Research Project: Improving Dairy Cow Feed Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability Using Genomics and Novel Technologies to Identify Physiological Contributions and Adaptations

Location: Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Transcriptomic profiling of gastrointestinal tracts in dairy cattle during lactation reveals molecular adaptations for milk synthesis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gao, Y., Liu, G., Ma, L., Fang, L., Li, C., Baldwin, R.L. 2024. Transcriptomic profiling of gastrointestinal tracts in dairy cattle during lactation reveals molecular adaptations for milk synthesis. Journal of Advanced Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2024.06.020.

Genetic characterization of daily feeding pattern in lactating Holstein cows and its association with feed efficiency - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Consistency of dry matter intake in Holstein cows: heritability estimates and associations with feed efficiency - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cavani, L., Parker Gaddis, K.L., Baldwin, R.L., Santos, J.E., Koltes, J.E., Tempelman, R.J., Vandehaar, M.J., White, H.M., Penagaricano, F., Weigel, K.A. 2024. Consistency of dry matter intake in Holstein cows: Heritability estimates and associations with feed efficiency. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(2):1054–1067. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23774.

Sodium butyrate induces mitophagy and apoptosis of bovine skeletal muscle satellite cells through the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ding, Y., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Yang, C., Zhou, X., Wang, X., Li, C., Su, Z., Ming, W., Zeng, L., Shi, Y., Li, C., Kang, X. 2023. Sodium butyrate induces mitophagy and apoptosis of bovine skeletal muscle satellite cells through the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24:13474. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713474.

Estimation of genetic parameters for feed efficiency traits using random regression models in dairy cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Houlahan, K., Schenkel, F., Miglior, F., Jamrozik, J., Lassen, J., Gonzalez-Recio, O., Charfeddine, N., Segelke, D., Butty, A., Stratz, P., Vanderhaar, M., Weigel, K., White, H., Koltes, J., Santos, J., Baldwin, R.L., Baes, C. 2024. Estimation of genetic parameters for feed efficiency traits using random regression models in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science. 107(3):1523–1534. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-23124.

The Resilient Dairy Genome Project - A general overview of methods and objectives related to feed efficiency and methane emissions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Van Staaveren, N., De Oliveira, H.R., Houlahan, K., Chud, T.C., Oliveira, Jr, G.A., Hailemariam, D., Kistemaker, G., Miglior, F., Plastow, G., Schenkel, F.S., Cerri, R., Sirard, M., Stothard, P., Pryce, J., Butty, A., Stratz, P., Abdalla, E.A., Segelke, D., Stamer, E., Thaller, G., Lassen, J., Manzanilla-Pech, C., Stephansen, R.B., Charfeddine, N., Garcia-Rodriguez, A., Gonzalez-Recio, O., Lopez-Paredes, J., Baldwin, R.L., Burchard, J., Parker Gaddis, K.L., Koltes, J.E., Penagaricano, F., Santos, J.E., Tempelman, R.J., Vandehaar, M.J., Weigel, K.A., White, H.M., Baes, C. 2024. The Resilient Dairy Genome Project - A general overview of methods and objectives related to feed efficiency and methane emissions . Journal of Dairy Science. 107(3):1510–1522. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22951.

Genome-wide acetylation modification of H3K27ac in bovine rumen cell following butyrate exposure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kang, X., Li, C., Liu, S., Baldwin, R.L., Liu, G., Li, C.-J. 2023. Genome-wide acetylation modification of H3K27ac in bovine rumen cell following butyrate exposure. Biomolecules. 13(7):1137. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13071137.

Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shadpour, S., Chud, T.C., Hailemariam, D., De Oliveira, H.R., Plastow, G., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Baldwin, R.L., Miglior, F., Baes, C.F., Tulpan, D., Schenkel, F.S. 2022. Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks. Journal of Dairy Science. 105(10):8257–8271. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21297.