, and health status of the calf?
• Effect of feeding colostrum at different volumes and subsequent number of transition milk feeds on the serum immunoglobulin G concentration and health status of dairy calves
• Genetic parameters for linear type traits in the Rendena dual-purpose breed
• Genetics and genomics of reproductive performance in dairy and beef cattle
• Genetics of bovine respiratory disease in cattle: can breeding programs reduce the problem?
• Effects of milk feeding volume and frequency on body weight and health of dairy heifer calves
• Factors associated with age at slaughter and carcass weight, price, and value of dairy cull cows
• Imputation of ungenotyped parental genotypes in dairy and beef cattle from progeny genotypes
• International genetic evaluations for feed intake in dairy cattle through the collation of data from multiple sources
• Genome-wide association study for calving traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Heritability and impact of environmental effects during pregnancy on antral follicle count in cattle
• Management practices as risk factors for the presence of bulk milk antibodies to Salmonella, Neospora caninum and Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in Irish dairy herds
• Effectiveness of mid-infrared spectroscopy to predict the color of bovine milk and the relationship between milk color and traditional milk quality traits
• Evaluation of developed low-density genotype panels for imputation to higher density in independent dairy and beef cattle populations
• Prediction of individual milk proteins including free amino acids in bovine milk using mid-infrared spectroscopy and their correlations with milk processing characteristics
• Evaluation of developed low-density genotype panels for imputation to higher density in independent dairy and beef cattle populations
• Offspring subcutaneous adipose markers are sensitive to the timing of maternal gestational weight gain
• Genetic relationships between detailed reproductive traits and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Questionnaire identifying management practices surrounding calving on spring-calving dairy farms and their associations with herd size and herd expansion
• Genetic analysis of carcass traits in beef cattle using random regression models
• Variance components for susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy and beef cattle
• Factors affecting linear type traits of Valdostana cattle
• Imputation of microsatellite alleles from dense SNP genotypes for parentage verification across multiple Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds
• Risk factors associated with multiple ovulation and twin birth rate in Irish dairy and beef cattle
• Animal muscularity and size are genetically correlated with animal live-weight and price
• Risk factors associated with detailed reproductive phenotypes in dairy and beef cows
• Genetic correlations of days open with production traits and contents in milk of major fatty acids predicted by mid-infrared spectrometry
• A Genome Wide Association Scan of Bovine Tuberculosis Susceptibility in Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cattle
• Genetic and non-genetic factors associated with milking order in lactating dairy cows
• Genetic merit for fertility traits in Holstein cows: I. Production characteristics and reproductive efficiency in a pasture-based system
• Genetic relationships between carcass cut weights predicted from video image analysis and other performance traits in cattle
• Genome-wide associations for feed utilisation complex in primiparous Holstein-Friesian dairy cows from experimental research herds in four European countries
• Genome-wide associations for fertility traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows using data from experimental research herds in four European countries
• Genome-wide associations for milk production and somatic cell score in Holstein-Friesian cattle in Ireland
• Industrial perspective: capturing the benefits of genomics to Irish cattle breeding
• Low numbers of ovarian follicles >= 3 mm in diameter are associated with low fertility in dairy cows
• Merging and characterising phenotypic data on conventional and rare traits from dairy cattle experimental resources in three countries
• Mid-infrared prediction of lactoferrin content in bovine milk: potential indicator of mastitis
• Polymorphism discovery and allele frequency estimation using high-throughput DNA sequencing of target-enriched pooled DNA samples
• Associations between herd size, rate of expansion and production, breeding policy and reproduction in spring-calving dairy herds
• Associations between newly discovered polymorphisms in the Bos taurusgrowth hormone receptor gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha (Gs alpha)-encoding (GNAS) genomic imprinting domain are associated with performance traits
• Polymorphisms in genes of the somatotrophic axis are independently associated with milk production, udder health, survival and animal size in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Relationship between dairy cow genetic merit and profit on commercial spring calving dairy farms
• Residual intake and body weight gain: A new measure of efficiency in growing cattle
• Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor gene (IGF2R) are associated with body size traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle
• Effects of genetic merit for carcass weight, breed type and slaughter weight on performance and carcass traits of beef x dairy steers
• Risk factors associated with multiple ovulation and twin birth rate in Irish dairy and beef cattle
• Ovarian structures and uterine environment are associated with phenotypic and genetic merit for performance in lactating dairy cows
• CELL BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: Genetics of feed efficiency in dairy and beef cattle
• Mid-infrared spectrometry of milk as a predictor of energy intake and efficiency in lactating dairy cows
• Towards an improved estimation of the biological components of residual feed intake in growing cattle
• Validation of national genetic evaluations for maternal beef cattle traits using Irish field data
• Whole genome association study identifies regions of the bovine genome and biological pathways involved in carcass trait performance in Holstein-Friesian cattle
• Within-and across-breed imputation of high-density genotypes in dairy and beef cattle from medium-and low-density genotypes
• A review of genomic selection - Implications for the South African beef and dairy cattle industries
• Assessing and Managing Body Condition Score for the Prevention of Metabolic Disease in Dairy Cows
• Genetics of milking characteristics in dairy cows
• Genetics of reproductive performance in seasonal calving dairy cattle production systems
• Factors associated with fertility outcomes in cows treated with protocols to synchronize estrus and ovulation in seasonal-calving, pasture-based dairy production systems
• Factors associated with milking characteristics in dairy cows
• Factors associated with the concentration of immunoglobulin G in the colostrum of dairy cows
• Phenotyping of robustness and milk quality.
