Van Raden, P.M., Wiggans, G.R., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Schenkel, F. 2009. Benefits from Cooperation in Genomics. Interbull Annual Meeting Proceedings. Uppsala, Sweden, Jan. 28¿29, 6 pp.
Van Raden, P.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Schnabel, R.D., Taylor, J.F., Schenkel, F.S. 2009. Invited Review: Reliability of Genomic Predictions for North American Holstein Bulls. Journal of Dairy Science. 92(1):16-24.
Van Raden, P.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Schnabel, R.D., Taylor, J.F., Schenkel, F. 2009. Genomic Data and Cooperation Result in Faster Progress. International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR). ICAR Tech Ser. 13:341¿346. 2009.
Cole, J.B., Van Raden, P.M., O'Connell, J.R., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Schnabel, R.D., Wiggans, G.R. 2009. Distribution and Location of Genetic Effects for Dairy Traits. International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR). ICAR Tech Ser. 13:355¿360. 2009.
Wiggans, G.R., Tsuruta, S., Misztal, I. 2008. Technical Note: Adaptation of an Animal-Model Method for Approximation of Reliabilities to a Sire-Maternal Grandsire Model. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(10):4058-4061.
Wiggans, G.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Raden, P.M., Matukumalli, L.K., Schnabel, R.D., Taylor, J.F., Chesnais, J.P., Schenkel, F.S., Van Tassell, C.P. 2009. Genomic Evaluations in the United States and Canada: A Collaboration. International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR). ICAR Tech Ser. 13:347¿353. 2009.
Wiggans, G.R., Thornton, L.L. 2009. Processing of data discrepancies for U.S. dairy cattle and effect on genetic evaluations. International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR). ICAR Tech Ser. 13:393¿398. 2009.
Norman, H.D., Thornton, L.L., Wiggans, G.R. 2008. State and National Standardized Lactation Averages by Breed for Cows Calving in 2006. AIPL Research Reports. K2-06(3-08).
Van Raden, P.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Schnabel, R.D., Schenkel, F. 2008. Reliability of genomic predictions for North American dairy bulls. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(E-Suppl. 1):305(abstr. 261).
Wiggans, G.R., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Raden, P.M., Matukumalli, L.K., Schnabel, R.D., Taylor, J.F., Schenkel, F.S., Van Tassell, C.P. 2008. Selection of single nucleotide polymorphisms and genotype quality for genomic prediction of genetic merit in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(E-Suppl. 1):507(abstr. 524).
Van Tassell, C.P., Matukumalli, L.K., Taylor, C., Smith, T.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Schnabel, R., Silva, M.V., Wiggans, G.R., Liu, G., Moore, S., Taylor, J.F. 2007. Construction and application of a bovine high-density SNP assay. Joint Abstracts of the American Dairy Science and Society of Animal Science.
Wiggans, G.R., Cole, J.B., Thornton, L.L. 2007. Multitrait evaluation for calving ease and stillbirth with separate genetic effects by parity. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(Suppl. 1):19(abstr. M49).
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.
Cole, J.B., Wiggans, G.R., Van Raden, P.M. 2007. Genetic evaluation of stillbirth in United States Holsteins using a sire-maternal grandsire threshold model. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(5):2480-2488.
Wiggans, G.R., Thornton, L.L., Neitzel, R., Gengler, N. 2007. Short Communication: Genetic evaluation of milking speed for Brown Swiss dairy cattle in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science. 90(2):1021-1023.
Wiggans, G.R., Thornton, L.L., Neitzel, R.R., Gengler, N. 2006. Genetic parameters and evaluation of rear legs (rear view) for Brown Swiss and Guernseys. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(12):4895-4900.
Kuhn, M.T., Hutchison, J.L., Wiggans, G.R. 2006. Characterization of Holstein heifer fertility in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(12):4907-4920.
Wiggans, G.R., Van Tassell, C.P., Cole, J.B., Thornton, L.L. 2006. Genetic correlations between first and later parity calving ease in a sire-maternal grandsire model. 8th World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production. Communication 01-92.
Cole, J.B., Wiggans, G.R., Van Raden, P.M. 2006. Genetic evaluation of stillbirth in United States Holsteins using a sire-maternal grandsire threshold model. 8th World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production. Communication 01-28.
Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R. 2006. Impact on calving ease evaluations of modifying or excluding data from herd-years with abnormal distributions of scores. 8th World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production. Communication 01-88.
Gengler, N., Wiggans, G.R., Thornton, L.L., Wright, J.R., Druet, T. 2006. Accounting for heterogeneous variances in multi-trait evaluation of Jersey type traits. Journal of Dairy Science. 89(8):3143-3151.
Paape, M.J., Wiggans, G.R., Bannerman, D.D., Thomas, D.L., Sanders, A., Contreas, A., Moroni, P., Miller, R.D. 2006. Effect of Tear, Stage of Lactation, Parity, Breed and Region on Goat Milk Somatic Cell Counts. National Mastitis Council (NMC) 45th Annual Meeting Proceedings. pp. 256-257.
Gengler, N., Wiggans, G.R., Gillon, A. 2005. Adjustment for heterogeneous covariance due to herd milk yield by transformation of test-day random regressions. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(8):2981-2990.
Gengler, N., Wiggans, G.R., Thornton, L.L., Wright, J.R., Druet, T. 2005. Accounting for heterogeneous variances in multi-trait evaluation of Jersey type traits [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(Suppl. 1):11.
Cole, J.B., Goodling Jr, R.C., Wiggans, G.R., Van Raden, P.M. 2005. Genetic evaluation of calving ease for Brown Swiss and Jersey bulls from purebred and crossbred calvings. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(4):1529-1539.
Wiggans, G.R., VanRaden, P.M. 2004. Accounting for differences in rate of maturity in yield evaluations [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 87(Suppl. 1):412.
Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R., Thornton, L.L.M. 2004. Impact on calving ease evaluations of excluding herds with abnormal distribution of scores [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 87(Suppl. 1):84-85.
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.
Gengler, N., Wiggans, G.R., Gillon, A. 2004. Estimated heterogeneity of phenotypic variance of test-day yield with a structural variance model. Journal of Dairy Science. 87(6):1908-1916.
Van Tassell, C.P., Wiggans, G.R., Misztal, I. 2003. Implementation of a sire-maternal grandsire model for evaluation of calving ease in the United States. Journal of Dairy Science. 86(10):3366-3373.
VAN TASSELL, C.P., WIGGANS, G.R., PHILPOT, J.C., MISZTAL, I. IMPROVEMENTS IN DYSTOCIA NATIONAL GENETIC EVALUATION SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE. vol. 85 (Suppl. 1), pp. 33.