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2022

12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, July 2022
VanRaden, Paul Recent advances and future needs in genotype imputation DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO

ADSA Meeting, June 2022
Null, Dan Improved, expanded, and automated ancestor discovery [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD W/AUDIO
Toghiani, Sajjad Phenotypic and genotypic impact of milk components and bodyweight composite on dry matter intake DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
VanRaden, Paul Flexible testing and use of milk-only records DOWNLOAD  

2021

SCC-084 Multistate Meeting, October 2021
Miles, Asha USDA AGIL Station Report DOWNLOAD  

NDHIA Board Meeting, August 2021
Miles, Asha USDA AGIL research updates: Improving dairy animals by increasing accuracy of genomic prediction, evaluating new traits, and redefining selection goals
[VIEW updated version from December 2021 NDHIA Board Meeting]
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ADSA Virtual Meeting, July 2021
Al-Khudhair, Ahmed Inheritance of a mutation causing Jersey neuropathy with splayed forelimbs DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
Nani, Juan Accounting for X chromosome and allele frequencies in genomic inbreeding estimation DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/VIDEO
Neupane, Mahesh Genetic and genomic evaluation of late term abortion recorded through Dairy Herd Improvement test plans DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
Toghiani, Sajjad Phenotypic and genotypic impact of milk components and body weight composite on dry matter intake [not presented because of a technical error]  |  Abstract DOWNLOAD  

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding "Deep Dive into Net Merit 2021" webinar, June 2021
VanRaden, Paul 2021 revision of the net merit index DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Annual Meeting, April 2021
Biffani, Stefano Improving the model for genetic evaluation of calving traits in the US Holstein and Brown Swiss DOWNLOAD  
Burchard, Javier Improving dairy feed efficiency, sustainability, and profitability by impacting farmer's breeding and culling decisions DOWNLOAD
Cesarani, Alberto Multi-breed genomic evaluation for dairy cattle in the US using single-step GBLUP DOWNLOAD  
Lourenco, Daniela
Single-step genomic predictions for yield traits in US Holsteins with UPG and phenotype-pedigree truncation DOWNLOAD  
Mota, Rodrigo
Use of international clinical mastitis as independent trait in the USA evaluation system DOWNLOAD  
Parker Gaddis, Kristen
Implementation of Feed Saved evaluations in the U.S. DOWNLOAD  
Toghiani, Sajjad National index correlations and expected vs. actual use of foreign sires DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul Improved genomic validation with extra regressions DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO 
Wiggans, George
Genomic evaluation of crossbred dairy cattle in the United States DOWNLOAD  

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar, March 2021
Cole, John Dairy cattle fertility after 12 years of genomic selection: Lessons learned, current applications, and future development [originally presented at November 2020 DCRC annual meeting] DOWNLOAD  

2020

71st Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science, Virtual Meeting, December 2020
Cole, John Truncation of IFT80 causes early embryonic loss in cattle DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
Cole, John How to implement genomic selection DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO

2020 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting, November 2020
Cole, John Dairy cattle fertility after 12 years of genomic selection: Lessons learned, current applications, and future development
[VIEW updated version from March 2021 DCRC webinar]
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Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Dairy Industry webinar, November 2020
VanRaden, Paul Calculation and use of genetic evaluations for feed saved DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO

CGIL Seminar Presentation, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, October 2020
Cole, John Truncation of IFT80 causes early embryonic loss in cattle DOWNLOAD

2020 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting and Trade Show, July 2020
Cole, John Opportunities and challenges from deep-phenotyping of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

Calving Traits Webinar, Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding, July 2020
Cole, John A labor of love: Making the calving traits easier to bear DOWNLOAD

ADSA Virtual Meeting, June 2020
Al-Khudhair, Ahmed Imputation and investigation of sequence genotypes for 6,735,530 variants of 39,048 Holsteins DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
Nani, Juan Methods to implement ancestor discovery in the US dairy cattle database DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
Neupane, Mahesh Genomic evaluation of dairy heifer livability DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO
Null, Dan Quality control to improve properties of sequence genotypes from different sources [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul New traits and economic updates for the net merit index [not presented because of a technical error]  |  Abstract DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO

National DHIA 55th Annual Meeting, March 2020
Cole, John Current Research at AGIL, February 2020 DOWNLOAD

Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, February 2020
Cole, John Identification, validation, and management of Mendelian traits in livestock breeding programs DOWNLOAD

Holstein Association USA, Genetic Advancement Committee Meeting, January 2020
Cole, John Current Research at AGIL, January 2020 DOWNLOAD

Plant and Animal Genome Conference, January 2020
Cole, John Identification, validation, and management of Mendelian traits in livestock breeding programs DOWNLOAD
  The new USDA blueprint for animal genome research 2018–2027: A quantitative geneticist’s perspective DOWNLOAD

2019

World Dairy Expo, October 2019
VanRaden, Paul Preview of genetic evaluations for feed efficiency (and other traits) DOWNLOAD

Breed Improvement Committee, American Angus Association, September 2019
Cole, John Haplotype tests for recessive disorders that affect fertility and other traits in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

National Genetics Conference, June 2019
Cole, John Pros and cons of hitchhiking: The truth about inbreeding in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD
Weigel, Kent Hay burners versus hay converters (a.k.a. feed efficiency) DOWNLOAD

ADSA Meeting, June 2019
Li, Bingjie Genomic prediction and marker selection using high-density genotypes from 5 dairy breeds DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul How to implement genomic selection DOWNLOAD
Wiggans, George Genomic predictions using more markers and gene tests DOWNLOAD

Interbull Annual Meeting, June 2019
Jiang, Jicai A scalable Bayesian mixed model approach for GWAS and genomic prediction DOWNLOAD
Null, Dan Using the new ARS-UCD1 reference map in US genomic predictions DOWNLOAD

World Guernsey Conference, June 2019
Cole, John Opportunities for genetic change in small breeds DOWNLOAD

FONAHolstein, May 2019
Cole, John The future of genomic evaluations of Holstein cattle DOWNLOAD

Great Challenges to Science Workshop: How biotechnology can vanish world hunger, April 2019
Cole, John How does biotechnology drive change in the dairy sector? DOWNLOAD

National Dairy Herd Information Association Annual Meeting, February 2019
Cole, John Everything you need to know about gene editing … in 25 minutes or less! DOWNLOAD

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Industry Meeting, February 2019
VanRaden, Paul Genomic selection: Achievements in the last decade and plans for the next DOWNLOADSLIDES W/AUDIO

2018

World Dairy Expo, October 2018
VanRaden, Paul Improved genomic selection for health and other traits DOWNLOAD

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Industry Meeting, October 2018
VanRaden, Paul What is cooking at AGIL? DOWNLOAD

Interbull Technical Workshop, August 2018
Dürr, João Variance adjustments and Mendelian sampling tests DOWNLOAD

Responsible Use of Gene Editing Steering Committee Meeting, Food Marketing Institute, July 2018
Cole, John Landscape of breeding in food and agriculture – from conventional to gene editing DOWNLOAD