• Use of molecular technologies for the advancement of animal breeding: genomic selection in dairy cattle populations in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand
• Runs of homozygosity and population history in cattle
• Validation of mid-infrared spectrometry in milk for predicting body energy status in Holstein-Friesian cows
• Associations between newly discovered polymorphisms in the gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.
• Effects of genetic merit for carcass weight, breed type and slaughter weight on performance and carcass traits of beef * dairy steers.
• Genetics of reproductive performance in seasonal calving dairy cattle production systems
• A genome-wide association study for somatic cell score using the Illumina high-density bovine beadchip identifies several novel QTL potentially related to mastitis susceptibility
• Evidence for genetic variance in resistance to tuberculosis in Great Britain and Irish Holstein-Friesian populations
• Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) gene are associated with performance in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Administration of a live culture of Lactococcus lactis DPC 3147 into the bovine mammary gland stimulates the local host immune response, particularly IL-1 beta and IL-8 gene expression
• Predicting beef carcass meat, fat and bone proportions from carcass conformation and fat scores or hindquarter dissection
• Genetic correlations between measures of infection and economically important traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.
• The integration of 'omic' disciplines and systems biology in cattle breeding
• Associations between the K232A polymorphism in the diacylglycerol-O-transferase 1 (DGAT1) gene and performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.
• DNA sequence polymorphisms in a panel of eight candidate bovine imprinted genes and their association with performance traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle
• Evaluation of bull fertility in dairy and beef cattle using cow field data
• Evaluation of protocols to synchronize estrus and ovulation in seasonal calving pasture-based dairy production systems
• Genetic parameters for cattle price and body weight from routinely collected data at livestock auctions and commercial farms
• Evidence of genetic and maternal effects on secondary sex ratio in cattle
• Exploiting genomic selection in breeding for fertility
• Relationship between live weight and body condition score in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Risk factors for calving assistance and dystocia in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian heifers and cows in Ireland
• Genetic associations between feed efficiency measured in a performance test station and performance of growing cattle in commercial beef herds
• Genetic variation in serological response to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and its association with performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Genetic relationships between feed efficiency in growing males and beef cow performance
• Genetic variation in wholesale carcass cuts predicted from digital images in cattle
• Genetics of animal health and disease in cattle
• Imputation of genotypes from low- to high-density genotyping platforms and implications for genomic selection
• Mid-infrared prediction of bovine milk fatty acids across multiple breeds, production systems, and countries
• Nutritional intervention during gestation alters growth, body composition and gene expression patterns in skeletal muscle of pig offspring
• Use of digital images to predict carcass cut yields in cattle
• A catalogue of validated single nucleotide polymorphisms in bovine orthologs of mammalian imprinted genes and associations with beef production traits
• Association of bovine leptin polymorphisms with energy output and energy storage traits in progeny tested Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle sires
• Single nucleotide polymorphisms at the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) locus are associated with dairy performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle
• Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms within the Bovine DLK1-DIO3 Imprinted Domain Are Associated with Economically Important Production Traits in Cattle
• The use of mid-infrared spectrometry to predict body energy status of Holstein cows
• Associations between novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Bos taurus growth hormone gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Associations between the K232A polymorphism in the diacylglycerol-O-transferase 1 (DGAT1) gene and performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Dry matter intake and feed efficiency profiles of 3 genotypes of Holstein-Friesian within pasture-based systems of milk production
• Factors associated with selling price of cattle at livestock marts
• Genetic correlations between measures of Mycobacterium bovis infection and economically important traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Inherent capacity of the pituitary gland to produce gonadotropins is not influenced by the number of ovarian follicles >= 3 mm in diameter in cattle
• Polymorphisms in bovine immune genes and their associations with somatic cell count and milk production in dairy cattle
• Phenotypic and genetic parameters for different measures of feed efficiency in different breeds of Irish performance-tested beef bulls
• Nutritional intervention during gestation alters growth, body composition and gene expression patterns in skeletal muscle of pig offspring.
