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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3572
World Ranking
2429
National Ranking
21

Best Publications

  • Technical note: Derivation of equivalent computing algorithms for genomic predictions and reliabilities of animal merit.

    Ismo Strandén;Dorian Garrick;Dorian Garrick

  • Use of the preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm as a generic solver for mixed-model equations in animal breeding applications.

    S Tsuruta;I Misztal;I Strandén

  • Solving large mixed linear models using preconditioned conjugate gradient iteration.

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  • Reliabilities of genomic prediction using combined reference data of the Nordic Red dairy cattle populations.

    R.F. Brøndum;E. Rius-Vilarrasa;I. Strandén;G. Su

  • Allele coding in genomic evaluation.

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  • 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

  • A comparison of approaches to estimate the inbreeding coefficient and pairwise relatedness using genomic and pedigree data in a sheep population

    Meng-Hua Li;Ismo Strandén;Timo Tiirikka;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen

  • 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

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

    Mahlako Linah Makgahlela;Esa A. Mäntysaari;Ismo Strandén;Minna Koivula

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for first lactation test day milk production using random regression models

    Anne Kettunen;Esa Mäntysaari;Ismo Strandén;Jukka Pösö

  • RelaX2: pedigree analysis programme.

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  • Mixed effects linear models with t-distributions for quantitative genetic analysis: a Bayesian approach

    Ismo Strandén;Daniel Gianola

  • Efficient single-step genomic evaluation for a multibreed beef cattle population having many genotyped animals.

    Esa A. Mäntysaari;R. D. Evans;Ismo Strandén

  • 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

  • Symposium review: Single-step genomic evaluations in dairy cattle.

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

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

    Martin Lidauer;Esa Mäntysaari;Ismo Strandén;Jukka Pösö

  • Genetic (co)variances and breeding value estimation of Gompertz growth curve parameters in Finnish Yorkshire boars, gilts and barrows.

    Minna Koivula;Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen;Ismo Strandén;Kaarina Matilainen

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