ADSA Meeting, June 2018
Bradford, Heather Modeling uncertain paternity to address differential pedigree accuracy DOWNLOAD
Cole, John Identification of genomic regions associated with resistance to clinical mastitis in U.S. Holstein cattle DOWNLOAD
Hutchison, Jana Methods to compute reliabilities for genomic predictions of feed intake DOWNLOAD
Masuda, Yataka Genomic predictability of single-step GBLUP for production traits in US Holstein DOWNLOAD
Null, Dan Potential benefits from using a new reference map in genomic prediction DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Multitrait modeling of first vs. later parities for US yield, somatic cell score, and fertility traits DOWNLOAD

Interbull Annual Meeting, February 2018
VanRaden, Paul Validation of genomic reliability and gains from phenotypic updates DOWNLOAD
Wiggans, George Methods for discovering and validating relationships among genotyped animals DOWNLOAD

11th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, February 2018
O'Connell, Jeff Predicting which variants genotype well with array vs. sequence data DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Including feed intake data from U.S. Holsteins in genomic prediction DOWNLOAD

2017

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Industry Meeting, October 2017
Cole, John How selection for better health impacts dairy profitability DOWNLOAD
Tooker, Mel Validation of genomic predictions and genomic reliability DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul AGIL research progress DOWNLOAD

EAAP Meeting, August 2017
Cole, John Management of Mendelian traits in breeding programs by gene editing DOWNLOAD

Interbull Meeting, August 2017
Cole, John Development of genomic evaluations for direct measures of health in U.S. Holsteins and their correlations with fitness traits DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Genomic tools to improve progress and preserve variation for future generations DOWNLOAD

American Society of Animal Science Meeting, July 2017
Cole, John A dairy calf DNA biobank for the discovery of new recessive genetic disorders [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Ability to genotype differing variants with arrays vs. whole genome sequencing DOWNLOAD

ADSA Meeting, June 2017
Cole, John Possibilities in an age of genomics: The future of the breeding index DOWNLOAD
Hutchison, Jana Bull fertility evaluations for Angus service sires bred to Holstein cows [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
Masuda, Yataka Genetic trends from single-step GBLUP and traditional BLUP for production traits in US Holstein DOWNLOAD
Null, Dan Discovery of a haplotype affecting fertility in Ayrshire dairy cattle and identification of a putative causal variant DOWNLOAD
Tooker, Mel Genomic predictions for crossbreds from all-breed data DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluation of gestation length as a trait of the service sire [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
  Preliminary genomic predictions of feed saved for 1.4 million Holsteins DOWNLOAD

Symposium on Genetic and Genomic Selection in Dairy Cattle, May 2017
Cole, John Improving production efficiency through genetic selection DOWNLOAD
  Genetic improvement programs for U.S. dairy cattle DOWNLOAD
  The role of phenotyping in dairy cattle improvement in the genomic era DOWNLOAD
  Genomic selection for traits other than production in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

Interbull Workshop, February 2017
VanRaden, Paul Tests of single-step GBLUP for production traits in US Holsteins DOWNLOAD

2016

ICAR Meeting, October 2016
Cole, John Updated guidelines for the recording, evaluation, and genetic improvement of udder health in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

Interbull Annual Meeting, October 2016
O'Connell, Jeff Selection of sequence variants to improve dairy cattle genomic predictions DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Value of selecting for cow and calf livability DOWNLOAD

18° Congresso Estadual de Medicina Veterinaria e 1° Encontro de Buiatria do CONESUL, October 2016
Cole, John Strategies for managing genetic disorders in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

Universidade de Passo Fundo, October 2016
Cole, John Genetic and genomic improvement of US dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Industry Meeting, October 2016
Bickhart, Derek What farmers should expect from the use of full sequencing data DOWNLOAD
Norman, Duane Cow livability evaluation and heifer livability research DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul AGIL technical report DOWNLOAD

Large Animal Genetic Engineering Summit, September 2016
Cole, John Management of many recessive disorders in a dairy cattle population using gene editing and sequential mate allocation DOWNLOAD

Genomic Prediction Workshop, University of Florida, August 2016
VanRaden, Paul Rapid growth of genomic prediction in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD

Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, August 2016
Cole, John Managing many recessive disorders in a dairy cattle breeding program using gene editing DOWNLOAD

Department of Animal Sciences Seminar, University of Florida, August 2016
VanRaden, Paul Genetic improvement for fertility, livability, and heat stress DOWNLOAD

ADSA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2016
Cole, John Use of a threshold animal model to estimate calving ease and stillbirth (co)variance components for US Holsteins

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Hutchison, Jana Sexed-semen usage for Holstein AI in the United States [poster presentation]

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Tooker, Mel Selection of sequence variants to improve dairy cattle genomic predictions DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Identifying and Calling Insertions, Deletions, and Single-Base Mutations Efficiently from Sequence Data DOWNLOAD
Wiggans, George Strategy for incorporating newly discovered causative genetic variants into genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD
Wright, Jan Genetic evaluation of dairy cow livability [poster presentation]

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NAAB Korean Delegation, July 2016
VanRaden, Paul Selection of young animals using genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD

Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, May 2016
Cole, John The role of phenotyping in dairy cattle improvement in the genomic era DOWNLOAD

Large Dairy Herd Management Conference, May 2016
Cole, John Improving production efficiency through genetic selection DOWNLOAD

University of Maryland Statistical Genomics (BIOM688E) Seminar, May 2016
Wiggans, George US genomic evaluation system DOWNLOAD

University of Maryland Statistical Genomics (BIOM688E) Seminar, April 2016
VanRaden, Paul Computation of large-scale genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD

University of Maryland Statistical Genomics (BIOM688E) Seminar, March 2016
Bickhart, Derek Reference genome assemblies and the technology behind them DOWNLOAD
The basics of reference genomes and genetic features DOWNLOAD  

Select Sires Sire Committee Meeting, March 2016
VanRaden, Paul Current and future evaluation changes DOWNLOAD

National DHIA Annual Meeting, March 2016
Cole, John 2016 AGIL report DOWNLOAD
What direction should US dairy research take in the future? DOWNLOAD  

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Board Meeting, February 2016
Wiggans, George Cow livability evaluations DOWNLOAD

Plant and Animal Genome XXIV Conference, January 2016
VanRaden, Paul Fast single-pass alignment and variant calling using sequencing data DOWNLOAD

2015

American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), ARPAS-DC Meeting, December 2015
Wiggans, George Animal Improvement Program (AIP) DOWNLOAD

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Industry Meeting, September 2015
Connor, Erin USDA-ARS research portfolio and perspectives for dairy cattle breeding DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul History of genomic evaluations in The United States DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George AGIL technical report DOWNLOAD  

ARS Big Data Workshop, July 2015
Wiggans, George Big data in support of genetic improvement of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, August 2015
Cole, John Genome-wide association study of fertility traits in dairy cattle using high-density single nucleotide polymorphism marker panels DOWNLOAD
Cooper, Tabatha Genomic evaluation, breed identification, and population structure of North American, English and Island Guernsey dairy cattle [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
Hutchison, Jana Animal selection for whole-genome sequencing by quantifying the unique contribution of homozygous haplotypes sequenced [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
Null, Dan Assignment of polled status using single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes and predicted gene content DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Practical implications for genetic modeling in the genomics era DOWNLOAD
Wiggans, George Effect of increasing the number of SNP from 60,000 to 85,000 in genomic evaluation of Holsteins DOWNLOAD
Wright, Jan Genetic interactions for heat stress and herd yield level: predicting foreign genetic merit from domestic data [poster presentation]

