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Kasper-Völkl Claudia

Ewaoluwagbemiga E. O., Lloret-Villas A., Nosková A., Pausch H., Kasper-Völkl C.
Single-variant genome-wide association study and regional heritability mapping of protein efficiency and performance traits in Large White pigs.
Genetics Selection Evolution, 57, 2025, Artikel 45.

Sell-Kubiak E., Kasper-Völkl C., Lepori A., Gutiérrez J.P., Formoso-Rafferty N., Khayatzadeh N., Cervantes I.
Integrating three genetic dimensions relating to piglet birth weight: Direct and maternal effects on the mean and genetic control of residual variance.
Animal, 19, (11), 2025, Artikel 101651.

Larzul C., Hurtaud C., Melzer N., Fischer S., Kasper-Völkl C., de Koning D., Boogard H., Lokers R.
FAIR data guidelines for pig research.
PIGWEB. 2025, 48 S.

Drögemüller M., Fouche N., Wyler M., Gurtner C., Meister S., Neuditschko M., Jagannathan V., Gerber V., Leeb T.
LMF1 frameshift deletion in Franches-Montagnes horses with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis.
Scientific Reports, 15, 2025, Artikel 28667.

Toscano M. J., Neuditschko M., Gebhardt-Henrich S. G.
Use of location tracking to link egg production with toe pecking injuries, feather quality, body mass in laying hens.
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 34, (4), 2025, Artikel 100603.

Heffernan C., O'Callaghan T.F., Fitzgerald R., Flynn D., Serra E., Frizzarin M., Galvin N., Mannion D.T., Kilcawley K.N., O'Mahony J.A., Dineen M.
Investigating the effect of fatty acid supplementation on milk fat production and animal performance in genetically diverse grazing dairy cows during early to mid-lactation.
Journal of Dairy Science, 108, (9), 2025, 9535-9548.

Frizzarin M., Hayes E., Casa A., Berry D.P.
Comparison of the mid-infrared spectra and prediction equations developed from morning and evening milk samples from twice-a-day milked dairy cows.
Journal of Dairy Science, 108, (2), 2025, 1573-1583.

Heffernan C., O'Callaghan T.F., Flynn D., Serra E., Ruelle E., Frizzarin M., Mannion D.T., Kilcawley K.N., O'Mahony J.A., Dineen M.
Nutritional and non-nutritional factors associated with bulk tank milk fat concentration in Irish commercial spring-calving grazing dairy herds.
Journal of Dairy Science, 108, (10), 2025, 11119-11132.

Frizzarin M., O'Callaghan T.F., Berry D.P.
Factors associated with the concentration of fatty acids in the milk from grazing dairy cows.
Journal of Dairy Science, 108, (10), 2025, 11186-11198.

Heffernan C., O'Callaghan T. F., Fitzgerald R., Serra E., Frizzarin M., Galvin N., Mannion D. T., Kilcawley K. N., O'Mahony J. A., Dineen M.
Investigating the effects of concentrate supplement level and type on milk fat production and animal performance of spring-calving grazing dairy cows.
Journal of Dairy Science, 108, (6), 2025, 5968-5981.

Larzul C., Hurtaud C., Melzer N., Fischer S., Kasper-Völkl C., de Koning D., Boogard H., Lokers R.
FAIR data guidelines for pig research.
Zenodo. 2025, 48 S.

Fang L., Teng J., Lin Q., Bai Z., Liu S., Guan D., Li B., Gao Y., Hou Y., Gong M., Pan Z., Yu Y., Clark E. L., Smith J., Rawlik K. und weitere
The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) project.
Nature Genetics, 57, 2025, 786-796.

Mbuthia J. M., Kasper-Völkl C., Zenk M., Bee G., Metges C.C., Daş G.
Predicting piglet survival until weaning using birth weight and within-litter birth weight variation as easily measured proxy predictors.
Animal, 19, (4), 2025, Artikel 101479.

Frizzarin M.
Differences in cow milk mid-infrared spectra collected during morning and evening milking and their implications.
In: ICAR annual conference 2025. 4 March, Hrsg. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand (IN). 2025.

Frizzarin M., Manzocchi E., Mehaba Fedila N., Reiche A.-M., Tretola M., Schlegel P., Schori F., Dohme-Meier F., Eggerschwiler L., Rothacher M., Raemy M., Siegenthaler R., Kasper-Völkl C.
Prediction models for feed nutrients intake using individual milk mid-infrared spectral data.
In: Spring Nutrition Conference. 27. May, Hrsg. ETH, Lindau (CH). 2025.

