WERA1: Coordinating Beef Cattle Breeding Research and Education Programs for the Western States

(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)

Status: Inactive/Terminating

SAES-422 Reports

09/24/2019

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts


Bailey, D.W., M.G. Trotter, C.W. Knight, and M.G. Thomas.  2018.  Use of GPS tracking collars and accelerometers for rangeland livestock production.  Trans. Anim. Sci. 2: 81-88.


Boldt, R.J., S.E. Speidel, M.G. Thomas, and R.M. Enns.  2018.  Genetic parameters for fertility and production traits in Red Angus cattle.  J. Anim. Sci. 96: 4100-4111.


Crawford, N.F., S.J. Coleman, T.N. Holt, S.E. Speidel, R.M. Enns, R. Hamid, and M.G. Thomas.  2018.  Allele distribution and testing for association between an oxygen dependent degradation domain SNP in EPAS1 and pulmonary arterial pressures in yearling Angus cattle.  Agri Gene 9: 27-31.


Fonseca, P.A.S., S. Id-Lahoucine, A. Reverter, J.F. Medrano, M.R.S. Fortes, J. Casellas, F. Miglior, L. Brito, M.R.S. Carvalho, F.S. Schenkel, L.T. Nguyen, L.R. Porto-Neto, M.G. Thomas, and A. Canovas.  2018.  Combining multi-OMICS information to identify key-regulator genes for pleiotropic effect associated with fertility and production traits in beef cattle.  PLoS One 13: e0205295.


Krafsur, G.M., J.M. Neary, F. Garry, T. Holt, D.H. Gould, G.L. Mason, M.G. Thomas, R.M. Enns, R.M Tuder, M.P. Heaton, R.D. Brown, and K.R. Stenmark.  2018.  Cardiopulmonary remodeling in fattened beef cattle: A naturally occurring large animal model of obesity-associated pulmonary hypertension with left heart disease.  Pulm. Circ. 9(1): 1-13.


Leyva-Corona, J.C., J.R. Reyna-Granados, R. Zamorano-Algandar, M.A. Sanchez-Castro, M.G. Thomas, R.M. Enns, S.E. Speidel, G. Rincon, J.F. Medrano, and P. Luna-Nevarez.  2018.  Polymorphisms within the prolactin and growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I functional pathways associated with fertility traits in Holstein cows raised in hot-humid climate.  Trop. Anim. Health Prod. 50: 1913-1920.


Marley, K., L.A. Kuehn, J. Keele, B. Wileman, and M.G. Gonda.  2018.  Genetic variation in humoral response to an Escherichia coli O157:H7 vaccine in beef cattle.  PLoS One 13(5): e0197347.


Mastellar, S.L., C.L. Wright, and M.G. Gonda.  2018.  Gender differences in career and species interests of animal and veterinary science first year students.  NACTA 63(1): 36-41.


Opdahl, L., M.G. Gonda, and B. St-Pierre.  2018.  Identification of uncultured bacterial species from Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and candidatus Saccharibacteria as candidate cellulose utilizers from the rumen of beef cows.  Microorganisms 6(1): 17.


Pauling, R.C., S.E. Speidel, M.G. Thomas, T.N. Holt, and R.M. Enns.  2018.  Evaluation of moderate to high elevation effects on pulmonary arterial pressure measures in Angus cattle.  J. Anim. Sci. 96: 3599-3605.


Speidel, S.E., B.A. Buckley, R.J. Boldt, R.M. Enns, J. Lee, M.L. Spangler, and M.G. Thomas.  2018.  Genome wide association of heifer pregnancy and stayability in Red Angus cattle.  J. Anim. Sci. 96: 846-853.


 


Conference Proceedings, Abstracts, and White Papers


Bhowmik, N., K.A. Ringwall, C.R. Dahlen, K.C. Swanson, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna.  2019.  Genetic diversity and population structure in nine beef cattle sub-populations using whole genome SNP markers.  Midwest Section of the American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE.


Bhowmik, N., K.A. Ringwall, C.R. Dahlen, K.C. Swanson, J.A. Clapper, A.K. Ward, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna.  2019.  The role of leptin in reproductive characteristics of commercial beef cows and heifers.  Trans. Anim. Sci.


