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Page was updated on 09/05/08

Purdue Publications

• Age-Season Standardization (Purdue University)
• Changes to U.S. Genetic Evaluations of Dairy Cattle (Purdue University)
• Current Status of Genetic Evaluation of Somatic Cell Counts for U.S. Dairy Cattle (Purdue University)
• Evaluating Dairy Cattle Using Lifetime Production (Purdue University)
• Frequent Genetic Evaluations Mean Faster Progress (Purdue University)
• Methods of Livestock Identification (Purdue University)
• Using Net Merit to Select Dairy Bulls (Purdue University)

Genetic Decision Making

• The A, B, C and D of Genetic Abnormalities (University of Illinois)
• AI Bulls Are the Best Choice for Genetic Improvement (Virginia Tech)
• Another Look at Dairy Crossbreeding (University of Kentucky)
• Are You Losing Money By Making Inbred Matings? (Virginia Tech)
• Balancing Genetic Progress and Diversity in Young Jersey Sires (University of Wisconsin)
• Bargains in the Semen Market (Virginia Tech)
• Bovine Factor XI Deficiency (University of Illinois)
• Breeding Dairy Cattle is Making New Genetic Combinations (University of Illinois)
• Breeding Decisions and the Genetic Future of the Herd (University of Kentucky)
• Breeding for Improved Resistance to Mastitis (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
• Breeding for Profitability and Longevity in Dairy Cattle (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
• Breeding for Increased Angularity and Reduced Body Condition Is a Mistake (University of Tennessee)
• Breeding Replacement Heifers to the Top AI Sires (Virginia Tech)
• Can Crossbreeding Help Calving Ease? (University of Kentucky)
• Can You Select for Mastitis Resistance? (North Carolina State University)
• Cattle Abnormalities (University of Wisconsin)
• Choosing a Bull (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Coding System Identifies Carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits (Virginia Tech)
• Cold Weather Breeding Tips (Virginia Tech)
• Complex Vertebral Malformation (CVM) (University of Kentucky)
• "Composites" Make Linear Trait Selection Easier (Virginia Tech)
• Concerned About Inbreeding? A Computerized Mating Program Might Be the Answer! (University of Wisconsin)
• Cow Longevity in Expanding Herds - The Effect of Various Management Practices (University of Wisconsin)
• Crossbreeding – Combining the Best of Both Breeds (University of Wisconsin)
• Dairy Genetic Benchmarks (University of Georgia)
• Dairy Production and Management Benchmarks (University of Georgia)
• Dollars From Selecting For Improved Milk Yield (University of Illinois)
• Don't Just Use an AI Bull (Virginia Tech)
• Effect of Selection for Type on Health Traits (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
• Evaluating Dairy Cattle Using Lifetime Production (Purdue University)
• Genetic Associations for Corkscrew Claw, Interdigital Hyperplasia, Sole Ulcers and Heel Warts (University of Illinois)
• Genetic Change in Dairy - Are You Keeping Up? (University of Kentucky)
• Genetic Improvement of Dairy Cattle (University of Florida)
• Genetic Merit of AI Bulls is Tied to Semen Price (Virginia Tech)
• Genetic Programs - Production Responses (Cornell University)
• Genetic Segregation and Mating Strategies (University of Illinois)
• Genetics and Management of Sound Feet and Legs in Dairy Animals (University of Nebraska)
• Getting the Cow Herd Bred (Michigan State University)
• How are Milk Components Related? (University of Nebraska)
• How Much Does Dairy Sire Semen Really Cost? (University of Nebraska)
• How to Set Goals for Your Breeding Program (University of Nebraska)
• How Would Your Herd Breed Composition Change with Crossbreeding? (University of Illinois)