Frizzarin M., Kasper-Völkl C.
Estimation des paramètres de durabilité environnementale à partir du spectre infrarouge moyen des fèces.
In: Agroscope Beef Forum. 19 mars, Hrsg. Agroscope, Posieux (CH). 2025.

Kasper-Völkl C.
Zucht von Schweinen mit höherer Proteineffizienz: Die aktuelle Ausgangslage.
In: 24. Internationale Bioland-Schweinefachtagung. 19. Februar, Hrsg. Bioland, Hannover (DE). 2025.

Eynard S. E., Mondet F., Basso B., Bouchez O., Le Conte Y., Dainat B., Decourtye A., Genestout L., Guichard M., Guillaume F., Labarthe E., Locke B., Mahla R., de Miranda J., Neuditschko M. und weitere
Sequence‐based multi ancestry association study reveals the polygenic architecture of Varroa destructor resistance in the honeybee Apis mellifera.
Molecular Ecology, 34, (3), 2025, Artikel e17637.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero Kragten S., Raemy M., Siegenthaler R., Rothacher M., Eggerschwiler L.
Laufende Untersuchung des genetischen Hintergrunds der Stickstoffnutzungseffizienz und der Methanemissionen bei Schweizer Milchkühen: Erste Ergebnisse.
In: Liebefelder Milchtagung. 19. November, Hrsg. Agroscope / HAFL, Zollikofen (CH). 2024.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero Kragten S., Raemy M., Siegenthaler R., Rothacher M., Eggerschwiler L.
EffNMilk: Genetische Grundlagen der Stickstoffnutzungseffizienz beim Milchvieh: Erste Ergebnisse.
In: Nutztiertagung. 26. September, Hrsg. Agroscope, Grangeneuve (CH). 2024.

Jahnel R., Reinsch N., Lepori A., Khayatzadeh N., Kasper-Völkl C.
Parent-of-origin effects in birth weight in Large White piglets: Disentangling genomic imprinting and maternal effects.
In: 7th International Conference of Quantitative Genetics. 22 July, Hrsg. ISTA, Wien (AT). 2024.

Gmel A. I., Mikko S., Ricard A., Velie B. D., Gerber V., Hamiltion N. A., Neuditschko M.
Using high-density SNP data to unravel the origin of the Franches-Montagnes horse breed.
Genetics Selection Evolution, 56, 2024, Artikel 53.

Gmel A. I., Haraldsdóttir E. H., Serra-Bragança F., Lamas L. P., Rosa T. V., Stefaniuk-Szmukier M., Klecel W., Neuditschko M., Weishaupt M. A.
Inertial sensor data of horses from four breeds at walk and trot in hand on a straight line.
Data in Brief, 55, 2024, Artikel 110764.

Gmel A. I., Lamas L. P., Rosa T. V., Stefaniuk-Szmukier M., Klecel W., Martin-Gimenez T., Cruz A., Weishaupt M. A., Neuditschko M.
Shape and joint angle data for seven European horse breeds and their repeatability.
Data in Brief, 56, 2024, Artikel 110799.

Lindtke D., Lerch S., Morel I., Neuditschko M.
Assessment of genome complementarity in three beef-on-dairy crossbreds reveals sire-specific effects on production traits with comparable rates of genomic inbreeding reduction.
BMC Genomics, 25, 2024, Artikel 1118.

Kasper-Völkl C.
Zucht von Schweinen mit effizienter Stickstoffverwertung.
Agroscope. Merkblatt Nr. 225, 2024, 4 S.
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Kuhnert P., Loosli N., Brodard I., Lindtke D., Jores J.
Resistance of zebu cattle (Bos indicus) to colonization by major ruminant hoof pathogens.
Veterinary Microbiology, 296, 2024, 1-6.

Kasper-Völkl C.
Animal board invited review: Heritability of nitrogen use efficiency in fattening pigs, current state and possible directions.
Animal, 18, (8), 2024, 1-18.

Maupomé A., Pastorino N., Schori F., Ampuero S., Kasper-Völkl C.
Methods to estimate genetics parameters related to nitrogen use efficiency and methane emissions in dairy cows.
In: Spring Conference Animal Nutrition. 23 May, Lindau. 2024, 1.

Pastorino N., Maupomé A., Schori F., Ampuero S., Kasper-Völkl C.
Genome-wide association study of nitrogen use efficiency and methane production and intensity on Swiss Holstein cows.
In: Spring Conference Animal Nutrition. 23 May, Lindau. 2024, 1.

Gmel A., Ricard A., Gerber V., Neuditschko M.
Population structure and genomic diversity of the Einsiedler horse.
Animal Genetics, 55, 2024, 475-479.