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Interbull Annual Meeting, August 2015
Cooper, Tabatha Genomic evaluations and breed composition for crossbred U.S. dairy cattle DOWNLOAD
O'Connell, Jeff Strategies to choose from millions of imputed sequence variants DOWNLOAD
Tooker, Mel Comparison of domestic and foreign genotypes by country and continent DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Revisiting the "a posteriori" granddaughter design DOWNLOAD  

XX Congresso Internacional ANEMBE de Medicina Bovina, May 2015
Cole, John What should you expect from genomic selection? DOWNLOAD
Genomic selection for traits other than production in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

NAAB Turkish Visitors Conference, May 2015
Wiggans, George Animal Improvement Program DOWNLOAD  

Final OptiMIR Scientific and Expert Meeting, April 2015
Cole, John Using genotypes to construct phenotypes for dairy cattle breeding programs and beyond DOWNLOAD  

CRV, April 2015
Cole, John Genomic improvement programs for US dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

National DHIA Annual Meeting, March 2015
Cole, John 2015 AGIL report DOWNLOAD
If we would see further than others: Research & technology today and tomorrow DOWNLOAD  

Herd '15 Biannual Meeting, March 2015
VanRaden, Paul How genomics and collaboration produce results that may surprise us DOWNLOAD
Why genetic progress requires continually improving methods DOWNLOAD  

Cornell University, ANSC 3310 Seminar, March 2015
Wiggans, George US genomic evaluation system DOWNLOAD  

Genetics in the Age of Genomics, March 2015
Wiggans, George Genomics and where it can take us DOWNLOAD AUDIO

Interbull Technical Workshop and Industry Meeting, February 2015
VanRaden, Paul Monitoring U.S. genetic evaluations for the influence of genomic pre-selection DOWNLOAD

Plant and Animal Geonome XXII Conference, January 2015
Bickhart, Derek Comparative structural genomics in buffalo using the cattle reference genome DOWNLOAD
The use of PacBio and Hi-C data in de novo assembly of the goat genome DOWNLOAD  

British Cattle Conference, January 2015
Wiggans, George Genomics and where it can take us DOWNLOAD SLIDES W/AUDIO

SRUC Seminar, January 2015
Wiggans, George US genomic evaluation system DOWNLOAD  

2014

AGIL Meeting with BARC and NEA Management, November 2014
AGIL Research of the Animal Improvement Program DOWNLOAD  

Embrapa Gado de Leite, September 2014
Cole, John Genetic improvement programs for US dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Universidade Federal de Vicosa, September 2014
Cole, John Using genotyping and whole-genome sequencing to identify causal variants associated with complex phenotypes DOWNLOAD  

10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, August 2014
Bickhart, Derek Using the whole read: Structural variation detection with RPSR DOWNLOAD  
Cole, John The hunt for a functional mutation affecting conformation and calving traits on chromosome 18 in Holstein cattle DOWNLOAD  
Cooper, Tabatha Including cow information in genomic prediction of Holstein dairy cattle in the US [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Sun, Chuanyu Increasing predictive ability using dominance in genomic selection DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul Fast imputation using medium- or low-coverage sequence data DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Increasing the number of SNPs used in genomic evaluations of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Meeting, August 2014
Cole, John An updated version of lifetime net merit incorporating additional fertility traits and new economic valuesDOWNLOAD  
Cooper, Tabatha Analysis of genomic predictor population DOWNLOAD 
Sun, Chuanyu Genomic relationships for mating programs DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul Use of new multi-trait, all-breed genetic evaluation software DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Immediate evaluations and new chips DOWNLOAD  

ADSA – ASAS – CSAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2014
Cole, John An updated version of lifetime net merit incorporating additional fertility traits and new economic values DOWNLOAD 
Wiggans, George Calculation and delivery of US genomic evaluations for dairy cattle DOWNLOAD
Wright, Jan Multi-trait, multi-breed conception rate evaluation [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD 

ICAR / Interbull Meeting, May 2014
Cole, John Phenotypes for novel functional traits of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD 
Norman, Duane Selection changes in the United States due to genomics DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul Genotypes are useful for more than genomic evaluation

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BARC Poster Day, April 2014
Sun, Chuanyu An efficient method of generating whole genome sequence for thousands of bulls DOWNLOAD  

National DHIA Annual Meeting, March 2014
Cole, John AIPL report DOWNLOAD  
Health and fitness data – what might be possible for dairy cattle? DOWNLOAD  

Advancing Dairy Cattle Genetics: Genomics and Beyond, February 2014
VanRaden, Paul Impact of genomics on genetic improvement DOWNLOAD  

Plant and Animal Geonome XXII Conference, January 2014
Cole, John Candidate causative mutation on BTA18 associated with calving and conformation traits in Holstein bulls [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

2013

China Emerging Markets Program Seminar, October 2013
Wiggans, George Current status of genomic evaluation for U.S. dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, October 2013
Cole, John New tools for genomic selection in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

5th International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics, September 2013
Cole, John Genomic evaluation of low-heritability traits: dairy cattle health as a model [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
New applications of genomic technology in the US dairy industry DOWNLOAD  

Japanese Genomics Tour, September 2013
Wiggans, George Genomic evaluations in the United States DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Annual Meeting, August 2013
Sun, Chuanyu Increasing long term response by selecting for favorable minor alleles DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul Measuring genomic pre-selection in theory and in practice DOWNLOAD  

Scientific Leadership RL Meeting, August 2013
Wiggans, George Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory DOWNLOAD  

ADSA – ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2013
Bickhart, Derek Tools to exploit sequence data to find new markers and disease loci in cattle DOWNLOAD  
Cooper, Tabatha Genomic evaluation of Ayrshire dairy cattle and new haplotypes affecting fertility and stillbirth in Holstein, Brown Swiss, and Ayrshire breeds [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Hutchison, Jana Optimal age at first calving for U.S. dairy cattle [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Trends in noncompliance with milk quality standards for Dairy Herd Improvement herds in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Sonstegard, Tad Genomic divergence of indicine and taurine cattle identified through high-density SNP genotyping DOWNLOAD  
Sun, Chuanyu Mating programs including genomic relationships and dominance effects DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Using 90,113 single nucleotide polymorphisms in genomic evaluation of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Keygene, May 2013
Cole, John Genomic selection and systems biology – lessons from dairy cattle breeding DOWNLOAD  

2013 ICAR Health Data Conference, May 2013
Cole, John Genomic evaluation of dairy cattle health DOWNLOAD  

Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen UR Livestock Research, May 2013
Cole, John Use of NGS to identify the causal variant associated with a complex phenotype DOWNLOAD  

SRUC, April 2013
Wiggans, George Algorithms and genotype densities DOWNLOAD  
Imputation DOWNLOAD  