Boles, J., S.A. Blatter, J. Thomson, and J.G. Berardinelli.  2018.  Molecular pathways for adipose tissue are altered in animals classed by marbling as Choice or Standard.  International Congress of Meat Science and Technology.  64: 2.


Celestino Jr., E.F., J.K. Hieber, C.R. Dahlen, D.G. Riley, S.A. Wagner, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna.  2019.  Differences in evaluators and genetic parameter estimation using subjective measurements of beef cattle temperament.  Trans. Anim. Sci.


Christensen, T.A., K.J. Austin, K.M. Cammack, and H.C. Cunningham-Hollinger.  2019.  Metagenomic analysis of rumen populations in week old calves altered by maternal late gestational nutrition and mode of delivery.  Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.


Cunningham-Hollinger, H.C., K.J. Austin, and K.M. Cammack.  2019.  Maternal influences on the calf rumen microbiome and subsequent host performance.  Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXVII, San Diego, CA.


May, C.L., A.K. Ward, C.R. Dahlen, K.C. Swanson, K.A. Ringwall, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna.  2019.  Bovine chromosome 19 VDR and GPRC5C genotypes are associated with udder conformation traits in crossbred beef cattle.  Midwest Section of the American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE.


Syring, J., C.R. Dahlen, K.C. Swanson, K.A. Ringwall, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna.  2019.  Effects of IFNT2 and IGF1R genes on reproductive success in beef cattle.  Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.


Thomas, M.G., J.M. Neary, G.M. Krafsur, T.N. Holt, R.M. Enns, S.E. Speidel, F.B. Garry, A. Canovas, J.F. Medrano, R.D. Brown, and K.R. Stenmark.  2018.  Pulmonary hypertension in beef cattle: A complicated threat to health and productivity in multiple beef industry segments.


Whaley, J.R., W.J. Means, J.P. Ritten, H. Cunningham-Hollinger, C.M. Page, H.N. McKibben, and W.C. Stewart.  2019.  A survey of lamb carcass characteristics in the Intermountain West during periods of seasonally constrained supply.  Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, Boise, ID.


 


Non-Refereed/Popular Press Articles


Hulsman Hanna, L.L., M.A. Fevold, and R.J. Maddock.  2019.  The interplay of frame size and production efficiency: What is the right size?  The Ledger.  Summer 2019: 20-22.


Hulsman Hanna, L.L., T. Zimprich, K. Bernston, and W. Ogdahl.  2018.  NDSU Beef Teaching and Research Unit cattle: Genetic makeup resembles current industry production animals.  NDSU North Dakota Beef and Sheep Report, AS1899: 32-41.

02/15/2022

Peer-Reviewed Publications:


Flesch, E., T. Graves, J. Thomson, K. Proffitt, R. Garrott. 2021. Average kinship within bighorn sheep populations is associated with connectivity, augmentation, and bottlenecks. Accepted Oct 21,2021 for publication in Ecosphere


Engle, Bailey, Molly Masters, Jane A. Boles, and Jennifer Thomson. 2021. "Gene Expression and Carcass Traits Are Different between Different Quality Grade Groups in Red-Faced Hereford Steers" Animals 11, no. 7: 1910. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071910


O’Shea-Stone, Galen, Rachelle Lambert, Brian Tripet, James Berardinelli, Jennifer Thomson, Valerie Copié, and Robert Garrott. "1H NMR based metabolic profiling distinguishes the differential impact of capture techniques on wild bighorn sheep." Scientific reports 11, no. 1 (2021): 1-12.


Wottlin, Lauren R., Gordon E. Carstens, William C. Kayser, William E. Pinchak, Jennifer M. Thomson, Valerie Copié, and Galen P. O’Shea-Stone. "Differential haptoglobin responsiveness to a Mannheimia haemolytica challenge altered immunologic, physiologic, and behavior responses in beef steers." Journal of animal science 99, no. 1 (2021): skaa404.


Hieber, Jordan K., Rachel L. Endecott, Jane A. Boles, and Jennifer M. Thomson. "Identification of Genomic Regions for Carcass Quality Traits within the American Simmental Association Carcass Merit Program." Animals 11, no. 2 (2021): 471.


Zhai, C., Li Puma, L.C., Chicco, A.J., Omar, A., Delmore, R.J., Geornaras, I., Speidel, S.E., Holt, T.N., Thomas, M.G., Enns, R.M., & Nair, M.N*. (2021). Pulmonary arterial pressure in fattened Angus steers at moderate altitude influences early postmortem mitochondria functionality and meat color during retail display. Journal of Animal Science, Accepted.


