Cooperation, networking and global interactions in the animal production sector

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• Increasing dairy farm profitability in a changing world of herd demographics
  R.H. Fourdraine and A.D. Coburn
• Independent validation and certification of analytical methods
  V.A. Tzeneva and H. van den Bijgaart
• France Génétique Elevage management quality system: an example of multi companies system, to serve a community of organizations, based on ISO : standard
  L. Journaux, J. Delacroix, H. Delaunay and I. Minard
• ICAR and sensor devices – a progress report on the development of ICAR Guidelines for certification, routine maintenance/calibration and data usability standards for sensor devices for livestock
  S. Sievert
• Quality assurance tools in milk-testing laboratories: The view of an instrument manufacturer
  D. Schwarz
• Moving from approval to certification for recording and sampling devices by ICAR – a dynamic approach to connect member organizations and manufacturers while encouraging innovation and testing of new devices
  S. Sievert
• Strategic udder health monitoring and benchmarking based on national SCC data in Germany
  C. Baumgartner, B. Behr and S.Hachenberg
• Comparison of individual cow SCC estimates using an on-line SCC analyser and conventional herd tests
  R.G. Orchard, G.P.S. Anderson and A.M. Winkelman
• Update on development of criteria, protocols and guidelines for sensor devices
  H. van den Bijgaart and S. Orlandini
• Characterization of milk composition and somatic cell count estimates from automatic milking systems sensors
  L. Fadul-Pacheco, R. Lacroix, M. Séguin, M. Grisé, E. Vasseur and D.M. Lefebvre
• The value of recording live animal and carcase scan traits for the genetic selection of lean meat yield in lamb
  S.F. Walkom, S.Z.Y. Guy, F. Anderson, G.E. Gardner, and D.J. Brown,
• Breeding for meat sheep in France
  V. Loywyck, A. Cheype, L. Tiphine and J.M. Astruc
• Perspectives of the selection scheme of the Sarda dairy sheep breed in the era of genomics
  S. Salaris, M.G. Usai, S. Casu, T. Sechi, A. Manunta, M. Bitti, S. Grande and A. Carta
• Effect of fat – protein ratio on somatic cell count in milk
  B. Lustrek, A.Kaic, M. Stepec, J. Krsnik and K. Potocnik
• Voice activated mating data capture
  T. Francis, C.Manglani, S.McCarthy, A.Nguyen and D.Gorst
• Nordic Cattle Data eXchange – a shared standard for data transfer
  J. Kyntäjä, J. Frandsen, J. Ilomäki, N. Jafner, G. Jóhannesson and V. Mikalsen
• Development and use of Mid Infrared Spectra to measure milk fatty acid parameters and estimated blood NEFA for farm management
  D.M. Barbano, H.M. Dann, C. Melilli and R.J. Grant
• The new CombiFoss™ DC – An update on differential Somatic Cell Count and other advancements in milk testing
  D. Schwarz
• A landscape of the heritability of single-band Fourier-Transform Infrared spectra data in Canadian Holstein
  G. Rovere, G. de los Campos, R. J. Tempelman, A.I. Vazquez, F. Miglior, F. Schenkel, A. Cecchinato, G. Bittante, H. Toledo-Alvarado
• Electronic and visual identification for sheep and goats in Brazil
  A.L.G. Monteiro, O.R. Prado, F. Hentz ,K.F.D. Campos, M.T.P. Peres, L.H. Kowalski and R. Batista
• Application of STR markers for the evaluation of genetic variation in sheep
  A. Szumiec., A. Radko, A. Koseniuk, D. Rubis and M. Bugno-Poniewierska
• Designing a support system in decision making for better management of livestock production
  Shantanu Kumar Singh, Madhumita Singh, M.S. Dige and P.K. Rout
• Challenging concept for tropical sire summary
  M. Duangjinda, W. Boonkum, S. Puangdee, P. Saowaphak, S. Chareonsin, V. Chankitisakul and S. Buaban
• Evaluation of infestation level of cattle by the tick Rhipicephalus microplus in New-Caledonia: Test of a new assessment grid
  T. Hue, M. Naves and M. Camoin
• Genetic and phenotypic parameters for feed and water efficiency in Senepol cattle
  G.R.O. Menezes, R.C. Gomes, M.N. Ribas, R.A.A. Torres Junior, J.A. Fernandes Junior, G.M. Pereira, R. Fávero and L.O.C. Silva
• First national recording of health traits in dairy cows in the Czech Republic
  E. Kasna, P. Fleischer, L. Zavadilová, S. Slosárková, Z. Krupová, and S. Stanek
• Use of plausibility checks in milk recording organisations
  J. Kyntäjä, S. Alday, E. Barras, R.L. Bhagat, P. Bucek, T. Craven, L. Feeney, E. Galvanovska, K. Haase, J. High, G. Jóhannesson, K. Kuwan, N. L. Larsson, U. Lauritsen, Y. Lavon, V. Mikalsen, M. Pecinar, D. Radzio and F. Rapaioli
• See the change, be the change: Overcoming roadblocks to innovation in the New Zealand beef cattle breeding industry
  C. Bailey
• Documenting changes in dairy breeds in the United States including genomic examination using breed base representation
  H.D. Norman, J.M. Megonigal, G.R. Wiggans, and João Dürr
• Association of milk MIR-derived body energy traits with fertility parameters in cows
  S. Smith, M. Coffey and E. Wall
• Prediction of blood beta-hydroxybutyrate content in early-lactation New Zealand dairy cows using milk infrared spectra
  V. Bonfatti, S.-A. Turner, B. Kuhn-Sherlock, C.V.C Phyn and J.E. Pryce,
• Prediction of serum metabolic profile biomarkers in early lactation dairy cows using mid-infrared spectroscopy of milk
  T.D.W. Luke, S. Rochfort, W.J. Wales and J.E. Pryce,
• Accuracy of genomic predictions for sheep milk fatty acid composition
  A. Cesarani, G. Gaspa, F. Correddu. M. Cellesi, C. Dimauro and N.P.P. Macciotta
• Milk mid-infrared spectra based biomarkers contributing to genetic improvement for udder health, fertility and longevity
  N. Gengler, A. Mineur, S. Vanderick, H. Hammami and GplusE Consortium
• Defining and using novel milk composition based heat stress resilience traits in the context of genomic selection for more robust dairy cows in Wallonia
  A. Mineur, R. Reis Mota, N. Gengler, S. Vanderick and H. Hammami and GplusE Consortium
• Comparison of on-line SCC analysers and herd testing for estimating mastitis detection rates
  I.L. Zhang, J.H. Williamson and S.J. Lacy-Hulbert
• Reticulo-rumen temperature as a predictor of estrus in dairy Gir heifers
  R.R. Vicentini, A.P. Oliveira, R. Veroneze, Y.R. Montanholi, M.L.P. Lima, A. Ujita, S.F. Alves, A.C.N. de Lima and L. El Faro
• Use of body measurements and ultrasound to predict carcass yield in Nelore cattle
  L.M Nieto, R.A.A. Torres Junior , L.O.C. Silva, P.R.C. Nobre and N.R. Pereira
• Population dynamics and size stratification in -day old Clarias gariepinus juveniles
  O. Abanikannda, S. Oke-Tojinu , A. Jimoh, A. Leigh and A. Giwa
• Genetic parameters for foot and claw diseases/disorders in Holstein cows in the Czech Republic: A preliminary study
  L. Zavadilová, M. Brzáková, E. Kasná and M. Stípková