UMD Animal Science Seminar, April 2013
VanRaden, Paul Computation of large-scale genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD  
Global Impact of genomic selection in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Genetic improvement program for dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

BARC Poster Day, April 2013
Bickhart, Derek Openg source tools to exploit DNA sequence data from livestock species [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Sun, Chuanyu Mating programs including genomic relationships and dominance effects [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

National DHIA Annual Meeting, March 2013
Cole, John Opportunities for genetic improvement of health and fitness traits DOWNLOAD  

ARS Big Data Computing Workshop, February 2013
Wiggans, George Big data in support of genetic improvement of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Italian Holstein Association Breeders Meeting, February 2013
Cole, John The use and economic value of genomic testing for calves on dairy farms DOWNLOAD  
  Uso e valore economico dei test genomici in azienda [in Italian] DOWNLOAD  

2012

National Swine Improvement Federation Annual Meeting and Genetic Symposium, December 2012
Cole, John Challenges and successes in dairy cattle genomics DOWNLOAD  

63rd European Association for Animal Production Meeting, September 2012
Cole, John Applications of haplotypes in dairy farm management DOWNLOAD  
Pypedal, an open source software package for pedigree analysis [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

ADSA – AMPA – ASAS – CSAS – WSASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2012
Cole, John An international overview of the recording and use of functional traits in dairy breeding and management DOWNLOAD  
Cooper, Tabatha Maternal grandsire confirmation and discovery in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  
Hutchison, Jana Increased use of young bulls in dairy cattle breeding programs [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Comparison of daughter performance of New Zealand and North American sires in US herds DOWNLOAD  
Null, Dan Fine mapping and discovery of recessive mutations that cause abortions in dairy cattle [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Tooker, Mel Methods to include foreign information in national evaluations DOWNLOAD  
VanRaden, Paul Iterative combination of national phenotype, genotype, pedigree, and foreign information DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Characteristics and use of the Illumina BovineLD BeadChip DOWNLOAD  
Wright, Jan Adjustment of selection index coefficients and polygenic variance to improve regressions and reliability of genomic evaluations [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
  Genetic evaluation of mobility for Brown Swiss dairy cattle[poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Annual Meeting, May 2012
VanRaden, Paul Reliability increases from combining 50,000- and 777,000-marker genotypes from 4 countries DOWNLOAD  

38th ICAR Session, May 2012
Cole, John Survey on the recording and use of functional traits in dairy management and breeding DOWNLOAD  
Mattison, Jay Characteristics of the USA dairy herd as related to management and demographic elements DOWNLOAD  

16th MAS-QTL Workshop, May 2012
Cole, John Fine-mapping of QTL using high-density SNP genotypes DOWNLOAD  

Department of Animal Sciences, University of Sassari, May 2012
Cole, John New tools for genomic selection of livestock DOWNLOAD  
  The U.S. genetic evaluation system DOWNLOAD  

Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, April 2012
Cole, John New tools for genomic selection of livestock DOWNLOAD  

Dairy Records Management Systems, April 2012
Cole, John Genomic selection in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

U.S. Genetics Conference, March 2012
Wiggans, George Macroeconomics of using high quality genetics DOWNLOAD  
The U.S. genetic evaluation system DOWNLOAD  

Select Sires Sire Evaluation Committee, March 2012
Cole, John March 2012 AIPL update DOWNLOAD  

2nd International Workshop on Genomics Applied to Livestock, February 2012
Cole, John Genomics beyond EBVs DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Genomics Workshop, February 2012
VanRaden, Paul Avoiding bias from genomic pre-selection in converting daughter information across countries DOWNLOAD  

Plant and Animal Genome Conference, January 2012
Adams, Heather Identification of a nonsense mutation in APAF1 that is causal for a decrease in reproductive efficiency in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

2011

Cornell Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Seminar, November 2011
Wiggans, George Application of genomic selection in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW

DNA LandMarks User Group Meeting, October 2011
Wiggans, George North American dairy cattle genomic selection program DOWNLOAD  

DRMS Annual Meeting & NDHIA Board Meeting, October 2011
Norman, Duane AIPL research update DOWNLOAD  

European Association for Animal Production Meeting, August 2011
Cole, John Genetic evaluations for birth weight: Comparison of continuous and discrete definitions of birth weight under varying accuracies of recording DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Annual Meeting, August 2011
VanRaden, Paul Reporting of haplotypes with recessive effects on fertility DOWNLOAD  

Illumina Agrigenomics User Group Meeting, August 2011
Wiggans, George Genomic selection in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

ADSA/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2011
Cole, John Data structures and visualization DOWNLOAD VIEW
Cooper, Tabatha Use of the Illumina Bovine3K BEAD chip in dairy genomic evaluation DOWNLOAD VIEW
Hutchison, Jana Effects of dam’s dry period length on heifer development [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Lombard, Jason Current levels of compliance with EU bulk-tank SCC standards and proposed (but rejected) US standards based on data from four Federal Milk Marketing Orders DOWNLOAD VIEW
Macciotta, Nicolo Multivariate factor analysis of genomic correlation matrices in three US dairy cattle breeds DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane Consequence of changing standards for somatic cell count on US Dairy Herd Improvement herds DOWNLOAD VIEW
Null, Dan Genomic imputation and evaluation using 1074 high density Holstein genotypes [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Olson, Katie Changes in the use of young bulls [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
  Impacts of inclusion of foreign data in genomic evaluation of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Properties of different density genotypes used in dairy cattle evaluation DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Overview of current genomic selection in dairy cattle populations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Adjustment of deregressed values from cow evaluations to have similar mean and variance as bull deregressed values DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Use of cow culling to help meet compliance for somatic cell standards [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

37th ICAR Meeting, June 2011
Cole, John Registration of health traits – strategies of phenotyping, aspects of data quality and possible benefits DOWNLOAD  

Minnesota Dairy Health Conference, May 2011
Wiggans, George Dairy genomics in application DOWNLOAD  

Poultry Breeders of America Roundtable, May 2011
Wiggans, George Dairy cattle genomic evaluation program update DOWNLOAD  

Applied Genomics for Sustainable Livestock Breeding Conference, May 2011
Van Tassell, Curt The use of SNP chips for selection of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Select Sires‘ Holstein Sire Evaluation Committee, March 2011
Wiggans, George USDA genetic evaluation update DOWNLOAD VIEW

National DHIA Annual Meeting and Leadershop Workshop, March 2011
Norman, Duane Consequence for U.S. dairy herds of imposing different SCC standards DOWNLOAD VIEW

National Mastitis Council Meeting, January 2011
Norman, Duane Consequence for U.S. dairy herds of imposing different SCC standards DOWNLOAD VIEW

2010

North Carolina State University, November 2010
Cole, John What can we do with dairy cattle genomics other than predict more accurate breeding values? DOWNLOAD VIEW

Dairy Cattle Reproductive Council Convention, November 2010
Wiggans, George Genomic evaluations: Past, present, and future DOWNLOAD VIEW

Georgetown Ag Systems, October 2010
Wiggans, George Animal biotechnology DOWNLOAD VIEW

World Dairy Expo, September 2010
Van Tassell, Curt Recent developments in genetic testing and predicting genetic values DOWNLOAD  

