Toledo 2023 – Presentations

Technical Sessions

Manufacturers’ Showcase. (Chair: Steven Sievert)

Pierre Broutin (Bentley Instruments) Innovative analytical and automation solutions to extract the maximum value of every milk samples for optimal herds management PPT presentation
Ramona Molnar (FOSS) A history of creating value through milk analysis PPT presentation
Durk Haringsma (UniformAgri) From labdata to farm KPI’s PPT presentation
Kris Ridley (Eurofins) From genotypes to decisions. Complete genomic evaluation services for livestock management and breeding PPT presentation
Kris Ridley (Ori-Collector) Ori-Collector PPT presentation
Adriany Ansgar (WMB Lactocorder) The LactoCorder LCS PPT presentation
Vanessa Harjunen (IDEXX) Introducing the IDEXX RealPCR MilQ-ID platform – a complete solution for mastitis diagnostics PPT presentation
Francesco Tacchini (TecnoSense) TecnoSense PPT presentation

Session 13: Breed Associations & Quality Certification (Chairs: Suzanne Harding and Juho Kyntäjä)

Valuing the Certificate of Quality at Holstein UK Abstract PPT presentation
The usefulness of the CoQ for a local beef cattle breed: the case of Avileña-Negra ibérica
M. Mar González, Javier López-Cordero, Cristina Meneses, Clara Díaz, Pedro L. Herraiz
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We are what we repeadtedly do: he experience of Assaf breeders association with ICAR Certification of Quality
Fernando Freire Fernández, Noelia Domínguez Merino, Laura Casas Álvarez, María Ángeles Jimenez Hernando, Tarsicio Merino Barby
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Spanish dairy sheep breed associations were granted with the ICAR Certification of Quality
Jean-Michel Astruc, Fernando Freire, Roberto Gallego, Teodoro Lopez, Lourdes Mintegi, Elena Couto, Fernando Tejerina, Clara Diaz.
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Auditing five Spanish beef cattle breeders’ associations for the ICAR Certificate of Quality; experiences of an auditor.
Japie Van Der Westhuizen.
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Valuing the Certificate of Quality at Holstein UK
Darren Todd
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Session 7: Latest tools using MIR-spectra in the ICAR world. (Chairs: Christian F. Baumgartner and Aser García González)

Infrared models for the prediction of cow colostrum immunoglobulins g concentration: phenotypic variability and relationship with colostrum yield
Massimo De Marchi, Arianna Goi, Marta Pozza, Elena Chiarin, Angela Costa
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Cortisol determination in dairy cows hairs by Near-Infrared (NIR), Mid-Infrared (MIR) and Raman Spectroscopy
Octave Christophe, Clément Grelet, Huzaïfa Simon, José Wavreile, Julie Leblois, Vincent Baeten, Frédéric Dehareng
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Near Infra-red spectrum of raw milk, raw or homogenised?
Hafiz Muhammad Hussain Khan, Ultan Mccarthy, Norah O’shea
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Consideration of fecal Near-Infrared spectra to estimate methane eructed by dairy or beef cattle
Amélie Vanlierde, Frédéric Dehareng, Alexandre Mertens, Michaël Mathot, Adeline Lefèvre, Isabelle Morel, Gilles Renand, Yvanne Rochette, Fabienne Picard, Cécile Martin, Donato Andueza
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In-line real-time milk composition analysis by tunable laser spectroscopy for dairy farms
Tadas Bučiūnas, Benediktas Bilinskas, Ieva Šimonytė, Tomas Žukauskas, Arūnas Miasojedovas, Vladislavas Čerkasovas, Augustas Baltrėnas, Augustinas Vizbaras,
Kristijonas Vizbaras, Dominykas Vizbaras
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Development of a portable MIR instrument for in-farm milk analysis – what are the needs and expectations of the dairy sector
Clément Grelet, Maxime Joissains, Quentin Arlould, Delphine Delhotte, Frédéric Dehareng, Vincent Baeten, Alessandro Giusti, Panayiota Demosthenous, Consortium Bromedir, Juan Antonio Fernández Pierna
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Session 1: Drivers and Challenges for new uptakes of new sources and uses of data recording (Chairs: Isabel Casasús and Noureddine Charfeddine)

