Search Results - "Christine F Baes"

Effect of recent and ancient inbreeding on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins by Makanjuola, Bayode O, Maltecca, Christian, Miglior, Filippo, Schenkel, Flavio S, Baes, Christine F

“…Phenotypic performances of livestock animals decline with increasing levels of inbreeding, however, the noticeable decline known as inbreeding depression, may…”
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A meta-analysis on the effect of environmental enrichment on feather pecking and feather damage in laying hens by van Staaveren, Nienke, Ellis, Jennifer, Baes, Christine F., Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra

“…Feather pecking (FP) is a significant issue in laying hens, which impacts societal acceptance of poultry farming, farm productivity, and bird welfare…”
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Genome-wide association study for milk production and conformation traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats by Massender, Erin, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Brito, Luiz F., Maignel, Laurence, Jafarikia, Mohsen, Baes, Christine F., Sullivan, Brian, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Increasing the productivity of Canadian dairy goats is critical to the competitiveness of the sector; however, little is known about the underlying genetic…”
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Genetic parameter estimates for the use of an aviary with winter garden by laying hens by Makanjuola, Bayode O., Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine G., Toscano, Michael J., Baes, Christine F.

“…The behavioral activity of laying hens in an aviary is indicative of their welfare and health. Furthermore, hens’ usage of the different locations within an…”
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Describing the relationships among meat quality traits in domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) populations by Hiscock, Heather M., Leishman, Emily M., Vanderhout, Ryley J., Adams, Sarah M., Mohr, Jeff, Wood, Benjamin J., Baes, Christine F., Barbut, Shai

“…The presence of meat quality defects is increasing in the turkey industry. While the main strategy for mitigating these issues is through improved housing,…”
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A large structural variant collection in Holstein cattle and associated database for variant discovery, characterization, and application by Grant, Jason R, Herman, Emily K, Barlow, Lael D, Miglior, Filippo, Schenkel, Flavio S, Baes, Christine F, Stothard, Paul

“…Structural variants (SVs) such as deletions, duplications, and insertions are known to contribute to phenotypic variation but remain challenging to identify…”
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Meta-analysis to predict the effects of temperature stress on meat quality of poultry by Leishman, Emily M., Ellis, Jennifer, van Staaveren, Nienke, Barbut, Shai, Vanderhout, Ryley J., Osborne, Vern R., Wood, Benjamin J., Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra, Baes, Christine F.

“…Temperature stress (TS) is a significant issue in poultry production, which has implications for animal health and welfare, productivity, and industry…”
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Single-step genomic evaluation of milk production traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats by Massender, Erin, Brito, Luiz F., Maignel, Laurence, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Jafarikia, Mohsen, Baes, Christine F., Sullivan, Brian, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Genomic evaluations are routine in most plant and livestock breeding programs but are used infrequently in dairy goat breeding schemes. In this context, the…”
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The usual suspects: Co-occurrence of integument injuries in turkey flocks by Leishman, Emily M., Wood, Benjamin J., Baes, Christine F., Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra, van Staaveren, Nienke

“…The present study investigated the prevalence and co-occurrence of integument injuries in Canadian turkeys. Participating farmers scored 30 birds in their…”
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Predicting methane emission in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks by Shadpour, Saeed, Chud, Tatiane C.S., Hailemariam, Dagnachew, Plastow, Graham, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Stothard, Paul, Lassen, Jan, Miglior, Filippo, Baes, Christine F., Tulpan, Dan, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Interest in reducing eructed CH4 is growing, but measuring CH4 emissions is expensive and difficult in large populations. In this study, we investigated the…”
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Genetic architecture of white striping in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) by Vanderhout, Ryley J., Abdalla, Emhimad A., Leishman, Emily M., Barbut, Shai, Wood, Benjamin J., Baes, Christine F.

“…White striping (WS) is a myopathy of growing concern to the turkey industry. It is rising in prevalence and has negative consequences for consumer acceptance…”
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Single- and multiple-breed genomic evaluations for conformation traits in Canadian Alpine and Saanen dairy goats by Massender, Erin, Brito, Luiz F., Maignel, Laurence, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Jafarikia, Mohsen, Baes, Christine F., Sullivan, Brian, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Conformation traits are functional traits known to affect longevity, production efficiency, and profitability of dairy goats. However, genetic progress for…”
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Accuracy of breeding values for production traits in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) using recursive models with or without genomics by Abdalla, Emhimad A, Wood, Benjamin J, Baes, Christine F

“…Knowledge about potential functional relationships among traits of interest offers a unique opportunity to understand causal mechanisms and to optimize…”
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Genome-wide association analyses reveal copy number variant regions associated with reproduction and disease traits in Canadian Holstein cattle by Rojas de Oliveira, Hinayah, Chud, Tatiane C.S., Oliveira, Gerson A., Hermisdorff, Isis C., Narayana, Saranya G., Rochus, Christina M., Butty, Adrien M., Malchiodi, Francesca, Stothard, Paul, Miglior, Filippo, Baes, Christine F., Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes. This study…”
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Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks by Shadpour, Saeed, Chud, Tatiane C.S., Hailemariam, Dagnachew, Oliveira, Hinayah R., Plastow, Graham, Stothard, Paul, Lassen, Jan, Baldwin, Ransom, Miglior, Filippo, Baes, Christine F., Tulpan, Dan, Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…Dry matter intake (DMI) is a fundamental component of the animal's feed efficiency, but measuring DMI of individual cows is expensive. Mid-infrared reflectance…”
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Genetic parameters of feather corticosterone and fault bars and correlations with production traits in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) by Leishman, Emily M., Vanderhout, Ryley J., Abdalla, Emhimad A., van Staaveren, Nienke, Naim, Anna, Barbut, Shai, Wood, Benjamin J., Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra, Baes, Christine F.

“…Robustness can refer to an animal’s ability to overcome perturbations. Intense selection for production traits in livestock has resulted in reduced robustness…”
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Genome-wide association study reveals candidate genes relevant to body weight in female turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) by Abdalla, Emhimad A E, Makanjuola, Bayode O, Wood, Benjamin J, Baes, Christine F

“…The underlying genetic mechanisms affecting turkey growth traits have not been widely investigated. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is a powerful…”
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Reproductive tract size and position score: Estimation of genetic parameters for a novel fertility trait in dairy cows by Martin, Audrey A.A., de Oliveira, Gerson, Madureira, Augusto M.L., Miglior, Filippo, LeBlanc, Stephen J., Cerri, Ronaldo L.A., Baes, Christine F., Schenkel, Flavio S.

“…The dairy industry is moving toward selecting animals with better fertility to decrease the economic losses linked to reproductive issues. The reproductive…”
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Investigating inbreeding in the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) genome by Adams, Sarah M., Derks, Martijn F.L., Makanjuola, Bayode O., Marras, Gabriele, Wood, Ben J., Baes, Christine F.

“…The detrimental effects of increased homozygosity due to inbreeding have prompted the development of methods to reduce inbreeding. The detection of runs of…”
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Identification of unique ROH regions with unfavorable effects on production and fertility traits in Canadian Holsteins by Makanjuola, Bayode O, Maltecca, Christian, Miglior, Filippo, Marras, Gabriele, Abdalla, Emhimad A, Schenkel, Flavio S, Baes, Christine F

“…The advent of genomic information and the reduction in the cost of genotyping have led to the use of genomic information to estimate genomic inbreeding as an…”
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