European Association of Animal Production Meeting, August 2010
Norman, Duane Recent trends in mastitis and fertility indicators in the United States and reasons for change DOWNLOAD

9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, August 2010
Cole, John Forty years of artificial selection In U.S. Holstein cattle had genome-wide signatures [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
  Use of haplotypes to predict selection limits and Mendelian sampling DOWNLOAD  
  Walking the cattle continuum: Moving From the BovineSNP50 to higher- and lower-density SNP panels DOWNLOAD VIEW
Da, Yang High resolution QTL maps of 31 traits in contemporary U.S. Holstein cows DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Potential consequences of selection on gestation length on Holstein performance DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Genomic evaluation with many more genotypes and phenotypes DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Increased reliability of genetic evaluations for dairy cattle in the United States from use of genomic information DOWNLOAD VIEW

Ag Discovery Program, July 2010
Wiggans, George Animal genomics DOWNLOAD VIEW

ADSA/PSA/AMPA/CSAS/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2010
Cole, John Use of haplotypes to predict selection limits and Mendelian sampling DOWNLOAD VIEW
Cooper, Tabatha Cow adjustments for genomic predictions of Holstein and Jersey bulls DOWNLOAD VIEW
Hubbard, Suzanne Relationship of reason for lactation termination with genetic merit of Holsteins in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Comparison of Holstein service-sire fertility for heifer and cow breedings with conventional and sexed semen [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Null, Dan Age at first calving in U.S. dairy cattle [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Olson, Katie Multibreed genomic evaluations in purebred dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
Schutz, Mike Derivation of factors to estimate daily fat, protein, and somatic cell score from one milking of cows milked three times daily [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
  Derivation of factors to estimate daily milk yield from one milking of cows milked three times daily [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Tooker, Mel Gains in reliability from combining subsets of 500, 5,000, 50,000 or 500,000 genetic markers DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Filling missing genotypes using haplotypes DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Improved reliability approximation for genomic evaluations in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Effectiveness of genetic evaluations in predicting daughter performance in individual herds[poster presentation; updated Nov. 10, 2010] DOWNLOAD  

CRI - Spanish Update Meeting, June 2010
Norman, Duane Status of dairy cattle breeding in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Meeting, May 2010
VanRaden, Paul Combining different marker densities in genomic evaluation DOWNLOAD VIEW

Alta Genetics Meeting, May 2010
Wiggans, George Genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Meeting / National Association of Animal Breeders Meeting, April 2010
Cole, John Genetic evaluation of age at first calving DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Using haplotypes in breeding programs DOWNLOAD VIEW
Cooper, Tabatha Cow adjustment and genomic database update DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Genomic database update DOWNLOAD VIEW
Cooper, Tabatha;
Tooker, Mel
Imputation of cow genotypes and adjustment of PTAs DOWNLOAD VIEW
Hutchison, Jana Holstein service-sire fertility for heifer and cow breedings with conventional and sexed semen DOWNLOAD VIEW
Lawlor, Tom Interpretation of genomic breeding values from a unified, one-step national evaluation DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane Potential consequences of selection on gestation length on Holstein performance< DOWNLOAD VIEW
Null, Dan Genetic evaluation of age at first calving DOWNLOAD VIEW
Olson, Katie Prediction of breed composition & multibreed genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Predictions of breed composition using Holstein, Jersey, and Brown Swiss genotypes DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Happy bulls, happy cows, haplotypes DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Mixing different SNP densities DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Use young bulls more DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Why do we need more genotypes and phenotypes? DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Improved reliability of genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Effectiveness of genetic evaluations in predicting daughter performance in individual herds [updated Nov. 10, 2010] DOWNLOAD VIEW

BARC Poster Day, April 2010
Olson, Katie Multibreed genomic evaluation using purebred dairy cattle [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD

Select Sire Committee Meeting, March 2010
Wiggans, George Genomics: What we have and what is coming DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Technical Workshop on Genomic Information in Genetic Evaluations, March 2010
VanRaden, Paul GMACE implementation DOWNLOAD VIEW

ENGALEC Dairy Conference, March 2010
Olson, Katie Selección genómica en ganado lechero… Un año después [In Spanish] DOWNLOAD VIEW

2009

Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, November 2009
Cole, John Biological insights gained from genomic prediction DOWNLOAD VIEW

DSEC Meeting, October 2009
VanRaden, Paul DSEC October 2009 DOWNLOAD VIEW

Croatian Holstein Breeders Federation and MOA/Veterinary Affairs Study Tour, August 2009
Wiggans, George Overview of the dairy genetic evaluation system DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull / EAAP Joint Session, August 2009
Norman, Duane Effect of sexed-semen use on Holstein conception rate, calf gender, dystocia, and stillbirth in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Development of genomic GMACE DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Future animal improvement programs applied to global populations DOWNLOAD VIEW

Inner Mongolia Livestock Improvement Training, August 2009
Wiggans, George US genetic improvement program: Methods and results DOWNLOAD VIEW

ADSA/CSAS/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2009
Byrem, Todd Characteristics of milk ELISA results for Johne’s disease in US dairy cows [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Cole, John Visualization of results from genomic predictions DOWNLOAD VIEW
Hutchison, Jana Effect of sexed-semen on conception rate for Holsteins in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Comparison of service-sire fertility evaluations formerly or currently available to the US dairy industry DOWNLOAD VIEW
Null, Dan Best prediction of lactation yields accounting for regional and seasonal differences [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Powell, Rex Trends in international flow of Holstein genes[poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Tooker, Mel Can you believe those genomic evaluations for young bulls? DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul National and international genomic evaluations for dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Transition of genomic evaluation from a research project to a production system DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Factors affecting milk ELISA scores of cows tested for Johne’s disease [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

NDHIA Board Meeting, July 2009
Norman, Duane Update on AIPL research since April 2009 DOWNLOAD VIEW

India Emerging Markets Conference, May 2009
Hutchison, Jana Status of dairy cattle breeding in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel An introduction to genomics DOWNLOAD VIEW
  An introduction to sire proofs and modeling DOWNLOAD VIEW
Walton, Leigh Milk recording data DOWNLOAD VIEW

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Meeting, April 2009
Cole, John Distribution and location of genetic effects for dairy traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
Hutchison, Jana Effect of sexed semen on conception rate, calf sex, dystocia, and stillbirth DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Can you believe those genomic evaluations for young bulls? DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul National and international genomic evaluation methods DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Updates on the genomic evaluation program DOWNLOAD VIEW

Select Sires Annual Sire Conference, March 2009
VanRaden, Paul Use of genomics for selecting sires DOWNLOAD VIEW

California DHIA Meeting, March 2009
Norman, Duane Sire fertility & genomics DOWNLOAD VIEW

National DHIA Annual Meeting, March 2009
Norman, Duane Update on AIPL research, 2008–09 DOWNLOAD VIEW

CRI Genomics Emerging Markets Program, March 2009
Cole, John Distribution and location of genetic effects for dairy traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Genomics for emerging markets DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George How the genomic evaluation program works DOWNLOAD VIEW