Lindtke D., Seefried F. R., Drögemüller C., Neuditschko M.
Increased heterozygosity in low‐pass sequencing data allows identification of blood chimeras in cattle.
Animal Genetics, 54, (5), 2024, 613-618.

Démoulins T., Yimthin T., Lindtke D., Eggerschwiler L., Siegenthaler R., Labroussaa F., Jores J.
Temperature impacts the bovine ex vivo immune response towards Mycoplasmopsis bovis.
Veterinary Research, 55, 2024, 1-22.

Gmel A., Haraldsdóttir E., Serra Bragança F., Cruz A., Weishaupt M.
Comparison of speed-dependent time, force and spatial parameters between Franches-Montagnes and European Warmblood horses walking and trotting on a treadmill.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 133, (February), 2024, 1-11.

Mbuthia J., Kasper-Völkl C., Zenk M., Bee G., Metges C., Das G.
Prediction of piglet survival based only on birth weight or within-litter birth weight variability.
In: Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. 26 August - 1 September, Hrsg. EAAP European Federation of Animal Science, Lyon (FR). 2023, 214.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero S., Hayoz B., Siegenthaler R., Eggerschwiler L.
The genetic background of nitrogen use efficiency and methane emissions in Swiss dairy cows: Ongoing activities at Agroscope.
In: Agro-Vet Strickhof-Tagung. 7. November, Lindau. 2023, 1.

Kasper-Völkl C., Lepori A., Gutiérrez J. P., Formoso-Rafferty N., Sell-Kubiak E., Cervantes I.
Breeding for uniformity in piglet birth weight to improve survival.
In: Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Hrsg. EAAP European Federation of Animal Science. 2023, 210.

Kasper-Völkl C., Lepori A., Gutiérrez J. P., Formoso-Rafferty N., Sell-Kubiak E., Cervantes I.
Genetic parameters for genetic variance uniformity in Swiss pigs’ birth weight.
In: Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Hrsg. EAAP European Federation of Animal Science. 2023, 204.

Gmel A., Stefaniuk-Szmukier M., Klecel W., Martin-Gimenez T., Cruz A., Weishaupt M.
Differences in joint angles from photographs between six European breeds: Preliminary results.
In: The 9th International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion. 30. August, Utrecht (NL). 2023, S14.

Gmel A., Haraldsdottir E., Neuditschko M., Weishaupt M.
Differences in gait quality parameters between Franches-Montagnes and Swiss Warmblood horses.
In: The 9th International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion. 30. August, Utrecht (NL). 2023, 14.

Kasper-Völkl C., Lepori A., Gutiérrez J.P., Formoso-Rafferty N., Sell-Kubiak E., Cervantes I.
Breeding for uniformity in piglet birth weight to improve survival.
In: EAAP. 27 August, Lyon. 2023, 1.

Kasper-Völkl C., Lepori A., Gutiérrez J.P., Formoso-Rafferty N., Sell-Kubiak E., Cervantes I.
Genetic parameters for genetic variance uniformity in Swiss pigs’ birth weight.
In: EAAP. 27 August, Lyon. 2023, 1-16.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero S.
Current study investigating the genetic background of nitrogen use efficiency and methane emissions in Swiss dairy cows.
In: Interbull Meeting. 26. August, Lyon. 2023, 1-14.

Roch L., Ewaoluwagbemiga E., Kasper-Völkl C.
Phenotypic link between protein efficiency and pig welfare suggests no apparent trade-offs for mitigating nitrogen pollution.
Scientific Reports, 13, 2023, 1-13.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero S., Hayoz B., Siegenthaler R., Eggerschwiler L.
Ongoing research to investigate the genetic background of nitrogen use efficiency and methane emissions of Swiss dairy cows.
In: ICAR Meeting. 24. May, Toledo. 2023.

Ewaoluwagbemiga E., Bee G., Kasper-Völkl C.
Genetic analysis of protein efciency and its association with performance and meat quality traits under a protein-restricted diet.
Genetics Selection Evolution, 55, 2023, 1-16.

Roch L., Ewaoluwagbemiga E., Kasper-Völkl C.
Social interactions, precursors of damaging behaviours, object manipulation, straw rooting, and activity: A detailed data set in undocked pigs under protein restriction.
Animal Open Space, 2, 2023, 1-7.

