ICAR

ICAR Technical Series #22

Big Ideas For Big Data. Proceedings of the 41st ICAR Conference
Edinburgh, UK, , 14-16 June 2017
Editors: M. Winters, M. Coffey, H. Newby, M. Burke and B. Wickham
ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-18-9
November 2017

The whole issue containing the Proceedings is available here, while the single manuscripts that compose the issue are listed hereby

• Data protection aspects by merging cattle data of various origins
  R. Knyrim, E. Dolamic, M. Mayerhofer, M. Koblmüller, J. Perner, R. Janacek, G. Schoder, F. Gstöttinger, R. Weissensteiner, B. Fürst-Waltl, M. Schagerl, H. Eder and C. Egger-Danner
• A computerized consent management tool for breeders: why, how?
  B. Balvay
• Use of daily robotic progesterone data for improving fertility traits in Finnish Ayrshire
  J. Häggman, J.M. Christensen and J. Juga
• Collecting milking speed data as part of official milk recording
  R.H. Fourdraine, H.A. Adams and A.D. Coburn
• Towards a robust protocol for enteric methane measurements using a hand held Laser Methane Detector® in Ruminants
  T. Bruder, Benoit Rouillé, T. Yan and M.G.G. Chagunda
• Sharing data through an API platform – API AGRO
  E. Rehben, B. Balvay, and T.P. Haezebrouck
• The new CombiFoss DC. Differential somatic cell count and other advancements in milk testing
  D. Schwarz
• Evaluation of a new qPCR test to specify reasons behind total bacterial count in bulk tank milk
  S. Sigurdsson, L.T. Olesen, A. Pedersen and J. Katholm
• Genetic evaluation for claw health traits as part of the integrated system for health monitoring in German Holstein dairy cattle
  K.F. Stock, H.H. Swalve, R. Schafberg, V. Müller-Rätz and F. Reinhardt
• Cow’s Own Worth – synergising data to provide a new tool to aid in culling decisions in seasonal dairy herds
  M.M. Kelleher, D.P. Berry, P.R. Amer, A. Cromie and R. Evans
• Possible principles for breed association models in the genomics era, with reference to beef cattle and sheep breeds
  R.G. Banks
• Data collection methods used in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the development of restful API’s for recording herd data
  C. Vigors
• Implementation of genomic selection in small populations – Croatian case
  M. Špehar, Z. Ivkic, M. Drazic and Z. Barac
• Designing a reference population to accelerate genetic gains for novel traits in Canadian Holstein
  L. Brito, P. Martin, F. S. Schenkel, J. Jamrozik,, A. Cánovas, X. Zhao, C. F. Baes and F. Miglior
• Body weight prediction in Italian Holstein cows
  R. Finocchiaro, Johannes B.C.H.M. van Kaam, M. Marusi and M. Cassandro
• Lactose in milk – How can lactose concentration data be beneficial in management and breeding?
  P. Løvendahl and M.R. Weisbjerg
• Genetic analyses of ketosis and a newly developed risk indicator in Fleckvieh, Braunvieh and German Holstein
  H. Hamann, A. Werner, L. Dale and P. Herold