Del Rio-Aviles, A. D.,  A. Correa-Calderon, L. Avenado-Reyes, U. Macias-Cruz, M.A. Sanchez-Castro, , M.G. Thomas R.M. Enns, S.E. Speidel, R. Zamorano-Algandar, J.C. Leyva-Corona, C. Garcia-Benitez, and P. Luna-Nevarez. 2021. Effects of an injectable mineral supplementation on physiological responses and milk production of heat-stressed Holstein cows. J. Anim. Behav. Biometero. 9:2116. doi:10.31893/jab.21016.


Zamorano-Algandar, M.A. Sanchez-Castro, A.I. Hernandez-Cordero, R.M. Enns, S.E. Speidel, M.G. Thomas, J.F. Medrano, G. Rincon, J.C. Leyva-Corona, J.R. Reyna-Granados, P. Luna-Nevarez. 2021. Molecular breeding value estimation from candidate genes associated with reproductive traits in lactating Holstein cows managed in warm environmental conditions. Livst. Sci. 250 (in press). doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104536.


Cunningham-Hollinger, H. C., L. A. Kuehn, K. M. Cammack, K. E. Hales, W. T. Oliver, M. S. Crouse, C. Chen, H. C. Freetly, and A. K. Lindholm-Perry. 2021. Transcriptome profiles of the skeletal muscle of mature cows during feed restriction and realimentation. BMC Research Notes. 14:361. doi:10.1186/s13104-021-05757-8.


Hummel, G., K. Woodruff, K. Austin, R. Knuth, S. Lake, and H. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2021. Late Gestation Maternal Feed Restriction Decreases Microbial Diversity of the Placenta While Mineral Supplementation Improves Richness of the Fetal Gut Microbiome in Cattle. Animals. 11:2219. doi:10.3390/ani11082219.


Abrams, A.N., T.G. McDaneld, J.W. Keele, C.G. Chitko-McKown, L.A. Kuehn, and M.G. Gonda.  2021.  Evaluating accuracy of DNA pool construction based on white blood cell counts.  Frontiers in Genetics.  12: 635846.  doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.635846.


Chen, X., W. Ogdahl, L. L. Hulsman Hanna, C. R. Dahlen, D. G. Riley, S. A. Wagner, E. P. Berg, and X. Sun. 2021. Evaluation of beef cattle temperament by eye temperature using infrared thermography technology. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 199: 106321. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106321.


Alam, Z.M., Y.-M. Lee, H.-J. Son, L.H. Hanna, D.G. Riley, H. Mannen, S. Sasazaki, S.P. Park, and J.-J. Kim. 2020. Genetic characteristics of Korean Jeju Black cattle with high density SNP chips. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. Anim. Biosci. 34(5): 789-800. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.19.0888


Yu, H., G. Morota, E.F. Celestino Jr., C.R. Dahlen, S.A. Wagner, D.G. Riley, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna. 2020. Deciphering cattle temperament measures derived from four-platform standing scale using genetic factor analytic modeling. Frontiers in Genetics 11: 599. http://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00599


Hulsman Hanna, L.L., J.K. Hieber, H. Yu, E.F. Celestino Jr., C.R. Dahlen, S.A. Wagner, and D.G. Riley. 2019. Blood collection has negligible impact on scoring temperament in Angus-based weaned calves. Livest. Sci. 230: 103835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.103835


 


Completed Theses:


Bouffiou, J.., 2021. " The Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Measures of Cattle Temperament to Predict Feedlot Performance of Commercial Beef Cattle"  Montana State University


Schumacher, M., 2021. " A Comparative Approach to Refine Molecular Mechanisms Impacting Meat Quality and Carcass." Montana State University


Bhowmik, N. 2021. Ancestral breed grouping for improving animal modeling in admixed populations and its use in Leptin (genetic and hormone) association studies with performance traits in commercial beef cow herd. North Dakota State University.


Celestino, E. 2021. Measurements of beef cattle temperament and effects of temperament on beef cattle productive and reproductive traits. North Dakota State University.


Oribamise, V. 2021. Estimation of non-additive genetic parameters of sheep reproductive traits in multiple breeds. North Dakota State University.