Introduction PPT presentation
Livestock recording and improvement in South Africa: challenges and major drivers
Japie Van Der Westhuizen, Bobbie Van Der Westhuizen
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Practical lessons from data hub implementation
Johannes Frandsen, Chris Murphy
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Performance recording in bovines under the smallholders dairy production system in India: challenges and suitable interventions
Sujit Saha, Nilesh Nayee, A Sudhakar, Swapnil Gajjar, Atul Mahajan, Kishore G, Rajesh O Gupta
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Development of an automated quality control pipeline to facilitate the reporting of major gene genotypes
Katie Quigley, Thomas Browne, Karl O’ Connell, Paul Flynn, Ross D Evans, Michael P Mullen
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Agri-food Data Canada: a data ecosystem serving agri-food sustainability
Lucas M. Alcantara, Carly Huitema, A. Michelle Edwards
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Data investment strategy – The core issue for genetics organisations in the genomics era
Robert Banks, Siobhan Ring, Ross Evans
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Session 10: Brian Wickham Young Persons Exchange Program (BWYPEX) “Beef on Dairy, Sensors in Welfare Monitoring; ExtraMir, Sustainability Traits” (Chairs: Martín Burke and Andrew Cromie)

The state of the art about the development of Mid-Infrared based fatty acids predictions and their applications alongthe dairy food chain
Michael Whittaker, Silvia Orlandini, Christian Baumgartner, Steve Holroyd, Gavin Scott, Paul Jamieson, Débora Santschi, Mazen Bahadi, Bevin Harris, Kathryn Sanders, Hélène Soyeurt
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Beef from dairy: the role of genetic improvement in creating greater integration between our dairy and beef industries.
Jo Newton, Matthew Shaffer, Andrew Cromie
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Sensor data for animal health and welfare – ICAR Members’ present perspectives and future applications
Katharina Schodl, Martin Burke, René Van Der Linde, Christa Egger-Danner
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Connecting industry, research and farmers to tackle sustainability: feed efficiency and methane in the spotlight
Caeli Richardson, Peter Amer, Filippo Miglior, Michael Aldridge, Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, Ross Evans, Jan Lassen, Jennie Pryce, Amélie Vanlierde Vanlierde, Birgit Gredler-Grandl
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Session 5.1: PLF Technology development and data accessibility: Use of sensor data in evaluation systems. (Chairs: Bert Van’t Land and Daniel Villalba)

Prediction of persistency at day 0 in lactation at the moment of the insemination decision
Yongyan Chen, Wilma Steeneveld, Mirjam Nielen, Miel Hostens
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Prototyping a remote sensing decision support tool for grassland monitoring in southern Belgium : versatile features to meet the diversity of farmers’ practices.
Killian Dichou, David Mathy, Charles Nickmilder, Olivier Debauche, Amine Roukh, Astrid Bughin, Théo Lefèvre, Loïs Penasse, Sébastien Van Laeken, Viviane Planchon, Cozmin Lucau-Danila, Hélène Soyeurt
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Farm-to-table science: dairy data mining for future resilience
Ingemar Ohlsson, Tomas Klingström
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Prediction of body condition in Jersey dairy cattle from 3D-images using machine learning techniques.
Rasmus Bak Stephansen, Coralia I. V. Manzanilla-Pech, Grum Gebreyesus, Goutam Sahana, Jan Lassen
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PHENOD3D: validation of a high-throughput movable 3D device for the acquisition of the whole cattle body
Maxence Bruyas, Adrien Lebreton, Laurent Griffon, Laurent Delattre, Clement Allain
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Fat and protein correction – Estimating daily fat percentage from single sample in AMS herds using a regression model
Julia Sophia Gerke, Florian Grandl, Jürgen Duda
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Round table: “DATA OWNERSHIP AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY“ (Chair: Fernando Estellés, Reinhard Reents )

Thursday, May 25th

  • Exhibition and Poster Session

Open Workshop: Using sensor data for animal health and welfare improvement along the dairy value chain: merits and requirement

Presentation of the webinar PPT presentation
Sensor data: expectations, needs, and requirements farmer’s perspective
Santiago Garcia Sout
PPT presentation
Stakeholder statement: perspective of a DHI organisation
Florian Grandl
PPT presentation
Using sensor data for animal health and welfare improvement workshop. Perspective of a breeding organisation
Gerben de Jong
PPT presentation
Using sensor data for animal health and welfare improvement along the dairy value chain: merits and requirements
Expectations, needs and requirements – The manufacturer perspective
Ilka Klaas
PPT presentation
General aspects of measuring animal health and welfare using sensor technology
Stygar A., Frondelius L., Berteselli G.V., Gómez Y., Canali E., Krampe C, Niemi J., Llonch P., Pastell M.
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Challenges of using sensor data across devices and brands
Jeffrey Bewley
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Challenges and possible solutions for data integration and use on dairy farms
Victor E. Cabrera
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Success Stories in Herd Management
Robert H. Fourdraine
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Use of sensor data for breeding and genetics
Heringstad, Bjørg and Karoline A. Bakke
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Automated welfare monitoring across the chain – Promise or over-promising
Di Miel Hostens
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Expectations, needs, and welfare requirements from sensors at the dairy farm
Honig Hen
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Using sensor data for animal health and welfare
Francesca Malchiodi
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Session 6: Challenges and Developments in recording and sampling for sheep and goats. (Chairs: Jean Michel Astruc and Steven Sievert; )

