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Estimation of relative economic weights and the marginal willingness to pay for breeding traits of Brown Swiss cattle using discrete choice experiments by Just, A, Wellmann, R, Bennewitz, J

“…Breeding traits are usually combined in a total merit index according to their economic weights to maximize genetic gain based on economic merit. However, this…”
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Resilience indicator traits in 3 dairy cattle breeds in Baden-Württemberg by Keßler, F., Wellmann, R., Chagunda, M.G.G., Bennewitz, J.

“…The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes. In recent…”
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Advanced optimum contribution selection as a tool to improve regional cattle breeds: a feasibility study for Vorderwald cattle by Kohl, S., Wellmann, R., Herold, P.

“…In the middle of the 20th century, increasing inbreeding rates were identified as a threat to livestock breeding. Consequences include reduced fertility,…”
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Implementation of advanced Optimum Contribution Selection in small-scale breeding schemes: prospects and challenges in Vorderwald cattle by Kohl, S, Wellmann, R, Herold, P

“…Vorderwald cattle are a regional cattle breed from the Black Forest in south western Germany. In recent decades, commercial breeds have been introgressed to…”
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A Novel Model to Explain Extreme Feather Pecking Behavior in Laying Hens by Iffland, H., Wellmann, R., Preuß, S., Tetens, J., Bessei, W., Piepho, H.-P., Bennewitz, J.

“…Feather pecking (FP) is a serious economic and welfare problem in the domestic fowl. It has recently been shown that the distribution of FP bouts within groups…”
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Short communication: Importance of introgression for milk traits in the German Vorderwald and Hinterwald cattle by Hartwig, S, Wellmann, R, Emmerling, R, Hamann, H, Bennewitz, J

“…The subject of the present study was to analyze the influence of genetic introgression on milk yield performance of the German local Vorderwald and Hinterwald…”
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The contribution of migrant breeds to the genetic gain of beef traits of German Vorderwald and Hinterwald cattle by Hartwig, S., Wellmann, R., Hamann, H., Bennewitz, J.

“…Summary During the past decades, migrant contributions have accumulated in many local breeds. Cross‐breeding was carried out to mitigate the risk of inbreeding…”
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Estimation of ancestral inbreeding effects on stillbirth, calving ease and birthweight in German Holstein dairy cattle by Hinrichs, D., Bennewitz, J., Wellmann, R., Thaller, G.

“…Summary In this study, the effect of different measurements of ancestral inbreeding on birthweight, calving ease and stillbirth were analysed. Three models…”
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Linkage disequilibrium pattern and genome‐wide association mapping for meat traits in multiple porcine F2 crosses by Stratz, P., Schmid, M., Wellmann, R., Preuß, S., Blaj, I., Tetens, J., Thaller, G., Bennewitz, J.

“…Summary In the present study, data from four F2 crosses were analysed and used to study the linkage disequilibrium (LD) structure within and across the…”
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Linkage disequilibrium pattern and genome-wide association mapping for meat traits in multiple porcine F 2 crosses by Stratz, P, Schmid, M, Wellmann, R, Preuß, S, Blaj, I, Tetens, J, Thaller, G, Bennewitz, J

“…In the present study, data from four F2 crosses were analysed and used to study the linkage disequilibrium (LD) structure within and across the crosses…”
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Profiling neurotransmitters in a crustacean neural circuit for locomotion by Schneider, Anna C, Seichter, Henriette A, Neupert, Susanne, Hochhaus, A Maren, Smarandache-Wellmann, Carmen R

“…Locomotor systems are widely used to study rhythmically active neural networks. These networks have to be coordinated in order to produce meaningful behavior…”
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Identification and characterization of hierarchical structures in dog breeding schemes, a novel method applied to the Norfolk Terrier by Wellmann, R, Bennewitz, J

“…Popular sires, a limited population size, and the founder event are widely considered the main reasons for the low genetic diversity observed in many dog…”
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Genome‐wide association analysis for growth, muscularity and meat quality in Piétrain pigs by Stratz, P, Wellmann, R, Preuss, S, Wimmers, K, Bennewitz, J

“…Improvement in growth and meat quality is one of the main objectives in sire line pig breeding programmes. Mapping quantitative trait loci for these traits…”
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Identification and characterization of hierarchical structures in dog breeding schemes, a novel method applied to the Norfolk Terrier1 by Wellmann, R., Bennewitz, J.

“…Popular sires, a limited population size, and the founder event are widely considered the main reasons for the low genetic diversity observed in many dog…”
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Genetic diversity and historic introgression in German Angler and Red Dual Purpose cattle and possibilities to reverse introgression by Schäler, J., Wellmann, R., Bennewitz, J., Thaller, G., Hinrichs, D.

“…Recovering native uniqueness has major importance for breeds with historic introgression. The aim of the study was to estimate population genetic parameters…”
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Calculation of simplicial depth estimators for polynomial regression with applications by Wellmann, R., Katina, S., Müller, Ch.H.

“…A fast algorithm for calculating the simplicial depth of a single parameter vector of a polynomial regression model is derived. Additionally, an algorithm for…”
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The swimmeret system of crayfish: a practical guide for the dissection of the nerve cord and extracellular recordings of the motor pattern by Seichter, Henriette A, Blumenthal, Felix, Smarandache-Wellmann, Carmen R

“…Here we demonstrate the dissection of the crayfish abdominal nerve cord. The preparation comprises the last two thoracic ganglia (T4, T5) and the chain of…”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Effects of Feldenkrais, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, and Standard Medical Treatment in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction by Löwe, B., Breining, K., Wilke, S., Wellmann, R., Zipfel, S., Eich, W.

“…This short-term study examined the effectiveness of the Feldenkrais method of functional integration and of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) compared with…”
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Pedigree analysis for conservation of genetic diversity and purging by Wellmann, R, Pfeiffer, I

“…We present an approach to describe and evaluate changes in genetic diversity and to calculate bounds for improvement. This pedigree-based analysis was applied…”
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Effect of low-dose dopamine on intestinal villus microcirculation during normotensive endotoxaemia in rats by Schmidt, H, Secchi, A, Wellmann, R, Böhrer, H, Bach, A, Martin, E

“…Hypoperfusion of the gut mucosa is thought to be a factor in the development of gut barrier failure during sepsis and septic shock. Dopamine stimulates DA-1…”
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