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Assessing ovulation time in dairy cows: experiences from estrus detection validation studies
Ines Adriaens, Bart De Ketelaere, Wouter Saeys and Ben Aernouts
KU Leuven, Belgium
​PRESENTATION
Managing Cow and Calf Together Incubator Group
Sigrid Agenäs
SLU, Sweden
​PRESENTATION
Effects of suckling on milk yield and milk composition in dam rearing systems
Kerstin Barth
Thünen-Institute of Organic Farming, Germany
​PRESENTATION
Current and future prospects for using individual animal data interpretation to optimize dairy goat farm management
Alejandro Belanche, A Ignacio Martín-García, Javier Fernández and David R Yáñez-Ruiz
CSIC, Spain
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Evaluation of Cow Feed Mass by Photogrammetry
Victor Bloch, Harel Levit, and Ilan Halachmi
ARO, Israel    
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Incubator Group Report: Development of Sensor Technologies for Small Ruminants
Gerardo Caja
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain  
​PRESENTATION
Effects of prenatal heat stress on the emotional reactivity and behavioral reactions of female dairy goat kids
Wellington Coloma-García, Nabil Mehaba, Ahmed AK Salama, Xavier Such and Gerardo Caja
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain   
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A Generalized Linear Mixed Regression Model of BHB for Early Detection of Nutritional and Management Problems in Dairy Herds
Cristina Conceição P, Inês Domingues, Pedro Vaz, Rui Moreira and Paulo Infante
University of Évora Portugal
PRESENTATION
Early Detection of Mastitis in Dairy Cattle through Sensor Data Combination
Chris Davison, Craig Michie, Michael Gilroy and Ivan Andonovic
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland and Afimilk UK, Glasgow, Scotland   
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“ProDairyWelfare” – proactive productivity and health management in Dairy Farming
Mario Fallast
smaXtec animal care GmbH, Austria
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Random forests prediction of blood metabolic clusters of dairy cows: comparing three types of milk biomarkers
Leslie Foldager, Miel Hostens, Mazdak Salavati, Clément Grelet, Martin Tang Sørensen, Mark Crowe, Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen & Genotype Plus Environment Consortium
Aarhus University, Denmark; Ghent University and Walloon Agricultural Research Center, Belgium; RVC, United Kingdom and UCD, Ireland   
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Using an automated milk feeder during the suckling period will reduce stress behaviour at separation
Julie Føske Johnsen, Cecilie M Mejdell, Annabelle Beaver, Anne Marie dePassille, Jeffrey Rushen & Daniel M Weary
Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Norway and University of British Columbia, Canada  
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Using recycled manure solids as a bedding material in a freestall dairy barn
Lilli Frondelius, Heli Lindeberg, Jenni Laakso and Matti Pastell
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland
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Evaluation of Heart Rate and Lying Behaviour to Predict Calving of Dairy Cows
Heiko Georg, Silke Beintmann, Anja Schwalm and Gracia Ude
Thuenen-Institute of Organic Farming, Germany   
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Comparison of two methods of milk fatty acids composition to detect SARA (subacute rumen acidosis) in dairy goats
Sylvie Giger-Reverdin, Pablo G Toral, Pilar Frutos, Gonzalo Hervas and Daniel Sauvant
INRA, France and CSIC-University of Leon, Spain                 
PRESENTATION
​Rumination Detection in Dairy Cattle Using Acceleration Based Bolus Sensors
Andrew Hamilton, Chris Davison, Ivan Andonovic and Craig Michie
University of Strathclyde, UK 
PRESENTATION 
The effects of an ACTH challenge test on lame and non-lame dairy cows
Viktor Jurkovich, Enikő Laky, Levente Kovács, Andrea Bende, Ferenc Ruff, Luca Kézér and Mikolt Bakony
University of Veterinary Medicine, MTA–SZIE, Szent István University and Central Statistical Office, ​Hungary
​PRESENTATION
​Effect of Spir​ulina ssp. supplementation in heat stressed dairy cows’ration on milk fatty acid profile
Maria-Anastasia C Karatzia, Evangelia S Sossidou and Maria Ioannidou
DEMETER, Greece   
PRESENTATION
Bayesian estimation of genetic parameters highly associated with health traits in cattle
Radovan Kasarda, Michal Vlček & Nina Moravčíková
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