Milk recording in sheep and goats: state of the art and materials used for recording and sampling
Jean-Michel Astruc, Antonello Carta, Mojca Simcic, Marija Spehar, Eva Ugarte, Cesare Mosconi.
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Challenges on milk recording and sampling in the latxa dairy sheep breeding program
Maite Lasarte, Lourdes Mintegi, Jon Bizkarralegorra, Aiora Cenitagoya, Ana Díez.
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Certification of milk meters for small ruminants: challenges and possibilities
Guillaume Hamon, Clément Allain, Jean-Louis Poulet.
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Overviews of milk recording and recording devices in sheep and goats in Italy
Mauro Fioretti, Lorenzo Pascarella, Riccardo Negrini, Giulio Malvezzi.
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ICAR perspectives on devices in small ruminants
Steven Sievert, René Van Der Linde, Jean-Michel Astruc.
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Reliable milk performance testing using milk flow meters equipped with a representative online sampler during timesensitive milking of small ruminants
Tilman Hoefelmayr, Axel Prediger, Ansgar Adriany, Sabine Büchel.
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Session 4: Climate Change Mitigation Strategies. (Chairs: Birgit Gredler-Grandl and David R. Yáñez-Ruiz; Birgit Gredler-Grandl and David R. Yáñez-Ruiz)

The Spanish strategy to reduce methane emissions through breeding in dairy cattle
Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, Javier López-Paredes, Aser García-Rodríguez.
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The Sustainability Index: A new tool to breed for reduced greenhouse gas emissions intensity in Australian dairy cattle
Thuy Nguyen, Caeli Richardson, Madeline Post, Peter Amer, Gert Nieuwhof, Peter Thurn, Matthew Shaffer
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Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme
Craig Vigors, Christopher Daly.
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A Novel Framework for Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Beef Animals in a National Database Based on Genetic and Performance Data
Colm O’Dwyer, John Crowley
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Estimation of enteric methane emission in Italian dairy herds: application of IPCC equations using DHI data
Federica Luisi, Mesfin Mekonnen Moliso, Mauro Fioretti, Alessia Tondo, Riccardo Negrini.
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NEU.rind – Digital farm assistant for assessing sustainability, efficiency and environmental impact on the dairy farm
Franz Steininger, Stefan Hörtenhuber, Markus Herndl, Kristina Linke, Martin Stegfellner, Johannes Schmid, Marco Horn, Franz-Josef Auer, Christa Egger-Danner.
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Implementation of Genomic Evaluation for Methane Efficiency in Holsteins
Brian Van Doormaal, Hinayah Oliveira, Saranya Narayana, Allison Fleming, Hannah Sweett, Saeed Shadpour, Francesca Malchiodi, Janusz Jamrozik, Gerrit Kistemaker, Peter Sullivan, Flavio Schenkel, Christine Baes, Filippo Miglior.
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Greenfeed and sniffer standard operating procedure (SOP) in dairy and beef cattlefied tag
Lorenzo Benzoni, Donagh Berry, Elizabeth Dressler, Roger Hegarty, Lisanne Koning, Ciarán Mc Donnell, Lorna Mcnaughton, Gail Ritchie, Raffaella Finocchiaro, Anouk Van Breukelen, Aser García-Rodríguez, Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, Caeli Richardson, Trine Michelle Villumsen, Birgit Gredler-Grandl.
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Re-Livestock – Facilitating innovations for resilient livestock farming systems
Birgit Gredler-Grandl, John Newbold, Laurence Smith, Hannah Van Zanten, Carolina Ramos, Fernando Estellés, Elin Röös, Ignacio Fernández-Fígares, Rosa Nieto, Catherine Pfeifer, Alejandro Parodi Parodi, Luca Fontanesi, Michele Moretti, Antonio Lopez Francos, Anne Grete Kongsted, Manuel Romero, Andrés Schlageter-Tello, Ines Rivelli, David Yáñez-Ruiz.
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Integrating Genetics and Nutrition Strategies to Develop a Roadmap for Greenhouse Gas Management in Ruminant Species
Christine Baes, Rachel Gervais, Paul Stothard, Flavio Schenkel, Ermias Kebreab, Jennifer Ellis, Debora Santschi, Michael Von Massow, Caeli Richardson, Graham Plastow, Leluo Guan, Katherine Wood, Francesca Malchiodi, Angela Canovas, Tom Wright, Kent Weigel, Francisco Peñagaricano, Oscar Gonzales-Recio, Jan Lassen, Donagh Berry, Raffaella Finocchiaro, Adrien Butty, Steven Miller, Sam Clark, Reinhardt Reents, Douglas Macdonald, Filippo Miglior.
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ICAR Harmonisation of Sustainability related Milk Traits
Tone Roalkvam, Birgit Gredler-Grandl, Christa Egger-Danner, Robert Fourdraine, Debora Santschi, Fabian Bernal, Caeli Richardson, Martin Burke, Rene Van Der Linde
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Is the digital transition of farm a key for sustainability? The Parmalat Lactalis Italia scenario
Paolo Bulgarelli, Alice Comparelli.
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Session 11: Recent developments in genomic evaluations: New traits, new populations. ( Chairs: Mª Jesús Carabaño and Andrew Cromie)

