02/27/2014

02/26/2015

03/16/2016

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03/15/2017

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03/22/2018

Aquaculture Publications -

Jin Y, Zhou T, Li N, Liu S, Xu X, Tan S, Shi H, Yang Y, Yuan Z, Wang W, Pan Y, Gao D, Dunham R, Liu ZJ. 2018. JAK and STAT members in channel catfish: Identification, phylogenetic analysis and expression profiling after bacterial infection. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, in press.

Yuan Z, Huang W, Liu S, Xu P, Dunham R, Liu ZJ. 2018. Historical demography of common carp estimated from individuals collected from various parts of the world using the pairwise sequentially Markovian coalescent approach. Genetica, in press.

Yang Y, Fu Q, Liu Y, Wang X, Dunham R, Liu S, Bao L, Zeng Q, Zhou T, Li N, Qin Z, Jiang C, Gao D, Liu ZJ. 2018. Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals conserved branching morphogenesis related genes involved in chamber formation of catfish swimbladder. Physiological Genomics, in press.

Fu Q, Yang Y, Li C, Zeng Q, Zhou T, Li N, Liu Y, Liu S, Li D, Liu ZJ. 2017. The CC and CXC chemokine receptors in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and their involvement in disease and hypoxia responses. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 77: 241-251.

Fu Q, Yang Y, Li C, Zeng Q, Zhou T, Li N, Liu Y, Li Y, Wang X, Liu S, Li D, Liu ZJ. 2017. The chemokinome superfamily: II. The 64 CC chemokines in channel catfish and their involvement in disease and hypoxia responses. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 73: 97-108.

Geng X, Liu S, Yuan Z, Jiang Y, Zhi D, and Liu ZJ. 2017. A genome wide association study reveals that genes with functions for bone development are associated with body conformation in catfish. Marine Biotechnology 19: 570-578.

Wang X, Liu S, Dunham R, Liu ZJ. 2017. Effects of strain and body weight on low-oxygen tolerance of channel catfish. Aquaculture International 25: 1645-1652. DOI: 10.1007/s10499-017-0125-2

The Aquaculture Genomics, Genetics and Breeding Workshop, Abdelrahman H, ElHady M, Alcivar-Warren A, Allen S, Al-Tobasei R, Bao L, Beck B, Blackburn H, Bosworth B, Buchanan J, Chappell J, Daniels W, Dong S, Dunham R, Durland E, Elaswad A, Gomez-Chiarri M, Gosh K, Guo X, Hackett P, Hanson T, Hedgecock D, Howard T, Holland L, Jackson M, Jin Y, Kahlil K, Kocher T, Leeds T, Li N, Lindsey L, Liu S, Liu ZJ*, Martin K, Novriadi R, Odin R, Palti Y, Peatman E, Proestou D, Qin G, Reading B, Rexroad C, Roberts S, Salem M, Severin A, Shi H, Shoemaker C, Stiles S, Tan S, Tang KFJ, Thongda W, Tiersch T, Tomasso J, Tri Prabowo W, Vallejo R, van der Steen H, Vo K, Waldbieser G, Wang H, Wang X, Xiang J, Yang Y, Yant R, Yuan Z, Zeng Q, and Zhou T. 2017. Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research. BMC Genomics 18: 191. DOI 10.1186/s12864-017-3557-1

Wang X, Liu S, Yang Y, Fu Q, Abebe A, Liu ZJ. 2017. Identification of NF-κB related genes in channel catfish and their expression profiles in mucosal tissues after columnaris bacterial infection. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 70: 27-38.

Li N, Zhou T, Geng X, Jin Y, Wang X, Liu S, Xu X, Gao D, Li Q, Liu ZJ. 2017. Identification of novel genes significantly affecting growth in catfish through GWAS analysis. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, in press. doi.org/10.1007/s00438-017-1406-1

Yuan Z, Liu S, Bao L, Zhou T, Liu ZJ. 2017. Comparative genome analysis of 52 fish species suggests differential associations of repetitive elements with their living aquatic environments. BMC Genomics, in press.

Zhong X, Wang X, Zhou T, Jin Y, Tan S, Jiang C, Geng X, Li N, Shi H, Zeng Q, Yang Y, Yuan Z, Bao L, Tian C, Liu S, Li Q, Liu ZJ. 2017. Genome-wide association study reveals multiple novel QTL associated with low-oxygen tolerance in hybrid catfish. Marine Biotechnology 19: 379-390. DOI: 10.1007/s10126-017-9757-5.

Li Y, Geng X, Bao L, Elaswad A, Huggins KW, Dunham R, Liu ZJ. 2017. A deletion in the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 4 (Hps4) gene appears to be responsible for albinism in channel catfish. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, in press. DOI 10.1007/s00438-017-1302-8

Nunes, José de Ribamar da Silva, Liu S, Pértille F, Perazza C, Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida Val, Hilsdorf AWS, Liu ZJ, & Coutinho LL. 2017. Large-scale SNP discovery and construction of a high-density genetic map of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) through genotyping-by-sequencing. Scientific Report 7: 46112.

Zhou T, Liu S, Geng X, Jin Y, Jiang C, Bao L, Yao J, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Sun L, Wang X, Li N, Tan S, Liu ZJ. 2017. GWAS analysis of QTL for enteric septicemia of catfish and their involved genes suggest evolutionary conservation of a molecular mechanism of disease resistance. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 292: 231-242. DOI 10.1007/s00438-016-1269-x

Gao S, and Liu ZJ. 2017. Taste receptors and gustatory associated G proteins in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, part D, Genomics and Proteomics 21: 1-9. doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2016.10.002.

Gao S, Liu S, Yao J, Li N, Yuan Z, Zhou T, Li Q, and Liu ZJ. 2017. Genomic organization and evolution of olfactory receptors and trace amine-associated receptors in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects 1861 (2017): 644-651. Doi 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.10.017.

