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71
Citations
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Overview

D C Wathes is affiliated with the Royal Veterinary College in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial body of work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's publications cover a diverse range of topics related to livestock, particularly dairy cows and horses, addressing both fundamental and applied questions in animal science.

Their main research themes include reproductive physiology in livestock, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock. Additional areas of study comprise animal behavior and welfare, animal health and immunology, milk quality and mastitis in dairy cows, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

Frequent publication venues for D C Wathes include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animals
  • Ruminants
  • Equine Veterinary Journal
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Co-authorship networks demonstrate collaboration with several researchers who have contributed extensively to related fields. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Zhangrui Cheng
  • M.A. Crowe
  • Mazdak Salavati
  • K.L. Ingvartsen
  • C.P. Ferris

D C Wathes has authored or co-authored multiple papers, some of the recent ones are:

  • Relationships between metabolic profiles and gene expression in liver and leukocytes of dairy cows in early lactation (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • A survey of calf management practices and farmer perceptions of calf housing in UK dairy herds (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Whole genome analysis reveals aneuploidies in early pregnancy loss in the horse (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Global transcriptomic profiles of circulating leucocytes in early lactation cows with clinical or subclinical mastitis (2021, Molecular Biology Reports)
  • The Health and Behavioural Effects of Individual versus Pair Housing of Calves at Different Ages on a UK Commercial Dairy Farm (2021, Animals)

The scientist's subfields of study include agronomy and crop science, small animals, genetics, animal science and zoology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. This multidisciplinary approach reflects integration across genetic, physiological, and behavioral aspects in livestock research.

Best Publications

  • Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Male and Female Reproduction

    D. Claire Wathes;D. Robert E. Abayasekara;R. John Aitken

  • Influence of negative energy balance on cyclicity and fertility in the high producing dairy cow.

    D C Wathes;M A Fenwick;Z R Cheng;N Bourne

  • Differences between primiparous and multiparous dairy cows in the inter-relationships between metabolic traits, milk yield and body condition score in the periparturient period.

    D C Wathes;Z R Cheng;N Bourne;V J Taylor

  • The regulation of interferon-tau production and uterine hormone receptors during early pregnancy.

    G E Mann;G E Lamming;R S Robinson;D C Wathes

  • Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on ovarian and uterine function in lactating dairy cows.

    R S Robinson;P G A Pushpakumara;Z R Cheng;A R Peters

  • Expression of oxytocin, oestrogen and progesterone receptors in uterine biopsy samples throughout the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy in cows

    RS Robinson;GE Mann;GE Lamming;DC Wathes

  • Negative energy balance alters global gene expression and immune responses in the uterus of postpartum dairy cows.

    D. Claire Wathes;Zhangrui Cheng;Waliul Chowdhury;Mark A. Fenwick

  • Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Infection Disrupts Uterine Interferon Stimulated Gene Regulatory Pathways During Pregnancy Recognition in Cows

    Zhangrui Cheng;Laura E Brown;D Claire Wathes

  • Heifer fertility and carry over consequences for life time production in dairy and beef cattle

    D. C. Wathes;G. E. Pollott;K. F. Johnson;H. Richardson

  • Impact of linoleic acid on bovine oocyte maturation and embryo development.

    Waleed F Marei;D Claire Wathes;Ali A Fouladi-Nashta

  • The role of endocrine insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in female bovine reproduction

    M.A. Velazquez;L.J. Spicer;D.C. Wathes

  • Factors influencing heifer survival and fertility on commercial dairy farms.

    D C Wathes;J S Brickell;N E Bourne;A Swali

  • Interrelationships between negative energy balance (NEB) and IGF regulation in liver of lactating dairy cows.

    Mark A. Fenwick;Richard Fitzpatrick;David A. Kenny;Michael G. Diskin

  • The effect of linolenic acid on bovine oocyte maturation and development.

    Waleed F. Marei;Waleed F. Marei;D. Claire Wathes;Ali A. Fouladi-Nashta

  • IGF1 induces up-regulation of steroidogenic and apoptotic regulatory genes via activation of phosphatidylinositol-dependent kinase/AKT in bovine granulosa cells

    Arul Murugan Mani;Mark A Fenwick;Zhangrui Cheng;Mohan K Sharma

  • Relationships between the plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in dairy cows and their fertility and milk yield

    V J Taylor;Z R Cheng;P G A Pushpakumara;D E Beever

  • Follicle growth, corpus luteum function and their effects on embryo development in postpartum dairy cows

    DC Wathes;VJ Taylor;Z Cheng;GE Mann

  • The expression of the IGF system in the bovine uterus throughout the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy

    RS Robinson;GE Mann;TS Gadd;GE Lamming

  • Effect of level of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on systemic and tissue fatty acid concentrations and on selected reproductive variables in cattle

    S Childs;A A Hennessy;A A Hennessy;J M Sreenan;D C Wathes

  • Multiple correlation analyses of metabolic and endocrine profiles with fertility in primiparous and multiparous cows

    D C Wathes;N Bourne;Z R Cheng;G E Mann

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhangrui Cheng
Zhangrui Cheng Kangwon National University
Kristien Verheyen
Kristien Verheyen Royal Veterinary College
Paul R. Riley
Paul R. Riley University of Oxford
Geoffrey E. Pollott
Geoffrey E. Pollott Royal Veterinary College
J.J. Murphy
J.J. Murphy Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Richard Laven
Richard Laven Massey University
Charlotte C. Burn
Charlotte C. Burn Royal Veterinary College
Jonathan Rushton
Jonathan Rushton University of Liverpool
Christopher M. Wathes
Christopher M. Wathes Royal Veterinary College

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