​PRESENTATION
Changes in the Social Network when Separating High- and Low-productive Dairy Cows
Paul Koene
Wageningen University, the Netherlands
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The Evaluation of Commingled Calves and Dams versus Separated Calves and Dams on Behavior, Physiology, and Production
Amanda R Lee, Ashley D Campaeux, Melissa C Cantor, Joao HC Costa & Peter D Krawczel
Universities of Tennessee and Kentucky, USA
​PRESENTATION
Real-time animal response to climate changes
Harel Levit, S Goldshtein, S Pinto, AK Elazari, Victor Bloch, Y Ben Meir, E Gershon, J Miron and Ilan Halachmi
ARO and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Leibniz ATB and Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Milk biomarkers to evaluate health status of mammary gland in high producing dairy cattle
Cinzia Marchitelli, Federica Signorelli, Francesco Napolitano, Clément Grelet, Nicolas Gengler, Frédéric Dehareng, Hélène Soyeurt, Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen, Martin Tang Sørensen, Torben Larsen, Mark Crowe and GplusE consortium
CREA-ZA, Italy; Centre Wallon De Recherches Agronomiques and University of Liège, Belgium; Aarhus University, Denmark and UCD Ireland
​PRESENTATION
​Cow-calf contact systems for dairy: status of the literature
Rebecca K Meagher and Marina AG von Keyserlingk
SAPD, University of Reading, UK 
PRESENTATION
Mid-infrared based biomarkers in milk as a non-invasive tool for early prediction of lameness caused by metabolic disorders
Axelle Mineur, Astrid Köck, Clément Grelet, Nicolas Gengler, Christa Egger-Danner and Johann Sölkner
Universite de Liege and CRA-W, Belgium:  ZuchtData EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH and BOKU, Austria  
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Temperature rumen bolus able to record intake and drinking behavior for dairy small ruminants
Joan Oliver, Carles Ferrer, Alejandro Peralta, Andreia Castro-Costa, Ahmed AK Salama and Gerardo Caja
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
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​Haptoglobin: A biomarker for selective dry cow therapy
Emily L O’Reilly, Lorenzo Viora, Nicola Brady, Patricia Simoes, Ruth Zadoks and P David Eckersall
University of Glasgow, UK 
PRESENTATION 
Using Omics to Understand Seasonal Weight Loss in Dairy Goats: An overview of Project GOATOMICS major achievements
Mariana Palma, José Ricardo Parreira, Lorenzo E Hernandez-Castellano, Juan Capote, Noemi Castro, Alexandre Campos, Anastasio Arguello, Manolis Matzapetakis, Susana S Araújo and André M Almeida
Universities and Institutions in Portugal and Spain     
​PRESENTATION
Feeding behavior of dairy calves reared by the dam with access to automatic milk feeders
Kristine Piccart, Stephanie Van Weyenberg & Julie Føske Johnsen
ILVO, Belgium and Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Norway
​PRESENTATION
​Towards a validation protocol for sensor information in dairy herd management
Amira Rachah, Olav Reksen, Dan Christoffer Jansen and Peter Løvendahl
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway   
PRESENTATION
Embedding Sensor Technologies as Part of a Holistic Farming Concept
Max Seybold
Mountain Pasture, Inc, USA  
NOT PRESENTED
The acclimatisation process in dairy cows with different milk yield potential - searching for reliable biomarkers
Flávio Silva, Cristina Pinheiro, Liliana Cachucho, Catarina Matos, Ana Geraldo, Elsa Lamy, Fernando Capela e Silva, Paulo Infante and Alfredo Pereira
University of Évora,  Portugal
​PRESENTATION
Cattle and Sheep Welfare during Transport: What are the Good and the Best Practices to improve this?
EN Sossidou, E Nalon, N De Briyne and HAM Spoolder
DEMETER, Greece; Eurogroup for Animals and FVE, Belgium and Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands
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​Automatic identification of very thin dairy goats using image technology.
George Stilwell, Susana Brandão and Ana Vieira
University of Lisbon, Portugal 
PRESENTATION  
Automated detection of lameness in dairy cows compared with claw diagnosis and mobility score
Vivi M Thorup and Nick J Bell
IceRobotics Ltd and Bos International Ltd, UK
​PRESENTATION
Relationship between metabolic status and behaviour in dairy cows in early lactation
Renny J van Hoeij, Akke Kok, Rupert M Bruckmaier, Marie J Haskell, Bas Kemp and Ariette TM van Knegsel
Wageningen University, the Netherlands; University of Bern, Switzerland and SRUC, UK
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