Improving feed utilization in dairy cattle has become increasingly important, for economic
and environmental reasons. Evidence from the literature suggests that feed efficiency traits …

Simple Summary Dairy cows contribute to greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, and
reducing methane emissions is vital for the long-term sustainability of the dairy industry …

Selection based on genomic predictions has become the method of choice for genetic
improvement in dairy cattle. This offers huge opportunity for developing countries with little …

Genomic selection is an important tool to introduce feed efficiency into dairy cattle breeding.
The goals of the current research are to estimate genomic breeding values of residual feed …

Improving feed efficiency (FE) of dairy cattle may boost farm profitability and reduce the
environmental footprint of the dairy industry. Residual feed intake (RFI), a candidate FE trait …

ABSTRACT A good health status of high-performing dairy cows is essential for successful
production. Feed intake affects the metabolic stability of dairy cows and can be used as a …

Information on dry matter intake (DMI) and energy balance (EB) at the animal and herd level
is important for management and breeding decisions. However, routine recording of these …

Methane emissions in ruminant livestock has become a hot topic, given the pressure to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically in the European Union over the next 10 to 30 …

Simple Summary Dietary methane mitigation strategies do not necessarily make food
production from ruminants more energy-efficient, but reducing methane (CH4) in the …

Recording complex phenotypes on a large scale is becoming possible with the
incorporation of recently developed new technologies. One of these new technologies is the …