J. J. Windig

Inteelt, verwantschappen en consequenties van inteelt (2008)

Windig, J.J.

Alternative Somatic Cell Count Traits as Mastitis Indicators for Genetic Selection (2008)

Ouweltjes, W., Windig, J.J.

The aim of this study was to define alternative traits of somatic cell count (SCC) that can be used to decrease genetic susceptibility to clinical and subclinical mastitis (CM and SCM, respectively)....

A new udder health index for better breeding against mastitis (2008)

Windig, J.J., Ouweltjes, W., Veerkamp, R.F., Sampimon, O.C., ...

Fokken op uiergezondheid - wat is nodig voor een betrouwbare index (2008)

Windig, J.J.

Betrouwbaar naar gezonde uiers: ontrafelen celgetalgegevens levert uiergezondheidsindex met 85 procent betrouwbaarheid (2008)

Lam, T., Ouweltjes, W., Sampimon, O.C., ...

Relationships between Milk Progesterone Profiles and Genetic Merit for Milk Production, Milking Frequency, and Feeding Regimen in Dairy Cattle (2008)

Windig, J.J., Beerda, B., Veerkamp, R.F.

Conservation priorities for Ethiopian sheep breeds combining threat status, breed merits and contributions to genetic diversity (2008)

Gizaw, S., Komen, H., Windig, J.J., Hanotte, O.

Prioritizing livestock breeds for conservation needs to incorporate both genetic and non-genetic aspects important for the survival of the breeds. Here, we apply a maximum-utility-strategy to...

Udder health and breeding (2008)

Ouweltjes, W., Sampimon, O.C., Veerkamp, R.F., ...

The usefullness of breeding to decrease mastitis incidence (2008)

Ouweltjes, W., Sampimon, O.C., Veerkamp, R.F., ...

Fokkerij met behoud van diversiteit : omgaan met inteelt in fokprogramma's (2008)

Windig, J.J.

Effects of Genotype by Environment Interactions on Milk Yield, Energy Balance, and Protein Balance (2007)

Beerda, B., Ouweltjes, W., Sebek, L.B.J., Windig, J.J., Veerkamp, R.F.

Increases in genetic merit for milk yield are associated with increases in mobilization of body reserves. This study assessed the effects of genotype by environment (GxE) interactions on milk yield...

Effects of Management and Genetics on Udder Health and Milk Composition in Dairy Cows (2007)

Ouweltjes, W., Beerda, B., Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Veerkamp, R.F.

Milk production per cow has increased significantly as a result of breeding, feeding, and other management factors. This study aims to address concerns about udder health risks for low- and...

Indicators for the 'Convention on biodiversity 2010'. Biodiversiteit Nederlandse landbouwhuisdieren en gewassen (2007)

Windig, J.J., Hiemstra, S.J.

Verwantschap en mogelijkheden fokprogramma van Engelse schapenrassen in relatie tot couperen van staarten (2007)

Windig, J.J.

Population structure, genetic variation and morphological diversity in indigenous sheep of Ethiopia (2007)

Gizaw, S., Komen, J., Windig, J.J., Hanotte, O.

We investigated genetic and morphological diversity and population structure of 14 traditional sheep populations originating from four ecological zones in Ethiopia (sub-alpine, wet highland,...

Rammencirkel redt Kempisch heideschaap : genetisch beheer van kleine populaties (2007)

Windig, J.J.

Selection for scrapie resistance and simultaneous restriction of inbreeding in the rare sheep breed "Mergellander" (2007)

Windig, J.J., Meuleman, H.

Scrapie is a fatal infectious neurodegenerative disease for which susceptibility is associated with polymorphisms in the ovine prion protein (PrP) gene. Scrapie-eradication programmes are based on...

Korte en lange termijn rol genenbank (2007)

Windig, J.J.

Inteelt, verwantschappen en consequenties (2007)

Windig, J.J.

Het is belangrijk om de oude Nederlandse runderrassen in stand te houden. Ze zijn niet alleen mooi en onderdeel van ons cultureel erfgoed, maar zijn ook het unieke product van jarenlange fokkerij...

Dairy cow health and the effects of genetic merit for milk production, management and interactions between these: udder health parameters (2006)

Ouweltjes, W., Beerda, B., Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Veerkamp, R.F.

Estimating relatedness between individuals in general populations with a focus on their use in conservation programs (2006)

Oliehoek, P.A., Windig, J.J., Bijma, P.

Relatedness estimators are widely used in genetic studies, but effects of population structure on performance of estimators, criteria to evaluate estimators, and benefits of using such estimators in...

Breeding programmes for elimination of alleles in rare breeds: scrapie in the Netherlands (2006)

Windig, J.J.

Indicators to monitor livestock genetic diversity (2006)

Hiemstra, S.J., Eaton, D., Trach, N.X., Hao, P.X., Doan, B.H., Windig, J.J.

Choice of relatedness estimator for conservation depends on population structure (2006)

Oliehoek, P.A., Windig, J.J., Bijma, P.

National and international perspectives in fangr conservation programmes (2006)

Ending, H., Engelsma, K., Windig, J.J., Hiemstra, S.J.

