2024
NAV Beef workshop, September 18, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pedigree verification by use of genotype
Monogenetic traits beef workshop 2024
Genomic breeding values for weight/growth and carcass traits
NAV Dairy workshop, January 18, Copenhagen, Denmark
2023
NAV Beef Webinar, November 17th 2023
How to use NAV Beef Search (PDF) (recording)
NAV Beef workshop, September 27, Copenhagen, Denmark
Improvements introduced during 2023
Data behind genetic evaluations for beef – room for improvements
Use and plan for use of the NAV EBVs for beef cattle an overview and introduction to group work
Plans for joint Nordic genomic prediction of beef cattle
New traits from the Future Beef Cross project of relevance for beef cattle
Interbull meeting, August 26-27 2023, Lyon, France
Multi breed genetic evaluation of beef bulls used in dairy herds – Emphasis on newest development
Symposium in honor of Research Professor Esa Mäntysaari, September 13, Jokioinen, Finland
Joint Nordic Genetic Evaluation – a journey
NAV Dairy workshop, January 19, Copenhagen, Denmark
Experiences having a joint Nordic and French genetic evaluation for Jersey
Indication of optimum for type traits at the search page
Brush up NTM questions from May 2022
BeefxDairy: Genetic evaluation traits to consider – today and in the future
2022
NAV Beef workshop, September 22, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genomic prediction of Finnish beef cattle breeds
Genomic prediction of (Swedish) Hereford and Charolais
Genomic prediction of beef cattle based on genotyped dairy x beef calves – a possibility?
Interbeef genomic prediction – a possibility?
Future beef breeding plans – Upwards and forwards
Phenotypic values of beefxdairy indices
Future Beef Breeding Strategy In VG
NAV Pure bred Beef evaluation – status update
73rd Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science, September 5 – 8, Porto, Portugal
12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, June 3 – 8, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Modelling Metabolic efficiency
Interbull meeting May 30 – June 3, Montreal, Canada
Nordic Holstein single-step test day model using left truncated genomic data
Nordic genetic evaluation for purebred beef cattle (on calving and growth traits)
Nordic genomic prediction for crossbred dairy females
NAV Dairy workshop, May 19th 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
Use of sexed semen and beef semen in dairy herds
Maintenance, efficiency and beef production
NAV Dairy webinar, January 19th 2022
Life cycle assessment – the role of dairy cattle breeding and the effect on future breeding goal
Future beef production from dairy herds the role of dairy cattle breeding
State of art in relation methane registration for breeding purposes
Use of sexed semen and beef semen: presentation, video
Maintenance efficiency and beef production: presentation, video
Raised questions in relation to NTM and NAV update: presentation, video
2021
NAV Temperament Webinar, October 14th 2021
Temperament registrations in Denmark, Sweden and Finland – Status
Need for temperament registrations from a farmers’ and a breeding advisor’s perspective
Need for temperament registrations from VikingGenetics perspective
Possibilities to get more registrations on Danish, Finnish, and Swedish data bases – Short term
Different temperament measurements of relevance
NAV Beef Webinar, October 7th 2021
Joint Nordic EBVs for single traits for beef cattle
Traits and weighting in current national indices and suggestions for joint Nordic indices – Denmark
Traits and weighting in current national indices and suggestions for joint Nordic indices – Finland
Traits and weighting in current national indices and suggestions for joint Nordic indices – Sweden
Publication of Nordic EBV’s on NAV search page – Thresholds
Interbull Virtual Meeting, April 2021
Genetic evaluation for Saved feed
Using single step genetic evaluation for type traits in the Nordic countries
Single step genomic predictions of a minor breed
NAV Dairy webinar, January 20, 2021
Registration of feed intake by CFIT camera – status and plans
Nordic Genetic Evaluation of Saved feed including use of CFIT data
COW SLAUGHTER DATA – A source to improve the genetic evaluation for maintenance efficiency
Saved feed genetic evaluation around in the world
Genetic and genomic selection as a methane mitigation strategy in dairy cattle
iDDEN International Dairy Data Exchange Network
NAV Beef webinar, January 19, 2021
Overview: Nordic beef cattle in figures and the importance of registrations
Joint Nordic evaluation for Pure bred Beef
Why and how do original national evaluations deviate from joint Nordic EBVs – Sweden
Why and how do original national evaluations deviate from joint Nordic EBVs – Denmark
Why and how do original national evaluations deviate from joint Nordic EBVs – Finland
Implementation plan, time schedule for Nordic evaluation and future plans
2020
EAAP Virtual Meeting, December 2020
Easy implementation of QP transformation in ssGTBLUP
Integration of MACE breeding values into domestic multi-trait test-day model evaluations