• Associations between novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the growth hormone gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle.
• Polymorphisms in the bovine lactoferrin promoter are associated with reproductive performance and somatic cell count
• Impact of genetic selection on feed efficiency on carcass traits in Irish beef cattle.
• Increasing milk solids production across lactation through genetic selection and intensive pasture-based feed system
• Number of follicles during follicular waves is positively associated with fertility in dairy cows
• The impact of selection on milk production on the lactoferrin content of milk in Irish Holstein-Friesians.
• The influence of genetic selection on the milk fatty acid profile of spring calving dairy cows.
• Associations between age at first calving and subsequent performance in Irish spring calving Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Relationship between live weight and body condition score in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Molecular Genetics and Dairy Foods
• Associations between the K232A polymorphism in the diacylglycerol-O-transferase 1 (DGAT1) gene and performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
• Erratum to " Associations between novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Bos taurus growth hormone gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle" (J. Dairy Sci. 93:5959-5969)
• Inbreeding trends and pedigree analysis of Irish dairy and beef cattle populations
• Genetics - A tool to improve productivity and profitability
• IMPROVING FEED EFFICIENCY IN CATTLE WITH RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE
• Relationships among body condition score, body weight, and milk production variables in pasture-based dairy cows
• Association between body condition score and live weight in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Influence of Holstein-Friesian strain and feed system on body weight and body condition score lactation profiles
• Climatic factors and secondary sex ratio in dairy cows
• Body condition score and live-weight effects on milk production in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
• Describing the body condition score change between successive calvings: A novel strategy generalizable to diverse cohorts
• Associations among body condition score, body weight, and reproductive performance in seasonal-calving dairy cattle
• Associations among body condition score, body weight, somatic cell count, and clinical mastitis in seasonally calving dairy cattle
• Comparison of production and calving data for 10 Irish dairy herds in the vicinity of an industrial chemical complex and 10 herds in rural, non-industrialised areas
• Effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian and feed system on calving performance, blood parameters and overall survival
• Body condition score and body weight effects on dystocia and stillbirths and consequent effects on postcalving performance
• Concentrate supplementation reduces postprandial plasma ghrelin in grazing dairy cows: A possible neuroendocrine basis for reduced pasture intake in supplemented cows
• Effect of ghrelin and obestatin infusion on milk production, body condition score, and energy balance in dairy cows
• Effects of breed, feeding system, and parity on udder health and milking characteristics
• Effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian and feed system on udder health and milking characteristics
• Genetics of grass dry matter intake, energy balance, and digestibility in grazing Irish dairy cows
• Inbreeding effects on milk production, calving performance, fertility, and conformation in Irish Holstein-Friesians
• Genetics of grass dry matter intake, energy balance and digestibility in Irish grazing dairy cows
• Invited review: Body condition score and its association with dairy cow productivity, health, and welfare
• Farm management factors associated with bulk milk total bacterial count on Irish dairy farms
• Effect of Holstein-Friesian genetic group on peripartum and early lactation haematological and acute phase proteins profiles, health and fertility
• Effect of genetic group and feed system on locomotion score, clinical lameness and hoof disorders of pasture-based Holstein-Friesian cows
• Farm management factors associated with bulk tank somatic cell count in Irish dairy herds.
