Isaac Haagen

Assistant Professor
haage041@umn.edu
612-624-7455
265E Haecker Hall

1364 Eckles Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Education
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, USDA-ARS-National Animal Germplasm Program, 2022
  • PhD, Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 2021
  • BS, Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 2015

Areas of Interest

Dairy cattle production and wellbeing

Research

  • Dairy cattle genetics and crossbreeding
  • Dairy youngstock wellbeing and efficiency

Publications

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Refereed Articles

  • Haagen, I.W., L.C. Hardie, B.J. Heins, and C.D. Dechow. 2021. Genetic parameters of calf morbidity and stayability for US organic Holstein calves. J. Dairy Sci. 104:11770–11778. doi:10.3168/JDS.2021-20432     
                                                      
  • Haagen, I.W., L.C. Hardie, B.J. Heins, and C.D. Dechow. 2021. Genetic parameters of passive transfer of immunity for US organic Holstein calves. J. Dairy Sci. 104:2018-2026. doi:10.3168/jds.2020-19080.
     
  • Hardie, L.C., I.W. Haagen, B.J. Heins, and C.D. Dechow. 2022. Genetic parameters and response to selection for health traits in US organic Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci. 105:495-508. doi:10.3168/jds.2021-20588.
     
  • VanRaden, P.M., M.E. Tooker, T.C.S. Chud, H.D. Norman, J.H. Megonigal, I.W. Haagen, and G.R. Wiggans. 2020. Genomic predictions for crossbred dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 103:1620-1631. doi:10.3168/jds.2019-16634.

Abstracts

  • Haagen, I.W., T. Muraturi, and C. Dechow. 2022. Breed differences for telomere length, body condition score, stature, and production between Holsteins, Montbeliardes, and their crosses. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 105, Suppl. 1:238. 
                                   
  • Dechow, C.D., I.W. Haagen, L. Han and K.J. Harvatine. 2022. Variation in potentially degradable NDF and associations with genetic merit in Holstein heifers and cows. ADSA.
     
  • T. Muraturi, I.W. Haagen, A. Shabtay, M. Cohen-Zinder, and C.D. Dechow. 2022. Association of telomere length with genetic merit for fitness in Holsteins of different ages. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 105, Suppl. 1:238-239.
     
  • Hardie, L.C., I.W. Haagen, B.J. Heins, and C.D. Dechow. 2021a. Estimates of genetic parameters for health traits in US organic Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 104, Suppl. 1:162.
     
  • Hardie, L.C., I.W. Haagen, B.J. Heins, and C.D. Dechow. 2021b. Estimates of genetic parameters for total lactational health costs in US organic Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 104, Suppl. 1:221-222.
     
  • Haagen, I.W., L. Hardie, B. Heins, and C. Dechow. 2020. Genetic parameters of passive transfer in Holstein calves. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 103, Suppl. 1:74-75.
     
  • Muratori, T., I. Haagen, A. Shabtay, M. Cohen-Zinder, U. Lipkin, and C. Dechow. 2020. Telomere length variation and association with age and health status. J. Dairy Sci. Vol 103, Suppl. 1:187.
     
  • Haagen, I., L. Han, L. Hardie, B. Heins, and C. Dechow. 2019. Associations between serum total protein and genomic predicted transmitting abilities for production, fitness, and conformation in organic Holstein calves. J. Dairy Sci. Vol 102, Suppl. 1:29.
     
  • Hardie, L., I. Haagen, L. Han, B. Heins, D. Fitzsimmons, and C. Dechow. 2019. The genetic relationship of production traits recorded during grazing and non-grazing seasons in US organic Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 102, Suppl. 1:259-260.
     
  • Auman, C., L. Hardie, I. Haagen, L. Han, B. Heins, and C. Dechow. 2018. Development of a scoring system to estimate fly counts on organic cows. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 101, Suppl. 2:208.
     
  • Haagen, I.W. and C.D. Dechow. 2018. Relationships between test-day fatty acid concentrations and early lactation survival. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 101, Suppl. 2:37.     
             
  • Hardie, L.C., I.W. Haagen, L. Han, B.J. Heins, D.D. Fitzsimmons, and C.D. Dechow. 2018. Relationships between daughter phenotypes and sire PTA for production and fertility in US organic Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 101, Suppl. 2:139-140.
     
  • Dechow, C.D. and I.W. Haagen. 2014. Genomic predictions of feed utilization and associations with milk yield, body weight and activity levels in an independent population of Holsteins. Proc. 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
     
  • Haagen, I.W., C.D. Dechow. 2014. Dry matter intake and efficiency in lactating Holstein cows grouped by direct genomic values for feed utilization. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 97, E- Suppl. 1:15.
     
  • Haagen, I.W., C.D. Dechow, and D.E. Brown. 2013. The association of telomere length and body weight in lactating Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 96, E-Suppl. 1:223.

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Graduate Student, Penn State Department of Animal Science, 202
  • Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workplace Development, 2019
  • Kildee Graduate Scholarship, National Dairy Shrine, 2015
  • Student Recognition Scholarship, 1st place, National Dairy Shrine, 2015
  • Outstanding Senior, ADSA-SAD, 2015
  • National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, 1st place, 2012

Outreach

  • University of Minnesota Extension Dairy Team