Gordon Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, February 2009
VanRaden, Paul Dairy cattle breeders have adopted genomic selection DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull International Workshop on Genomic Information in Genetic Evaluations, January 2009
VanRaden, Paul Benefits from cooperation in genomics DOWNLOAD VIEW

Pre-IETS Symposium, January 2009
Hutchison Characterization and usage of sexed semen from US field data DOWNLOAD VIEW

2008

National Swine Improvement Federation Symposium, December 2008
VanRaden, Paul Using genomic data to improve dairy cattle genetic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW

DHI-Provo Herd Management Conference, November 2008
Wiggans, George What’s coming in genomic evaluations and how it affects you DOWNLOAD VIEW

Dairy Cattle Reproductive Council Convention, November 2008
Norman, Duane A national sire fertility index DOWNLOAD VIEW

AIPL Centennial Conference, October 2008
O’Connell, Jeff Perspectives from human studies and low density chip DOWNLOAD VIEW
Van Tassell, Curt Future research in genomics DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul A century of AIPL and just getting started DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Genomic history and new genetic principles DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Implementing and improving genomic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW

NAAB DSEC Meeting, October 2008
Cole, John AIPL update DOWNLOAD VIEW

Canadian Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Forum, September 2008
VanRaden, Paul North American cooperation in genomic prediction DOWNLOAD VIEW

ADSA/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2008
Cole, John A data exchange format and national database for producer-recorded health event data from on-farm management software [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Hubbard, Suzanne Reproductive trends of dairy herds in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Kuhn, Melvin Modeling nuisance variables for phenotypic evaluation of bull fertility [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Miller, Bob Factors that affect abortion frequency in dairy herds in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Alternatives for evaluating daughter performance of progeny-test bulls between official evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Derivation of factors to estimate daily milk yield from single milkings for Holsteins milked two or three times daily DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Impact of selection for decreased somatic cell score on productive life and culling for mastitis DOWNLOAD VIEW
Null, Dan A data exchange format and national database for producer-recorded health event data from on-farm management software [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
O’Connell, Jeff Optimized measured genotype analysis for genome-wide quantitative trait loci mapping using dense SNP chips [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Powell, Rex Breed composition of the United States dairy cattle herd [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Tooker, Mel Effects of allele frequency estimation on genomic predictions and inbreeding coefficients DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Reliability of genomic predictions for North American dairy bulls DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Strategies to incorporate genomic prediction into population-wide genetic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Selection of single nucleotide polymorphisms and genotype quality for genomic prediction of genetic merit in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Impact of selection for increased daughter fertility on productive life and culling for reproduction [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

ICAR Session and Interbull Meeting, June 2008
Cole, John Data collection ratings and best prediction of lactation yields DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Distribution and location of genetic effects for dairy traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane Retrofitting genetic-economic indexes to demonstrate responses to selection across 2 generations of Holsteins DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Genomic data and cooperation result in faster progress DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Genomic evaluations in the United States and Canada: A collaboration DOWNLOAD VIEW

NC-1037 Swine Geonomics Group, May 2008
VanRaden, Paul Genomic selection in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW

National Breeders Roundtable, May 2008
Wiggans, George Genetic trends in dairy cattle over the next 25 years … where are we headed and how will we get there DOWNLOAD VIEW

National Association of Farm Broadcasting, April 2008
Wiggans, George Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (AIPL) DOWNLOAD VIEW

NAAB DSEC Meeting, April 2008
VanRaden, Paul Genomic prediction results DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Routine genomic predictions [also presented at Select Sires’ Sire Committee Meeting, March 2008] DOWNLOAD VIEW

National DHIA Annual Meeting & Educational Session, March 2008
Norman, Duane AIPL report: We’re from the government and we’re here to help you! DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul New genomic predictions combine DNA and DHIA data DOWNLOAD VIEW

Missouri Dairy Summit, March 2008
Norman, Duane Responses to alternative genetic choices in dairy grazing systems DOWNLOAD VIEW

2007

Animals and Bioengineering – A Consideration of Law, Ethics, and Science, November 2007
VanRaden, Paul Improving animals each generation by selecting from the best gene sources DOWNLOAD VIEW

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Convention, November 2007
Norman, Duane Genetic selection for reproduction: Current reproductive status of the national herd; application of selection indexes for dairy producers DOWNLOAD VIEW

AgriTech Analytics & Holstein Association USA Dairy Industry Event, September 2007
Cole, John Best prediction of actual lactation yields DOWNLOAD VIEW

Seminar for Department of Animal Science, Louisiana State University, September 2007
Cole, John Genetic evaluation of calving traits in US Holsteins DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Overview of Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Annual Meeting - Dublin, Ireland, August 2007
VanRaden, Paul Genomic measures of relationship and inbreeding DOWNLOAD VIEW

ADSA/PSA/AMPA/ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 2007
Cole, John Estimation of yields for long lactations using best prediction DOWNLOAD VIEW
Hubbard, Suzanne Genetic and environmental factors that affect gestation length [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Kuhn, Melvin Effect of dam’s dry period length on calf [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Miller, Bob Factors affecting death rate of lactating cows in Dairy Herd Improvement herds [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Effect of service sire and cow sire on gestation length DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Relationship of herd-heritability with sire misidentication and entry into a proven sire lineup [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Null, Dan Genetic evaluation of lactation persistency estimated by best prediction for Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Milking Shorthorn dairy cattle [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Powell, Rex Relationship of gestation length to stillbirth [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Tooker, Mel Methods to explain genomic estimates of breeding value DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Efficient estimation of breeding values from dense genomic data DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Harnessing automatic data collection to enhance genetic improvement programs DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Effect of temperature and humidity on gestation length [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

Seminar for Department of Animal Science, University of Flordia, June 2007
Cole, John Validation of producer-recorded health event data and use in genetic improvement of dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  

Genex / CRI Dairy Cattle Genetics Conference, June 2007
VanRaden, Paul Research plans for genomics, crossbreeding, fertility, etc. DOWNLOAD VIEW

NAAB DSEC Meeting, April 2007
VanRaden, Paul Update on all-breed model, fertility, genomics DOWNLOAD VIEW

W.E. Petersen Symposium, April 2007
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluation using combined data from all breeds and crossbred cows DOWNLOAD VIEW

New Techniques for Production and Reproduction in Cattle, March 2007
VanRaden, Paul Selection for fertility in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW

2006

DHI-Provo Herd Management Conference, November 2006
Norman, Duane Prospects for increasing profitability using genetic reproductive indexes DOWNLOAD VIEW

6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference, October 2006
Norman, Duane Is there need for different genetics in dairy grazing systems? DOWNLOAD VIEW

S-1008 Research Group Annual Meeting, October 2006
VanRaden, Paul AIPL contributions to S-1008 DOWNLOAD VIEW

Seminars for Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, October 2006
Cole, John Dairy cattle breeding in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Genetic evaluation of calving traits in US Holsteins DOWNLOAD VIEW

American Dairy Goat Association Annual Meeting, October 2006
Wiggans, George USDA genetic evaluation program for dairy goats DOWNLOAD VIEW
  USDA genetic evaluations for type traits DOWNLOAD VIEW

8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, August 2006
Cole, John Genetic evaluation of stillbirth in US Holsteins using a sire-maternal grandsire threshold model DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane Trait selection when culling U.S. Holsteins DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Predicting genetic interactions within and across breeds DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Genetic correlations between first and later parity calving ease in a sire-maternal grandsire model [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

Joint ADSA/ASAS Annual Meeting, July 2006
Cole, John Estimation of stillbirth (co)variance components and development of a calving ability index DOWNLOAD VIEW
Kuhn, Melvin Methodology for prediction of bull fertility from field data DOWNLOAD  
Miller, Robert Synchronization effects on parameters for days open DOWNLOAD  
Norman, Duane Factors that impact longevity of Holsteins in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Domestic vs. imported AI semen for Holstein graziers in the US DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Historical perspectives on genetic fitness research DOWNLOAD  
Sanders, Ashley Use of producer-recorded health data in determining incidence risks and relationships between health events and culling [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Thornton, Laura Rear legs (rear view) for Brown Swiss and Guernsey breeds DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Revised Estimates of Lifetime Net Merit for Dairy Breeds and Breed Crosses DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluations for mixed breed populations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Genetic evaluation of milking speed in Brown Swiss DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Genetic differences between Holstein maturity rates in the Netherlands and United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Annual Meeting, Kuopio, Finland, June 2006
VanRaden, Paul Normality and skewness of genetic evaluations DOWNLOAD  

NAAB DSEC and IMC Meeting, April 2006
VanRaden, Paul 2006 net merit revision DOWNLOAD  
Wiggans, George Genetic evaluation of milking speed for Brown Swiss dairy cattle DOWNLOAD  
  Rear legs/rear view for Brown Swiss and Guernsey breeds DOWNLOAD  

Select Sires Sire Committee Meeting, March 2006
VanRaden, Paul Stillbirth, productive life, and net merit update DOWNLOAD  

NDHIA Annual Meeting, March 2006
Wiggans, George Update on current AIPL research DOWNLOAD  

Jersey Young-Sire Progeny-Test and Development Summit, March 2006
Norman, Duane History of Jersey young-sire development programs in the United States DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Technical Workshop, Wageningen, Netherlands, March 2006
VanRaden, Paul Fertility trait economics and correlations with other traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George How the U.S. checks for invalid ID’s and missing cross references DOWNLOAD VIEW

2005

51st DHI-PROVO Herd Management Conference, November 2005
Wiggans, George Considering inbreeding in making breeding decisions DOWNLOAD VIEW

Conference on Dairy Cattle Fertility: Health, Management, and Genetics, October 2005
VanRaden, Paul Selection for fertility in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Fertilità e selezione genetica nelle vacche da latte [in Italian] DOWNLOAD VIEW

2005 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium, October 2005
Wiggans, George Genetic evaluation for small ruminants DOWNLOAD VIEW

S-1008 Research Group Annual Meeting, October 2005
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluation of mixed breed populations DOWNLOAD  

NAAB DSEC Meeting, October 2005
Cole, John Stillbirth, longevity, and fertility update DOWNLOAD  

Seminar for Department of Animal and Poultry Scienes, Univerity of Guelph, September 2005
Wiggans, George AIPL projects DOWNLOAD  

Joint ADSA/ASAS/CSAS Annual Meeting, July 2005
Cole, John Genetic evaluation and best prediction of lactation persistency DOWNLOAD VIEW
Kuhn, Melvin Effects of complex vertebral malformation gene on production and reproduction [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
  Factors affecting heifer fertility in U.S. Holsteins [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
Miller, Bob Assessment of voluntary waiting period and frequency of estrus synchronization among herds [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
Norman, Duane Historical examination of culling of dairy cows from herds in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane A salute to Rex L. Powell DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Country bias in international dairy bull evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Sanders, Ashley Disposal reporting and disposition of culled cows by parity and herd size DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Effect of herd by sire interaction variance on genetic evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Productive life including all lactations, longer lactations, and calf value DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Accounting for heterogeneous variances in multi-trait evaluation of Jersey type traits [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
  Reproduction data in USDA database DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Comparison of maturity rate for bull daughters in the United States and Canada [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD

BIF Research Symposium and Annual Meeting, July 2005
VanRaden, Paul An example from dairy cattle selection: The net merit index DOWNLOAD  

XX International Grassland Conference, Cork, Ireland, July 2005
Norman, Duane Genetic alternatives for dairy producers who practise grazing DOWNLOAD  

Interbull Annual Meeting - Uppsala, Sweden, June 2005
VanRaden, Paul Inbreeding adjustments and effect on genetic trend estimates DOWNLOAD VIEW

NAAB DSEC Meeting, April 2005
VanRaden, Paul Update on inbreeding, herd by sire effects, and new traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Investigation of herd years with abnormal distributions of calving ease scores DOWNLOAD

USA - Norway Seminar on Dairy Health Selection, March 2005
Norman, Duane Status of dairy cattle breeding in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW

2004

S-1008 Research Group Annual Meeting, October 2004
VanRaden, Paul Planned changes to models and trait definitions DOWNLOAD VIEW

World Dairy Expo, October 2004
Van Tassell, Curt Genetic selection tools in the genomics era DOWNLOAD VIEW

ADSA 8th Discover Conference, October 2004
Norman, Duane A historical review of culling of dairy cows from US dairy herds DOWNLOAD VIEW

Joint ADSA/ASAS/PSA Annual Meeting, July 2004
Cole, John Breed composition codes for crossbred dairy cattle with an application to calving ease DOWNLOAD VIEW
Goodling, Rob Effect of synchronization protocols on days open and pregnancy rate at 120 days in dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
Kuhn, Melvin Minimum dry period length to maximize performance [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
  Prediction of service sire fertility DOWNLOAD VIEW
Miller, Bob Contribution of inbreeding and recessive defects to early embryo loss [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD
Norman, Duane Genetic relationships of milk yield for different parities between bulls and their sons DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Accuracy and stability of national and international somatic cell evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Sanders, Ashley Impact of participation in somatic cell count testing on herd average somatic cell score DOWNLOAD VIEW
Thornton, Laura Impact on calving ease evaluations of excluding herds with abnormal distribution of scores DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Heterosis and breed differences for daughter pregnancy rate of crossbred dairy cows DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Genetic base and trait definition update DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Accounting for differences in rate of maturity in yield evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Merit of obtaining genetic evaluations of milk yield for each parity on Holstein bulls [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD

12th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, July 2004
Cole, John Genetic improvement of dairy cattle health DOWNLOAD VIEW

American Forage and Grassland Council Conference, June 2004
Norman, Duane Possibilities for improving dairy cattle performance DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Annual Meeting - Sousse, Tunisia, May 2004
VanRaden, Paul Choice of scales for delivery of genetic evaluations to the public DOWNLOAD VIEW

BARC Poster Day, April 2004
Cole, John Breed composition codes for crossbred dairy cattle in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  
Hare, Liz Duration of herd participation in Dairy Herd Improvement milk recordings in the United States [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD  

NAAB DSEC Meeting, April 2004
VanRaden, Paul NAAB update: Base change, udder health, longevity, fertility DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Technical Committee Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, January 2004
VanRaden, Paul Estimates of genetic correlations when evaluations of both parents are available DOWNLOAD VIEW

2003

Clone Risk Assemment Workshop, Versailles, France, November 2003
Norman, Duane Performance of dairy cattle clones and evaluation of their milk composition DOWNLOAD VIEW

National Dairy Genetics Workshop, Raleigh, NC, October 2003
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluations for fitness and fertility in the US and other nations DOWNLOAD VIEW

Goat Genetics & Reproduction Field Day, Cornell University, September 2003
Wiggans, George USDA dairy goat genetic evaluation program DOWNLOAD VIEW

BSCBA Annual Meeting, July 2003
Powell, Rex Interbull as a tool for genetic improvement DOWNLOAD VIEW

Joint ADSA/ASAS Annual Meeting, June 2003
Kuhn, Melvin Use of early lactation days open records for genetic evaluation of cow fertility DOWNLOAD VIEW
Miller, Bob Test-day milk loss associated with elevated test-day somatic cell score [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane Characteristics of genetic evaluations for daughter fertility in relation to other fitness traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Accuracy of foreign dairy bull evaluations in predicting US evaluations for yield DOWNLOAD VIEW
Sanders, Ashley Using the internet for exchange of dairy genetic evaluations and research information for the dairy industry DOWNLOAD VIEW
Tooker, Mel Quality of data included in genetic evaluations for daughter pregnancy rate DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Definition of traits and comparison of models for cow fertility DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Standardization of lactation records for variance of Medelian sampling to reduce bias in evaluations of bull dams DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wright, Jan Performance of Holsteins that originated from embryo transfer or twin births [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD VIEW

NAAB DSEC Meeting, April 2003
Kuhn, Melvin Using days open early in lactation to allow for earlier DPR sire proofs
[VIEW updated version from ADSA annual meeting, June 2003]
DOWNLOAD
Tooker, Melvin Update on evaluations for daughter pregnancy rate
[VIEW updated version from DSA annual meeting, June 2003]
DOWNLOAD

NDHIA Annual Meeting, March 2003
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluation of cow fertility using DHIA records DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Technical Workshop, March 2003
Powell, Rex Correlation of longevity evaluation with other trait evaluations from 14 countries DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Comparison of longevity and fertility trait definitions in theory and simulation DOWNLOAD VIEW

2002

NAAB IMC/IP Meeting, October 2002
Norman, Duane ¡Inicio! La pagina de web del Laboratorio de Programas del Mejoramiento Animal DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Update on Interbull DOWNLOAD VIEW
Sanders, Ashley AIPL on the web accessing data and information @ aipl.arsusda.gov DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Genetic evaluation of cow fertilty expressed as pregnancy rate DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George USDA genetic evaluations for calving ease DOWNLOAD VIEW

American Dairy Goat Association, October 2002
Wiggans, George USDA dairy goat genetic evaluation program status and plans
[VIEW updated version from ADGA annual meeting, September 2003]
DOWNLOAD

7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, August 2002
Norman, Duane Performance of Holstein clones in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
Van Tassell, Curt Enhancing quality of dystocia data by integration into a national dairy cattle production database[poster presentation] DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Selection of dairy cattle for lifetime profit DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Comparison of dystocia evaluations from sire and sire-maternal grandsire threshold models[poster presentation] DOWNLOAD VIEW

Joint ADSA/ASAS Annual Meeting, July 2002
Miller, Bob Factors affecting fertility traits of Holsteins and Jerseys [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD VIEW
Norman, Duane Comparison of occurence and yields of daughters of progeny test and proven bulls in artificial insemination and natural-service bulls [poster presentation] DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Genetic relationships among fertility traits of Holsteins and Jerseys DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Selection differentials from national Holstein bull progeny test programs estimated from international data DOWNLOAD VIEW
Van Tassell, Curt Improvements in dystocia national genetic evaluation system and data processing DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Correlations among measures of dairy cattle fertility and longevity DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Detection and adjustment of abnormal test-day yields DOWNLOAD VIEW

National Association of Animal Breeder’s Dairy Trade Mission Tour, June 2002
Norman, Duane AIPL objectives and operations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Usefulness of international bull evaluations DOWNLOAD VIEW
Sanders, Ashley AIPL on the web
[VIEW updated version from NAAB IMC/IP meeting, October 2002]
DOWNLOAD
VanRaden, Paul Economic merit of crossbred and purebred US dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Extreme inbreeding at Beltsville, 1912–1949 DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Longevity and fertility DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Selection of dairy cattle for lifetime profit
[VIEW updated version from 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, August 2002]
DOWNLOAD
Van Tassell, Curt Application of genetic markers to dairy cattle DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, George Simultaneous accounting for heterogeneity of (co)variance components in genetic evaluation of type traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Update on the test-day model DOWNLOAD VIEW
  USDA genetic evaluations for calving ease DOWNLOAD VIEW

Interbull Annual Meeting, May 2002
VanRaden, Paul Properties of international longevity evaluations and correlations with other traits DOWNLOAD VIEW

Argentine International Dairy Education Tour, May 2002
Powell, Rex Ventajas de la IA, toros probados y las comparaciones internacionales [in Spanish] DOWNLOAD VIEW

NAAB Dairy Sire Evaluation Committee Meeting, April 2002
Philpot, Jill Extreme deviations DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Dams of sons report DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Extreme inbreeding at Beltsville, 1912–1949 DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Measures of fertility: Heritabilities and genetic correlations DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Revision and use of termination codes DOWNLOAD VIEW

2001

NAAB Dairy Sire Evaluation Committee Meeting, October 2001
VanRaden, Paul Cow fertility and effect on longevity DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Implications of crossbreeding on dairy cattle improvement DOWNLOAD VIEW

Genetic Advancement Committee Meeting, October 2001
VanRaden, Paul Longevity and fertility
[VIEW updated version from 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission Tour]
DOWNLOAD

Hungarian International Dairy Education Tour, August 2001
Powell, Rex Usefulness of international dairy bull evaluations
[VIEW updated version from 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission Tour]
DOWNLOAD

International Animal Agriculture and Food Science Conference, July 2001
Norman, Duane Accuracy of reported birth and calving dates of dairy cattle in the United States DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Relationship of somatic cell score with fertility measurses DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Timeliness of progeny testing through artificial insemination and percentage of bulls returned to service DOWNLOAD VIEW
Powell, Rex Possible global scale for ranking dairy bulls by blending national rankings DOWNLOAD VIEW
VanRaden, Paul Heterosis and breed differences for yield and somatic cell scores of US dairy cattle in the 1990s DOWNLOAD VIEW
Wiggans, Geoge Simultaneous accounting for heterogeneity of (co)variance components in genetic evaluation of type traits DOWNLOAD VIEW
  Variance of effects of lactation stage within herd by herd yield DOWNLOAD VIEW

2000

ADSA Annual Meeting, July 2000
VanRaden, Paul Methods to combine information from separate sources DOWNLOAD VIEW

1999

ADSA Annual Meeting, June 1999
VanRaden, Paul Adjustment of breeding values for past and future inbreeding DOWNLOAD VIEW


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