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SmartCow: an integrated infrastructure for increased research capability and innovation in the European cattle sector

CORDIS provides links to public deliverables and publications of HORIZON projects.

Links to deliverables and publications from FP7 projects, as well as links to some specific result types such as dataset and software, are dynamically retrieved from OpenAIRE .

Deliverables

Optimised digestion trial protocols (opens in new window)

SmartCow management guidelines (opens in new window)

Guidelines for validation of sensor output (opens in new window)

Access provision to SRUC Beef Centre installations (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Relationship between phenotypes and health, welfare and efficiency (opens in new window)

Access provision to WU Carus installation (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Book of experimental methods in Ruminant Physiology (opens in new window)

Catalogue of equipment and techniques practiced throughout Europe and the protocols associated with each of the pieces of equipment and techniques. (opens in new window)

Access provision to AU DCK installations (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Improvement of existing equations from proxies to predict animal feed efficiency and its determinants across diets and individuals for dairy and beef cattle (opens in new window)

2nd Project Evaluation Report (opens in new window)

Access provision to FBN EFC installations (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Access provision to UREAD CEDAR installations (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (opens in new window)

Access provision to Teagasc Moorepark installation (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Report on the progress in the implementation of 3R principles (opens in new window)

Access provision to IRTA EVAM infrastructure (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Report on the organization of the final conference (opens in new window)

Optimised N balance procedures (opens in new window)

2nd Report on scientific conferences (opens in new window)

EAAP and IDELE

1st Report on training courses and study tours (opens in new window)

Catalogue & planning of training courses and study tours (opens in new window)

2nd Report on training courses and study tours (opens in new window)

Access provision to Teagasc Grange installation (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

1st Project Evaluation Report (opens in new window)

Access provision to the SRUC Dairy Centre installation (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

3rd Project Evaluation Report (opens in new window)

Algorithms for phenotyping cows (opens in new window)

Update on algorithms for phenotyping cows (opens in new window)

Access provision to WUR-DLO Dairy Campus installation (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Creation of an inventory of the animal databases and research methodologies used in SmartCow RIs. (opens in new window)

Access provision to the INRA PEB installations (opens in new window)

Table summarising the access provided to the different installations

Publication of standard guidelines for using the most promising proxies of feed efficiency and its determinants in beef and dairy cattle (opens in new window)

1st Report on scientific conferences (opens in new window)

Test of guidelines (opens in new window)

Catalogue of physical samples contained within a sample bank and the person responsible for gaining access to the data/sample bank. (opens in new window)

Development of new equations from proxies to predict animal feed efficiency and its determinants in cattle (opens in new window)

Procedural Manuals (opens in new window)

Optimised methane emission protocols (opens in new window)

Publications

Effects of hydrolysable tannin-treated grass silage on milk yield and composition, nitrogen partitioning and nitrogen isotopic discrimination in lactating dairy cows. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Herremans, S.; Decruyenaere, V.; Cantalapiedra-Hijar, G.; Beckers, Y.; Froidmont, E.
Published in: Animal, Issue Volume 14, Issue 4, 2020, Page(s) 771-779, ISSN 1751-7311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/s175173111900226x

Nitrogen isotopic discrimination as a biomarker of between-cow variation in the efficiency of nitrogen utilization for milk production: A meta-analysis (opens in new window)

Author(s): M. Correa-Luna, P. Noziere, C. Chantelauze, S. M. Nasrollahi, M. Johansen, P. Lund, M. Larsen, A.R. Bayat, L.A. Crompton, C.K. Reynolds, E. Froidmont, N. Edouard, R. Dewhurst, L. Bahloul, C. Martin, G. Cantalapiedra-Hijar
Published in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue Vol. 105 Issue 6, 2022, ISSN 0022-0302
Publisher: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21498

Identifying cattle with superior growth feed efficiency through their natural 15N abundance and plasma urea concentration: A meta-analysis (opens in new window)

Author(s): Cantalapiedra-Hijar Gonzalo; Morel Isabelle; Sepchat Bernard; Chantelauze Céline; Miller Gemma A.; Duthie Carol-Anne; Ortigues-Marty Isabelle; Dewhurst Richard
Published in: Peer Community Journal (Section Animal Science), Issue Vol. 2, 2022, Page(s) Article e31, ISSN 2804-3871
Publisher: Peer Community Journal
DOI: 10.24072/pcjournal.130