• Farm management factors associated with bulk tank total bacterial count in Irish dairy herds during 2006/07
• Genetic parameters for carcass cut weight in Irish beef cattle
• Genetics of tuberculosis in Irish Holstein-Friesian dairy herds
• Evaluation of estimated genetic merit for carcass weight in beef cattle: Blood metabolites, carcass measurements, carcass composition and selected non-carcass components
• Evaluation of estimated genetic merit for carcass weight in beef cattle: Live weights, feed intake, body measurements, skeletal and muscular scores, and carcass characteristics
• Farm management factors associated with bulk tank somatic cell count in Irish dairy herds
• Purging of inbreeding depression within the Irish Holstein-Friesian population
• Intake, growth and carcass traits in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production
• Intake, live animal scores/measurements and carcass composition and value of late-maturing beef and dairy breeds
• Optimal system of contract matings for use in a commercial dairy population
• Live animal measurements, carcass composition and plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations in male progeny of sires differing in genetic merit for beef production
• Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 2. Temporal patterns and intra-relationships in herbage quality and mineral concentration parameters
• Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 3. Inter-relationships and associations between weather variables and herbage growth rate, quality and mineral concentration
• Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 4. Effects on dairy cattle production
• The influence of genetic selection and feed system on the reproductive performance of spring-calving dairy cows within future pasture-based production systems
• Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 1. Temporal patterns and intra-relationships in weather variables
• Inbreeding effects on postweaning production traits, conformation, and calving performance in Irish beef cattle
• Long-Term Infusions of Ghrelin and Obestatin in Early Lactation Dairy Cows
• Negative influence of high maternal milk production before and after conception on offspring survival and milk production in dairy cattle
• Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Bovine Perinatal Mortality in Pasture-Based Dairy Herds
• Prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, perinatal calf mortality in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian cows
• Relationship between somatic cell count and bacteria plate counts
• A comparison of three strains of Holstein-Friesian cows grazed on pasture: Growth, development, and puberty
• Artificial insemination increases the probability of a male calf in dairy and beef cattle
• Genetic relationships among body condition score, body weight, milk yield, and fertility in dairy cows
• Interdependence and distribution of subclinical mastitis and intramammary infection among udder quarters in dairy cattle
• Periparturient climatic, animal, and management factors influencing the incidence of milk fever in grazing systems
• Phenotypic profiles for body weight, body condition score, energy intake, and energy balance across different parities and concentrate feeding levels
• Consequences of genetic selection for increased milk production in European seasonal pasture based systems of milk production
• Cumulative discounted expressions of dairy and beef traits in cattle production systems
• Do-it-yourself milk recording as a viable alternative to supervised milk recording in Ireland
• Effects of calving age, breed fraction and month of calving on calving interval and survival across parities in Irish spring-calving dairy cows
• Factors affecting body condition score, live weight and reproductive performance in spring-calving suckler cows
• Holstein-Friesian strain and feed effects on milk production, body weight, and body condition score profiles in grazing dairy cows
• Pre-conception energy balance and secondary sex ratio - Partial support for the Trivers-Willard hypothesis in dairy cows
• Short communication: Genetic selection for milk production increases plasma ghrelin in dairy cows
• Strain of Holstein-Friesian and concentrate feeding level influence endogenous plasma ghrelin concentration.
• Temporal trends in bulk tank somatic cell count and total bacterial count in Irish dairy herds during the past decade
• Trends in milk production, calving rate and survival of cows in 14 Irish dairy herds as a result of the introgression of Holstein-Friesian genes
• Accuracy of predicting milk yield from alternative milk recording schemes
• Comparison of growth curves of three strains of female dairy cattle
• Cow factors affecting the risk of clinical mastitis
• Phenotypic associations between traits other than production and longevity in New Zealand dairy cattle
• The effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian, feeding system and parity on lactation curves characteristics of spring-calving dairy cows
• Genetic relationships among linear type traits, milk yield, body weight, fertility and somatic cell count in primiparous dairy cows
• Estimation of genotype X environment interactions, in a grassbased system, for milk yield, body condition score, and body weight using random regression models
• Genetic parameters for body condition score, body weight, milk yield, and fertility estimated using random regression models
• Genetic parameters for level and change of body condition score and body weight in dairy cows
• Relationships between traits other than production and longevity in New Zealand dairy cows
• Evidence of genotype by environment interaction for fertility in dairy cattle.