Dairy Collection Database

Table of Contents

1. Managing Calves/Young Stock to Optimise Dairy Herd Health
2. The Anaerobic Rumen Fungi
3. Colonization and Establishment of the Rumen Microbiota – Opportunities to Influence Productivity and Methane Emissions
4. A Conceptual Approach to the Mathematical Modelling of Microbial Functionality in the Rumen
5. Genome Sequencing and the Rumen Microbiome
6. Host-Rumen Microbiome Interactions and Influences on Feed Conversion Efficiency (FCE), Methane Production and Other Productivity Traits
7. Nutritional Factors Affecting Greenhouse Gas Production from Ruminants: Implications for Enteric and Manure Emissions
8. Optimising Ruminal Function: the Role of Silage and Concentrate in Dairy Cow Nutrition to Improve Feed Efficiency and Reduce Methane and Nitrogen Emissions
9. Plant Secondary Compounds: Beneficial Roles in Sustainable Ruminant Nutrition and Productivity
10. A Question of Culture: Bringing the Gut Microbiome to Life in the -Omics Era
11. Role of the Rumen Microbiome in Pasture-Fed Ruminant Production Systems
12. The Rumen Archaea
13. The Rumen As a Modulator of Immune Function in Cattle
14. Rumen Metabolomics – a Powerful Tool for Discovery and Understanding of Rumen Functionality and Health
15. The Rumen Wall Microbiota Community
16. Ruminal-Ciliated Protozoa
17. Ruminal Fibre Digestion
18. Ruminal Protein Breakdown and Ammonia Assimilation
19. Ruminal Viruses and Extrachromosomal Genetic Elements
20. Understanding Rumen Lipid Metabolism to Optimize Dairy Products for Enhanced Human Health and to Monitor Animal Health
21. The Use of Feedlot/Cereal Grains in Improving Feed Efficiency and Reducing By-Products Such As Methane in Ruminants
22. The Use of Probiotics As Supplements for Ruminants
23. Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Rumen Energy Metabolism
24. Advances in Dairy Cattle Breeding to Improve Fertility/Reproductive Efficiency
25. Advances in Dairy Cattle Breeding to Improve Heat Tolerance
26. Advances in Dairy Cattle Breeding to Improve Longevity
27. Advances in Dairy Cattle Breeding to Improve Resistance to Claw Disorders/Lameness
28. Advances in Dairy Cattle Breeding to Improve Resistance to Mastitis
29. Advances in Dairy Cattle Breeding to Incorporate Feed Conversion Efficiency in National Genetic Evaluations
30. Assessing Inbreeding and Genetic Diversity in the Holstein Breed Using Pedigree and Genomic Approaches
31. Development of Dairy Breeding Programmes
32. Developments in Genomic Predictions in Dairy Cattle Breeding: a Historical Overview of Methods, Technologies, and Applications
33. Developments in the Use of Embryo Technologies in Dairy Cows
34. Finding Causal Variants for Monogenic Traits in Dairy Cattle Breeding
35. Genetic and Genomic Dairy Cattle Evaluations in Developing Countries
36. Genetic and Phenotypic Improvements in Temperate Dairy Systems: an Overview
37. Genetic Diversity in Dairy Cattle: Variation Within and Between Breeds
38. Genetic Evaluation: Use of Genomic Data in Large-Scale Genetic Evaluations in Dairy Cattle Breeding
39. Improving Phenotypic Prediction in Dairy Cattle Breeding Using the Metagenome
40. International Genomic Evaluation Methods for Dairy Cattle
41. Linking Genotype to Phenotype: Improving Functional Annotation in Dairy Cattle Breeding
42. Opportunities and Challenges in Crossbreeding Dairy Cattle in Temperate Regions
43. Recent Developments in Multi-Trait Selection in Dairy Cattle Breeding
44. The Use of Gene Editing Techniques in Dairy Cattle Breeding
45. The Use of Genomic Information to Improve Selection Response While Controlling Inbreeding in Dairy Cattle Breeding Programs
46. The Use of Mid-Infrared Spectral Data to Predict Traits for Genetic Selection in Dairy Cattle
47. Advances in Robotic Milking
48. Organic Dairy Farming: Key Characteristics, Opportunities, Advantages and Challenges
49. Aetiology, Diagnosis and Control of Mastitis in Dairy Herds
50. Biochemical and Physiological Determinants of Feed Efficiency in Dairy Cattle
51. Causes, Prevention and Management of Infertility in Dairy Cows
52. Control of Infectious Diseases in Dairy Cattle
53. Disorder of Digestion and Metabolism in Dairy Cattle: the Case of Subacute Rumen Acidosis
54. Feed Supplements for Dairy Cattle
55. Housing and the Welfare of Dairy Cattle
56. Key Issues in the Welfare of Dairy Cattle
57. Preventing and Managing Lameness in Dairy Cows
58. Prevention and Control of Parasitic Helminths in Dairy Cattle: Key Issues and Challenges
59. Responsible and Sustainable Use of Medicines in Dairy Herd Health
60. The Rumen Microbiota and Its Role in Dairy Cow Production and Health
61. Sustainable Nutrition Management of Dairy Cattle in Intensive Systems
62. The Use and Abuse of Cereals, Legumes and Crop Residues in Rations for Dairy Cattle
63. Understanding the Behaviour of Dairy Cattle
64. Chemical Contaminants in Milk
65. Detecting and Preventing Contamination of Dairy Cattle Feed
66. Improved Energy and Water Management to Minimize the Environmental Impact of Dairy Farming
67. Improving Smallholder Dairy Farming in Africa
68. Managing Sustainable Food Safety on Dairy Farms
69. Mastitis, Milk Quality and Yield
70. Organic Dairy Farming in Developing Countries
71. Organic Dairy Farming: Towards Sustainability
72. Organic Dairy Farming: Towards Sustainability
73. Setting Environmental Targets for Dairy Farming
74. ‘Towards’ Sustainability of Dairy Farming: an Overview
75. Genetic Variation in Immunity and Disease Resistance in Dairy Cows and Other Livestock
76. Ensuring the Health and Welfare of Dairy Calves and Heifers
77. Feed Evaluation and Formulation to Maximise Nutritional Efficiency in Dairy Cattle
78. Nutrition Management of Grazing Dairy Cows in Temperate Environments
79. Assessing the Overall Impact of Dairy Farming
80. Breeding and Management Strategies to Improve Reproductive Efficiency in Dairy Cattle
81. Genetic Selection for Dairy Cow Welfare and Resilience to Climate Change
82. Trends in Dairy Farming and Milk Production: the Case of the United Kingdom and New Zealand
83. Understanding and Preventing Spoilage of Cow’S Milk
84. Dairy Herd Health Management: an Overview
85. Management of Dairy Cows in Transition and at Calving
86. Using Genetic Selection in the Breeding of Dairy Cattle
87. Ensuring Biodiversity in Dairy Farming
88. Ensuring the Welfare of Culled Dairy Cows during Transport and Slaughter
89. Nutritional Strategies to Improve Nitrogen Efficiency and Milk Protein Synthesis in Dairy Cows
90. Bioactive Components in Cow’S Milk
91. Minimising the Development of Antimicrobial Resistance on Dairy Farms: Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for the Treatment of Mastitis
92. Sensory Evaluation of Cow’S Milk
93. Ingredients from Milk for Use in Food and Non-Food Products: from Commodity to Value-Added Ingredients
94. The Proteins of Milk
95. Detecting Pathogens in Milk on Dairy Farms: Key Issues for Developing Countries
96. Genetic Factors Affecting Fertility, Growth, Health and Longevity in Dairy Cattle
97. Grassland Management to Minimise the Environmental Impact of Dairy Farming
98. Improving Smallholder Dairy Farming in Tropical Asia
99. Pathogens Affecting Raw Milk from Cows

Author

• Alexander C. O. Evans, University College Dublin, Ireland; and Shenming Zeng, China Agriculture University, China
• Alison Bailey, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Alison L. Van Eenennaam and Amy E. Young, University of California-Davis, USA
• Allison Fleming, Canadian Dairy Network, Canada; Tatiane Chud, University of Guelph, Canada; Luiz Brito, Purdue University, USA; Francesca Malchiodi, Semex, Canada; and Christine Baes and Filippo Miglior, University of Guelph, Canada
• Anusha Bulumulla, Mi Zhou and Le Luo Guan, University of Alberta, Canada
• Ben Tyson, Central Connecticut State University, USA; Liza Storey and Nick Edgar, New Zealand Landcare Trust, New Zealand; Jonathan Draper, Central Connecticut State University, USA; and Christine Unson, Southern Connecticut State University, USA
• Bernadette O’Brien and Kieran Jordan , Teagasc, Ireland
• Bradley J. Heins, University of Minnesota, USA
• C. Egger-Danner, ZuchtData EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH, Austria; and B. Heringstad, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway
• C. J. C. Phillips, University of Queensland, Australia
• C. Jamie Newbold, Aberystwyth University, UK
• C. Maltecca, North Carolina State University, USA; C. Baes, University of Guelph, Canada; and F. Tiezzi, North Carolina State University, USA
• Carmen Gallo and Ana Strappini, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile
• Christine Baes, University of Guelph, Canada and University of Bern, Switzerland; and Bayode Makanjuola and Larry Schaeffer, University of Guelph, Canada
• Claire Verraes, Sabine Cardoen and Wendie Claeys, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain; and Lieve Herman, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Belgium
• D. J. Ambrose, University of Alberta, Canada and J. P. Kastelic, University of Calgary, Canada
• David C. Barrett, Kristen K. Reyher, Andrea Turner and David A. Tisdall, University of Bristol, UK
• Delia Grace, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya; Johanna Lindahl, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; Erastus Kang’ethe, University of Nairobi, Kenya; and Jagger Harvey, Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa Hub, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya; Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss, Kansas State University, USA
• Delia Grace, Silvia Alonso, Johanna Lindahl, Sara Ahlberg and Ram Pratim Deka, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
• Didier Boichard, INRA, AgroParisTech and Université Paris-Saclay, France
• Emily Miller-Cushon, University of Florida, USA; Ken Leslie and Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph, Canada
• Florian Leiber, Adrian Muller, Veronika Maurer, Christian Schader and Anna Bieber, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
• G. LaPointe, University of Guelph, Canada
• Gidi Smolders, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Gregory B. Penner, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• J. M. K. Ojango, R. Mrode, A. M. Okeyo, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya; J. E. O. Rege, Emerge-Africa, Kenya; M. G. G. Chagunda, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK; and D. R. Kugonza, Makerere University, Uganda
