Pre-conception nutrition estimated from milk composition characterises the sex ratio of offspring in cattle.

In livestock breeding, offspring of a particular sex are often favoured. Various biological mechanisms influence the offspring sex ratio (OSR). It has been hypothesised that maternal body condition/nutritional status influence OSR.

Genes associated with somatic cell count index in Brown Swiss cattle.

Subclinical mastitis (SM) is one of the most common diseases of cows in milk production herds caused by contagious and/or environmental pathogens. Since there are no visible abnormalities in the milk or udder, the detection of SM requires special diagnostic tests. Somatic cell count (SCC) is the most common test used to detect changes in milk due to the inflammatory process.