Associate Professor - Quantitative geneticsT: 514-398-7805Ěý |Ěý roger.cue [at] mcgill.ca (EmailĚý )|Ěý Macdonald-Stewart BuildingRoom, MS1-080 |
Degrees
PhD (Edinburgh)
BSc (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
Short Bio
Roger Cue obtained his PhD in genetics in 1982 (Edinburgh) after completing his undergraduate degree in Agriculture (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1978). He joined the department of Animal Science and has served twice as an acting Associate-Dean (Research, and Graduate Education). Since 1999 he has been one of the two representatives of the Dean on the Conseil d’Administration of Valacta (QuĂ©bec Centre d’expertise en production laitière). He has served as the representative of 91ÉçÇř on the Conseil d’Administration of the Centre de DĂ©veloppement de Porc du QuĂ©bec and on the ComitĂ© consultatif provincial des bovins de boucherie of MAPAQ. He is particularly interested in the analysis of field-recorded data (e.g. from milk or beef recording schemes) for scientific research and for studies where the results can be directly applied back for on-farm management purposes.
Research Interests
Roger Cue's research looks at quantitative genetic variation in farm species, predominantly dairy cattle, but he is also interested in beef cattle and swine. He carries out studies using field-recorded on-farm data (e.g. from), which research involves computer programming and data analyses as well as statistical analyses. Students in the Cue lab need to be interested in computer programming, problem solving, quantitative genetics and statistical analyses, and have a background in, or develop a familiarity with, the agricultural production system relevant to their research area. Associated with his interests in quantitative genetic variation in farm species, Professor Cue is interested in realised and observed responses to selection in farm species as well as linear model methodology and its application to large data sets.
Current research
- Genetic variability in dairy cow profitability;
- Selection intensities and implied economic values in beef and dairy cattle;
- Visualisation of the economic impact of health events in dairy cattle.
Teaching
Graduate Students
- Mr Olubunmi Dudyemi, PhD candidate. Trans-generational effects on production traits in dairy cattle
- Mr. Bernard Hagan, PhD (2020) "Genetic selection in Canadian dairy cattle"
- Mr. Imran Bajwa, PhD (2013) "Genetic variability of test-day urea nitrogen and lactose in milk of Jersey, Brown Swiss and Ayrshire cattle breeds in Quebec"
- Mr. Charles Yeboah, MSc (2009), "Genetic variability of growth curves in dairy heifers"
- Mr. Mohammed Al-Abri, MSc (2008), "Genetic variability of clinically diagnosed health traits in dairy cattle"
- M Frederic Fortin, MSc (2003), "A genetic evaluation of longevity in swine"
- Mlle Annie St-Onge, MSc (2000), "Economic values and selection indices in dairy cattle"
Select publications
Refereed journals
Hagan, B. A., Moro-Mendez, J, and Cue, R. I. 2021. Realised genetic selection differentials in Canadian Ayrshire, Jersey and Brown Swiss dairy cattle populations. J. Dairy Sci. V104:P1921-1966,
Goncalves, J. L., Cue, R. I., Netto, L. E., Gameiro, A, and dos Santos, M. V. 2021. Herd-level associations between somatic cell counts and economic performance indicators in Brazilian dairy herds. J. Dairy Sci. V104:P1855-1863.
Martins, L., Barcelos, M., Cue, R. I., Anderson, K., Santos, M., and Goncalves, J. L. 2020. Chronic subclinical mastitis reduces milk components yield at the cow level. J. Dairy Research. V87:P298-307.
Hagan, B. A., and Cue, R. I., 2020. Generation intervals in Canadian dairy herds. Can. J. Animal Sci. V100:P175-183.
Hagan, B. A., Moro-Mendez, J., and Cue. R. I. 2020. Realised genetic selection differentials in Canadian Holstein dairy herds. J. Dairy Sci. V103:P1651-1666.
Delgado, H. A., Cue, R. I., Haine, D., Sewalem, A., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Dubuc, J., Bouchard, E, and Wade, K. M., 2020. Development of a profitability analysis tool with multidimensional benchmarks for dairy herds. International Journal of Agricultural Management, V8:P86-97.
Duplessis, M., Santschi, D. E., Plante, S., Bergeron, C., Lefebvre, D. M., Durocher, J., and Cue, R. I. 2019. Milk β-hydroxybutyrate concentration measured by Fournier-transform infra-red and flow-injection analyses from samples taken at different times relative to the milking. J. Dairy Research, April 20019, P1-3.
