July 9, 2008 Wednesday
08.30-10.15 Animal Behaviour and Welfare II. and Genetics and Breeding (Crossbreeding)
Purple Hall
Chairmen: A. Gentile (Italy) - I. Hullár (Hungary)
225
Survey Results on the Welfare of Dairy Cows in 250 Italian Farms
A. Peli, L. Scagliarini, A. Serraino, F. Giacometti, S. Cinotti, P. Famigli-Bergamini
Italy
226
Social Organization and Level of Interactivity in a Beef Cattle Mixed-breed Herd
A. Landaeta-Hernandez1, P. Chenoweth2, R. Randles3, R. Littell3, D. Rae3
1Venezuela, 2Australia, 3United States
227
Genetic Relationship of Body Energy and Blood Metabolic Traits with Reproduction and Reproductive Health in Dairy Cows
G. Oikonomou, G. Arsenos, G. Valergakis, A. Tsiaras, D. Zygoyiannis, G. Banos
Greece
228
Bovine Growth Hormone Receptor (BGHR) Polymorphism - associations with Metabolic, Size and Fertility Traits in Dairy Heifers
J. Brickell1, N. Bourne1, J. Nkrumah2, N. Otter1, D. Wathes1
1United Kingdom, 2United States
229
Bovine MHC Class II Structure-Function Relationships: Implications for Genetic breeding and Vaccine Development
A. Haghparast
Iran
230
Phylogenetics of the Hungarian Grey Cattle breed based on Mitochondrial DNA
Á. Maróti-Agóts, I. Bodó, N. Solymosi, L. Zöldág
Hungary
231
Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Young Bulls of Four Dual Purpose Breeds of the Italian Alps
M. Brscic, M. Colautti, F. Gottardo, B. Contiero, G. Cozzi
Italy