Session 26. Environment and breed aspects of functional traits in ruminants

Date: 26 August ‘08; 08:30 - 12:30 hours
Chairperson: Thaller (DE)

Theatre Session 26

• Genetic and environmental effects on fitness traits in dairy cattle
  Wall, E., M.P. Coffey and M.J. Haskell
• Breeding for improved disease resistance in ruminants
  Bishop, S.C.
• How do nematode-resistant sheep reduce faecal worm egg count?
  Kemper, K.E., S.M. Liu, S.C. Bishop, D.G. Palmer and L.J.E. Karlsson
• Recording of functional traits in contract herds for progeny testing of bulls in dairy cattle breeding programs
  Swalve, H.H.
• North American perspective on developments in performance testing of dairy cattle and applications in breeding programs
  Weigel, K.A.
• Inferring relationships between health and fertility in Norwegian Red cows using recursive models
  Heringstad, B., X.-L. Wu and D. Gianola
• Claw trimming records and locomotion can improve selection for feet and legs
  Boelling, D., M. Vesterager Laursen and T. Mark

Poster Session 26

• Effect of the age of Pomeranian lambs on meat quality
  Brzostowski, H., Z. Tański and J. Sowińska
• The influence of milk replacement on morphofunctional state of calves’ digestive system
  Birģele, E., A. Ilgaža and D. Keidāne
• Changes of goats’ milk quality parameters after dehelmentisation of animals
  Keidāne, D., E. Birģele and A. Ilgaža
• The determination of growth function in young hair goat
  Baritci, İ., A.M. Tatar, N. Tekel, H. Özdemir and G. Dellal