 


Abstracts, Proceedings, and Presentations:


Bouffiou, J., Boles, J., J. Thomson. 2021. PSXIII-20 Using 1H NMR Spectroscopy reveals metabolite markers associated to temperament and carcass quality in feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science 99(Supplement_3):438-438  10.1093/jas/skab235.784


H.M. Golder, I.J. Lean,,  S.J. LeBlanc, T. Duffield,  H.A. Rossow, R. Bogdanich, L. Hernandez, E. Block and J. Thomson. 2021. Genome, Ruminal Metabolome, and Milk Associations in Lactating Holsteins. American Society of Dairy Science. July 2021


Thomson, J. M., M. Schumacher, J.A. Boles. 2021. A comparative approach to refine molecular mechanisms impacting meat quality and carcass characteristics. Translational Animal Science. Volume 5, Issue Supplement_S1, December 2021, Pages S189–S194, https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab184


Flesch, E., C. Lee, B. Shapiro, J. Thomson, R. Garrott. 2021. Comparing ancient and contemporary bighorn sheep populations using bones recovered from ice patches in the Greater Yellowstone Area.


Glacial and Ice Patch Archaeology International Conference. 7-10 Sept 2021.


O’Shea, G, R. Lambert, B. Tripet, J. Berardinelli, J. Thomson, R. Garrott, V. Copie. 2021. 1H NMR based metabolic profiling distinguishes the differential impact of capture technique on wild bighorn sheep. Metabolites 2021 International Conference


Mosher, M.K., S. Olorunkoya, N. Bhowmik, K.A. Ringwall, L.L. Hulsman Hanna, K.C. Swanson. 2021. 89 Relationships among measures of efficiency with body weight, frame score, and body volume in lactating multiparous crossbred beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 9(Supplement_3): 47-48. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.084


Yusuf, M., M.L. Bauer, K.C. Swanson, L.L. Hulsman Hanna. 2021. 343 The influence of weather variables on average daily gain of beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 9(Supplement_3): 190-191. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab235.344


Yusuf, M., K.C. Swanson, L.L. Hulsman Hanna, and M.L. Bauer. 2020. PSIV-35 The relationship between weather variables and dry matter intake in beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Supplement_4): 280-281. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.506


Bhowmik, N., K.A. Ringwall, C.R. Dahlen, K.C. Swanson, J.A. Clapper, A.K. Ward, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna. 2020. PSV-18 The role of leptin in feed efficiency and behavior attributes of commercial beef heifers. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Supplement_3): 162. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa054.286


Celestino Jr., E.F., J.K. Hieber, C.R. Dahlen, D.G. Riley, S.A. Wagner, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna. 2020. Evaluator effect on the prediction of genetic merit and genetic parameters estimation using subjective measures of beef cattle temperament. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Supplement_3): 161-162. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa054.285


Oribamise, V. and L.L. Hulsman Hanna. 2020. 37 Sibs: an R toolkit for computation of relatedness measures using large pedigrees. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Supplement_3): 41-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa054.074


Schmoker, S.J., N. Bhowmik, C.R. Dahlen, K.C. Swanson, K.A. Ringwall, and L.L. Hulsman Hanna. 2020. PSIII-10 The association of genes involved in mitochondrial function with growth, size, and feed efficiency traits in developing beef heifers. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Supplement_3): 232-233. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa054.407


Yusuf, M., K.C. Swanson, L.L. Hulsman Hanna, R. Degges, M.L. Bauer. 2020. 49 Solar radiation as a predictor variable for dry matter intake in beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Supplement_3): 31. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa054.055


McDaniel, Z.S., C.L. Wright, M.G. Gonda, Z.K. Smith, W.V.A.H. Chathurika, and G. Djira.  2021.  The effects of weather, body weight, and dry matter intake on total daily water intake in beef steers.  American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.


Quail, L.K., R.A. Cushman, B.N. Keel, A.K. McNeel, M.G. Gonda, and G.A. Perry.  2021.  Preovulatory estradiol concentrations influence oviductal gene expression.  Society for the Study of Reproduction, St. Louis, MO.


Williams, J. D. K. L. Woodruff, G. L. Hummel, K. J. Austin, R. M. Knuth, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2021. Effect of beef cow nutrition during late gestation on offspring feed efficiency. Abstract. Western Section Undergraduate Poster Competition. Western Section American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting. October, 2021.