Indicators for livestock and crop biodiversity (2006)

Eaton, D.J.F., Windig, J.J., Hiemstra, S.J., Trach, N.X., Hao, P.X., ...

New insights in GxE for yield, health and fertility from reaction norm models (2006)

Calus, M.P.L., Windig, J.J., Veerkamp, R.F.

Genetic correlations between milk production and health and fertility dependent on herd environment (2006)

Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Beerda, B., Veerkamp, R.F.

High milk production in dairy cattle can have negative side effects on health and fertility traits. This paper explores the genetic relationship of milk yield with health and fertility depending on...

Inteelt en genetische diversiteit in het Schoonebeeker schaap : Case study genetisch management in een kleine populatie met sterke selectiedruk (2006)

Windig, J.J., Eding, J.H., Hiemstra, S.J.

Influence of herd environment on health and fertility and their relationship with milk production (2005)

Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Veerkamp, R.F.

High levels of milk production in dairy cattle can have negative side effects on health and fertility traits. This paper explores the relationships among milk yield, health, and fertility traits both...

Associations among descriptors of herd management and phenotypic and genetic levels of health and fertility (2005)

Calus, M.P.L., Windig, J.J., Veerkamp, R.F.

The objective of this paper was to investigate the association of descriptors of herd environment with phenotypic levels and breeding values of fertility and health traits. Analyses were performed...

Genetics of host-plant preference in the comma butterfly Polygonia c-album (Nymphalidae), and evolutionary implications (2005)

Nylin, S., Nygren, G. H., Windig, J.J., Janz, N., Bergstrom, A.

In the Lepidoptera, sex-linked genes have been found to be of importance for species differences in, for example, hostplant preference, and have been implicated in ecological speciation. Variation...

Dairy cow health and the effects of genetic merit for milk production, management and interactions between these: blood metabolites and enzymes (2005)

Beerda, B., Ouweltjes, W., Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Veerkamp, R.F.

Effectiveness of selection for lower somatic cell count (SCC) in herds with different levels of SCC (2005)

Calus, M.P.L., Janss, L.L.G., Windig, J.J., Beerda, B., Veerkamp, R.F.

Environment influences on genetic and phenotypic relationships between production and health and fertility in Dutch dairy cows (2005)

Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Beerda, B., Ouweltjes, W., Veerkamp, R.F.

Rare sheep breeds and breeding for scrapie resistance in the Netherlands (2005)

Windig, J.J.

The association between somatic cell count patterns and milk production prior to mastitis (2005)

Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Jong De, Gerben, Veerkamp, R.F.

Association between milk yield, milk composition and patterns of peak in Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) were analysed in 4006 Dutch herds with 1 962 752 lactations. Definitions of peak patterns were based...

High milk yields and the risk of mastitis in different herd environments (2005)

Windig, J.J., Calus, M.P.L., Veerkamp, R.F.

Effects on inbreeding of different strategies aimed at eliminating scrapie sensitivity alleles in rare sheep breeds in the Netherlands (2004)

Windig, J.J., Eding, J.H., Moll, L.

Rapid haplotype reconstruction in predigrees with dense marker maps (2004)

Windig, J.J., Meuwissen, T.H.E.

Reconstruction of marker phases is not straightforward when parents are untyped. In these cases information from other relatives has to be used. In dense marker maps, however, the space of possible...

Genetics and Mechanics of Plasticity (2004)

Windig, J.J., Jong, G.

Quantitative genetic variation in an island population of the speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) (2004)

Windig, J.J., Veerkamp, R.F., Nylin, S.

Evidence of changes in levels of genetic variation in the field is scarce. Theoretically, selection and a bottleneck may lead to the depletion of additive genetic variance (VA) but not of...

Eliminatie van scrapie-gevoeligheids-allelen in zeldzame Nederlandse schapenrassen (2003)

Windig, J.J.

Precision of methods for calculating identity-by-descent matrices using multiple markers (2002)

Sorensen, A.C., Pong Wong, R., Windig, J.J., Woolliams, J.A.

A rapid, deterministic method (DET) based on a recursive algorithm and a stochastic method based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) for calculating identity-by-descent (IBD) matrices conditional on...

Genetics of fluctuating asymmetry in pupal traits of the speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) (2002)

Windig, J.J., Nylin, S.

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA), small random differences between left and right, has been extensively used as a measure of individual quality, though its usefulness in that respect is controversial....

How useful is fluctuating asymmetry in conservation biology: asymmetry in rare and abundant Coenonympha butterflies (2000)

Windig, J.J., Rintamaki, P.T., Cassel, A., Nylin, S.

An artificial diet for butterflies, including Bicyclus species, and its effect on development period, weight and wing pattern (1992)

Brakefield, P.M., Holloway, G.J., Kofman, S., Windig, J.J.

Adaptive wing asymmetry in males of the speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria)?

Windig, J. J., Nylin, S.

We analysed asymmetry in the wings of the speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria)by measuring area, length and width of fore- and hindwings. The type of asymmetry is fluctuating except for fore-...