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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
45
Citations
6061
World Ranking
840
National Ranking
34

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Internal medicine

Egbert F. Knol spends much of his time researching Litter, Birth weight, Weaning, Animal science and Heritability. His Litter research includes elements of Parity and Sire. His Birth weight study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Endocrinology and Small intestine.

His work carried out in the field of Weaning brings together such families of science as Survival rate, Nursing and Genetics. His research in Animal science intersects with topics in Lactation and Gestation. He has researched Heritability in several fields, including Kin selection, Group selection, Genetic correlation and Statistics.

His most cited work include:

  • Estimates of genetic parameters for reproduction traits at different parities in Dutch Landrace pigs (164 citations)
  • The contribution of social effects to heritable variation in finishing traits of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa). (143 citations)
  • Genetic aspects of piglet survival (123 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Animal science, Genetics, Litter, Quantitative trait locus and Genetic variation. His Animal science study incorporates themes from Birth weight, Genetic correlation and Lactation. His work in Birth weight addresses subjects such as Gestation, which are connected to disciplines such as Fetus.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ovulation, Parity, Purebred, Reproduction and Insemination. While the research belongs to areas of Reproduction, Egbert F. Knol spends his time largely on the problem of Veterinary medicine, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Heritability and Loin. His Quantitative trait locus study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Allele and Genetic association.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Animal science (32.21%)
  • Genetics (28.86%)
  • Litter (18.12%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Animal science (32.21%)
  • Litter (18.12%)
  • Crossbreed (12.75%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Animal science, Litter, Crossbreed, Genetic variation and Heritability. The various areas that Egbert F. Knol examines in his Animal science study include Ovulation, Pregnancy, Feces, Semen and Repeatability. His Litter research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Birth weight, Nutrient and Weaning.

Egbert F. Knol interconnects Genetic correlation and Sire in the investigation of issues within Crossbreed. His Genetic variation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Veterinary medicine, Genetic analysis and Animal welfare. The concepts of his Heritability study are interwoven with issues in Statistics, Disease, Parity and Random effects model.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Fecal microbial composition associated with variation in feed efficiency in pigs depends on diet and sex (23 citations)
  • Weighted single-step GWAS and gene network analysis reveal new candidate genes for semen traits in pigs. (19 citations)
  • Using markers with large effect in genetic and genomic predictions. (18 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Internal medicine

Egbert F. Knol mainly investigates Animal science, Genetic variation, Litter, Quantitative trait locus and Genetic correlation. His studies in Animal science integrate themes in fields like Ovulation, Pregnancy, Follicular phase and Semen. His Genetic variation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Genetic analysis, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Animal welfare and Candidate gene.

His Litter study which covers Birth weight that intersects with Weaning, Follicle, Lactation and Reproduction. His Quantitative trait locus research incorporates themes from Statistics, Best linear unbiased prediction and Genetic association. Egbert F. Knol has included themes like Crossbreed, Animal breeding and Sire in his Genetic correlation study.

Best Publications

  • Estimates of genetic parameters for reproduction traits at different parities in Dutch Landrace pigs.

    E.H.A.T Hanenberg;E.F Knol;J.W.M Merks

  • The contribution of social effects to heritable variation in finishing traits of domestic pigs (Sus scrofa).

    Rob Bergsma;Egbert Kanis;Egbert Frank Knol;Piter Bijma

  • Genetic aspects of piglet survival

    E.F Knol;J.I Leenhouwers;T van der Lende

  • Genetic Parameters for carcass composition and pork quality estimated in a commercial production chain

    H. J. van Wijk;D. J. G. Arts;J. O. Matthews;M. Webster

  • Analysis of stillbirth in different lines of pig

    Jascha I Leenhouwers;Tette van der Lende;Egbert F Knol

  • Direct, maternal and nurse sow genetic effects on farrowing-, pre-weaning- and total piglet survival

    E.F. Knol;B.J. Ducro;J.A.M. van Arendonk;T. van der Lende

  • Genomic selection in commercial pig breeding

    Egbert F. Knol;Bjarne Nielsen;Pieter W. Knap

  • Effects of sow nutrition during gestation on within-litter birth weight variation: a review.

    P. H. R. F. Campos;B. A. N. Silva;J. L. Donzele;R. F. M. Oliveira

  • Sow line differences in heat stress tolerance expressed in reproductive performance traits

    S. Bloemhof;E. H. van der Waaij;J. W. M. Merks;E. F. Knol

  • A genome-wide association study on androstenone levels in pigs reveals a cluster of candidate genes on chromosome 6

    Naomi Duijvesteijn;Egbert F Knol;Jan W M Merks;Richard P M A Crooijmans

  • Fetal development in the pig in relation to genetic merit for piglet survival

    J. I. Leenhouwers;E. F. Knol;P. N. de Groot;H. Vos

  • New phenotypes for new breeding goals in pigs.

    J. W. M. Merks;P. K. Mathur;E. F. Knol

  • Effect of daily environmental temperature on farrowing rate and total born in dam line sows

    S. Bloemhof;P. K. Mathur;E. F. Knol;E. H. van der Waaij

  • The prospects of selection for social genetic effects to improve welfare and productivity in livestock.

    Esther D. Ellen;T. Bas Rodenburg;Gerard A. A. Albers;J. Elizabeth Bolhuis

  • High-resolution association mapping of number of teats in pigs reveals regions controlling vertebral development

    Naomi Duijvesteijn;Jacqueline M Veltmaat;Egbert F Knol;Barbara Harlizius

  • Lactation efficiency as a result of body composition dynamics and feed intake in sows

    R. Bergsma;E. Kanis;M.W.A. Verstegen;C.M.C. van der Peet–Schwering

  • A human nose scoring system for boar taint and its relationship with androstenone and skatole.

    P.K. Mathur;J. ten Napel;S. Bloemhof;L. Heres

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci for carcass composition and pork quality traits in a commercial finishing cross.

    H.J. van Wijk;B.W. Dibbits;E.E. Baron;A.D. Brings

  • Revealing new candidate genes for reproductive traits in pigs: combining Bayesian GWAS and functional pathways.

    Lucas L. Verardo;Lucas L. Verardo;Fabyano F. Silva;Marcos S. Lopes;Ole Madsen

  • Genetic parameters and predicted selection results for maternal traits related to lactation efficiency in sows.

    R. Bergsma;E. Kanis;M. W. A. Verstegen;E. F. Knol

  • Estimation of direct and maternal genetic (co) variances for survival within litters of piglets

    Johan A.M. van Arendonk;Coen van Rosmeulen;Luc L.G. Janss;Egbert F. Knol

  • Progress of farrowing and early postnatal pig behavior in relation to genetic merit for pig survival.

    J I Leenhouwers;C A de Almeida Júnior;E F Knol;T van der Lende

  • Weighted single-step GWAS and gene network analysis reveal new candidate genes for semen traits in pigs.

    Daniele B. D. Marques;John W. M. Bastiaansen;Marleen L. W. J. Broekhuijse;Marcos S. Lopes

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães
Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Paulo Sávio Lopes
Paulo Sávio Lopes Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Bas Kemp
Bas Kemp Wageningen University & Research
J.A.M. van Arendonk
J.A.M. van Arendonk Wageningen University & Research
Fabyano Fonseca e Silva
Fabyano Fonseca e Silva Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Nicoline M. Soede
Nicoline M. Soede Wageningen University & Research
Piter Bijma
Piter Bijma Wageningen University & Research
Jack C. M. Dekkers
Jack C. M. Dekkers Iowa State University
H. Bovenhuis
H. Bovenhuis Wageningen University & Research

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