Approximating individual animal reliabilities in single-step genomic model
ICAR, Interbeef webinar, December 10, 2020
Interbeef: Experiences of a founding member (Denmark, Finland & Sweden)
Genetic evaluation for Saved feed
NAV workshop, January 16, 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genetic evaluation of Saved feed
2019
ICAR Technical session, June 19, Prague, Czech
Nordic breeding values for beef breed sires used for crossbreeding with dairy dams
Interbull meeting, June 23 – 26, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Multitrait across country genomic evaluations for EuroGenomics countries
Nordic breeding values for beef breed sires used for crossbreeding with dairy dams
NAV workshop, January 17, 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genetic evaluation for saved feed and methane emission
Status and plans genomic prediction
NTM – value and effect in practice
Breeding values for beef breed sires used for crossbreeding with dairy
International cooperation and other NAV activities
2018
Interbull workshop, August 25 – 26, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Multitrait across country genomic evaluations for Eurogenomics countries
NAV workshop II, May 24, 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
NTM 2018 sensitivity analyses – Overview of results
2018 Review of Nordic Total Merit Index – Weights for calculation of the Yield index
Interbull meeting, January 7 – 11, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand
Integration of external information in genetic evaluations
NAV workshop I, January 18, 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 Review of NTM – Introduction to the NTM-model
2018 NTM weights and expected genetic response
How to deal with feed efficiency in NTM
Registration and breeding for health worldwide
Improved genetic evaluation of General Health
Breeding values for beef breed sires used for crossbreeding with dairy
Improved genomic prediction – females in reference
2017
Interbull meeting, August 25 – 27, 2017, Tallinn, Estonia
Validation of genomic and genetic evaluations in 305d production traits of Nordic Holstein cattle
Evaluation of conception rate in Nordic dairy cattle
NAV workshop, January 19, 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
Future value of the content of milk
Future conditions for cattle production
How to communicate about NTM – Finland
How to communicate about NTM – Sweden
How to communicate about NTM – Denmark
How to communicate about NTM – export
Improvements in NAV genetic evaluation
2016
National webinars for breeders, November 2016
Genomic prediction is improved
Improvements in female fertility evaluation
Improved genetic evaluation for calving and birth traits
NAV evaluation of udder linear and coordinate traits
Improved NAV genetic evaluation of production traits
Interbull meeting, October 24 – 28, 2016, Puerto Varas, Chile
Young stock survival in Nordic cattle genetic evaluation
Single step genomic evaluation for fertility in Nordic Red dairy cattle
Claw health – Genetic correlation estimates between DFS and NLD
EAAP, August 29 – September 2, 2016, Belfast, Northern-Ireland
Genetic parameters for a multiple-trait linear model conception rate evaluation Abstract
Single step genomic evaluation with many more genotyped animals
Efficient computations for single-step genomic evaluations Abstract
Test-Day single-step genomic evaluation using APY algorithm Abstract
Single-step genomic evaluation for fertility in Nordic Red dairy cattle Abstract
NAV workshop, January 14, 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark
Use of udder coordinates to improve udder conformation
Possibilities to improve temperament with AMS data
AMS data related to milking workload
NTM – the improvement process (youngstock survival, functional udder, an efficient cow)
Breeding goals for different production systems
Cross breeding –update on results
Status and plans – genomic prediction and traditional evaluation
2015
NAV Breeders webinar September 15, 2015
Functional udder: presentation
Economic value of Young Stock Survival: presentation
Recording of the webinar, here
EAAP, August 31 – September 4, 2015, Warsaw, Poland
Exclusion or inclusion of information of culled bulls on the single-step genomic evaluation
Interbull Technical Workshop and Industry Meeting, February 24-25, 2015 – Forellenhof, Walsrode, Germany:
NAV workshop, January 13, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark:
How to handle single genes in the genetic evaluation and breeding plan – Lethals
Other DNA tests e.g. polled, milk genomics
NAV Bull search posibilities and further development
How to deal with persistency in the breeding goal
Young stock survival and possible inclusion in NTM
Optimal combination of linear udder traits
2014
MiX99 Workshop, December 3-4, 2014, Tuusula, Finland:
Software expectations from the industry: genetic evaluations for the future
Interbull meeting, May 18-23, 2014, Berlin, Germany:
Should markers on the X chromosome be used for genomic predictions?
