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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
33
Citations
3369
World Ranking
2050
National Ranking
65

Best Publications

  • Effects of milk protein variants on the protein composition of bovine milk.

    J.M.L. Heck;A. Schennink;H.J.F. van Valenberg;H. Bovenhuis

  • DGAT1 underlies large genetic variation in milk‐fat composition of dairy cows

    A. Schennink;W. M. Stoop;M. H. P. W. Visker;J. M. L. Heck

  • Milk Fatty Acid Unsaturation: Genetic Parameters and Effects of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase (SCD1) and Acyl CoA: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1)

    A. Schennink;J.M.L. Heck;H. Bovenhuis;M.H.P.W. Visker

  • Genome-wide association of milk fatty acids in Dutch dairy cattle

    Aniek C Bouwman;Henk Bovenhuis;Marleen H P W Visker;Johan A M van Arendonk

  • Effect of polymorphisms in the FASN, OLR1, PPARGC1A, PRL and STAT5A genes on bovine milk-fat composition

    A. Schennink;H. Bovenhuis;K. M. Léon-Kloosterziel;J. A. M. Van Arendonk

  • Whole-genome association study for milk protein composition in dairy cattle

    G.C.B. Schopen;M.H.P.W. Visker;P.D. Koks;E. Mullaart

  • Genetic parameters for major milk proteins in Dutch Holstein-Friesians

    G.C.B. Schopen;J.M.L. Heck;H. Bovenhuis;M.H.P.W. Visker

  • Comparison of Methods to Measure Methane for Use in Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle

    Philip C. Garnsworthy;Gareth F. Difford;Gareth F. Difford;Matthew J. Bell;Ali R. Bayat

  • Genome-wide scan for bovine milk-fat composition. I. Quantitative trait loci for short- and medium-chain fatty acids.

    W.M. Stoop;A. Schennink;M.H.P.W. Visker;E. Mullaart

  • Novel polymorphisms in the bovine β-lactoglobulin gene and their effects on β-lactoglobulin protein concentration in milk

    N. A. Ganai;H. Bovenhuis;J. A. M. van Arendonk;M. H. P. W. Visker

  • Short communication: Genome-wide scan for bovine milk-fat composition. II. Quantitative trait loci for long-chain fatty acids.

    A. Schennink;W.M. Stoop;M.H.P.W. Visker;J.J. van der Poel

  • Effects of the diacylglycerol o-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) K232A polymorphism on fatty acid, protein, and mineral composition of dairy cattle milk

    H. Bovenhuis;M.H.P.W. Visker;N.A. Poulsen;J. Sehested

  • Genomic regions associated with bovine milk fatty acids in both summer and winter milk samples

    Aniek C Bouwman;Marleen H P W Visker;Johan A M van Arendonk;Henk Bovenhuis

  • Distribution and Functionality of Copy Number Variation across European Cattle Populations.

    Maulik Upadhyay;Maulik Upadhyay;Vinicius Henrique Da Silva;Vinicius Henrique Da Silva;Hendrik Jan Megens;Marleen H.P.W. Visker

  • Genetic correlation between composition of bovine milk fat in winter and summer, and DGAT1 and SCD1 by season interactions.

    S.I. Duchemin;H. Bovenhuis;W.M. Stoop;A.C. Bouwman

  • Association of bovine β-casein protein variant I with milk production and milk protein composition.

    M. H. P. W. Visker;B. W. Dibbits;S. M. Kinders;H. J. F. van Valenberg

  • Linseed oil and DGAT1 K232A polymorphism: effects on methane emission, energy and nitrogen metabolism, lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, and rumen microbial composition of Holstein-Friesian cows.

    S. van Gastelen;M.H.P.W. Visker;J.E. Edwards;E.C. Antunes-Fernandes

  • Effects of the DGAT1 polymorphism on test-day milk production traits throughout lactation.

    H. Bovenhuis;M.H.P.W. Visker;H.J.F. van Valenberg;A.J. Buitenhuis

  • Genetic background of methane emission by Dutch Holstein Friesian cows measured with infrared sensors in automatic milking systems.

    S. van Engelen;H. Bovenhuis;P.P.J. van der Tol;M.H.P.W. Visker

  • Multi-population GWAS and enrichment analyses reveal novel genomic regions and promising candidate genes underlying bovine milk fatty acid composition.

    G. Gebreyesus;G. Gebreyesus;A. J. Buitenhuis;N. A. Poulsen;M. H. P. W. Visker

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