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Overview

Erling Strandberg is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden and has an extensive research profile primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses on genetics, animal science, agronomy, and related disciplines.

Strandberg's main areas of study encompass several specialized topics, including:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Livestock Management and Performance Improvement

The research output includes a number of scientific publications spread across notable journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Dairy Science (14 publications)
  • Tropical Animal Health and Production (3 publications)
  • animal (3 publications)
  • Livestock Science (2 publications)
  • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics (2 publications)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Strandberg are:

  • "Milk production and lactation length in Ankole cattle and Ankole crossbreds in Rwanda," 2020, Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • "Genetic consequences of terminal crossbreeding, genomic test, sexed semen, and beef semen in dairy herds," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Unravelling selection signatures in a single dog breed suggests recent selection for morphological and behavioral traits," 2020, Advanced Genetics
  • "Association of genomically enhanced and parent average breeding values with cow performance in Nordic dairy cattle," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "The effect of high temperature and humidity on milk yield in Ankole and crossbred cows," 2022, Tropical Animal Health and Production

Strandberg frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • S. Eriksson (10 collaborations)
  • W.F. Fikse (9 collaborations)
  • Renée Båge (8 collaborations)
  • L. Rydhmer (6 collaborations)
  • B. Berglund (6 collaborations)

The subfields represented in Strandberg's work highlight a broad scope within biological and agricultural research. These subfields include:

  • Genetics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Small Animals
  • Equine

Best Publications

  • Genetic Parameters for Clinical Mastitis, Somatic Cell Score, and Production in the First Three Lactations of Swedish Holstein Cows

    E. Carlén;E. Strandberg;A. Roth

  • Genotype by Environment Interaction in Nordic Dairy Cattle Studied Using Reaction Norms

    Rebecka Kolmodin;Erling Strandberg;Per Madsen;Just Jensen

  • Relationship between somatic cell count and milk yield in different stages of lactation.

    C. Hagnestam-Nielsen;U. Emanuelson;B. Berglund;E. Strandberg

  • Culling reasons in organic and conventional dairy herds and genotype by environment interaction for longevity

    T. Ahlman;B. Berglund;L. Rydhmer;E. Strandberg

  • The genetic contribution to canine personality.

    Peter Saetre;E Strandberg;P-E Sundgren;Ulf Pettersson

  • Genetic and Environmental Correlations Among Female Fertility Traits and Milk Production in Different Parities of Swedish Red and White Dairy Cattle

    Anki Roxström;Erling Strandberg;Britt Berglund;Ulf Emanuelson

  • Factors affecting length of productive life in Swedish commercial sows.

    L. Engblom;N. Lundeheim;E. Strandberg;M. del P. Schneider

  • Estimates of longevity and causes of culling and death in Swedish warmblood and coldblood horses.

    Lena Wallin;Erling Strandberg;Jan Philipsson;Göran Dalin

  • Genetic Parameters for the Piglet Mortality Traits Crushing, Stillbirth and Total Mortality, and their Relation to Birth Weight

    Katja Grandinson;Mogens Sandø Lund;Lotta Rydhmer;Erling Strandberg

  • Genetic analysis of on-farm tests of maternal behaviour in sows

    Katja Grandinson;Lotta Rydhmer;Erling Strandberg;Karen Thodberg

  • Genetic heterogeneity of residual variance - estimation of variance components using double hierarchical generalized linear models

    Lars Rönnegård;Lars Rönnegård;Majbritt Felleki;Majbritt Felleki;Freddy Fikse;Herman A Mulder

  • Genetic correlations between the maternal genetic effect on chick weight and the direct genetic effects on egg composition traits in a White Leghorn line.

    C Hartmann;K Johansson;E Strandberg;L Rydhmer

  • Direct genetic, maternal and litter effects on behaviour in German shepherd dogs in Sweden

    Erling Strandberg;Jenny Jacobsson;Peter Saetre

  • Heritability and genetic correlations of fear-related behaviour in Red Junglefowl--possible implications for early domestication.

    Beatrix Agnvall;Markus Jöngren;Erling Strandberg;Per Jensen

  • Atypical progesterone profiles and fertility in Swedish dairy cows.

    K.-J. Petersson;H. Gustafsson;E. Strandberg;B. Berglund

  • Genetic correlations between field test results of Swedish Warmblood Riding Horses as 4-year-olds and lifetime performance results in dressage and show jumping

    Lena Wallin;Erling Strandberg;Jan Philipsson

  • Genetic analysis of results of a Swedish behavior test on German Shepherd Dogs and Labrador Retrievers1

    E. H. van der Waaij;E. Wilsson;E. Strandberg

  • Breed differences in everyday behaviour of dogs

    Helena Eken Asp;Willem Freddy Fikse;Katja Nilsson;Erling Strandberg

  • Genetic and economic responses to breeding programs that consider mastitis.

    E. Strandberg;G.E. Shook

  • Survival analysis of longevity in dairy cattle on a lactation basis

    Anki Roxström;Vincent Ducrocq;Erling Strandberg

  • Selection in the presence of a genotype by environment interaction : response in environmental sensitivity

    R. Kolmodin;E. Strandberg;H. Jorjani;B. Danell

  • Environmental effects on progesterone profile measures of dairy cow fertility

    Karl-Johan Petersson;Erling Strandberg;Hans Gustafsson;Britt Berglund

  • Genetic analysis of functional, fertility-, mastitis-, and production-determined length of productive life in Swedish dairy cattle

    Anki Roxström;Erling Strandberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Britt Berglund
Britt Berglund Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lotta Rydhmer
Lotta Rydhmer Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jan Philipsson
Jan Philipsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ulf Emanuelson
Ulf Emanuelson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Roel F. Veerkamp
Roel F. Veerkamp Wageningen University & Research
Jack J. Windig
Jack J. Windig Wageningen University & Research
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Peter Løvendahl
Peter Løvendahl Aarhus University
Nils Lundeheim
Nils Lundeheim Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
H. Bovenhuis
H. Bovenhuis Wageningen University & Research

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