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Animal Science and Veterinary
France
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
56
Citations
12396
World Ranking
421
National Ranking
7

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  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in France Leader Award

Overview

Didier Boichard is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. They have contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their subfields of study include Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Boichard has authored numerous research papers, some recent examples include:

  • "Meta-analysis for milk fat and protein percentage using imputed sequence variant genotypes in 94,321 cattle from eight cattle breeds," 2020, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "Confirmed effects of candidate variants for milk production, udder health, and udder morphology in dairy cattle," 2020, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "Identification of the ABCC4, IER3, and CBFA2T2 candidate genes for resistance to paratuberculosis from sequence-based GWAS in Holstein and Normande dairy cattle," 2020, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "The Bovine Pangenome Consortium: democratizing production and accessibility of genome assemblies for global cattle breeds and other bovine species," 2023, Genome biology
  • "Predicting male fertility from the sperm methylome: application to 120 bulls with hundreds of artificial insemination records," 2022, Clinical Epigenetics

The frequent publication venues for Boichard's work include:

  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • INRAE Productions Animales
  • Scientific Reports

Boichard collaborates regularly with a number of researchers, notably:

  • Sébastien Fritz
  • Mekki Boussaha
  • Marie-Pierre Sanchez
  • Cécile Grohs
  • Chris Hozé

In addition to peer-reviewed articles, Boichard has contributed to book publications, including "Génétique des animaux d'élevage" published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome sequencing of 234 bulls facilitates mapping of monogenic and complex traits in cattle

    Hans D Daetwyler;Aurélien Capitan;Hubert Pausch;Paul Stothard

  • The value of using probabilities of gene origin to measure genetic variability in a population

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  • Genetic parameters for clinical mastitis, somatic cell score, production, udder type traits, and milking ease in first lactation Holsteins.

    R. Rupp;D. Boichard

  • Genetics of resistance to mastitis in dairy cattle.

    Rachel Rupp;Didier Boichard

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for cattle stature identifies common genes that regulate body size in mammals.

    Aniek C. Bouwman;Hans D. Daetwyler;Amanda J. Chamberlain;Carla Hurtado Ponce

  • DETECTION OF GENES INFLUENCING ECONOMIC TRAITS IN THREE FRENCH DAIRY CATTLE BREEDS

    Didier Boichard;Cécile Grohs;Florence T. Bourgeois;Frédérique Cerqueira

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci for milk production and health of dairy cattle in a large outbred pedigree.

    Qin Zhang;Didier Boichard;Ina Hoeschele;Cynthia Ernst

  • Detection of haplotypes associated with prenatal death in dairy cattle and identification of deleterious mutations in GART, SHBG and SLC37A2.

    Sébastien Fritz;Aurelien Capitan;Anis Djari;Sabrina C. Rodriguez

  • Design of a Bovine Low-Density SNP Array Optimized for Imputation

    Didier Boichard;Hoyoung Chung;Romain Dassonneville;Xavier David

  • Modeling lactation curves and estimation of genetic parameters for first lactation test-day records of French Holstein cows.

    Tom Druet;F. Jaffrezic;D. Boichard;V. Ducrocq

  • Quantitative trait loci markers derived from whole genome sequence data increases the reliability of genomic prediction

    Rasmus Froberg Brøndum;Guosheng Su;Luc Janss;Goutam Sahana

  • Genetic and Haplotypic Structure in 14 European and African Cattle Breeds

    Mathieu Gautier;Thomas Faraut;Katayoun Moazami-Goudarzi;Vincent Navratil

  • GSE is now an open access journal published by BioMed Central.

    Hélène Hayes;Philippe Baret;Didier Boichard

  • Within-breed and multi-breed GWAS on imputed whole-genome sequence variants reveal candidate mutations affecting milk protein composition in dairy cattle

    Marie-Pierre Sanchez;Armelle Govignon-Gion;Pascal Croiseau;Sébastien Fritz

  • New phenotypes for new breeding goals in dairy cattle.

    Didier Boichard;Mickael Brochard

  • Three Methods to Validate the Estimation of Genetic Trend for Dairy Cattle

    D. Boichard;B. Bonaiti;A. Barbat;S. Mattalia

  • Invited review: Low milk somatic cell count and susceptibility to mastitis.

    P. Rainard;G. Foucras;D. Boichard;R. Rupp

  • High-density marker imputation accuracy in sixteen French cattle breeds

    Chris Hozé;Chris Hozé;Marie-Noëlle Fouilloux;Eric Venot;Eric Venot;François Guillaume;François Guillaume

  • Genomic selection in French dairy cattle

    Didier Boichard;Francois Guillaume;A. Baur;Pascal Croiseau

  • Novel Insights into the Bovine Polled Phenotype and Horn Ontogenesis in Bovidae

    Aurélie Allais-Bonnet;Cécile Grohs;Ivica Medugorac;Stefan Krebs

  • Alternative models for QTL detection in livestock. I. General introduction

    Jean Michel Elsen;Brigitte Mangin;Bruno Goffinet;Didier Boichard

  • Combined analysis of data from two granddaughter designs: A simple strategy for QTL confirmation and increasing experimental power in dairy cattle

    Jörn Bennewitz;Norbert Reinsch;Cécile Grohs;Hubert Levéziel

  • Characterization of the DGAT1 K232A and variable number of tandem repeat polymorphisms in French dairy cattle

    M. Gautier;A. Capitan;S. Fritz;A. Eggen

  • Fine mapping of quantitative trait loci affecting female fertility in dairy cattle on BTA03 using a dense single-nucleotide polymorphism map.

    Tom Druet;Sébastien Fritz;Mekki Boussaha;Slim Ben-Jemaa

  • Fine mapping of copy number variations on two cattle genome assemblies using high density SNP array.

    Yali Hou;Yali Hou;Derek M Bickhart;Miranda L Hvinden;Congjun Li

  • Relationship of early first lactation somatic cell count with risk of subsequent first clinical mastitis.

    R. Rupp;D. Boichard

  • Efficiency of multi-breed genomic selection for dairy cattle breeds with different sizes of reference population

    C. Hozé;Sébastien Fritz;Florence Phocas;Didier Boichard

  • Genetic variability of French dairy breeds estimated from pedigree information

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  • The value of using probabilities of gene origin to measure genetic variability in a population

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  • Genomic Selection In French Dairy Cattle

    Didier Boichard;Francois Guillaume;A. Baur;Pascal Croiseau

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Ducrocq
Vincent Ducrocq University of Paris-Saclay
Mogens Sandø Lund
Mogens Sandø Lund Aarhus University
Christophe Klopp
Christophe Klopp INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Rachel Rupp
Rachel Rupp Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Michel Georges
Michel Georges University of Liège
Bernt Guldbrandtsen
Bernt Guldbrandtsen Aarhus University
Carole Charlier
Carole Charlier University of Liège
Wouter Coppieters
Wouter Coppieters University of Liège
Ruedi Fries
Ruedi Fries Technical University of Munich
Roel F. Veerkamp
Roel F. Veerkamp Wageningen University & Research

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