• ID is Key to Avoid Inbreeding (Virginia Tech)
• Impact of Using One or 200 Bulls On Your Dairy Herd (University of Illinois)
• Improved Foot Health: Genetic and Management Implications (Virginia Tech)
• Improving Udder Health Through Sire Selection (North Carolina State University)
• Inbreeding (Virginia Tech)
• Increase the Rank of Proven AI Bulls (Virginia Tech)
• Interactions: Genetics and Reproduction (Dairy Integrated Reproductive Management publication)
• Is Calf ID Worth the Trouble? (Virginia Tech)
• Keep an Eye On Where Your Service Sires Rank (Virginia Tech)
• Key Factors for Genetic Improvement (Virginia Tech)
• Linear Type Traits and Culling - Profile of a Low-Risk Jersey Cow (University of Wisconsin)
• Longevity and Burnout (University of Alberta)
• Make Better Use of Top AI Bulls (Virginia Tech)
• Management Intensive Grazing versus Conventional Herd Management: Do Progeny of Dairy Sires Perform the Same Under Different Management Conditions? (University of Wisconsin)
• Managing Milk Composition: Evaluating Herd Potential (Texas A & M University)
• Methods of Livestock Identification (Purdue University)
• Mutation That Causes Factor XI Deficiency in Holstein Cattle (University of Illinois)
• Natural Service is Not the Solution (University of Kentucky)
• Producers Who've Tried Crossbreeding Share Their Experiences (University of Wisconsin)
• Productive Life - A Tool for Building Profitable, Long-Lasting Cows (University of Wisconsin)
• Profit from Monitoring Linear Scores (University of Alberta)
• Proper Use of ERCR Can Improve Conception Rates and Farm Profitability (University of Wisconsin)
• Research Update on Bovine Factor XI Deficiency (University of Illinois)
• Results on Production and Calving Difficulty from Recent US Crossbreeding Study (University of Kentucky)
• Selection Goals (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Setting Goals to Improve Breeding Strategies (University of Georgia)
• Should We Be Concerned About Inbreeding in Dairy Cattle? (University of Tennessee)
• Sire Selection Decisions - A Return on Investment Approach (University of Wisconsin)
• Steering Your Way Through More Bull Proofs (Virginia Tech)
• Stillbirths From a Genetic Recessive (University of Illinois)
• Suggestions for Crossbreeding Dairy Cows (Virginia Tech)
• Take a Look at Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$) as a Sire Selection Criteria (Louisiana State University)
• Technology Impacts Genetic Advancement of Dairy Cattle (University of Illinois)
• There Are $$ In Those Genes (Texas A & M University)
• Tracking Breed Change in Economics of Yield (University of Kentucky)
• Understanding Productive Life (Virginia Tech)
• Use "Merit" Indexes to Evaluate Service Sires (Virginia Tech)
• Use Net or Fluid Merit to Guide Service Sire Selection (Virginia Tech)
• Use the Top Bulls While They Are On Top (Virginia Tech)
• Using DHI Records to Make Culling Decisions: Lactation Ratings, ERPA's, and Predicted Producing Abilities (Virginia Tech)
• Using "Expected Future Inbreeding" (Virginia Tech)
• Using Fertility Evaluations: ERCR and DPR (Virginia Tech)
• Using the Herd Bull in the Breeding Program (Virginia Tech)
• Using Heritability for Genetic Improvement (Virginia Tech)
• Using Selection to Improve Dairy Conformation (University of Illinois)
• What Dairy Recent Crossbreeding Research Reveals (University of Kentucky)
• What Makes a Bull a Really Good Bull (University of Kentucky)
• What Recent Dairy Crossbreeding Research Reveals (University of Kentucky)
• Where Should Young Sires Fit in Your Breeding Program (Virginia Tech)
• Why Continue to Select for Milk Yield? (University of Kentucky)