Zeng Q, Fu Q, Li Y, Waldbieser G, Bosworth B, Liu S, Yang Y, Bao L, Yuan Z, Li N, and Liu ZJ. 2017. Development of a 690K SNP array in catfish and its application for genetic mapping of 250,000 markers and validation of the reference genome sequence.  Scientific Report 7: 40347 DOI:10.1038/srep40347.

Zhou T, Li N, Liu S, Jin Y, Fu Q, Gao S, Wang X, Liu ZJ. 2017. The NCK and ABI adaptor genes in catfish and their involvement in ESC disease responses. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 73: 119-123.

Tian C, Tan S, Bao L, Zeng Q, Liu S, Yang Y, Zhong X, Liu ZJ. 2017. DExD/H-box RNA helicase genes are differentially expressed between males and females during the critical period of male sex differentiation in channel catfish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology part D 22: 109-119.

Fu Q, Zeng Q, Li Y, Yang Y, Li C, Zhou T, Li N, Liu S, Yao J, Jiang C, Li D, Liu ZJ. 2017. The chemokinome superfamily in channel catfish: I. CXC subfamily and their involvement in disease defense and hypoxia responses. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 60: 380-390.

Puritz, J. B., & Lotterhos, K. E. (2017). Expressed Exome Capture Sequencing (EecSeq): a method for cost-effective exome sequencing for all organisms with or without genomic resources. bioRxiv, 223735.

Qi, H., Song, K., Li, C., Wang, W., Li, B., Li, L., Zhang, G. (2017) Construction and evaluation of a high-density SNP array for the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). PLoS One, 12(3), e0174007.

Bachère, E., Barranger, A., Bruno, R., Rouxel, J., Menard, D., Piquemal, D., & Akcha, F. (2017). Parental diuron-exposure alters offspring transcriptome and fitness in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 142, 51-58.

Gutierrez, A. P., Turner, F., Gharbi, K., Talbot, R., Lowe, N. R., Peñaloza, C., ... & Houston, R. D. (2017). Development of a medium density combined-species SNP Array for Pacific and European oysters (Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 7(7), 2209-2218.

Gutierrez, A., Bean, T. P., Hooper, C., Stenton, C. A., Sanders, M. B., Paley, R. K., & Houston, R. D. (2017). A genome-wide association study for host resistance to Asteroid Herpesvirus in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). bioRxiv, 223032.

Song, K., Li, L., & Zhang, G. (2017). The association between DNA methylation and exon expression in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. PloS one, 12(9), e0185224.

Gonzalez-Romero, R., Suarez-Ulloa, V., Rodriguez-Casariego, J., Garcia-Souto, D., Diaz, G., Smith, A., ... & Eirin-Lopez, J. M. (2017). Effects of Florida Red Tides on histone variant expression and DNA methylation in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. Aquatic Toxicology, 186, 196-204.

Li, B., Song, K., Meng, J., Li, L., & Zhang, G. (2017). Integrated application of transcriptomics and metabolomics provides insights into glycogen content regulation in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. BMC genomics, 18(1), 713.

Gavery MR, Roberts SB. (2017) Epigenetic considerations in aquaculture PeerJ 5:e4147 doi: 10.7717/peerj.4147

Samuel J. White, Brent Vadopalas, Katherine Silliman & Steven B. Roberts (2017) Genotoype-by-sequencing of three geographically distinct populations of Olympia oysters, Ostrea lurida Scientific Data 4, Article number: 170130 doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.130

Heare JE, White SJ, Vadopalas B, Roberts SB. (2018) Differential response to stress in Ostrea lurida as measured by gene expression PeerJ 6:e4261.

Emma B. Timmins-Schiffman, Grace A Crandall, Brent Vadopalas, Michael E. Riffle, Brook L. Nunn and Steven Roberts (2017) Integrating discovery-driven proteomics and selected reaction monitoring to develop a non-invasive assay for geoduck reproductive maturation Journal of Proteome Research doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00288

Al-Tobasei, R., Ali, A., Leeds, T.D., Liu, S., Palti, Y., Kenney, B. & Salem, M. (2017). Identification of SNPs associated with muscle yield and quality traits using allelic-imbalance analyses of pooled RNA-Seq samples in rainbow trout. BMC Genomics, 18: 582

Campbell, N.R., C. Kamphaus, K. Murdoch, and S.R. Narum.  2017. Patterns of genomic variation in Coho salmon following reintroduction to the interior Columbia River. Ecology and Evolution 7:10350-10360.

Cleveland, B.M., Leeds, T.D., Rexroad III, C.E., Summerfelt, S., Good, C., Davidson, J., May, T., Wolters, W.R., Plemmons, B., Kenney, P. 2017. Genetic line by environment interaction on rainbow trout growth and processing traits. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 79:140-154.

Koganti, P., Wang, J., Cleveland, B., Ma, H., Weber, G., and Yao, J. 2017. Estradiol regulates expression of miRNAs associated with myogenesis in rainbow trout. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 443, 1-14.

Koganti, P., Wang, J., Cleveland, B.M., and Yao, J. 2017. 17β-Estradiol increases non-CpG methylation in exon 1 of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) MyoD gene.  Marine Biotechnology 19(4):321-327.

Leeds, T. D., R. L. Vallejo, G. M. Weber, D. Gonzalez-Pena, J. T. Silverstein. 2016. Response to five generations of selection for growth performance traits in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture 465:341-351.

Liu, S., Palti, Y., Martin, K.E., Parsons, J.E., Rexroad, III, C.E. 2017. Assessment of genetic differentiation and genetic assignment of commercial rainbow trout strains using a SNP panel. Aquaculture. 468(1): 120-125.

Ma, H., G. M. Weber, H. Wei, J. Yao. 2016. Identification of mitochondrial genome-encoded small RNAs related to egg deterioration caused by postovulatory aging in rainbow trout. Mar. Biotechnol. 18:584-597.