The application of genomic selection in South Africa; implementation, adoption, challenges and future prospects.
Bobbie Van Der Westhuizen, Japie Van Der Westhuizen, Helena Theron, Bernice Mostert, Jason Reding.
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Genomic selection in Spanish dairy sheep breeds
Eva Ugarte, Itsasne Granado-Tajada, Malena Serrano
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Incorporating genomic information on the genetic evaluation of Spanish local beef cattle breeds.
Clara Diaz, Cristina Meneses, Javier Cañon, Carlos Carleos, Rosa Morales, Antonio Molina, Daniel Villlalba, Juan Carlos Parejo, Juan Altarriva, Luis Varona.
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Genetic parameters and single step evaluation of sexual precocity traits in Charolais beef cattle
Romain Saintilan, Manon Gicquel, Aurelia Baur, Helene Leclerc, François Guillaume.
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Genetic correlations between productive and reproductive cow-sisters performance and feed efficiency and greenhouse gasses emissions in growing brothers-bulls
Francesco Tiezzi, Raffaella Finocchiaro, Jan-Thijs Van Kaam, Lorenzo Benzoni, Marcos Paulo G. Rezende, Riccardo Bozzi, Martino Cassandro
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CH4 exploiting correlations to MACE traits
Hadi Atashi, Amélie Vanlierde, Frédéric Dehareng, Hélène Soyeurt, Nicolas Gengler
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Session 5.2: PLF TechnoloPPT presentationPPT presentationgy development and data accessibility: Lifestock Precision Farming. (Chairs: Bert Van’t Land and Daniel Villalba)

How to optimize feed efficiency by automatic data exchange
Johannes Frandsen.
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System and biological effects on quantitative milking speed phenotypes from inline milk meters
Asha Miles, Jana Hutchison, Robert Fourdraine, Steven Sievert, Sophie Eaglen, Kristen Gaddis, Jeffrey Bewley, Joao Durr, Jay Weiker.
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French experience of using icar approved method for predicting -hour fat percentage and yield from one sampled milkings in automatic milking systems
Xavier Bourrigan, Gabriel Augier, Roxane Vallee.
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Comparing peak of lactation from automatic milking systems and conventional milking systems
Liliana Fadul, Gervais Bisson, Débora Santschi.
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360 innovative solutions for the sustainability of ams dairy farms in spain
Noureddine Charfeddine
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Migrating ICAR’s guidelines to a wiki
Bruce Golden, Robert Banks, Andrew Cromie, Martin Burke.
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Session 2.1: Advances on monitoring welfare at group and individual level. (Chairs: Katharina Friederike Stock and Pol Llonch Obiols)

Exploration of using animal-based parameters (activity level and respiratory health status) collected by sensors to monitor pig welfare on farm
Heng-Lun Ko, Damián Escribano, Marina López-Arjona, María Botia, Alba Ortín-Bustillo, Fernando Tecles, Pablo Fuentes Pardo, José Cerón, Xavier Manteca, Pol Llonch
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Identification of behavioral patterns associated with acidosis in dairy cows
Lucile Herve, Yaneth Gómez, Kevin Chow, Anna H. Stygar, Greta V. Berteselli, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Elisabetta Canali, Xavier Manteca, Pol Llonch.
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A predictive model for hypocalcemia in dairy cows utilizing behavioural sensor data combined with deep learning
Meike Van Leerdam, Arno Liseune, Peter Hut, Elena Slavco, Jan Hulsen, Miel Hostens
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Auxiliary traits for lameness in Austrian Fleckvieh cows
Astrid Köck, Katharina Schodl, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, Marlene Suntinger, Kristina Linke, Johann Kofler, Franz Steiniger, Hermann Schwarzenbacher, Lena Lemmens, Franz-Josef Auer, Christa Egger-Danner.
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Evaluation of camera-based dairy cattle lameness detection technology paired with artificial intelligence
Drew Swartz, Elise Shepley, Duane Norman, Javier Burchard, Asha Miles, Xiao-Lin Wu, Kristen P. Gaddis, Gerard Cramer
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Assessing the impact of body condition score dynamics from dry-off to calving on the incidence of early lactation disease in Holstein cows
Pablo Pinedo, Diego Manriquez, Joaquin Azocar, Albert De Vries.
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Use of vocalizations to detect pain and discomfort in dairy cows at dry-off
Joana Miranda, Cristian Larrondo, Raúl Guevara, Ester Vidaña-Vila, Jordi Malé, Marc Freixes, Rosa M. Alsina-Pagès, Leticia Duboc, Eva Mainau, Pol Llonch.
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A new measure to rank cow production performance using lifetime income values.
Mario Séguin, Robert Moore, René Lacroix, Débora Santschi.
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Searching for phenotypes to improve welfare in Avileña-Negra Ibérica: preliminary results
Carmen Giné, Cristina Meneses, M. Jesús Carabaño, M. Mar González, Alba Hernández, Carmen González, Fátima Vicente, Marta Álvarez, Jesús De La Fuente, Clara Díaz.
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Session 3: Breeding for Resilience to Climate Change: Adaptation strategies. (Chairs: Manuel Ramón Fernández and Thuy Nguyen)

Towards new breeding tools in a context of climate change: Fertility results of the RUMIGEN project on new phenotypes for heat tolerance traits
Maria Carabaño, Aurelie Vinet, Hans Mulder, Mario Calus, Jeremie Vandenplas, Manuel Ramón, Clara Díaz, Beatriz Cuyabano, Didier Boichard, Eric Pailhoux, Sophie Mattalia
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Development of a global heat stress assessment for genetic evaluation of heat stress in dairy cattle
Pauline Lemal, Marie-Nguyet Tran, Martine Schroyen, Nicolas Gengler.
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Modelling of Genetic Heat Tolerance in Italian Holstein cows
Raffaella Finocchiaro, Jan-Thijs Van Kaam, Ferdinando Galluzzo, Maurizio Marusi, Martino
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Genetic analysis of lactation consistency using daily milk weights in U.S. Holsteins
Fiona Louise Guinan, Robert Fourdraine, Francisco Peñagaricano, Kent Weigel.
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Prediction of heat stress status by infrared spectroscopy in dairy sheep
Manuel Ramon, Clara Diaz, María Jesús Carabaño.
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Session 8: Adaptation, resilience and agroecological transition in small ruminants and camelids.  (Chairs: Jean Michel Astruc and Eva Ugarte)

DTREO, a flexible cloud-based data-recording platform for data-driven decisions in sheep and goat industries
Simone Savoia, Bruno Santos, Mark Teviotdale, Sharl Liebergreen, Peter Amer, Tim Byrne.
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A time-series analysis of alpine and saanen goat milk productivity trends in Taiwan
Po-An Tu, Jen-Wen Shiau, Shui-Tsai Chen, Ming-Che Wu, Jih-Tay Hsu, Ming-Kuei Yang, Jen-Fang Huang.
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Genocells for dairy goats: identification of the most contributing goats to the bulk tank somatic cell count by genotyping tank milk.
Jean-Bernard Daviere, Antoine Vivier, Pierre Lenormand, Tanguy Lallemand, Florent Perrin, Marion Calmels, Magali Foucher.
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Selective pedigree breeding efficiency of imported breeds of dairy goat in tropical Taiwan
Mingche Wu, Yungyu Lai, Shuitsai Chen, Deryuh Lin, Hsiuluan Chang.
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Valorization of extensive breeding of the spanish merino sheep through the quality wool improvement: preliminary results of gwas of fiber diameter from whole genome sequences
Gabriel Anaya Calvo-Rubio, Nora Laseca, Andrés Domingo, Antonio Granero, Francisco Arrebola, Chiraz Ziadi, Antonio Moli
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The potential of breeding cashmere goats in europe
Nora Kravis, Lapo Tardelli, Cristina Nocelli.
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Toledo 2023 – Presentations