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Animal Science and Veterinary
Finland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
5588
World Ranking
1101
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Esa Mäntysaari is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on genetics and breeding within the context of livestock and plant science.

The scientist's work spans multiple fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Cancer Research

Key topics of interest in their research include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Livestock Farming and Management
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

Mäntysaari has contributed to several publications, notably:

  • Symposium review: Single-step genomic evaluations in dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Metafounder approach for single-step genomic evaluations of Red Dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Genetic correlations between energy status indicator traits and female fertility in primiparous Nordic Red Dairy cattle, 2020, animal
  • Genetic analyses of metabolic body weight, carcass weight and body conformation traits in Nordic dairy cattle, 2021, animal
  • Genomic prediction of grain yield in commercial Finnish oat (Avena sativa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) breeding programmes, 2020, Plant Breeding

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Mäntysaari include:

  • Ismo Strandén
  • Gert Pedersen Aamand
  • Martin Lidauer
  • Hafedh Ben Zaabza
  • Minna Koivula

Published work appears mainly in the following scientific venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • animal
  • Agricultural and Food Science
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Best Publications

  • Relationships between clinical mastitis, somatic cell score, and production for the first three lactations of Finnish Ayrshire.

    Jukka Pösö;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic and Phenotypic Relationships Among Milk Yield and Somatic Cell Count Before and After Clinical Mastitis

    Minna Koivula;Esa Mäntysaari;Enyew Negussie;Timo Serenius

  • Interbull validation test for genomic evaluations

    Esa Mäntysaari;Zengting Liu;Paul VanRaden

  • Genetic trends in growth, sexual maturity and skeletal deformations, and rate of inbreeding in a breeding programme for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Antti Kause;Ossi Ritola;Tuija Paananen;Heli Wahlroos

  • Coupling body weight and its composition: a quantitative genetic analysis in rainbow trout

    Antti Kause;Ossi Ritola;Tuija Paananen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for daily milk yield of primiparous Ayrshire cows by random regression test-day models

    Anne Kettunen;Esa A. Mäntysaari;Jukka Pösö

  • Genomic prediction for Nordic Red Cattle using one-step and selection index blending

    G. Su;P. Madsen;U.S. Nielsen;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Strategies for Estimating the Parameters Needed for Different Test-Day Models

    I. Misztal;T. Strabel;J. Jamrozik;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Selection against early maturity in large rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: the quantitative genetics of sexual dimorphism and genotype-by-environment interactions

    Antti Kause;Ossi Ritola;Tuija Paananen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Feed efficiency of rainbow trout can be improved through selection: Different genetic potential on alternative diets

    A Kause;Declan Tobin;D F Houlihan;S A M Martin

  • Distribution of bacteria and seasonal and regional effects in a new database for mastitis pathogens in Finland

    Minna Koivula;Anna Pitkälä;Satu Pyörälä;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Big and beautiful? Quantitative genetic parameters for appearance of large rainbow trout

    A. Kause;O. Ritola;T. Paananen;U. Eskelinen

  • Genetic relationships between reproductive disorders, operational days open and milk yield

    Jukka Pösö;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic association of clinical mastitis with test-day somatic cell score and milk yield during first lactation of Finnish Ayrshire cows.

    Enyew Negussie;Ismo Strandén;E. A. Mäntysaari

  • Comparison of test-day models for genetic evaluation of production traits in dairy cattle.

    M. Lidauer;E.A. Mäntysaari;I. Strandén

  • Fat or lean? The quantitative genetic basis for selection strategies of muscle and body composition traits in breeding schemes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Declan Tobin;Antti Kause;Esa A. Mäntysaari;Samuel A.M. Martin

  • Selection potential of different prolificacy traits in the finnish landrace and large white populations

    Timo Serenius;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Antti Kause;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Simulation study on covariance component estimation for two binary traits in an underlying continuous scale.

    E.A. Mäntysaari;R.L. Quaas;Y.T. Gröhn

  • Different methods to calculate genomic predictions—Comparisons of BLUP at the single nucleotide polymorphism level (SNP-BLUP), BLUP at the individual level (G-BLUP), and the one-step approach (H-BLUP)

    Minna Koivula;Ismo Strandén;G. Su;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic associations of test-day fat:protein ratio with milk yield, fertility, and udder health traits in Nordic Red cattle.

    Enyew Negussie;Ismo Strandén;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Single-step genomic evaluation using multitrait random regression model and test-day data

    M. Koivula;I. Strandén;J. Pösö;G.P. Aamand

  • The genetics of leg weakness in Finnish Large White and Landrace populations

    Timo Serenius;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Genetic associations of prolificacy with performance, carcass, meat quality, and leg conformation traits in the Finnish Landrace and Large White pig populations.

    T. Serenius;M.-L. Sevon-Aimónen;A. Kause;E. A. Mäntysaari

  • Effect of service sire and validity of repeatability model in litter size and farrowing interval of Finnish Landrace and Large White populations

    Timo Serenius;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Esa Mäntysaari

  • Genetic analysis of liability to clinical mastitis, with somatic cell score and production traits using bivariate threshold–linear and linear–linear models

    Enyew Negussie;Ismo Strandén;Esa A. Mäntysaari

  • Multiple-trait random regression test-day model for all lactations

    Martin Lidauer;Esa Mäntysaari;Ismo Strandén;Jukka Pösö

  • Across breed multi-trait random regression genomic predictions in the Nordic Red dairy cattle

    M L Makgahlela;E A Mäntysaari;I Strandén;M Koivula

Frequent Co-Authors

Ismo Strandén
Ismo Strandén Natural Resources Institute Finland
Antti Kause
Antti Kause Natural Resources Institute Finland
Per Madsen
Per Madsen Aarhus University
Vincent Ducrocq
Vincent Ducrocq University of Paris-Saclay
Kari Ruohonen
Kari Ruohonen University of Turku
Dominic F. Houlihan
Dominic F. Houlihan University of Aberdeen
Samuel A.M. Martin
Samuel A.M. Martin University of Aberdeen
Robin Thompson
Robin Thompson Rothamsted Research
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Pekka Huhtanen
Pekka Huhtanen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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