Macqueen, D.J., Primmer, C.R., Houston, R.D., Nowak, B.F., Bernatchez, L., Bergseth, S., Davidson, W.S., Gallardo-Escárate, C., Goldammer, T., Guiguen, Y., Iturra, P., Kijas, J.W., Koop, B.F., Lien, S., Maass, A., Martin, S.a.M., Mcginnity, P., Montecino, M., Naish, K.A., Nichols, K.M., Ólafsson, K., Omholt, S.W., Palti, Y., Plastow, G.S., Rexroad, C.E., Rise, M.L., Ritchie, R.J., Sandve, S.R., Schulte, P.M., Tello, A., Vidal, R., Vik, J.O., Wargelius, A. & Yáñez, J.M. (2017). Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes (FAASG): an international initiative supporting future salmonid research, conservation and aquaculture. BMC Genomics, 18: 484.

Matala, A.P., B. Allen, S.R. Narum, and E. Harvey. 2017. Restricted gene flow between resident Oncorhynchus mykiss and an admixed population of anadromous steelhead. Ecology and Evolution 7:8349-8362.

Narum, S.R., P. Gallardo, C. Correa, A. Matala, D. Hasselman, B.J.G. Sutherland, and L. Bernatchez. 2017. Genomic patterns of diversity and divergence of two introduced species in Patagonia, South America. Evolutionary Applications 10:402-416.

Paneru, B.D., Al-Tobasei, R., Kenney, B., Leeds, T.D. & Salem, M. (2017). RNA-Seq reveals MicroRNA expression signature and genetic polymorphism associated with growth and muscle quality traits in rainbow trout. Scientific Reports, 7: 9078.

Vallejo, R.L., Leeds, T.D., Gao, G., Parsons, J.E., Martin, K.E., Evenhuis, J., Fragomeni, B.O., Wiens, G.D., Palti, Y. 2017. Genomic selection models double the accuracy of predicted breeding values for bacterial cold water disease resistance compared to a traditional pedigree-based model in rainbow trout aquaculture. Genetics Selection Evolution. 49(17):1-33.

Vallejo, R.L., Leeds, T.D., Gao, G., Parsons, J.E., Martin, K.E., Evenhuis, J.P., Fragomeni, B.O., Wiens, G.D. & Palti, Y. (2017). Genomic selection models double the accuracy of predicted breeding values for bacterial cold water disease resistance compared to a traditional pedigree-based model in rainbow trout aquaculture. Genetics Selection Evolution, 49: 17.

Salger, S.A., Reading, B.J., and Noga, E.J. 2017. Tissue Localization of Piscidin Host-Defense Peptides during Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Development. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 61: 173-180.

Fuller, S.A., Rawles, S.D., McEntire, M.E., Bader, T.J., Riche, M, Beck, B.H., and Webster, C.D. 2017. White bass (Morone chrysops) preferentially retain n‑3 PUFA in ova when fed prepared diets with varying FA content. Lipids 52: 823-836.

Fuller, S.A., Beck, B.H., Rawles, S.D., Green, B.W., Li, C., Peatman, E. Childress, C.J., Gaylord, T.G., Barrows, F.T., McEntire, M.E. 2017. Hybrid striped bass National Breeding Program:  Research towards genetic improvement of a non-model species. Bulletin of Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency 45: 89-100.

Horse Publications -

Al Abri, M.A., König von Borstel, U., Strecker, V. and Brooks, S.A. (2017) 'Application of Genomic Estimation Methods of Inbreeding and Population Structure in an Arabian Horse Herd', Journal of Heredity, 108(4), 361-368, available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx025.

Aleman M, Finno CJ, Weich K, Penedo MCT. Investigation of known genetic mutations of Arabian horses in Egyptian Arabian foals with Juvenile Idiopathic Epilepsy. J Vet Intern Med 2017; doi: 10.1111/jvim.14873. [Epub ahead of print].

Balmer P, Bauer A, Pujar S, McGarvey KM, Welle M, Galichet A, Müller EJ, Pruitt KD, Leeb T, Jagannathan V. A curated catalog of canine and equine keratin genes. PLoS One. 2017 Aug 28;12(8):e0180359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180359. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28846680

Bauer A, Hiemesch T, Jagannathan V, Neuditschko M, Bachmann I, Rieder S, Mikko S, Penedo MC, Tarasova N, Vitková M, Sirtori N, Roccabianca P, Leeb T, Welle MM. A Nonsense Variant in the ST14 Gene in Akhal-Teke Horses with Naked Foal Syndrome.  G3 (Bethesda). 2017 Apr 3;7(4):1315-1321. doi: 10.1534/g3.117.039511.

Bellone, R.R., Liu, J., Petersen, J.L. Mack, M., Singer-Berk, M., Drögemüller, C., Malvick, J., Wallner, B., Brem, G., Penedo, M.C., & Lassaline, M. (2017) A missense mutation in damage-specific DNA binding protein 2 is a genetic risk factor for limbal squamous cell carcinoma in horses. International Journal of Cancer 141(2):342-353.

Bergmann T, Lindvall M, Moore E, Moore E, Sidney J, Miller D, Tallmadge RL, Myers PT, Malaker SA, Shabanowitz J, Osterrieder N, Peters B, Hunt DF, Antczak DF, Sette A. Peptide-binding motifs of two common equine class I MHC molecules in Thoroughbred horses. Immunogenetics. 2017 69 351-358.

Bordbari MH, Penedo MC, Aleman M, Mickelson JR, Valberg SJ, Finno CJ. Deletion of 2.7kb near HOX3 in an Arabian horse with occipitoatlantoaxial malformation. Anim Genet. 2017 Jun;48(3):287-294.

Brown J, Valberg SJ, Hogg M, Finno CJ. Effect of feeding two RRR-alpha-tocopherol formulations on serum, cerebrospinal fluid and muscle alpha-tocopherol concentrations in horses with subclinical vitamin E deficiency. Equine Vet J, 2017 Apr 22. doi: 10.1111/evj.12692. [Epub ahead of print]

Brunner MAT, Jagannathan V, Waluk DP, Roosje P, Linek M, Panakova L, Leeb T, Wiener DJ, Welle MM. Novel insights into the pathways regulating the canine hair cycle and their deregulation in alopecia X. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 24;12(10): e0186469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186469. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29065140

Bryan K, McGivney BA, Farries G, McGettigan PA, McGivney CL, Gough KF, MacHugh DE, Katz LM, Hill EW. Equine skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise and training: evidence of differential regulation of autophagosomal and mitochondrial components. BMC Genomics. 2017 Aug 9;18(1):595. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4007-9.

Burger D, Thomas S, Aepli H, Dreyer M, Fabre G, Marti E, Sieme H, Robinson MR, Wedekind C.Major histocompatibility complex-linked social signaling affects female fertility. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 Dec 6;284(1868). pii: 20171824. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1824.PMID: 29212724

Canisso IF, Ball BA, Esteller-Vico A, Williams NM, Squires EL, Troedsson MH.  (2017) Changes in maternal androgens and oestrogens in mares with experimentally-induced ascending placentitis.  Equine Vet J.  49(2):244-249. 

Carossino M, Loynachan AT, Canisso IF, Cook RF, Campos JR, Nam B, Go YY, Squires EL, Troedsson MHT, Swerczek T, Del Piero F, Bailey E, Timoney PJ, Balasuriya UBR. (2017) Equine Arteritis Virus Has Specific Tropism for Stromal Cells and CD8(+) T and CD21(+) B Lymphocytes but Not for Glandular Epithelium at the Primary Site of Persistent Infection in the Stallion Reproductive Tract. J Virol.  91e00418-17.

Claes A, Ball BA, Scoggin KE, Roser JF, Woodward EM, Davolli GM, Squires EL, Ball BA.  (2017) The influence of age, antral follicle count and diestrous ovulations on estrous cycle characteristics of mares.  Theriogenology.  97:34-40. 

Dorado J., Anaya G., Bugno-Poniewierska M., Molina A., Mendez-Sanchez A., Ortiz I., Moreno-Millán M., Hidalgo M., Peral García P., Demyda-Peyrás S. 2017. First case of sterility associated with sex chromosomal abnormalities in a jenny. Reprod. Domest Anim. .52 (2) :227-234.

Dürig N, Jude R, Holl H, Brooks SA, Lafayette C, Jagannathan V, Leeb T. Whole genome sequencing reveals a novel deletion variant in the KIT gene in horses with white spotted coat colour phenotypes. Anim Genet. 2017 Aug;48(4):483-485. doi: 10.1111/age.12556. Epub 2017 Apr 26.PMID: 28444912

Dürig N, Jude R, Jagannathan V, Leeb T. A novel MITF variant in a white American Standardbred foal. Anim Genet. 2017 Feb;48(1):123-124. doi: 10.1111/age.12484. Epub 2016 Sep 5.

Durward-Akhurst S, Valberg SJ. Review of immune-mediated muscle diseases in the horse. Vet Path 2017 Jan 1:300985816688755. doi: 10.1177/0300985816688755

Esteller-Vico A, Ball BA, Troedsson MHT, Squires EL.  (2017) Endocrine changes, fetal growth, and uterine artery hemodynamics after chronic estrogen suppression during the last trimester of equine pregnancy.  Biol Reprod.  96(2): 197-210.

Farries G, McGettigan PA, Gough KF, McGivney BA, MacHugh DE, Katz LM, Hill EW. Genetic contributions to precocity traits in racing Thoroughbreds. Anim Genet.2017 Dec 12. doi: 10.1111/age.12622. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29230835.

Fedorka CE, Scoggin KE, Squires EL, Ball BA, Troedsson MHT.  (2017) Expression and localization of cysteine-rich secretory protein-3 (CRISP-3) in the prepubertal and postpubertal male horse.  Theriogenology.  87:187-192. 

Fedorka CE, Scoggin KE, Woodward EM, Squires EL, Ball BA, Troedsson M.  (2017) The effect of select seminal plasma proteins on endometrial mRNA cytokine expression in mares susceptible to persistent mating-induced endometritis.  Reprod Domest Anim.  52(1):89-96.

Fenn, DJ, T. Raudsepp, E. G. Cothran, N.A. Hamilton and B. Haase (2017) Validation of a candidate causative mutation for white spotting in donkeys. Anim Genet 48 (1): 124 – 125 

Fernandes CB, Loux SC, Scoggin KE, Squires EL, Troedsson MHT, Esteller-Vico A, Ball BA.  Sex Steroid Receptors, Prostaglandin E2 Receptors, and Cyclooxygenase in the Equine Cervix During Estrus, Diestrus and Pregnancy:  Gene Expression and Cellular Localization.  Animal Reproduction Science. 187:141-151.

Hamilton NA (2017). Gene doping detection: The past, present and future. Proc 21st Int Conf Racing Analysts Vets. (Accepted in press)

Hoban, R., K. Castle, N.A. Hamilton and B. Haase  (2017)  Novel KIT variants for Dominant White in the Australian horse population. Anim Genet doi: 10.1111/age.12627

Holl, H., Isaza, R., Mohamoud, Y., Ahmed, A., Almathen, F., Youcef, C., Gaouar, S., Antczak, D.F. and Brooks, S. (2017) 'A Frameshift Mutation in KIT is Associated with White Spotting in the Arabian Camel', Genes, 8(3), 102.