Mikail, N, Cue, R. I. and Bakir, G. 2019. Most Probable Producing Ability as a Within-Herd management and culling tool. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. V29:P48-57.
Delgado, H. A., Cue, R. I., Haine, D., Sewalem, A., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Dubuc, J., Bouchard, E., and Wade, K. M. 2018. Profitability measures as decision-making tools for Quebec dairy herds. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. V98:P18-31.
Ferland, M., Guesthier, M-A., Cue. R. I., Lacroix, R., Burgos, S., Lefebvre, D., and Wade, K. M., 2018. Effect of feeding system and grain source on lactation characteristics and milk components in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci, 101:P8572-8585.
Gonçalves, J., Cue, R. I., Botaro, B., Horst, J., Valloto,A, and Santos, M. 2018. Milk losses associated with somatic cell counts per parity and stage of lactation: a cow-level analysis. J. Dairy Sci, v101:P4357-4366.
Haine, D., Delgado, H. A., Cue, R. I., Sewalem, A., Wade, K. M., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Arsenault, A., Bouchard, E., and Dubuc, J. 2017. Marginal Structural Cox Model to estimate the causal effect of clinical mastitis on Québec dairy cow culling risk. Preventive Veterinary Medicine v147:P124-131.
Haine, D., Cue, R. I., Sewalem, A., Wade, K. M., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Rushton, J., Arsenault, A., Bouchard, E., and Dubuc, J. 2017. Culling from the Herd’s Perspective—Exploring Herd-Level Management Factors and Culling Rates in Québec Dairy Herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v147:P132-141
G. Bilal, R. I. Cue and J. F. Hayes. 2016. Genetic and phenotypic associations of type traits and body condition score with dry matter intake, milk yield and fertility in first lactation Canadian Holsteins. Canadian J. Animal Science, v96:P443-457.
Duplessis, M., Pellerin, D., Cue, R. I., and Girard, C. L. 2016. Factors affecting vitamin B12 concentration in milk of commercial dairy herds: An exploratory study. J. Dairy Science, V99:P4886-4892.
Duplessis, M, Cue, R. I., Santschi, D. E., Lefebvre, D. M., and Lacroix, R. 2015. Weight, height and relative reliability indicators as a management tool for reducing age at first breeding and calving of dairy heifers. J. Dairy Science, V98:P2063-2073
Bilal, G; Cue, R.I.; Mustafa, A; Hayes, J. F. 2014. Genetic parameters of individual fatty acids in milk of Canadian Holsteins. J. Dairy Science, V97:P1150-1156.
Bilal, G; Cue, R.I.; Mustafa, A; Hayes, J. F. 2014. Effects of parity, age at calving and stage of lactation on fatty acid composition of milk in Canadian Holsteins. Canadian J. Animal Science, V94:P401-410
Cue, R.I., Pietersma, D., Lefebvre, D., Lacroix, R., Wade, K. M., Pellerin, D., de Passillé, A-M. and Rushen, J. 2012. Growth modeling of dairy heifers in Québec based on random regression. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 92:33-47
Santschi, D, Pellerin, D., Girard, C., Lefebvre, D., Cue, R. I. 2011. Economic effect of a short (35 d) compared to a conventional (60 d) dry period management in commercial Canadian Holstein herds. Journal of Dairy Science. V94:p4734-4743
Durr, J.W., Cue, R.I., Monardes, H.G., Moro-Mendez, J., and Wade. K.M. 2008. Milk losses associated with somatic cell counts per breed, parity and stage of lactation in Canadian dairy cattle. Livestock Science, 1117:225-232.
Moro-Mendez, J., Cue, R.I., and Monardes, H.G. 2008. Phenotypic study of body condition scores in Canadian dairy cattle. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 88:213-224
Gil, D., Leboucher, G., Lacroix, A., Cue, R.I., and Kreutzer, M. 2004. Female canaries produce eggs with greater amounts of testosterone when exposed to preferred male song. Hormones and Behaviour, 45:64-70.
Schneider, M. del P., Durr, J.W., Cue, R.I., and Monardes, H.G. 2003. Impact of type traits on functional herd life of Quebec Holsteins assessed by survival analysis. J. Dairy Science, 86:4083-4089.
Abstracts and presentations
Impacto da mastite subclinical sobre o desempenho economico de rabanhos leiteiros. Gonçalves, J. L., Cue, R. I., Lima Netto, E. P., Gameiro, A. H., and dos Santos, M. V. VIII Congresso Brasileiro de qualidade do leite. 11 a 13 setembro, 2019
Early lactation hyperketonemia impacts whole-lactation milk and reproductive performance in Holstein cattle. Y. D. Schuermann, D. Warner, R. I. Cue, L. Fadul-Pacheco, R. Lacroix, R. K. Moore, V. Ouellet, E. Charbonneau, F. Miglior, D. Lefebvre and D. Santschi, American Dairy Science Association annual meeting, Cincinnati, June 23-26 2019.
Keeping the most profitable cow and not the most yielding one: Lifetime cost-benefit assessment as a decision making support tool in dairy management. D. Warner, R. Lacroix, R. I. Cue, and E. Vasseur, American Dairy Science Association annual meeting, Cincinnati, June 23-26 2019.
Rentabilité, longévité et taux de réforme chez les vaches laitières. Cue, R. I., Delgado, H. A., Haine, D., Sewalem, A., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Dubuc, J.,Bouchard, E., et Wade, K. M. Forum Technologique Novalait, 2 Juin, 2016, Drummondville
Marginal structural Cox model to determine clinical mastitis effect on Québec dairy cow culling risk. Haine, D., Delgado, H. A., Cue, R. I., Sewalem, A., Wade, K. M., Laroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Arsenault, J., Bouchard, E., and Dubuc. J. Canadian Association of Veterinary and Preventive Medicine. Guelph. May 2016.
Cue, R. I., Wade, K. M., Delgado, H., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Sewalem, A., Bouchard, E., Dubuc, J., Haine, D. An initial study of the economic values of dairy cattle traits in Canadian Holsteins estimated using random regression models. 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 17th-21st August 2014, Vancouver, Canada.
M. Duplessis, R. Lacroix, R. I. Cue, D. E. Santschi, and D. M. Lefebvre. Weight, height and relative accuracy indicators as a management tool for reducing age at first breeding and calving of dairy heifers. ADSA July 20-24, 2014, Kansas City, Missouri
H. Delgado, R. I. Cue, A. Sewalem, R. Lacroix, D. Lefebvre, E. Bouchard, K.M.Wade The impact of selected milking, feeding, and housing management systems on the profitability of Quebec dairy herds. ADSA July 20-24, 2014, Kansas City, Missouri
Delgado, H., Haine, D., Cue, R. I., Sewalem, A., Lacroix, R., Lefebvre, D., Dubuc, J.,Bouchard, E., et Wade, K. M. La rentabilité des troupeaux laitiers au Québec. Forum Technologique Novalait, 28 mai, 2014, Drummondville.
Haine, D., J. Arsenault, J. Carrier, R. I. Cue, K. Wade, D. Lefebvre, É. Bouchard et J. Dubuc.
Impact des maladies sur le risque individuel de réforme des vaches laitières et sur le taux de réforme des troupeaux laitiers, Congrès de l’Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec, St- Hyacinthe, Québec, 9 novembre 2013.
H. Delgado, R.I. Cue, A. Sewalem, R. Lacroix, D. Lefebvre, E. Bouchard, J. Dubuc, K.Wade : Visualisation des courbes de rentabilité à vie des bovins laitiers du Québec. Symposium sur les bovins laitiers. October 30, 2013, Drummondville
Cue, R. I. Genetic correlations amongst body weight, fat yield, protein yield and body condition score in Ayrshire cows. 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 1st-6th August 2010, Leipzig, Germany.
Cue, R.I. and St-Onge, A. Economic values of traits for genetic selection in dairy cattle. 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock and Animal Production. 18th-23rd August 2002, Montpellier, France.
DĂĽrr, J.W., Schneider, M.P., Monardes, H.G. and Cue, R.I. Competing risks analysis of reasons for disposal in Quebec dairy herds. 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock and Animal Production. 18th-23rd August 2002, Montpellier, France.
Molento, C.F.M., Block, E., Cue, R.I., Lacasse, P., and Petitclerc. P. Effects of Insulin, Somatotropin and their interaction on dry matter intake and fat metabolism in lactating dairy cows. 39th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Animal Science. 29 July-1st August 2002, Recife, Brazil.
Fortin, F. and Cue, R.I. A genetic study of longevity in swine. ADSA-ASAS-CSAS Joint Meeting, Quebec City, July 21-25, 2002
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