Feeding cows with hay, silage, or fresh herbage on pasture or indoors affects sensory properties and chemical composition of milk and cheese (opens in new window)

Author(s): Elisa Manzocchi, Bruno Martin, Cécile Bord, Isabelle Verdier-Metz, Matthieu Bouchon, Massimo De Marchi, Isabelle Constant, Katrin Giller, Michael Kreuzer, Joël Berard, Marilena Musci, Mauro Coppa
Published in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue Vol.104 n. 5, 2021, ISSN 0022-0302
Publisher: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19738

Changes to steps, lying, and eating behavior during lactation in Jersey and Holstein cows and the relationship to feed intake, yield, and weight (opens in new window)

Author(s): L. Munksgaard, M.R. Weisbjerg, J.C.S. Henriksen, P. Løvendahl
Published in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 103/5, 2020, Page(s) 4643-4653, ISSN 0022-0302
Publisher: American Dairy Science Association
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17565

Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour research – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium

Author(s): Mesgaran SD, Baumont R, Munksgaard L, Humphries D, Kennedy E, Dijkstra J, Dewhurst R, Ferguson H, Terré M, Kuhla B, (editors).
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO

Rumen fluid sampling via oral stomach tubing method (opens in new window)

Author(s): Muizelaar W, Bani P, Kuhla B, Larsen M, Tapio I, Yáñez-Ruiz D, van Gastelen S.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb008

Body temperature and thermal imaging (opens in new window)

Author(s): Dineen M, Mitchell M, Kuhla B, Danesh Mesgaran S.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb004

Nutrient digestibility and balance studies. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Kuhla B, Baumont R, Cantalapiedra-Hijar G, Noziére P, Lund P, Humphries D, Dijkstra J.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb007

Ethics in experiments on live cattle: a pragmatic approach. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Veissier I, Deiss V, Herskin M, Kennedy E, Rutherford K.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb019

Foreword (opens in new window)

Author(s): Chemineau P.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb022

Lying, standing, and eating behaviour. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Munksgaard L, Ternman E, Veissier I, Duthie CA, Baumont R.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb016

Stress and health assessment (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Kuhla B, Langbein J.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb006

The gas recovery test of respiratory chambers. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Frydendahl Hellwing AL, Lund P, Derno M, Kuhla B, Heetkamp M, Miller G, Humphries D, Anglard F, Rochette Y, Martin C, Gardiner T, Coleman M.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb010

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer technique. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Rochette Y, Jonker A, Moate P, Vanlierde A, Martin C.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb013

Milk intake, body anatomy and composition in calves. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Pomies D, Röttgen V, Kuhla B, Nüske S, Bach A, Scholz AM.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb009

Greenfeed system. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Martin C, Rochette Y, Humphries D, Renand G.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb012

Behavioural tests (opens in new window)

Author(s): Ternman E, Franchi GA, Munksgaard L.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb015

Rumination activity. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Munksgaard L, Baumont R, Kuhla B, Humphries D.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb017

Feed and water intake (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Kuhla B, Humphries D, Weisbjerg M, Lund P, Kennedy E, O'Donovan M, Liddane M, Galvin N, Dijkstra J, Baumont R.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb002

Ruminal pH. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Kuhla B, Dineen M, Silberberg M.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb005

Bodyweight, body condition and anatomy (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Weisbjerg M, Bach A, Salau J, Haas JH, Junge W, Thaller G, Kuhla B.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb001

Reproductive assessment (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Kuhla B, O'Donovan M, Schön PC, Röttgen V.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb003

A checklist to validate sensor output for the recording of cattle behaviour. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Bouchon M, Bach A, Meunier B, Ternman E, Van Reenen K, Veissier I, Munksgaard L.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb014

Lameness detection and scoring. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Haladjian J, Nüske S, Ledoux D, Humphries D, Munksgaard L, Veissier I.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb018

Respiratory chamber facility. (opens in new window)

Author(s): Danesh Mesgaran S, Derno M, Kuhla B, Beauchemin K, Martin C, Hellwing AL, Lund P, Miller G, Humphries D, Heetkamp M.
Published in: Methods in cattle physiology and behaviour – Recommendations from the SmartCow consortium., 2020
Publisher: PUBLISSO
DOI: 10.5680/mcpb011

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