Holl, H., Vanhnasy, J., Everts, R., Hoefs-Martin, K., Cook, D., Brooks, S., Carpenter, M., Bustamante, C. and Lafayette, C. (2017) 'Single nucleotide polymorphisms for DNA typing in the domestic horse', Animal Genetics, 48(6), 669-676, available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/age.12608. (JIF= 1.973)

Holl, H.M., Brooks, S.A., Carpenter, M.L., Bustamante, C.D. and Lafayette, C. (2017) 'A novel splice mutation within equine KIT and the W15 allele in the homozygous state lead to all white coat color phenotypes', Animal Genetics, 48(4), 497-498, available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/age.12554.

Ishikawa S, Horinouchi C, Mizoguchi R, Senokuchi A, Kamikakimoto R, Murata D, Hatazoe T, Tozaki T, Misumi K, Hobo S. (2017) Isolation of equine peripheral blood stem cells from a Japanese native horse. J. Equine Sci.  28:153-158.

Jacob SI, Geor RJ, Weber PSD, Harris PA, McCue ME.  Effect of dietary carbohydrates and time of year on ACTH and cortisol concentrations in adult and aged horses.  Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2017 Nov 1;63:15-22. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2017.10.005. [Epub ahead of print]

Jacob SI, Geor RJ, Weber PSD, Harris PA, McCue ME. Effect of age and dietary carbohydrate profiles on glucose and insulin dynamics in horses. Equine Veterinary Journal, manuscript online: 18 August 2017 DOI: 10.1111/evj.12745.

Klaudia Pawlina-Tyszko, Artur Gurgul, Tomasz Szmatoła, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik, Ewelina Semik-Gurgul, Jolanta Klukowska-Rotzler, Christoph Koch, Kathrin Mahlmann, Monika Bugno-Poniewierska. 2017. Genomic landscape of copy number variation and copy neutral loss of heterozygosity events in equine sarcoids reveals increased instability of the sarcoid genome. BIOCHIMIE, 140: 122-132.

Lewis SS, Nicholson AM, Williams Z, Valberg SJ. Warmblood horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy: Clinical characteristics and muscle glycogen concentrations. Am J Vet Res 2017: 78(11):1305-1312.

Lewis, S.L., Holl, H., Streeter, C., Posbergh, C., Schanbacher, B., Place, N., Mallicote, M., Long, M. and Brooks, S. (2017) 'Genomewide association study reveals a risk locus for equine metabolic syndrome in the Arabian horse', Journal of Animal Science, 95(3), 1071-1079.

Librado P, Gamba C, Gaunitz C, Der Sarkissian C, Pruvost M, Albrechtsen A, Fages A, Khan N, Schubert M, Jagannathan V, Serres-Armero A, Kuderna LFK, Povolotskaya IS, Seguin-Orlando A, Lepetz S, Neuditschko M, Thèves C, Alquraishi S, Alfarhan AH, Al-Rasheid K, Rieder S, Samashev Z, Francfort HP, Benecke N, Hofreiter M, Ludwig A, Keyser C, Marques-Bonet T, Ludes B, Crubézy E, Leeb T, Willerslev E, Orlando L. Ancient genomic changes associated with domestication of the horse. Science. 2017 Apr 28;356(6336):442-445. doi: 10.1126/science.aam5298. PMID: 28450643

Loux SC, Scoggin KE, Bruemmer J, Canisso I, Troedsson MHT, Squires EL, Ball BA. (2017) Evaluation of Circulating miRNAs During Late Pregnancy in the Mare.  PLOS ONE 12(4):e0175045. 

Loux SC, Scoggin KE, Troedsson MHT, Squires EL, Ball BA. (2017) Characterization of the Cervical Mucus Plug in Mares. Reproduction. 153(2): 197-210.  

Mack, M., Kowalski, E., Grahn, R., Bras, D., Penedo, M.C.T., & Bellone, R. (2017) Two variants in SLC24A5 are associated with “Tiger-Eye” iris pigmentation in Puerto Rican Paso Fino horses. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics 7(8):2799-2806. DOI:10.1534/g3.117.043786.

Maile CA, Hingst JR, Mahalingan KK, O'Reilly AO, Cleasby ME, Mickelson JR, McCue ME, Anderson SM, Hurley TD, Wojtaszewski JF, Piercy RJ.A highly prevalent equine glycogen storage disease is explained by constitutive activation of a mutant glycogen synthase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta General Subjects, January 2017 Volume: 1861   Issue: 1   Pages: 3388-3398.

Mansour, T.A., Scott, E.Y.,  Finno,  C.J.,  Bellone,  R.R., Mienaltowski, M.J.,  Penedo, M.C., Ross, P.J., Valberg,  S.J., Murray, J.D., &  Brown, C.T.  (2017) Tissue resolved, gene structure refined equine transcriptome. BMC Genomics 18: 103. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3451-2

McCue ME, McCoy AM.  The Scope of Big Data in One Medicine: Unprecedented Opportunities and Challenges.  Front Vet Sci. 2017 Nov 16;4:194. doi:  10.3389/fvets.2017.00194. eCollection 2017.

McGivney BA, Griffin ME, Gough KF, McGivney CL, Browne JA, Hill EW, Katz LM. Evaluation of microRNA expression in plasma and skeletal muscle of thoroughbred racehorses in training. BMC Vet Res. 2017 Nov 22;13(1):347. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1277-z. PubMed PMID: 29166903; PubMed Central PMCID:

McGivney CL, Sweeney J, David F, O'Leary JM, Hill EW, Katz LM. Intra- and interobserver reliability estimates for identification and grading of upper respiratory tract abnormalities recorded in horses at rest and during overground  endoscopy. Equine Vet J. 2017 Jul;49(4):433-437. doi: 10.1111/evj.12653.

Miller, D., Tallmadge, R.L., Binns, M., Zhu, B., Mohamoud, Y.A., Ahmed, A., Brooks, S.A. and Antczak, D.F. (2017) 'Polymorphism at expressed DQ and DR loci in five common equine MHC haplotypes', Immunogenetics, 69(3), 145-156, available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00251-016-0964-4.

Miyata H, Itoh R, Sato F, Takebe N, Hada T, Tozaki T. (2017) Effect of Myostatin SNP on muscle fiber properties in male Thoroughbred horses during training period. J. Physiol. Sci. doi: 10.1007/s12576-017-0575-3. [Epub ahead of print]

Pacholewska A, Kraft MF, Gerber V, Jagannathan V. Differential Expression of Serum MicroRNAs Supports CD4⁺ T Cell Differentiation into Th2/Th17 Cells in Severe Equine Asthma. Genes (Basel). 2017 Dec 12;8(12). pii: E383. doi: 10.3390/genes8120383.PMID: 29231896

Pacholewska A, Marti E, Leeb T, Jagannathan V, Gerber V. LPS-induced modules of co-expressed genes in equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells. BMC Genomics. 2017 Jan 5;18(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-3390-y.  PMID: 28056766

Pawlina K., Gurgul A., Szmatoła T., Koch C., Mahlmann K, Witkowski M., Bugno-Poniewierska M. 2017. Comprehensive characteristics of microRNA expression profile of equine sarcoids. BIOCHIMI 137; 20-28.
Ropka-Molik K., Stefaniuk-Szmukier M., Żukowski K., Piórkowska K., GurgulA., Bugno-Poniewierska M. 2017. Transcriptome profiling of Arabian horse blood during training regimens. 2017. BMC Genetics. DOI 10.1186/s12863-017-0499-1

Pedersen PJ, Thomsen KB, Flak JB, Tejada MA, Hauser F, Trachsel D, Buhl R, Kalbfleisch T, DePriest MS, MacLeod JN, Calloe K, Klaerke DA,  Molecular cloning and functional expression of the K+ channel KV7.1 and the regulatory subunit KCNE1 from equine myocardium. Res Vet Sci. 2017;113:79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.09.010. PubMed PMID: 28917093.

Rooney MF, Porter RK, Katz LM, Hill EW. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics and associations with myostatin genotypes in the Thoroughbred horse. PLoS One. 2017 Nov 30;12(11):e0186247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186247. 

Ropka-Molik K., Stefaniuk-Szmukier M., Żukowski K., Piórkowska K., Bugno-Poniewierska M. Exercise-induced modification of the skeletal muscle transcriptome in Arabian horses. 2017. Physiol Genomics. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00130.2016.

Sadeghi R, Moradi-Shahrbabak M, Miraei Ashtiani SR, Miller DC, Antczak DF. MHC haplotype diversity in Persian Arabian horses determined using polymorphic microsatellites. Immunogenetics. 2017 Nov 23.

Schaefer RJ, Schubert M, Bailey E, Bannasch DL, Barrey E, Bar-Gal GK, Brem G, Brooks SA, Distl O, Fries R, Finno CJ, Gerber V, Haase B, Jagannathan V, Kalbfleisch T, Leeb T, Lindgren G, Lopes MS, Mach N, da Câmara Machado A, MacLeod JN, McCoy A, Metzger J, Penedo C, Polani S, Rieder S, Tammen I, Tetens J, Thaller G, Verini-Supplizi A, Wade CM, Wallner B, Orlando L, Mickelson JR, McCue ME. Developing a 670k genotyping array to tag ~2M SNPs across 24 horse breeds. BMC Genomics. 2017 Jul 27;18(1):565. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-3943-8. PMID: 28750625

Schnider D, Rieder S, Leeb T, Gerber V, Neuditschko M. A genome-wide association study for equine recurrent airway obstruction in European Warmblood horses reveals a suggestive new quantitative trait locus on chromosome 13. Anim Genet. 2017 Dec;48(6):691-693. doi: 10.1111/age.12583. Epub 2017 Jul 24.PMID: 28737212

Scott, E.Y., Mansour, T., Bellone, R.R., Brown, C.T., Mienaltowski, M.J., Penedo, M.C., Ross, P.J., Valberg, S.J., Murray, J.D., & Finno, C.J. Identification of long non-coding RNA in the horse transcriptome. BMC Genomics 18:511 DOI 10.1186/s12864-017-3884-2.

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Semik E., Ząbek T., Gurgul A., Fornal A., Szmatoła T., Pawlina K., Wnuk M., Klukowska-Rötzler J., Koch C., Mählmann K., Bugno-Poniewierska M. 2017. Comparative analysis of DNA methylation patterns of equine sarcoid and healthy skin samples. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology DOI 10.1111/vco.12308

Senju N, Tozaki T, Kakoi H, Almunia J, Maeda M, Matsuyama R, Takasu M. (2017) Genetic characterization of the Miyako horse based on polymorphisms of microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 79:218-223.

Senju N, Tozaki T, Kakoi H, Shinjo A, Matsuyama R, Almunia J, Takasu M. (2017) Genetic diversity of the Yonaguni horse based on polymorphisms in microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 79:425-431.

Staiger EA, Almén MS, Promerová M, Brooks S, Cothran EG, Imsland F, Jäderkvist Fegraeus K, Lindgren G, Mehrabani Yeganeh H, Mikko S, Vega-Pla JL, Tozaki T, Rubin CJ, Andersson L. (2017) The evolutionary history of the DMRT3 'Gait keeper' haplotype. Anim. Genet. 48:551-559.

Swiderski CE, Bowser JE, Costa LRR. Pasture associated asthma. Proceedings of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, National Harbor, Maryland, USA, June 8-10, 2017.

Swiderski CE, Hunter CE, Bowser JE, Costa LR, Cooley JA, Claude AD, Eddy AL, Bright LA. Deciphering the role of airway hyper-responsiveness in equine pasture asthma. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 52:29-35, 2017.

