Publications

Death Losses for Lactating Cows in Herds Enrolled in Dairy Herd Improvement Test Plans - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Miller, R.H., Kuhn, M.T., Norman, H.D., Wright, J.R. 2008. Death Losses for Lactating Cows in Herds Enrolled in Dairy Herd Improvement Test Plans. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(9):3710-3715.

Somatic Cell Counts of Milk from Dairy Herd Improvement Herds during 2007 - (Government Publication)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Thornton, L.L. 2008. Somatic Cell Counts of Milk from Dairy Herd Improvement Herds during 2007. AIPL Research Reports. SCC9(3-08).

Factors affecting abortion frequency in dairy herd improvement herds in the United States - (Abstract)

Miller, R.H., Kuhn, M.T., Norman, H.D., Wright, J.R. 2008. Factors affecting abortion frequency in dairy herd improvement herds in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(E-Suppl. 1):8(abstr. T21).

Impact of selection for decreased somatic cell score on productive life and culling for mastitis - (Abstract)

Norman, H.D., Miller, R.H., Wright, J.R. 2008. Impact of selection for decreased somatic cell score on productive life and culling for mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(E-Suppl. 1):106(abstr. 13).

Impact of selection for increased daughter fertility on productive life and culling for reproduction - (Abstract)

Norman, H.D., Wright, J.R., Miller, R.H. 2008. Impact of selection for increased daughter fertility on productive life and culling for reproduction. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(E-Suppl. 1):7(abstr. T19).

Reproductive trends of dairy herds in the United States - (Abstract)

Norman, H.D., Wright, J.R., Hubbard, S.M., Kuhn, M.T., Miller, R.H. 2008. Reproductive trends of dairy herds in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(E-Suppl. 1):7(abstr. T18).

Genetic Selection for Reproduction: Current Reproductive Status of the National Herd; Application of Selection Indexes for Dairy Producers - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Norman, H.D., Wright, J.R., Hubbard, S.M., Kuhn, M.T., Miller, R.H. 2007. Genetic Selection for Reproduction: Current Reproductive Status of the National Herd; Application of Selection Indexes for Dairy Producers. Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Proceedings. Denver, CO, Nov. 2-3, pp. 69-78.

Factors affecting death rate of lactating cows in Dairy Herd Improvement herds - (Abstract)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Kuhn, M.T., Wright, J.R. 2007. Factors affecting death rate of lactating cows in Dairy Herd Improvement herds. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(Suppl. 1):11(abstr. M24).

Somatic Cell Counts of Milk from Dairy Herd Improvement Herds during 2006 - (Government Publication)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Thornton, L.L. 2007. Somatic Cell Counts of Milk from Dairy Herd Improvement Herds during 2006. AIPL Research Reports. SCC8 (2-07).

STILLBIRTH (C0)VARIANCE COMPONENTS FOR A SIRE-MATERNAL GRANDSIRE THRESHOLD MODEL AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CALVING ABILITY INDEX FOR SIRE SELECTION - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cole, J.B., Wiggans, G.R., Van Raden, P.M., Miller, R.H. 2007. Stillbirth (co)variance components for a sire-maternal grandsire threshold model and development of a calving ability index for sire selection. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(5):2489-2496.

MONITORING GOAT AND SHEEP MILK SOMATIC CELL COUNTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Paape, M.J., Wiggans, G.R., Bannerman, D.D., Thomas, D.L., Sanders, A.H., Contreras, A., Moroni, P., Miller, R.H. 2007. Monitoring goat and sheep milk somatic cell counts. Small Ruminant Research. 68(1-2):114-125.

VOLUNTARY WAITING PERIOD AND ADOPTION OF SYNCHRONIZED BREEDING IN DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT HERDS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Kuhn, M.T., Clay, J.S., Hutchison, J.L. 2007. Voluntary waiting period and adoption of synchronized breeding in Dairy Herd Improvement herds. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(3):1594-1606.

SOMATIC CELL COUNTS OF MILK FROM DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT HERDS DURING 2005 - (Government Publication)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D. 2006. Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2005. AIPL Research Report SCC7(3-06).

SYNCHRONIZATION EFFECTS ON PARAMETERS FOR DAYS OPEN - (Abstract)

Kuhn, M.T., Hutchison, J.L., Miller, R.H. 2006. Synchronization effects on parameters for days open [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(Suppl. 1):15(abstr. M24).

STILLBIRTH (CO)VARIANCE COMPONENTS FOR A SIRE-MATERNAL GRANDSIRE THRESHOLD MODEL - (Abstract)

Cole, J.B., Wiggans, G.R., Van Raden, P.M., Miller, R.H. 2006. Stillbirth (co)variance components for a sire-maternal grandsire threshold model [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(Suppl. 1):273(abstr. 339).

EFFECTS OF NON-ADDITIVE GENETIC INTERACTIONS, INBREEDING, AND RECESSIVE DEFECTS ON EMBRYO AND FETAL LOSS BY 70 DAYS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Van Raden, P.M., Miller, R.H. 2006. Effects of non-additive genetic interactions, inbreeding, and recessive defects on embryo and fetal loss by 70 days. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(7):2716-2121.

SOMATIC CELL COUNTS OF MILK FROM DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT HERDS DURING 2004 - (Government Publication)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Sanders, A.H. 2005. Somatic cell counts of milk from dairy herd improvement herds during 2004. AIPL Research Report SCC6 (3-05). Available: http://aipl.arsusda.gov/publish/dhi/current/sccrpt.htm

ASSESSMENT OF VOLUNTARY WAITING PERIOD AND FREQUENCY OF ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION AMONG HERDS - (Abstract)

Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Kuhn, M.T., Clay, J.S. 2005. Assessment of voluntary waiting period and frequency of estrus synchronization among herds [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(Suppl. 1):301.

IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN SOMATIC CELL COUNT TESTING ON HERD AVERAGE SOMATIC CELL SCORE - (Abstract)

Norman, H.D., Sanders, A.H., Miller, R.H., Powell, R.L. 2004. Impact of participation in somatic cell count testing on herd average somatic cell score [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 87(Suppl. 1):280-281.

DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL GENETIC EVALUATION FOR COW FERTILITY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Van Raden, P.M., Sanders, A.H., Tooker, M.E., Miller, R.H., Norman, H.D., Kuhn, M.T., Wiggans, G.R. 2004. Development of a national genetic evaluation for cow fertility. Journal of Dairy Science. 87(7):2285-2292.