• J. P. Hill, Fonterra Cooperative Group, New Zealand
• J. R. Roche, DairyNZ, New Zealand
• J. Upton, E. Murphy and L. Shalloo, Teagasc, Ireland; M. Murphy, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland; and I.J.M. De Boer and P.W.G. Groot Koerkamp, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Jacqueline B. Matthews, Moredun Research Institute, UK
• James D. Ferguson, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• James E. Koltes, Iowa State University, USA; and Francisco Peñagaricano, University of Florida, USA
• Jan Hultgren, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
• Jeffrey Rushen, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Jennie E. Pryce, Agriculture Victoria and La Trobe University, Australia; and Yvette de Haas, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
• Joel Ira Weller, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel
• Joel Ira Weller, The Volcani Center, Israel
• John Cole, USDA-ARS, USA
• John McNamara, Washington State University, USA
• John Moran, Profitable Dairy Systems, Australia
• Jonathan Statham, Bishopton Veterinary Group and RAFT Solutions Ltd, UK
• Julius van der Werf, University of New England, Australia and Jennie Pryce, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (Government of Victoria) and La Trobe University, Australia
• Kenneth Nordlund, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• Kor Oldenbroek, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• Luiz F. Brito and Hinayah R. Oliveira, Purdue University, USA and University of Guelph, Canada; Fabyano F. Silva, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil; and Flavio S. Schenkel, University of Guelph, Canada
• Marcia Endres and Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota, USA
• Margaret E. Graves, Dalhousie University, Canada; and Ralph C. Martin, University of Guelph, Canada
• Matt Littlejohn, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) and Massey University, New Zealand; and Chad Harland, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), New Zealand
• Mekonnen Haile-Mariam, Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, Australia; and Jennie Pryce, Agriculture Victoria and La Trobe University, Australia
• Michael Blümmel, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia; A. Muller, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), and ETH Zürich Switzerland; C. Schader, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; M. Herrero, Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organization, Australia; and M. R. Garg, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), India
• Michael Stear, Karen Fairlie-Clarke, and Nicholas Jonsson, University of Glasgow, UK; Bonnie Mallard, University of Guelph, Canada; and David Groth, Curtin University, Australia
• Michel A. Wattiaux, Matias A. Aguerre and Sanjeewa D. Ranathunga, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• Mike Coffey, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK
• Nick Bell, The Royal Veterinary College, UK
• Nicolas Gengler and Hélène Soyeurt, University of Liège, Belgium
• Norman R. Scott and Curt Gooch, Cornell University, USA
• Oscar González-Recio, Alejandro Saborio-Montero, Adrián López-García, Beatriz Delgado and Cristina Óvilo, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spain
• P. Moroni, Cornell University, USA and Universit à degli Studi di Milano, Italy; F. Welcome, Cornell University, USA; and M.F. Addis, Porto Conte Ricerche, Italy
• P. Moroni, Cornell University, USA and University of Milano, Italy; F. Welcome, Cornell University, USA; and M. F. Addis, Porto Conte Ricerche, Italy
• Pamela L. Ruegg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• Pekka Huhtanen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
• Peter Amer, AbacusBio Ltd, New Zealand; and Tim Byrne, AbacusBio International Ltd, UK
• Peter Sullivan, Canadian Dairy Network, Canada
• Raphael Mrode, Scotland’s Rural College, UK and International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
• Roel Veerkamp, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; and Mathijs van Pelt, CRV Cooperation, The Netherlands
• Réjean Bouchard, VIDO-InterVac/University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Helen Dornom, Dairy Australia, Australia; Anne-Charlotte Dockès, Institut de l’Élevage, France; Nicole Sillett, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Canada; and Jamie Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation, USA
• S. Ivemeyer, University of Kassel, Germany; and A. Bieber and A. Spengler Neff, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
• Shane V. Crowley, James A. O ’ Mahony and Patrick F. Fox, University College Cork, Ireland
• Sophie Bertrand, French Dairy Board (CNIEL), France
• Stephanie Clark, Iowa State University, USA
• Thom Huppertz and Inge Gazi, NIZO food research, The Netherlands
• Thuy T. T. Nguyen, Agriculture Victoria, Australia
• Trudee Fair and Pat Lonergan, University of College Dublin, Ireland
• Wendela Wapenaar, Simon Archer and John Remnant, University of Nottingham, UK; and Alan Murphy, Minster Veterinary Practice, UK
• Young W. Park. Fort Valley State University, USA