Genomic Selection Cattle workshop, January 21-22, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Status on routine evaluation in NAV and Interbull
Status on practical breeding program in VG
Effect of size of reference group
Use of reproduction technologies in the future – VG strategy
Strategies for selection against recessive lethals
Research status (prediction) and a view (peek) into the future
Use of genomic tests and sexed semen increase genetic level within herd
Environmental traits and feed efficiency
NAV workshop, January 9, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Nordic Cattle Database Forum – Status
Collection of DNA – Danish experiences
NAV evaluation of calf survival
Genetic evaluation for type traits
Imputation and pedigree verification
International genomic prediction and GMACE
Use of genomic tests and sexed semen increase genetic lewel within herd
Breeding values for beef bulls used on dairy cows
What is our aim in using composite type traits?
Overall type traits – optimally combined udder
2013
Djurhälso- och utfodringskonferens, September 28, 2013, Billingehus i Skövde, Sweden:
Breeding for milkability – How to use the new possibilities
EAAP and Interbull joined sessions, August 23-25, 2013, Nantes, France:
Comparison of National Genomic Predictions of EuroGenomics Exchanged Young Bulls
Should the Markers on X Chromosome be Used for Genomic Prediction?
Detection of Genomic Pre-Selection with Mendelian Sampling Variance Test
Comparison of model reliabilities from single-step and bivariate blending methods
Haplotype-assisted genomic evaluations in Nordic Red Dairy Cattle
Single step evaluations using haplotype segments
ICAR technical meeting, May 29-31, 2013, Aarhus, Denmark:
Recording of data and identification issues
NAV workshop, January 10, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Experiences genomic prediction
Update genomic selection including GMACE
Genomic selection on herd level
Future collection of DNA
Revision of type model and later lactation
Possibilities – collecting and using AMS data
2012
World Holstein Conference, November 4-7, 2012, Toronto, Canada:
Selection for Disease Resistance
Interbull meeting, May 28-31, 2012, Cork, Ireland:
Measurement error variance of testday observations from automatic milking systems
Screening for outliers in multiple trait genetic evaluation
Single step genomic evaluations for the Nordic Red Dairy cattle test day data
Validation of consistency of Mendelian sampling variance in national evaluation models
Use of data from electronic milking meters and perspective in use of other objective measures
Introduction: Current Nordic dairy herd health recording and the way forward
2011
NAV internal seminar, November 8, 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Pedigree control and SNP based parenting
Sequencing for better genomic predictions
Elimination of Genetic Defects
Genomic predictions – Current routines and experiences
Genomic predictions – New developments
Genomic predictions – Red dairy cattle
New research on breeding plans
Interbull meeting, August 26-28, 2011, Stavanger, Norway:
Genetic evaluation of claw health in Denmark, Finland and Sweden
Estimation of GEBVs using deregressed individual cow breeding values
Simulation study on Mendelian sampling variance tests
Genomic prediction using high-density SNP markers in Nordic Holstein and Red (RDC)
NAV workshop on claw health, May 4, 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Claw health registration and harmonisation
Genetic evaluation of claw health
Nordic claw health index – Weight on single traits
Nordic claw health index – Correlation to other traits
Claw health in NTM – relative weight to other traits and effect on NTM
Future improvements in yield evaluation
2010
Seminar on genomic selection, November 24, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Genomic information in routine evaluation –Genomic prediction, blending and publication criteria
Building up a reference population for new (and old) traits