Hummel, G. L., K. L. Woodruff, K. J. Austin, R. M. Knuth, J. D. Williams, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2021. The materno-placental microbiome of gravid beef cows under moderate feed intake restriction. Translational Animal Science. 5:S159–S163. doi:10.1093/tas/txab172.


Hummel, G. L., K. L. Woodruff, K. J. Austin, T. L. Smith, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2020. Evidence for the amnion-fetal gut-microbial axis in late gestation beef calves1. Translational Animal Science. 4:S174–S177. doi:10.1093/tas/txaa138.


Woodruff, K. L., G. L. Hummel, K. J. Austin, T. L. Smith, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2020. Influence of the maternal rumen microbiome on development of the calf meconium and rumen microbiome1. Translational Animal Science. 4:S169–S173. doi:10.1093/tas/txaa136.


Duggan, K.L., T.N. Holt, M.G. Thomas, S.E. Speidel, R.M. Enns.  2021. Effect of pulmonary arterial pressure and annual precipitation on reproductive performance of Angus heifers in south central Wyoming. Trans. Anim. Sci.  5:S175-S179. Suppl. S1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab189.


Giess, L.K., M.G. Thomas, S.E. Speidel, M.M. Culbertson, W.R. Schafer, S.C. McGuire, R.M. Enns.  2021. Whole herd reporting data from the American Simmental Association as a data source for heifer pregnancy phenotypes. Trans. Anim. Sci. 5:S199-S203 Suppl. S1.  https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab152.


González-Murray, R.A., P.G. Martínez, V. Vigíl, H. Yazar-Gunes, M.A. Sánchez-Castro, R.M. Enns, S.E. Speidel, M.G. Thomas.  2021. Heterosis effects on age at first calving in a multibreed beef cattle herd in Panama. Trans. Anim. Sci. 5:S185-S188. Suppl. S1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab169.


Heffernan, K.R., R.M. Enns, H.D. Blackburn, S.E. Speidel, C.S. Wilson, M.G. Thomas.  2021.  Case study of inbreeding within Japanese Black cattle using resources of the American Wagyu Association, National Animal Germplasm Program, and a cooperator breeding program in Wyoming. Trans. Anim. Sci.  5:S170-S174. Suppl. S1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab181.


Kukor, I.M., M.G. Thomas, R.M. Enns, T.N. Holt, S.E. Speidel, M.A. Cleveland, B.P. Holland, A.B. Word, G.B. Ellis.  2021. Sire differences within heart and heart fat score in beef cattle, Trans. Anim. Sci. 5:S149–S153.  Suppl. S1.  https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab147.


Saad, H.M., R.M. Enns, M.G. Thomas, L.L. Leachman, S.E. Speidel.  2021. Foot scores genetic parameters estimation in beef cattle.  Trans. Anim. Sci.  5:S180-S184. Suppl. S1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab170.


Yazar-Gunes, H., R.A. González-Murray, M.A. Sánchez-Castro, T.L. Passafaro, Y.L. Bernal-Rubio, K.J. Andersen, S.E. Speidel, M.G. Thomas, R.M. Enns. 2021. New approach to sustained cow fertility trait. Trans. Anim. Sci.  5:S195-S198. Suppl. S1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab155.


Zimprich, T.R., S.E. Speidel, D.W. Schafer, B.A. Lashell, T.N. Holt, R.M. Enns, S.F. Cunningham, M.G. Thomas.  2021. Yearling pulmonary arterial pressure at moderate elevations as a varied indicator for pulmonary arterial pressure at high elevations in beef bulls in Colorado, Trans. Anim. Sci.  5:S204-S208.  Suppl. S1. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab156.


 


Additional Presentations:


2021  Cattle Breeding:  Producing the next generation.  Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Mixed Taste Lecture Series.  Online due to covid-19. This is a general public lecture series that pairs two diverse topics and promotes discussion on how the two topics overlap.  In this case, I was paired with the 100 Year Starship Project (https://www.denvercenter.org/news-center/mixed-taste-still-at-home/ )


2021  Advancements in Understanding of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure as a Predictor Pulmonary Hypertension in Mountain and Feedlot Cattle.  S.E. Speidel, R.M. Enns, M.G. Thomas and T. N. Holt.  CVMBS Annual Conference for Veterinarians and Technicians.  May 1.  Dr. Speidel and I co-presented.