Tamer TA, Erica Y Scott ET,  Finno CJ, Bellone RR, Mienaltowski MJ, Penedo MC, Ross PJ, Valberg SJ, Murray JD, Brown CT. Tissue Resolved, Gene Structure Refined Equine Transcriptome. BMC Genomics. BMC Genomics. 2017 Jan 20;18(1):103.

Tozaki T, Kikuchi M, Kakoi H, Hirota KI, Nagata SI. (2017) A genome-wide association study for body weight in Japanese Thoroughbred racehorses clarifies candidate regions on chromosomes 3, 9, 15, and 18. J. Equine Sci. 28:127-134.

Valberg SJ, Nicholson AM, Lewis SS, Reardon RA, Finno CJ. Clinical and histopathological features of myofibrillar myopathy in Warmblood horses. Equine Vet J 2017 May 22. doi: 10.1111/evj.12702. [Epub ahead of print].

Viluma A, Mikko S, Hahn D, Skow L, Andersson G, Bergström TF. Genomic structure of the horse major histocompatibility complex class II region resolved using PacBio long-read sequencing technology. Scientific Reports, 7:45518, doi:10.1038/srep45518, 2017

Wallner B, Palmieri N, Vogl C, Rigler D, Bozlak E, Druml T, Jagannathan V, Leeb T, Fries R, Tetens J, Thaller G, Metzger J, Distl O, Lindgren G, Rubin CJ, Andersson L, Schaefer RJ, McCue ME, Neuditschko M, Rieder S, Schlötterer C and Brem G. Y Chromosome Uncovers the Recent Oriental Origin of Modern Stallions. Current Biology, Volume 27, Issue 13, 10 July 2017, Pages 2029-2035.e5

Wilkin, T. A. Baoutina and N.A. Hamilton (2017) Equine performance genes and the future of doping in horse racing.  Drug Test Analysis  DOI 10.1002/dta.2198

Poultry Publications -

Baldwin, C.L et. al. (11 authors on committee) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Revisiting Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area. The National Academies Press: Washington, DC. 209 pgs; ISBN 978-0-309-45831-3 | DOI 10.17226/24750 [https://www.nap.edu/download/24750]

Cinar, M.U., Schneider, D.A., Waldron, D.F., O’Rourke, K.I., White, S.N. Goats singly heterozygous for PRNP S146 or K222 orally inoculated with classical scrapie at birth show no disease at ages well beyond six years. The Veterinary Journal. (in press)

Dechow, C.D., Liu, W.-S. (2017) Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns and differential methylation in leukocytes from Holstein cattle with variable milk yield. BMC Genomics (manuscript under revision).

Dechow, C., Liu, W.-S., Idun, J., Maness, W. (2017) Two dominant paternal lineages for North American Jersey artificial insemination sires. J. Dairy Sci. (In Press). Ghadikolaei, A.N., Yeganeh, H.M., Miarei-Aashtiani, S.R., Staiger, E.A., Huson, H.J., Genome-wide association studies identify candidate genes for coat color and mohair traits in the Iranian Markhoz goat, Frontiers in Genetics (under revision Jan 2018)

Kiser, J.N., Neupane, M., White, S.N., Neibergs, H.L. Identification of genes associated with susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (Map) tissue infection in Holstein cattle using gene set enrichment analysis-SNP. Mammalian Genome. (in press)

Kiser, J.N., White, S.N., Johnson, K.A., Hoff, J., Taylor, J.F., Neibergs, H.L. Identification of loci associated with susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) tissue infection in cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 95(3):1080-1091. 2017.

Liu, W.-S., Zhao, Y.Q., Lu, C., Ning, G., Ma, Y., Diaz, F., O'Connor, M. (2017) A novel testis-specific protein, PRAMEY, is involved in spermatogenesis in cattle. Reproduction 153, 847–863.

Mason, K.L., Gonzalez, M.V., Chung, C., Mousel, M.R., White, S.N., Taylor, J.B., Scoles, G.A. Detection of Anaplasma ovis and validation of improved A. marginale cELISA kit for diagnostic use in domestic sheep. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 29(5):763-766. 2017.

Noelle E. Cockett, Brian Dalrymple, James Kijas, Brenda Murdoch, Kim C. Worley. Mapping the sheep genome, Chapter 5, Achieving sustainable production of sheep Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science (Book 22), Edited by Prof J.P.C. Greyling, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing September 15, 2017

Notter, D. R., Mousel, M. R., Lewis, G. S., Leymaster, K. A., and Taylor, J. B. Evaluation of Rambouillet, Polypay, and Romanove-White Dorper x Rambouillet ewes mated to terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: lamb production. J. Anim. Sci. 95:3851-3862. 2017.

Oliveira, R.D., Mousel, M.R., Pabilonia, K.L., Highland, M.A., Taylor, J.B., Knowles, D.P., White, S.N. Domestic sheep show average Coxiella burnetii seropositivity generations after a sheep-associated human Q fever outbreak but lack detectable shedding by placental, vaginal, and fecal routes. PLoS One 12(11): e0188054. 2017.

Posbergh, C.J. & Huson, H.J., (2018) Making Moorit: Mutations in TYRP1 are responsible for brown coat color in different United States sheep breeds, Proceedings 11^th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, (accepted, under revision Nov 2017).