French visit, August 29, 2010:
NAV claw health work ongoing – Expect to have joint evaluation by the end of the year
World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestok Production, August 1-6, 2010, Leipzig, Germany:
Use of Bivariate EBV-DGV model to combine genomic and conventional breeding value evaluations
NØK Conference, July 26, 2010, Højn, Iceland:
Requirements for future recording systems
Interbull meeting, June 1-3, 2010, Riga, Latvia:
A recipe for multiple trait deregression
Proteje meeting, May 18, 2010, Paris, France:
Nordic Total Merit Index (NTM) – history and development
Genomic Selection Cattle workshop, May 6, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Genomic selection –importance of size of reference population and SNP density
Challenges in the new breeding schemes with use of effective Genomic Selection
The effect of single genes – genes with large effect and recessive lethals
Viking representatives meeting, April 14, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark:
The breeding plan and the work for better indices from a global perspective
2009
Genomic Selection Cattle workshop, October 22, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark:
HF updatestability and connection to reference
Jersey – Update and perspectives on international collaboration
From traditional EBVs to GEBVs -in Nordic and International evaluation
Future improvements on Genomic Selection
EAAP meeting, August 21-24, 2009, Barcelona, Spain:
Joint Nordic Genetic Evaluation of Growth and Carcass traits in Dairy Breeds
Interbull meeting, August 21-24, 2009, Barcelona, Spain:
Estimation of Parameters for heterogeneous variance adjustment on test-day data
The 28th European Holstein-Red Holstein Conference, June 30 – July 3, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey:
Health, longevity and economic merit – Key words in the Nordic cattle breeding goal
Joint genetic evaluation of other disease traits in Denmark, Finland and Sweden
2008
Interbull meeting, June 16-19, 2008, Niagara Falls, NY, USA:
Strategy for estimation of variance components for the joint Nordic yield evaluation
World Ayrshire Congress, June 2008, Hämeenlinna, Finland:
Finland, pioneer in health recording and breeding for health
Scandinavian co-operation in dairy evaluation
2007
EAAP, August 2007, Dublin, Ireland:
Interbull meeting, August 23-25, 2007, Dublin, Ireland:
Genetic Evaluation of Calving Traits in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden
Locomotion as a New Trait – First Results from Denmark
Experiences with Interbull test IV – estimation of genetic variance
International Red Cow Conference, July 11-13, 2007, Malmö, Sweden:
Nordic Cattle Genetic Evaluation – a tool for practical breeding with red breeds
The 27th European Holstein-Red Holstein Conference, July 2-5, 2007, Aarhus, Denmark:
2006
World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestok Production, August 13-18, 2006, Belo Horizonte, Brazil:
Interbull meeting, June 4-6, 2006, Kuopio, Finland:
Genetic Evaluation of Udder Health traits for Denmark, Finland and Sweden
Swedish sire evaluation of hoof diseases based on hoof trimming records
Joint Nordic Test Day Model – Variance components
Joint Nordic Test Day Model – Evaluation model
Joint Nordic Test Day Model – Experiences with the New Model
ICAR meeting, June 7-10, 2006, Kuopio, Finland:
Health, Wealth & Happiness. British Cattle Conference. 61st Annual Winter Conference, January 23-25, 2006, Shrewsbury, England:
Data Collection and Genetic Evaluation of Health Traits in the Nordic Countries
2005
European Red Dairy Breed (ERDB) Conference, October 26-27, 2005, Skara, Sweden:
The basis for co-operation in breeding in the ERDB member countries
Sustainable Breeding in The Nordic Red Dairy Breeds, Project seminar, October 25-26, 2005, Skara, Sweden:
Nordic cattle genetic evaluation
2004
European Holstein and Red Holstein Confederation director and secretary meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece: