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Changes in milk lactose content as indicators for longevity and udder health in Holstein cows by Costa, A, Bovenhuis, H, Penasa, M

“…Changes in milk production traits over time might be informative of the health status of cows and may contain useful information for selective breeding…”
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Prediction of likelihood of conception in dairy cows using milk mid-infrared spectra collected before the first insemination and machine learning algorithms by Lou, W., Bonfatti, V., Bovenhuis, H., Shi, R., van der Linden, A., Mulder, H.A., Liu, L., Wang, Y., Ducro, B.

“…Accurate and ex-ante prediction of cows' likelihood of conception (LC) based on milk composition information could improve reproduction management on dairy…”
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Genetic and environmental factors shaping goat milk oligosaccharide composition by Gonzalez-Prendes, R, Crooijmans, R.P.M.A., Dibbits, B., Laport, K., Breunig, S., Keijzer, P., Pellis, L., Bovenhuis, H.

“…Oligosaccharides (OS) in milk have been suggested to influence the health and development of the newborn by promoting growth of beneficial gut bacteria,…”
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Multi-population GWAS and enrichment analyses reveal novel genomic regions and promising candidate genes underlying bovine milk fatty acid composition by Gebreyesus, G, Buitenhuis, A J, Poulsen, N A, Visker, M H P W, Zhang, Q, van Valenberg, H J F, Sun, D, Bovenhuis, H

“…The power of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is often limited by the sample size available for the analysis. Milk fatty acid (FA) traits are scarcely…”
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Mastitis has a cumulative and lasting effect on milk yield and lactose content in dairy cows by Costa, A., Bovenhuis, H., Egger-Danner, C., Fuerst-Waltl, B., Boutinaud, M., Guinard-Flament, J., Obritzhauser, W., Visentin, G., Penasa, M.

“…Milk lactose content (LC) physiologically decreases with parity order in dairy cows, but also after udder health inflammation(s) and/or in presence of elevated…”
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Linseed oil and DGAT1 K232A polymorphism: Effects on methane emission, energy and nitrogen metabolism, lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, and rumen microbial composition of Holstein-Friesian cows by van Gastelen, S, Visker, M H P W, Edwards, J E, Antunes-Fernandes, E C, Hettinga, K A, Alferink, S J J, Hendriks, W H, Bovenhuis, H, Smidt, H, Dijkstra, J

“…Complex interactions between rumen microbiota, cow genetics, and diet composition may exist. Therefore, the effect of linseed oil, DGAT1 K232A polymorphism…”
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Effect of lactation stage and energy status on milk fat composition of Holstein-Friesian cows by Stoop, W M, Bovenhuis, H, Heck, J M L, van Arendonk, J A M

“…The effects of lactation stage, negative energy balance (NEB), and milk fat depression (MFD) were estimated on detailed milk fat composition in primiparous…”
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The relationships among bovine αS-casein phosphorylation isoforms suggest different phosphorylation pathways by Fang, Z H, Visker, M H P W, Miranda, G, Delacroix-Buchet, A, Bovenhuis, H, Martin, P

“…Casein (CN) phosphorylation is an important posttranslational modification and is one of the key factors responsible for constructing and stabilizing casein…”
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Milk fatty acid unsaturation: genetic parameters and effects of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD1) and acyl CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) by Schennink, A, Heck, J M L, Bovenhuis, H, Visker, M H P W, van Valenberg, H J F, van Arendonk, J A M

“…With regard to human health aspects of milk fat, increasing the amount of unsaturated fatty acids in milk is an important selection objective. The cow's diet…”
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Combining multi-population datasets for joint genome-wide association and meta-analyses: The case of bovine milk fat composition traits by Gebreyesus, G, Buitenhuis, A J, Poulsen, N A, Visker, M H P W, Zhang, Q, van Valenberg, H J F, Sun, D, Bovenhuis, H

“…In genome-wide association studies (GWAS), sample size is the most important factor affecting statistical power that is under control of the investigator,…”
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Genetic parameters for major milk fatty acids and milk production traits of Dutch Holstein-Friesians by Stoop, W M, van Arendonk, J A M, Heck, J M L, van Valenberg, H J F, Bovenhuis, H

“…The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for major milk fatty acids and milk production traits. One morning milk sample was collected…”
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Genetic and Non-Genetic Inheritance of Natural Antibodies Binding Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin in a Purebred Layer Chicken Line by Berghof, T V L, van der Klein, S A S, Arts, J A J, Parmentier, H K, van der Poel, J J, Bovenhuis, H

“…Natural antibodies (NAb) are defined as antibodies present in individuals without known antigenic challenge. Levels of NAb binding keyhole limpet hemocyanin…”
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Effects of the diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A polymorphism on fatty acid, protein, and mineral composition of dairy cattle milk by Bovenhuis, H, Visker, M H P W, Poulsen, N A, Sehested, J, van Valenberg, H J F, van Arendonk, J A M, Larsen, L B, Buitenhuis, A J

“…Several studies have described associations between the diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A polymorphism and routinely collected milk production…”
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Genome-wide association study for claw disorders and trimming status in dairy cattle by van der Spek, D, van Arendonk, J A M, Bovenhuis, H

“…Performing a genome-wide association study (GWAS) might add to a better understanding of the development of claw disorders and the need for trimming…”
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Effect of polymorphisms in the FASN, OLR1, PPARGC1A, PRL and STAT5A genes on bovine milk-fat composition by Schennink, A., Bovenhuis, H., Léon-Kloosterziel, K. M., Van Arendonk, J. A. M., Visker, M. H. P. W.

“…Summary The aim of our study was to estimate effects of polymorphisms in the ATP‐binding cassette G2 (ABCG2), fatty acid synthase (FASN), oxidized low‐density…”
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Genetic and nongenetic factors contributing to differences in α S -casein phosphorylation isoforms and other major milk proteins by Fang, Z H, Bovenhuis, H, Delacroix-Buchet, A, Miranda, G, Boichard, D, Visker, M H P W, Martin, P

“…Relative concentrations of α -casein (α -CN) phosphorylation isoforms vary considerably among milk of individual cows. We aimed to explore to what extent…”
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Short communication: Multi-trait estimation of genetic parameters for milk protein composition in the Danish Holstein by Gebreyesus, G, Lund, M S, Janss, L, Poulsen, N A, Larsen, L B, Bovenhuis, H, Buitenhuis, A J

“…Genetic parameters were estimated for the major milk proteins using bivariate and multi-trait models based on genomic relationships between animals. The…”
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Phosphorylation of αS1-casein is regulated by different genes by Bijl, E, van Valenberg, H J F, Huppertz, T, van Hooijdonk, A C M, Bovenhuis, H

“…Casein phosphorylation is a posttranslational modification catalyzed by kinase enzymes that attach phosphate groups to specific AA in the protein sequence…”
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Selective breeding for high natural antibody level increases resistance to avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) in chickens by Berghof, T.V.L., Matthijs, M.G.R., Arts, J.A.J., Bovenhuis, H., Dwars, R.M., van der Poel, J.J., Visker, M.H.P.W., Parmentier, H.K.

“…Keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH)-binding natural antibody (NAb) titers in chickens are heritable, and higher levels have previously been associated with a…”
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Antigen-dependent effects of divergent selective breeding based on natural antibodies on specific humoral immune responses in chickens by Berghof, T.V.L., Arts, J.A.J., Bovenhuis, H., Lammers, A., van der Poel, J.J., Parmentier, H.K.

“…•Chickens are selected and bred for KLH-binding natural antibody (NAb) levels.•The effect of NAb on specific antibody (SpAb) responses is…”
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