Gmel A., Brem G., Neuditschko M.
New genomic insights into the conformation of Lipizzan horses.
Scientific Reports, 13, 2023, 1-9.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero S., Hayoz B., Siegenthaler R., Eggerschwiler L.
Laufende Untersuchungen zu genetischen Grundlagen von Stickstoffnutzungseffizienz und Methanemissionen von Schweizer Milchkühen.
In: Spring Conference 2023. 19.April, Hrsg. SCHWEIZERISCHE VEREINIGUNG FÜR TIERWISSENSCHAFTEN, Zollikofen. 2023, 1.

Kasper-Völkl C., Schori F., Ampuero S., Hayoz B., Siegenthaler R., Eggerschwiler L.
Laufende Untersuchungen zu genetischen Grundlagen von Stickstoffnutzungseffizienz und Methanemissionen von Schweizer Milchkühen.
In: Schweizerische Vereinigung für Tierwissenschaften-Tagung 2023. 19. April, Hrsg. HAFL, Zollikofen. 2023.

Gmel A., Guichard M., Dainat B., Rhys Williams G., Eynard S., Vignal A., Servin B., the Beestrong Consortium, Neuditschko M.
Identification of runs of homozygosity in Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) using whole-genome sequencing data.
Ecology and Evolution, 13, (1), 2023, 1-13.

Parmentier J. I. M., Bosch S., van der Zwaag B. J., Weishaupt M. A., Gmel A. I., Havinga P. J. M., van Weeren P. R., Serra Braganca F. M.
Prediction of continuous and discrete kinetic parameters in horses from inertial measurement units data using recurrent artificial neural networks.
Scientific Reports, 13, 2023, 1-14.

Couteller L., Roch L., Kasper-Völkl C.
Distinctive gene-expression profiles characterise tail-biting precursors in pigs under dietary protein restriction.
In: Proceeding of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP). Hrsg. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen (Netherlands). 2023, 3270-3273.

Pick J. L., Kasper-Völkl C., Allegue H., Dingemanse N. J., Dochtermann N. A., Laskowski K. L., Lima M. R., Schielzeth H., Westneat D.F., Wright J., Araya-Ajoy Y. G.
Describing posterior distributions of variance components: Problems and the use of null distributions to aid interpretation.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14, (10), 2023, 2557-2574.

Ewaoluwagbemiga E., Bee G., Kasper-Völkl C.
Protein efficiency is heritable but not genetically correlated with meat quality in pigs.
In: Proceeding of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP). Wageningen Academic Publishers. 2022, 352-355.

Gmel A., Haraldsdóttir E. H., Bragança F. M. S., Cruz A. M., Neuditschko M., Weishaupt M. A.
Determining objective parameters to assess gait quality in Franches-montagnes horses for ground coverage and over-tracking: Part 2: At trot.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 120, 2022, 1-9.

Couteller L., Roch L., Kasper-Völkl C.
Tail biting and its precursors have distinctive gene-expression profiles in protein-restricted pigs.
In: 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. 5-9 September, Hrsg. EAAP, Porto. 2022, 325.

Gmel A., Burren A., Neuditschko M.
Estimates of Genetic Parameters for Shape Space Data in Franches-Montagnes Horses.
Animals, 12, (17), 2022, 1-16.

Couteller L., Roch L., Kasper-Völkl C.
Tail biting and its precursors have distinctive gene-expression profiles in protein-restricted pigs.
In: EAAP-Konferenz. 06. September, Porto. 2022.

Couteller L., Roch L., Kasper-Völkl C.
Distinctive gene-expression profiles characterise tail-biting precursors in pigs under dietary protein restriction.
In: World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 08. Juli, Rotterdam. 2022.

Ewaoluwagbemiga E., Bee G., Kasper-Völkl C.
Protein efficiency is heritable but not genetically correlated with meat quality traits in pigs.
In: World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 04. Juli, Rotterdam. 2022.

Gmel A., Haraldsdottir E., Serra Bragança F., Cruz A., Neuditschko M., Weishaupt M.
Determining objective parameters to assess gait quality in Franches-Montagnes horses for ground coverage and over-tracking: Part 1: At walk.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 115, 2022, 1-10.

Roepstorff C., Gmel A. I., Arpagaus S., Serra Bragança F. M., Hernlund E., Rhodin M., Roepstorff L., Weishaupt M. A.
Modelling fore- and hindlimb peak vertical force differences in trotting horses using upper body kinematic asymmetry variables.
Journal of Biomechanics, 137, (May), 2022, 1-11.

Gmel A. I., Gmel G., Weishaupt M. A., Neuditschko M.
Gait quality scoring data of Franches-Montagnes stallions at walk and trot on a treadmill by experts of the breed and their reliability.
Data in Brief, 42, 2022, 1-11.