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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Improving the sustainability of US dairy calves through improved genetic understanding of feed utilization
Haagen, I. W. (PI), Heins, B. J. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Salfer, I. J. (Co-Principal Investigator)
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Economic consequence of parasite loads and selection opportunities for parasite resistance in organic dairy cattle.
Heins, B. J. (PI) & Haagen, I. W. (Co-Principal Investigator)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
10/1/23 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Development of an organic agriculture curriculum with emphasis on animal production for undergraduate and graduate students.
Li, Y. (PI), Brands, E. P. (CoI), Heins, B. J. (CoI) & Kollanoor Johny, A. (CoI)
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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WCROC Native Prairie Habitat Restoration and Maintenance
Heins, B. J. (PI), Dalman, N. W. (CoI) & Jordan, E. L. (CoI)
MN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
10/24/22 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Solutions for controlling mastitis and improving milk quality in organic dairy farms: An integrated approach.
Heins, B. J. (PI)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/22 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Analysis of SLICK allele in African taurine and Zebu cattle breeds
Gebeyehu, S., Heins, B., Sonstegard, T., Sölkner, J., Mészáros, G., Traoré, A. & Soudré, A., Feb 2025, In: Animal Genetics. 56, 1, e13499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between early lactation intramammary infections and udder health and performance during the first 180 days in milk in first-lactation organic dairy cows
Peña-Mosca, F., Dean, C., Fernandes, L., Doster, E., Sharpe, K., Ray, T., Feijoo, V., Antunes, A., Baumann, C., Wehri, T., Heins, B., Pinedo, P., Machado, V., Noyes, N. & Caixeta, L., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 107, 4, p. 2426-2443 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring associations between the teat apex metagenome and Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infections in primiparous cows under organic directives
Dean, C. J., Peña-Mosca, F., Ray, T., Wehri, T. J., Sharpe, K., Antunes, A. M., Doster, E., Fernandes, L., Calles, V. F., Bauman, C., Godden, S., Heins, B., Pinedo, P., Machado, V. S., Caixeta, L. S. & Noyes, N. R., Apr 2024, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 90, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lactation curves of Montbéliarde-sired and Viking Red-sired crossbred cows and their Holstein herdmates in commercial dairies
Houdek, E. S., Hazel, A. R., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Hansen, L. B. & Heins, B. J., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 107, 6, p. 3753-3767 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Production of Stable Flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) from Sawdust Compost Barns and Straw Bedding Packs, Two Alternative Cold Winter Housing Systems for Dairy Cows
Hansen, A. C., Moon, R. D., Endres, M. I. & Heins, B. J., Mar 2024, In: Dairy. 5, 1, p. 13-32 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Crossbred Genotype Admixture
Heins, B. J., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Apr 27 2022
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/227134
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Organic Beef Data from Integration of Crops and Livestock Project
Delate, K., Heins, B. & Phillips, H., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2017
DOI: 10.13020/D6K661, https://doi.org/10.13020/D6K661
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Press/Media
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The University of Minnesota Extension has a new cow podcast, “The Moos Room”
Armstrong, J., Krekelberg, E. R. & Heins, B. J.
5/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Family launches Minnesota's first A2 milk creamery
1/5/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview