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Peter Løvendahl

Peter Løvendahl

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
45
Citations
6248
World Ranking
837
National Ranking
20

Overview

Peter Løvendahl is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research is primarily focused on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including agronomy and crop science, genetics, animal science and zoology, small animals, and process chemistry and technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology
  • Effects of environmental stressors on livestock
  • Reproductive physiology in livestock
  • Animal behavior and welfare studies
  • Odor and emission control technologies
  • Bioenergy crop production and management

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on methane emissions, feed efficiency, and behavior in dairy cows. Notable papers include:

  • "Bayesian modeling reveals host genetics associated with rumen microbiota jointly influence methane emission in dairy cows" (2020, The ISME Journal)
  • "Breeding for reduced methane emission and feed-efficient Holstein cows: An international response" (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • "Selecting for Feed Efficient Cows Will Help to Reduce Methane Gas Emissions" (2022, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • "Changes to steps, lying, and eating behavior during lactation in Jersey and Holstein cows and the relationship to feed intake, yield, and weight" (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • "Can greenhouse gases in breath be used to genetically improve feed efficiency of dairy cows?" (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)

Løvendahl's frequent coauthors include:

  • Gareth F. Difford
  • Jan Lassen
  • C.I.V. Manzanilla-Pech
  • Goutam Sahana
  • Bart Buitenhuis

They have published extensively in journals such as Journal of Dairy Science, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, The ISME Journal, Frontiers in Genetics, and Frontiers in Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Electrical Conductivity of Milk: Ability to Predict Mastitis Status

    E. Norberg;H. Hogeveen;I.R. Korsgaard;N.C. Friggens

  • Host genetics and the rumen microbiome jointly associate with methane emissions in dairy cows.

    Gareth Frank Difford;Damian Rafal Plichta;Peter Løvendahl;Jan Lassen

  • Genetic parameters for within-litter variation in piglet birth weight and change in within-litter variation during suckling.

    L. H. Damgaard;L. Rydhmer;P. Løvendahl;K. Grandinson

  • On the use of physical activity monitoring for estrus detection in dairy cows.

    P. Løvendahl;M.G.G. Chagunda

  • Breed and Parity Effects on Energy Balance Profiles Through Lactation: Evidence of Genetically Driven Body Energy Change

    N.C. Friggens;P. Berg;P. Theilgaard;I.R. Korsgaard

  • Heritability estimates for enteric methane emissions from Holstein cattle measured using noninvasive methods

    Jan Lassen;Peter Løvendahl

  • On the Use of Milk Composition Measures to Predict the Energy Balance of Dairy Cows

    N.C. Friggens;C. Ridder;P. Løvendahl

  • Aggressive behaviour of sows at mixing and maternal behaviour are heritable and genetically correlated traits

    Peter Løvendahl;Lars Holm Damgaard;Birte Lindstrøm Nielsen;Karen Thodberg

  • Accuracy of noninvasive breath methane measurements using Fourier transform infrared methods on individual cows.

    J. Lassen;P. Løvendahl;J. Madsen

  • International genetic evaluations for feed intake in dairy cattle through the collation of data from multiple sources

    Donagh P. Berry;M.P. Coffey;J.E. Pryce;Y. De Haas

  • Review: Selecting for improved feed efficiency and reduced methane emissions in dairy cattle.

    P. Løvendahl;G. F. Difford;B. Li;M. G. G. Chagunda

  • Post Hatching Development: a Novel System for Extended in Vitro Culture of Bovine Embryos

    Daniela O. Brandão;Daniela O. Brandão;Poul Maddox-Hyttel;Peter Løvendahl;Rodolfo Rumpf

  • Genetic variation in stimulated GH release and in IGF-I of young dairy cattle and their associations with the leucine/valine polymorphism in the GH gene.

    R Grochowska;P Sørensen;L Zwierzchowski;M Snochowski

  • Investigation of respiration of individual bovine embryos produced in vivo and in vitro and correlation with viability following transfer

    Ana Sofia Jordao De Sousa Lopes;S. E. Madsen;N. B. Ramsing;P. Lovendahl

  • Respiration rates of individual bovine in vitro-produced embryos measured with a novel, non-invasive and highly sensitive microsensor system.

    A S Lopes;L H Larsen;N Ramsing;P Løvendahl

  • Effects of social and physical stressors on growth hormone levels in dairy cows

    Lene Munksgaard;Peter Løvendahl

  • Bayesian modeling reveals host genetics associated with rumen microbiota jointly influence methane emission in dairy cows.

    Qianqian Zhang;Gareth Frank Difford;Goutam Sahana;Peter Løvendahl

  • RNA-Seq transcriptomics and pathway analyses reveal potential regulatory genes and molecular mechanisms in high- and low-residual feed intake in Nordic dairy cattle

    M. S. Salleh;G. Mazzoni;J. K. Höglund;D. W. Olijhoek

  • Methane production, rumen fermentation, and diet digestibility of Holstein and Jersey dairy cows being divergent in residual feed intake and fed at 2 forage-to-concentrate ratios.

    D.W. Olijhoek;P. Løvendahl;J. Lassen;A.L.F. Hellwing

  • Breeding for reduced methane emission and feed-efficient Holstein cows: An international response.

    C.I.V. Manzanilla-Pech;P. L⊘vendahl;D. Mansan Gordo;G.F. Difford

  • Covariance among milking frequency, milk yield, and milk composition from automatically milked cows

    P. Løvendahl;M.G.G. Chagunda

  • Influence of breed, parity, and stage of lactation on lactational performance and relationship between body fatness and live weight

    H.M. Nielsen;N.C. Friggens;P. Løvendahl;J. Jensen

  • Potential for Improving Description of Bovine Udder Health Status by Combined Analysis of Milk Parameters

    Karen Helle M. Nørtoft Sloth;Nic Friggens;Peter Løvendahl;P H Andersen

  • Hsp72 is present in plasma from Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle, and the concentration level is repeatable across days and age classes

    Torsten Nygaard Kristensen;Peter Løvendahl;Peer Berg;Volker Loeschcke

  • Genomic prediction of dry matter intake in dairy cattle from an international data set consisting of research herds in Europe, North America, and Australasia

    Y. de Haas;J. E. Pryce;J. E. Pryce;M. P. L. Calus;E. Wall

Frequent Co-Authors

Henrik Callesen
Henrik Callesen Aarhus University
Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen
Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen Aarhus University
Y. de Haas
Y. de Haas Wageningen University & Research
Britt Berglund
Britt Berglund Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lene Munksgaard
Lene Munksgaard Aarhus University
Roel F. Veerkamp
Roel F. Veerkamp Wageningen University & Research
Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University
Erling Strandberg
Erling Strandberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Martin Riis Weisbjerg
Martin Riis Weisbjerg Aarhus University
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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