Genetic Evaluations

• Age-Season Standardization (Purdue University)
• The Animal Model (Virginia Tech)
• The Animal Model: Genetic Evaluation Procedures for Dairy Production Traits (University of Wisconsin)
• Changes to U.S. Genetic Evaluations of Dairy Cattle (Purdue University)
• Classical Performance Recording and Marker Selection (University of Wisconsin)
• Comparing AI Young Sires to Herd Bulls (Virginia Tech)
• Current Status of Genetic Evaluation of Somatic Cell Counts for U.S. Dairy Cattle (Purdue University)
• Dairy Genetics in the '90s - I. Animal Model Method Improves Genetic Evaluations (University of Wisconsin)
• Dairy Genetics in the '90s - II. Should Bulls Be Selected on Component Test or Component Yield (University of Wisconsin)
• The DHI System Contributes to Better Dystocia Proofs (Virginia Tech)
• Frequent Genetic Evaluations Mean Faster Progress (Purdue University)
• Genetic Evaluations for Fertility (University of Kentucky)
• Genetic Evaluations for Mastitis and Relationship Between Mastitis and Udder Type (University of Tennessee)
• Genetic Evaluations for Production Traits (University of Alberta)
• Genetic Selection and Crossbreeding to Enhance Reproduction & Survival of Dairy Cattle (Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors)
• How Much Genetic Change Are We Making? (Virginia Tech)
• How to Use the National Genetic Evaluations for Somatic Cell Scores (University of Nebraska)
• Importance of Genetic Evaluations for Longevity in Dairy Cattle (University of Tennessee)
• Investigation of a Method to Collect Objective Measurements on the Rear Legs of Dairy Cows that could Potentially Replace Linear Type Traits for Feet and Legs (University of Illinois)
• It's Sire Summary Time Again ... Zero In on the Information You Really Need (University of Wisconsin)
• Let Sire Rank Help You Make Sire Selections (Virginia Tech)
• Looking Ahead to New Proofs for Fertility and Calving Ease (Virginia Tech)
• The Merit Indexes (Virginia Tech)
• More Genetic Information on Female Fertility Is On the Way (Virginia Tech)
• New Evaluations Offer a Genetic Approach to Improving Cow Fertility (University of Wisconsin)
• A New Genetic Evaluation for Fertility (University of Illinois)
• New Genetic Evaluations Consider the Cow's Contribution to Calving Ease (University of Wisconsin)
• Predicted Transmitting Ability and Reliability (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Relationships Among Longevity, Profitability, and Type Traits (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
• Relationships Among US Traits and Health Traits (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
• A Revolution in Dairy Cattle Genetics (University of Illinois)
• Understanding EPDs (The University of Arizona)
• Using AI Young Sires in Your Herd: Some Genetic and Economic Considerations (University of Wisconsin)
• Using EPDs: Expected Progeny Differences (University of Kentucky)
• Using Net Merit to Select Dairy Bulls (Purdue University)
• Using Reliability in Breeding Programs (Virginia Tech)
• Virginia Tech AI Sire Summary Page
• Will Continued Improvement in Production Be Worth the Added (Health) Costs? (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
• Young Sires for Herd Improvement (Virginia Tech)

Genetics

• Antigen Processing Genes as Genetic Markers for Disease Resistance in Dairy Cattle (University of Illinois)
• Basic Genetic Concepts (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 01: Simple Traits Controlled by a Single Gene (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 02: Quantitative Traits Controlled by Many Genes (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 03: Estimating the Genetic Merit of an Individual Animal (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 04: Genetic Improvement of Dairy Cow Survival (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 05: Genetic Improvement of Milk and its Components (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 06: Genetic Improvement of Udder Traits and Milk Quality (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 07: Genetic Improvement of Cow Mobility and Body Size (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 08: National Genetic Improvement Programs for Dairy Cattle (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 09: Inherited Genetic Defects and Diseases (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 10: Controlling Inbreeding (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 11: Combining Traits Into a Selection Index (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 12: Genetic Improvement of Male and Female Fertility (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 13: Genetic Improvement of Calving Performance (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 14: Developing a Cost Effective Sire Selection Program (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 15: Role of Crossbreeding in Dairy Cattle Improvement (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 16: Lessons Learned From Long-Term Selection Experiments (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 17: Finding the Best Genetics From Around the World (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 18: Impact of Herd Management Practices on Genetic Decisions (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 19: Marker-Assisted Selection and Creation of Transgenic Cattle (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Genetics Manual 20: Reproductive Technologies - AI, ET, IVF, Sexing, & Cloning (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
• Identification of the a-Lactalbumin (+15) Genetic Marker and Correlation to Milk Production and Milk Composition in Holstein Cattle (University of Illinois)
• Identification of Variations in the a-Lactalbumin Gene in Cattle and Potential Correlations to Milk Production Traits (University of Illinois)
• Modification of Bovine β-Casein to Improve the Characteristics and Manufacturing Properties of Cow's Milk (University of Illinois)
• Principles of Selection (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Reproduction and Genetic Selection: Glossary (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)