2021  Fundamentals of Data Collection and Evaluation.  R.M. Enns (Presenter) and S.E. Speidel.  American Wagyu Association Annual Meeting, Fort Collins (presented 2x due to covid restrictions).  September 25.


2021  Sire Differences within heart and heart fat score in beef cattle.  I. Kukor, S. E. Speidel, and R. M. Enns.  Certified Angus Beef Feeding Quality Forum.


2021  Sire differences within heart and heart fat score in beef cattle.  I. Kukor, S. E. Speidel, and R. M. Enns.  Beef Improvement Federation Annual Meeting and Research Symposium.  Des Moines, Iowa.


Presented at WSASAS: Hummel, G. L., K. L. Woodruff, K. J. Austin, R. M. Knuth, J. D. Williams, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2021. The materno-placental microbiome of gravid beef cows under moderate feed intake restriction.


Presented at WSASAS: Williams, J. D. K. L. Woodruff, G. L. Hummel, K. J. Austin, R. M. Knuth, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2021. Effect of beef cow nutrition during late gestation on offspring feed efficiency.


 

09/23/2022

Refereed Papers:


Cunningham-Hollinger, H. C., Z. T. L. Gray, K. W. Christensen, W. J. Means, S. Lake, S. I. Paisley, K. M. Cammack, and A. M. Meyer. 2022. The effect of feed efficiency classification on visceral organ mass in finishing steers. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. Accepted Manuscript. DOI: 10.1139/CJAS-2022-0015


Flesch, E., T. Graves, J. Thomson, K. Proffitt, and R. Garrott. 2022. Average kinship within bighorn sheep populations is associated with connectivity, augmentation, and bottlenecks. Ecosphere. 13(3): e3972. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3972


Hummel, G. L., K. Austin, and H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger. 2022. Comparing the maternal-fetal microbiome of humans and cattle: a translational assessment of the reproductive, placental, and fetal gut microbiomes. Biology of Reproduction. 107(2): 371-381. DOI:10.1093/biolre/ioac067


Lindholm-Perry, A. K., A. M. Meyer, R. J. Kern-Lunbery, H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger, T. H. Funk, and B. N. Keel. 2022. Genes Involved in Feed Efficiency Identified in a Meta-Analysis of Rumen Tissue from Two Populations of Beef Steers. Animals. 12(2): 1514. DOI:10.3390/ani12121514


Schumacher, M., H. DelCurto-Wyffels, J. Thomson, and J. Boles. 2022. Fat Deposition and Fat Effects on Meat Quality – A Review. Animals. 12(12): 1550. DOI: 10.3390/ani12121550


Thomson, J. M. 2022. Sustainability of Wild Populations: A Conservation Genetics Perspective. In: Meyers R.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1125-1


Zhai, C., L. C. Li Puma, A. J. Chicco, A. Omar, R. J. Delmore, I. Geornaras, S. E. Speidel, T. N. Holt, M. G. Thomas, R. M. Enns, and M. N. Nair. 2022. Pulmonary arterial pressure in fattened Angus steers at moderate altitude influences early postmortem mitochondria functionality and meat color during retail display. Journal of Animal Science. 100(2): skac002. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac002


Abstracts:


Markel, C. D., M. A. Shults, C. R. Ritchie, C. E. Newman, C. D. Bedke, B. D. Mills, T. N. Holt, S. L. Lake, H. C. Cunningham-Hollinger, and C. L. Gifford. 2022. Evaluation of finishing performance and carcass characteristics of beef heifers with variable degrees of heart failure risk and differing reproductive tract type. Under Review. WSASAS Abstract.


Anas, M., B. Zhao, N. Bhowmik, K. A. Ringwall, C. R. Dahlen, K. C. Swanson, and L. L. Hulsman Hanna. 2022. 42 Genome-wide association study of ovary characteristics in admixed beef heifers through comparative Bayesian approaches. Journal of Animal Science. 100(Supplement_2): 12-13. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac064.019


Presentations:


Enns, R. M. 2022. Targeting bull selection to match your management, environment and market. 54th Annual Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and Convention, Las Cruces, NM.

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