Education
Ph.D., North Carolina
State University, 1982
Research
Interests
Dairy cattle genetics.
Teaching
- ANSC 1001: Orientation to Animal Science (co-coordinator)
- ANSC 1011: Domestic Animals and Society
- ANSC 1101: Introduction to Animal Science
- ANSC 3307: Artificial Insemination (enrollment coordinator)
- ANSC 3221: Principals of Animal Breeding
- ANSC 3307: Artificial Insemination (enrollment coordinator)
- ANSC 4092: Special Problems in Animal Science
- ANSC 4096: Internship
- ANSC 4099: Special Workshop in Animal Science (coordinator)
- ANSC 8134: Ethical Conduct of Animal Research (lecturer)
- ANSC 8211: Animal Growth and Development
Outreach
Work with state
wide 4-H dairy projects.
Graduate Students
- Amy R. Hazel,
Animal Sciences - Dairy Genetics, MS (co-advise)
- Bradley J. Heins,
Animal Sciences - Dairy Genetics, PhD (co-advise)
- Sherif Attalla, Animal Sciences - Dairy Genetics, PhD (primary advisor on research project)
Awards
- Distinguished Faculty Award, CFANS Alumni Society, 2008-2009
- Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame Inductee, 2006
- Honorary American
FFA Degree, 2003
- University of Minnesota Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Volunteer
Award, 2001
- Outstanding
Advisor, ADSA Student Affiliate, 1999
- Waseca Distinguished
Teacher of the Year, University of Minnesota, 1990
- NACTA
Teaching Award of Merit, 1990
Affiliated Centers/Organizations/Appointments
- Coordinator, Animal and Production Systems Major
- Chair, Animal Science Undergraduate Committee
- Chair, CFANS Curriculum Committee, 2007-present
- Chair, Regional Research Project S-1008: Dairy Cattle Breeding, 2008-2009
- Reviewer, Journal of Dairy Science
Publications (2004-2008)
- Refereed
Articles -
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, A.R. Hazel, D.G. Johnson, and J.G. Linn. 2008. Crossbreds of Jersey × Holstein compared with pure Holsteins for body weight, body condition score, dry matter intake, and feed efficiency during the first one hundred fifty days of first lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 91:3716-3722.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, D.G. Johnson, J.G. Linn, J.E. Romano, and A.R. Hazel. 2008. Crossbreds of Jersey × Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for production, fertility, and body and udder measurements during first lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 91:1270-1278.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2006.
Calving difficulty and stillbirths of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.
J. Dairy Sci. 89: 2805-2810.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2006. Fertility and survival of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red. J. Dairy Sci. 2006 89: 4944-4951.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2006.
Production of pure Holsteins versus crossbreds of Holstein with Normande, Montbeliarde, and Scandinavian Red.
J. Dairy Sci. 89: 2799-2804.
Reneau, J.K., A.J. Seykora, B.J. Heins, M.I. Endres, R.J. Farnsworth, and R.F. Bey. 2005. Association between hygiene scores and somatic cell scores in dairy cattle. JAVMA 227:8.
- Invited Papers, Conference Proceedings, Research Reports -
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2006. Fertility and survival during first lactation of crossbred dairy cows sired by bulls from Swedish, Norwegian, and French Red breeds compared to pure Holstein cows. 8th World Genetic Congress. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Seykora, A.J. and B. Heins. 2004. Limiting factors for more profitable dairy cows in the United States. Proc., National Dairy Genetics Workshop, Raleigh, NC. Oct. 20, 2003 (published in 2004).
- Abstracts -
Heins, B.J., A.R. Hazel, L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, A.R. Hazel, D.G. Johnson, J.G. Linn, and J.E. Romano. 2008. Jersey x Holstein crossbred cows compared to pure Holstein cows for production, SCS, days open, body condition score, and udder measurements during the first three lactations. J. Dairy Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):763 (Oral presentation).
Hazel, A.R., B.J. Heins, L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, D.G. Johnson, J.G. Linn, and J.E. Romano. 2008. Montbeliarde-sired crossbred cows compared to pure Holstein cows for production, SCS, days open, and body condition score during their first two lactations. J. Dairy Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):762 (Oral presentation).
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, A.R. Hazel, A.G. Linn, and D.G. Johnson. 2007. Crossbreds of Jersey/Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for production, fertility, and udder traits during first lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 90(Suppl. 1):420.
Johnson, D.G., B.J. Heins, L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, and J.G. Linn. 2007. Body weight and condition score of four dairy genetic groups in the summer or winter under low-input management. Dairy Sci. 90(Suppl. 1):540.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2006. Crossbreds of Normande-Holstein, Montbeliarde-Holstein, and Scandinavian-Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for 305-d production. J. Dairy Sci. 89(Suppl. 1):252.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2006. Crossbreds of Normande-Holstein, Montbeliarde-Holstein, and Scandinavian-Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for reproduction and survival. J. Dairy Sci. 89(Suppl. 1):252.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, A.R. Hazel, J.G. Linn, M.L. Raeth-Knight, and W.P. Hansen. 2006. Crossbreds of Jersey/Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for body weight, dry matter, feed efficiency, and body condition score. J. Dairy Sci. 89(Suppl. 1):250.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, A.J. Seykora, A.R. Hazel, J.G. Linn, M.L. Raeth-Knight, and W.P. Hansen. 2006. Crossbreds of Jersey/Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for production, calving difficulty, stillbirths, and fertility. J. Dairy Sci. 89(Suppl. 1):251.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2005. Crossbreds of Normande-Holstein, Montbeliarde-Holstein, and Scandinavian-Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for days to first breeding, first service conception rate, days open and survival. J. Dairy Sci. 88(Suppl. 1):97.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2005. Crossbreds of Normande-Holstein, Montbeliarde-Holstein, and Scandinavian-Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for dystocia and stillbirths. J. Dairy Sci. 88(Suppl. 1):96.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2005. Crossbreds of Normande-Holstein, Montbeliarde-Holstein, and Scandinavian-Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for production during the first 150 days of first lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 88(Suppl. 1):95.
Johnson, D., E. Ballinger, J. Linn, M. Rudstrom, L. Hansen, A. Seykora, and B. Heins. 2005. Evaluation of low input dairy farming systems by on-farm research, protyping, and simulation modeling with emphasis on grazing management, seasonal calving, crossbreeding and outwintering. J. Anim. Sci. 98 (Suppl. 1), Midwest Meetings.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2004. Comparison of first-parity Holstein, Normande-Holstein crossbred, Montbeliarde-Holstein crossbred, and Scandinavian-Holstein crossbred cows for dystocia and stillbirths. J. Dairy Sci. 87(Suppl. 1):524.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2004. Crossbreds of Normande-Holstein, Montbeliarde-Holstein, and Scandinavian-Holstein compared to pure Holsteins for production and SCS during the first 150 days of production. J. Dairy Sci. 87(Suppl. 1):41.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2004. Minnesota 4-H Gopher Dairy Camp: A youth learning experience. J. Dairy Sci. 87(Suppl. 1):385.
Heins, B.J., L.B. Hansen, and A.J. Seykora. 2004. Normande-Holstein crossbred versus pure Holsteins for conception, days open, calving interval, and survival. J. Dairy Sci. 87(Suppl. 1):535.
Seykora, A.J., B.J. Heins, L.B. Hansen, J.G. Linn, D.G. Johnson, and W.P. Hansen. 2004. Effect of Holstein females carrying Holstein versus Jersey sired calves on subsequent MEMilk, days open, and involuntary culling. J. Dairy Sci. 87(Suppl. 1):282. Abstract 527.
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