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Overview of possibilities and challenges of the use of infrared spectrometry in cattle breeding
Gengler, Nicolas; Soyeurt, Hélène; Dehareng, Frédéric et al.
2015In Book of Abstracts of the 66th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
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Keywords :
Mid Infrared; cattle production; methane
Abstract :
[en] Near or mid-infrared (NIR or MIR) spectrometry is a versatile and cost-efficient technology used in cattle production to trace the chemical composition of gases, liquids and solid matters. Recent research showed the potential of MIR spectrometry in milk to predict many different milk components but also status and well-being of the cows, quality of their products, their efficiency and their environmental impact. Under changing socio-economic circumstances, novels traits could help to select for enlarged breeding objectives. But the following challenges need to be overcome: (1) access to and harmonization of MIR data; (2) availability of reference values representing the variability to be described, also highlighting the importance of international collaborations; (3) difficulties to obtain, but also to transfer prediction equations between instruments; (4) modeling of the massive longitudinal data generated; (5) estimation of parameters to assess phenotypic and genetic variability and links with other traits leading to the; (6) assessment of the position of novel traits in breeding objectives. Recent research reported how to address these issues for traits close to routine use including fatty acids and methane. Expected future developments include direct use of MIR data and multivariate modeling of novel traits. Similarly, genomic prediction for novel traits, which are limited by the availability of phenotyped reference populations, will also benefit from the use of correlated, MIR predicted, traits. Currently, MIR instruments can only be used in the frame of milk recording and not on-farm. But recent research showed that NIR is closing the gap thereby allowing advances in precise on-farm phenotyping and giving new opportunities for breeding, but also management. Possibilities for the use of infrared technologies for other trait groups such as meat composition and quality should allow cross-fostering of developments.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Gengler, Nicolas  ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Zootechnie
Soyeurt, Hélène  ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Zootechnie
Dehareng, Frédéric  ;  Walloon Agricultural Research Centre
Bastin, Catherine ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Zootechnie
Colinet, Frédéric ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Zootechnie
Hammami, Hedi ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Zootechnie
Dardenne, Pierre;  Walloon Agricultural Research Centre
Language :
English
Title :
Overview of possibilities and challenges of the use of infrared spectrometry in cattle breeding
Publication date :
August 2015
Event name :
66th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
Event organizer :
EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science
Event place :
Warsaw, Poland
Event date :
31 August - 4 September 2015
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Book of Abstracts of the 66th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
Publisher :
Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands
Edition :
Warsaw 2015
ISBN/EAN :
978-90-8686-269-6
Collection name :
Nº. 21
Pages :
353
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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European Projects :
FP7 - 613689 - GPLUSE - Genotype and Environment contributing to the sustainability of dairy cow production systems through the optimal integration of genomic selection and novel management protocols based on the development
Funders :
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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