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  Al-Khudhair, A., VanRaden, P.M., Null, D.J., Neupane, M., McClure, M.C., & Dechow, C.D. (2024). New mutation within a common haplotype is associated with calf muscle weakness in Holsteins. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(6), 3768–3779. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24121.

  
  


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  Arens, S.C., Sharpe, K.T., Schutz, M.M., Hardie, L.C., Dechow, C.D., & Heins, B.J. (2023). Relationships of beta-casein genetics with production, fertility, and survival of purebred organic Holstein dairy cows. JDS Communications, 4(6), 458–463. DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2022-0367.

  
  


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  Arens, S.C., Sharpe, K.T., Schutz, M.M., & Heins, B.J. (2023). Response to ad libitum milk allowance by crossbred dairy and dairy-beef calves in an automated feeding system. Translational Animal Science, 7, txad063. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad063.

  
  


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  Basiel, B.L., Barragan, A., Felix, T., & Dechow, C.D. (2024). The impact of beef sire breed on dystocia, stillbirth, gestation length, health, and lactation performance of cows that carry beef × dairy calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(4), 2241–2252. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24112.

  
  


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  Basiel, B.L., Campbell, J., Dechow, C.D., & Felix, T. (2024). The impact of sire breed on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of beef × Holstein steers. Translational Animal Science, 8. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txae043.

  
  


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  Bierly, S.A., Van Syoc, E., Westphalen, M.F., Miles, A.M., Gaeta, N.C., Felix, T.L., Hristov, A.N., & Ganda, E.K. (2024). Alterations of rumen and fecal microbiome in growing beef and dairy steers fed rumen protected Capsicum oleoresin. Journal of Animal Science. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae014.

  
  


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  Cesarani, A., Lourenco, D., Bermann, M., Nicolazzi, E.L., VanRaden, P.M., Misztal, I. (2024). Single-step genomic predictions for crossbred Holstein and Jersey cattle in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science Communications, 5(2), 124–128. DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2023-0399.

  
  


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  De Vries, A. (2024). Challenging the norm - Cull rates and farm economics. Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Columbus, OH. In press.

  
  


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  Deru, V., Tiezzi, F., Van Raden, P.M., Lozada-Soto, E.L., Toghiani, S., & Maltecca, C. (2024). Imputation accuracy from low- to medium-density SNP chips for US crossbred dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(1), 398–411. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23250.

  
  


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  Donnelly, M.R., Hazel, A.R., Hansen, L.B., & Heins, B.J. (2023). Genetic selection for reduced health treatment costs in Holstein cows: implications from a long-term study. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, 1254183. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1254183.

  
  


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  Donnelly, M.R., Hazel, A.R., Hansen, L.B., & Heins, B.J. (2023). Health treatment cost of Holsteins in eight high-performance herds. Animals, 13(11), 2061. DOI: 10.3390/ani13132061.

  
  


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  Hardie, L.C., Haagen, I.W., Heins, B.J., & Dechow, C.D. (2023). Genetic evaluation of health costs in US organic Holstein calves and cows. JDS Communications, 4, 464–468. DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2023-0377.

  
  


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  Heins, B.J., Pereira, G.M., & Sharpe, K.T. (2023). Precision technologies to improve dairy grazing systems. JDS Communications, 4, 318–323. DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2022-0308.

  
  


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  Houdek, E.S., Hazel, A.R., Hansen, L.B., & Heins, B.J. (2024). Lactation curves of Montbéliarde-sired and Viking Red-sired crossbred cows and their Holstein herdmates in commercial dairies. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(6), 3753–3767. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24391.

  
  


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  Kowalski, Z.M., Sabatowicz, M., Vansaun, R.J., Młocek, W., Jagusiak, W., Spanghero, M., & Dechow, C.D. (2023). Association between hyperketolactia and production in early-lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(12), 9532–9551. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-23081.

