Tom Druet

Mapping QTL influencing gastrointestinal nematode burden in Dutch Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle (2009)

Coppieters, Wouter, Mes, Ted HM, Druet, Tom, Farnir, Frédéric, Tamma, Nico, Schrooten, Chris, ...

Abstract Background Parasitic gastroenteritis caused by nematodes is only second to mastitis in terms of health costs to dairy farmers in developed countries. Sustainable control strategies...

Balancing selection of a frame-shift mutation in the MRC2 gene accounts for the outbreak of the Crooked Tail Syndrome in Belgian Blue Cattle. (2009)

Fasquelle, Corinne, Sartelet, Arnaud, Li, Wanbo, Dive, Marc, Tamma, Nico, Michaux, Charles, ...

We herein describe the positional identification of a 2-bp deletion in the open reading frame of the MRC2 receptor causing the recessive Crooked Tail Syndrome in cattle. The resulting frame-shift...

Estimation by simulation of the efficiency of the French marker-assisted selection program in dairy cattle (Open Access publication) (2008)

Guillaume, François, Fritz, Sébastien, Boichard, Didier, Druet, Tom

Abstract The efficiency of the French marker-assisted selection (MAS) was estimated by a simulation study. The data files of two different time periods were used: April 2004 and 2006. The simulation...

Detection of quantitative trait loci for reproduction and production traits in Large White and French Landrace pig populations (Open Access publication) (2008)

Tribout, Thierry, Iannuccelli, Nathalie, Druet, Tom, Gilbert, Hélène, Juliette, Riquet, Ronan, Gueblez, ...

Abstract A genome-wide scan was performed in Large White and French Landrace pig populations in order to identify QTL affecting reproduction and production traits. The experiment was based on a...

Accounting for heterogeneous variances in multitrait evaluation of Jersey type traits (2006)

Gengler, Nicolas, Wiggans, G R, Thornton, L L M, Wright, J R, Druet, Tom

The multitrait genetic evaluation system for type traits was modified to estimate adjustments for heterogeneous variance (HV) simultaneously with estimated breeding values (EBV) for final score and...

Estimation of genetic parameters for test day records of dairy traits in the first three lactations (2005)

Druet, Tom, Jaffrézic, Florence, Ducrocq, Vincent

Abstract Application of test-day models for the genetic evaluation of dairy populations requires the solution of large mixed model equations. The size of the (co)variance matrices required with such...

Within-herd effects of age at test day and lactation stage on test-day yields (2003)

Bormann, J, Wiggans, GR, Druet, Tom, Gengler, Nicolas

Variance ratios were estimated for random within-herd effects of age at test day and lactation stage, on test-day yield and somatic cell score to determine whether including these effects would...

ONLINE ONLY - Additive and dominance genetic variance of fertility by method R and preconditioned conjugate gradient (2001)

Druet, Tom, Solkner, J, Groen, AF, Gengler, Nicolas

The objectives of this study were threefold: 1) estimation of additive and dominance genetic variances for fertility traits for Austrian Simmental and Brown Swiss dairy cattle; 2) use of method R and...

Estimation of genetic covariances with Method R (2001)

Druet, Tom, Misztal, I, Duangjinda, M, Reverter, A, Gengler, Nicolas

Method R is a simple and computationally inexpensive method for estimating (co)variances. The objective of the study was to investigate properties of Method R for estimation of (co)variance...

Use of multitrait evaluation procedures to improve reliability of early prediction of survival (1999)

Druet, Tom, Solkner, J, Gengler, Nicolas

Multitrait, across-country evaluation procedures were adapted to improve reliability of survival breeding values by combining direct information with yield and functional traits: milk persistency,...

Fine Mapping and Physical Characterization of Two Linked Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Milk Fat Yield in Dairy Cattle on BTA26

Gautier, Mathieu, Barcelona, Rosa Roy, Fritz, Sébastien, Grohs, Cécile, Druet, Tom, Boichard, Didier, ...

Previously, a highly significant QTL affecting fat yield and protein yield and mapped to the bovine BTA26 chromosome has been reported to segregate in the French Holstein cattle population. To...

Fine Mapping and Physical Characterization of Two Linked Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Milk Fat Yield in Dairy Cattle on BTA26

Gautier, Mathieu, Barcelona, Rosa Roy, Fritz, Sébastien, Grohs, Cécile, Druet, Tom, Boichard, Didier, ...

Previously, a highly significant QTL affecting fat yield and protein yield and mapped to the bovine BTA26 chromosome has been reported to segregate in the French Holstein cattle population. To...

Fine Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Female Fertility in Dairy Cattle on BTA03 Using a Dense Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Map

Druet, Tom, Fritz, Sébastien, Boussaha, Mekki, Ben-Jemaa, Slim, Guillaume, François, Derbala, David, ...

Fertility quantitative trait loci (QTL) are of high interest in dairy cattle since insemination failure has dramatically increased in some breeds such as Holstein. High-throughput SNP analysis and...

Detection of quantitative trait loci for reproduction and production traits in Large White and French Landrace pig populations (Open Access publication)

Tribout, Thierry, Iannuccelli, Nathalie, Druet, Tom, Gilbert, Hélène, Juliette, Riquet, Ronan, Gueblez, ...

A genome-wide scan was performed in Large White and French Landrace pig populations in order to identify QTL affecting reproduction and production traits. The experiment was based on a granddaughter...

Estimation by simulation of the efficiency of the French marker-assisted selection program in dairy cattle (Open Access publication)

Guillaume, François, Fritz, Sébastien, Boichard, Didier, Druet, Tom

The efficiency of the French marker-assisted selection (MAS) was estimated by a simulation study. The data files of two different time periods were used: April 2004 and 2006. The simulation method...

Estimation of genetic parameters for test day records of dairy traits in the first three lactations

Druet, Tom, Jaffrézic, Florence, Ducrocq, Vincent

Application of test-day models for the genetic evaluation of dairy populations requires the solution of large mixed model equations. The size of the (co)variance matrices required with such models...

Balancing Selection of a Frame-Shift Mutation in the MRC2 Gene Accounts for the Outbreak of the Crooked Tail Syndrome in Belgian Blue Cattle

Fasquelle, Corinne, Sartelet, Arnaud, Li, Wanbo, Dive, Marc, Tamma, Nico, Michaux, Charles, ...

We herein describe the positional identification of a 2-bp deletion in the open reading frame of the MRC2 receptor causing the recessive Crooked Tail Syndrome in cattle. The resulting frame-shift...