Genetic Improvement
Publications and Articles

Page was updated on 11/08/10

Genetic Decision Making

• The A, B, C and D of Genetic Abnormalities (University of Illinois)
• Another Look at Dairy Crossbreeding (University of Kentucky)
• 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, Selection and Somatic Cell Counts: Where Are We Today? (NMC)
• The California Experience of Mating Holstein Cows to A.I. Sires from the Swedish Red, Norwegian Red, Montbeliarde, and Normande Breeds (University of Minnesota)
• 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)
• Complex Vertebral Malformation (CVM) (University of Kentucky)
• Crossbreeding Dairy Cattle (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Crossbreeding in Dairy Cattle Requires the Use of THREE Breeds (University of Minnesota)
• Crossbreeding With Jersey Sires - An Update (University of Minnesota)
• Crossbreeding With Jersey Sires - What Have We Learned? (University of Minnesota)
• Crossbreeding: Why the Interest? What to Expect (University of Minnesota)
• Dairy Crossbreeding Research: Results from Current Projects (Virginia Tech)
• Dairy Crossbreeding: Why and How (Virginia Tech)
• Dairy Genetic Benchmarks (University of Georgia)
• Dairy Production and Management Benchmarks (University of Georgia)
• Dollars From Selecting For Improved Milk Yield (University of Illinois)
• Economic Importance of Genetic Improvements in Milk Production, Reproduction, and Productive Life (University of Florida)
• 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 Improvement Using Young Sires With Genomic Evaluations (Virginia Tech)
• 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)
• Impact of Using One or 200 Bulls On Your Dairy Herd (University of Illinois)
• Improving Udder Health Through Sire Selection (North Carolina State University)
• Inbreeding (Virginia Tech)
• Inbreeding: Effect on Milk Production Reduction (University of Nebraska)
• Interactions: Genetics and Reproduction (Dairy Integrated Reproductive Management publication)
• Length of Productive Life of High Producing Cows (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Livestock Tagging (Oklahoma State University)
• Make Sire Selection Part of Your Mastitis Control Strategy: Follow These Recommendations for Using Genetic Evaluations for Somatic Cell Score (NMC)
• 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)
• 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 For Clinical Mastitis and Somatic Cell Count (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Selection Goals (Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin)
• Stillbirths From a Genetic Recessive (University of Illinois)
• Survival of Crossbreds Versus Pure Holsteins (University of Minnesota)
• Take a Look at Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$) as a Sire Selection Criteria (Louisiana State University)
• Tattooing of Cattle and Goats (University of Arkansas)
• 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)
• Using DHI Records to Make Culling Decisions: Lactation Ratings, ERPA's, and Predicted Producing Abilities (Virginia Tech)
• Using Heritability for Genetic Improvement (Virginia Tech)
• Using Net Merit to Select Dairy Bulls (Purdue University)
• 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)
• Why Continue to Select for Milk Yield? (University of Kentucky)