  
  


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  Liang, Z., Prakapenka, D., Van Raden, P.M., Jiang, J., Ma, L., & Da, Y. (2023). A million-cow genome-wide association study of three fertility traits in U.S. Holstein cows. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(13), 10496. DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310496.

  
  


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  Lozada-Soto, E.A., Gaddis, K.L.P., Tiezzi, F., Jiang, J., Ma, L., Toghiani, S., VanRaden, P.M., Maltecca, C. (2024). Inbreeding depression for producer-recorded udder, metabolic, and reproductive diseases in US dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(5), 3032–3046. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23909.

  
  


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  Matamoros, C., Dechow, C.D., & Harvatine, K.J. (2023). Interaction of DGAT1 polymorphism, parity, and acetate supplementation on feeding behavior, milk synthesis, and plasma metabolites. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(11), 7613–7629. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-23209.

  
  


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  Prakapenka, D., Liang, Z., Zaabza, H.B., Van Raden, P.M., Van Tassell, C.P., & Da, Y. (2024). Large-sample genome-wide association study of resistance to retained placenta in U.S. Holstein cows. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(10), 5551. DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105551.

  
  


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  Prakapenka, D., Liang, Z., Zaabza, H.B., Jiang, J., Ma, L., Van Raden, P.M., Van Tassell, C.P., & Da, Y. (2024). A million-cow validation of a chromosome 14 region interacting with all chromosomes for fat percentage in U.S. Holstein cows. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, 674. DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010674.

  
  


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  Portner, S.L., & Heins, B.J. (2024). Reasons for disposal and cull cow value of Holstein cows compared with Holstein, Jersey, Montbéliarde, Normande, and Viking Red crossbred cows. Journal of Dairy Science, DOI: 10.3168/jds.2024-24652.

  
  


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  Schmidt, P., Mota, L., Fonseca, L., Dos Santos Silva, D., Frezzarim, G., Arikawa, L., De Abreu Santos, D., Magalhaes, A., Cole, J., Carvalheiro, R., De Oliveira, H., Null, D.J., Van Raden, P.M., Ma, L., & De Albuquerque, L. (2023). Identification of candidate lethal haplotypes and genomic association with post-natal mortality and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle. Scientific Reports, 13, 10399. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37586-z.

  
  


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  Sharpe, K.T., & Heins, B.J. (2023). Evaluation of a Forefront Weight Scale from an Automated Calf Milk Feeder for Holstein and Crossbred Dairy and Dairy–Beef Calves. Animals, 13(11), 1752. DOI: 10.3390/ani13111752.

  
  


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  Toghiani, S., Van Raden, P.M., Baldwin, R.L., Weigel, K., White, H., Penagaricano, F., Koltes, J.E., Santos, J.P., Parker Gaddis, K.L., Vandehaar, M.J., & Tempelman, R.J. (2024). Dry matter intake in US Holstein cows: Exploring the genomic and phenotypic impact of milk components and body weight composite. Journal of Dairy Science. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24296.

  
  


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  Wu, X.-L., Wiggans, G.R., Norman, H.D., Caputo, M., Miles, A.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Baldwin, R.L., Sievert, S., Mattison, J., Burchard, J., & Durr, J. (2023). Updating test-day milk yield factors for use in genetic evaluations and dairy production systems: A comprehensive review. Frontiers in Genetics, 14, 1298114. DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1298114.

  
  


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  Wu, X., Wiggans, G.R., Norman, H.D., Enzenauer, H.A., Miles, A.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Baldwin, R.L., Burchard, J., & Durr, J. (2023). Estimating test day milk yields by modeling proportional daily yields: Going beyond linearity. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(12), 8979–9005. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23479.

  
  


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  Wu, X., Miles, A.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R., Norman, H.D., Baldwin, R.L., Burchard, J., & Durr, J. (2023). Does modeling causal relationships improve the accuracy of estimating lactation milk yields? Journal of Dairy Science Communications. DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2022-0343.