Posbergh, C.J., Kalla, S.E., Sutter, N.B., Tennant, B.C., Huson, H.J., A mutation responsible for hyperbilirubinemia and photosensitivity in Southdown sheep similar to Rotor Syndrome American Journal of Veterinary Research (accepted July 2017, In Press

Posbergh, C.J., Thonney M.L., Huson H.J., The eyes have it: genomic approaches identify novel gene associations with aseasonality in sheep, BMC Genomics (submitted Jan 2018)

PrabhuDas M, Baldwin CL, Bollyky PL, Bowdish DME, Drickamer K, Febbraio M, Herz J, Kobzik L, Krieger M, Loike J, McVicker B, Means TK, Moestrup S, Post SR, Tatsuya Sawamura T, Silverstein S, Speth RC, Telfer JC, Thiele GM, Wang X-Y, Wright SD, El Khoury J. A Consensus Definitive Classification of Scavenger receptors. Journal of Immunology 2017; 198(10):3775-3789. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700373. PMID: 28483986

Tezgel AÖ, Jacobs PT*, Backlund CM, Telfer JC, Tew GN Synthetic Protein Mimics for Functional Protein Delivery. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18(3):819-825. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01685. Epub 2017 Feb 27. PMID: 28165726.

White, S.N., Oliveira, R.D., Mousel, M.R., Gonzalez, M.V., Highland, M.A., Herndon, M.K., Taylor, J.B., Knowles, D.P. Underdominant KCC3b R31I association with blood sodium concentration in domestic sheep suggests role in oligomer function. Animal Genetics 48(5):626-627. 2017.

Zhang, Y.Y., Deng, X.G., Liu, W.-S., Deng, X.M. (2017) Estimation of recombination rate and effective population size with ovine genome-wide SNP-chip. Sciencepaper Online 201704-232 

Swine Publications -

Bertolini F., J.C.S. Harding, B. Mote, A. Ladinig, G.S. Plastow and M.F. Rothschild. 2017. Genomic investigation of piglet resilience following porcine epidemic diarrhea outbreaks. Animal Genetics. 48(2):228-232. doi: 10.1111/age.12522.

Casiró S, D. Velez-Irizarry, C.W. Ernst, N.E. Raney, R.O. Bates, M.G. Charles and J.P. Steibel. 2017. Genome-wide association study in an F2 Duroc x Pietrain resource population for economically important meat quality and carcass traits. J. Anim. Sci. 95:545-558.

Choi, I., R.O. Bates, N.E. Raney and C.W. Ernst. 2017. Association of a corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRHR2) polymorphism with carcass merit, meat quality and stress response traits in pigs. Canadian J. Anim. Sci. 97:536-540.

Cole JB, Bormann JM, Gill CA, Khatib H, Koltes JE, Maltecca C, Miglior F. 2017. BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM: Resilience of livestock to changing environments. J Anim Sci. 95(4):1777-1779.

Daza, K.R., J.P. Steibel, D. Velez-Irizarry, N.E. Raney, R.O. Bates and C.W. Ernst. 2017. Profiling and characterization of a longissimus dorsi muscle microRNA dataset from an F2 Duroc x Pietrain pig resource population. Genom. Data. 13:50-53.

Funkhouser, S.A., R.O. Bates, C.W. Ernst, D. Newcom and J.P. Steibel. 2017. Estimation of genome-wide and locus-specific breed composition in pigs. Translational Anim. Sci. 1:36-44.


Funkhouser, S.A., J.P. Steibel, R.O. Bates, N.E. Raney and C.W. Ernst. 2017. Evidence for transcriptome-wide RNA editing among Sus scrofa PRE-1 SINE elements. BMC Genomics.18:360.
Garcia-Baccino, C.A., S. Munilla, A. Legarra, Z.G. Vitezica, N.S. Forneris, R.O. Bates, C.W. Ernst, N.E. Raney, J.P. Steibel and R.J. Cantet. 2017. Estimates of the actual relationship between half-sibs in a pig population. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 134:109- 118.


Howard JT, Pryce JE, Baes C, Maltecca C. Invited review: Inbreeding in the genomics era: Inbreeding, inbreeding depression, and management of genomic variability. J Dairy Sci. 2017;100(8):6009-6024

Howard JT, Tiezzi F, Huang Y, Gray KA, Maltecca C. 2016. Characterization and management of long runs of homozygosity in parental nucleus lines and their associated crossbred progeny. Genet Sel Evol. 24;48(1):91.

Kommadath, A., H. Bao, I. Choi, J.M. Reecy, J.E. Koltes, E. Fritz-Waters, C. J. Eisley, J. R. Grant, R.R.R. Rowland, C. K. Tuggle, J.C.M. Dekkers, J.K. Lunney, L.L. Guan, P. Stothard, and G.S. Plastow. 2017. Genetic architecture of gene expression underlying variation in host response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection. Scientific Reports 7:46203. doi: 10.1038/srep46203.

Liu, H., T.P.L. Smith, D.J. Nonneman, J.C.M. Dekkers, C.K. Tuggle   2017. A high-quality annotated transcriptome of swine peripheral blood. BMC Genomics 18:479. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-3863-7.

Tiezzi F, de Los Campos G, Parker Gaddis KL, Maltecca C. 2017. Genotype by environment (climate) interaction improves genomic prediction for production traits in US Holstein cattle. J Dairy Sci. 100(3):2042-2056

Waide, E., C.K. Tuggle, N.V.L. Serão, M. Schroyen, A. Hess, R.R.R. Rowland, J.K. Lunney, G. Plastow, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2017. Genome-wide Association of Piglet Responses to one of two Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus isolates. J. Animal Science. 95:16-38.

Wijesena HR, CA Lents, J-J. Riethoven, MD Trenhaile-Grannemann, JF Thorson, BN Keel, PS Miller, ML Spangler, SD Kachman, DC Ciobanu, 2017. Integration of Genomic Approaches to Uncover Sources of Variation in Age at Puberty and Reproductive Longevity in Sows, J Anim Sci. 95(9):4196-4205. doi: 10.2527/jas2016.1334.

Wurtz K.E., J.M. Siegford, R.O. Bates, C.W. Ernst and J.P. Steibel. 2017. Estimation of genetic parameters for lesion scores and growth traits in group-housed pigs. J Anim Sci. 95:4310-4317.