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Georgios Banos is affiliated with Scotland's Rural College in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with notable contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers several subfields, including genetics, animal science and zoology, agronomy and crop science, small animals, and cancer research. This diverse scope reflects an interdisciplinary approach to studying livestock and related biological processes.

Research topics extensively addressed by Georgios Banos include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of environmental stressors on livestock
  • Reproductive physiology in livestock
  • Genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals
  • Animal behavior and welfare studies
  • Ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology
  • Animal nutrition and physiology

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • animal
  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Veterinary Record

Georgios Banos has collaborated often with co-authors such as Androniki Psifidi, G. Oikonomou, G. Arsenos, Enrique Sánchez-Molano, and Matthew Barden. These frequent collaborations suggest ongoing partnerships within the fields of animal genetics and veterinary sciences.

Selected recent publications highlight studies in livestock genetics, physiology, and adaptation to environmental factors:

  • "A comprehensive genome-wide scan detects genomic regions related to local adaptation and climate resilience in Mediterranean domestic sheep," 2021, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "Evaluation of Factors Affecting Colostrum Quality and Quantity in Holstein Dairy Cattle," 2021, Animals
  • "Understanding the seasonality of performance resilience to climate volatility in Mediterranean dairy sheep," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep," 2020, BMC Genetics
  • "Telomere attrition rates are associated with weather conditions and predict productive lifespan in dairy cattle," 2021, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Genetic Evaluation of Fertility Using Direct and Correlated Traits

    E. Wall;Susan Brotherstone;Susan Brotherstone;John Woolliams;Georgios Banos

  • Effect of Kappa-Casein and Beta-Lactoglobulin Loci on Milk Production Traits and Reproductive Performance of Holstein Cows

    A.M. Tsiaras;G.G. Bargouli;G. Banos;C.M. Boscos

  • Impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms in leptin, leptin receptor, growth hormone receptor, and diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) gene loci on milk production, feed, and body energy traits of UK dairy cows.

    Georgios Banos;John Woolliams;B. W. Woodward;A. B. Forbes

  • Comparison of Eleven Methods for Genomic DNA Extraction Suitable for Large-Scale Whole-Genome Genotyping and Long-Term DNA Banking Using Blood Samples

    Androniki Psifidi;Chrysostomos I. Dovas;Georgios Bramis;Thomai Lazou

  • Genotype by environment interaction and genetic correlations among parities for somatic cell count and milk yield.

    Georgios Banos;Ge Shook

  • Impact of paternity errors in cow identification on genetic evaluations and international comparisons.

    G. Banos;G.R. Wiggans;R.L. Powell

  • Genetic correlations among somatic cell scores, productive life, and type traits from the United States and udder health measures from Denmark and Sweden

    G.W. Rogers;G. Banos;U. Sander Nielsen;J. Philipsson

  • Weighting factors of sire daughter information in international genetic evaluations.

    WF Fikse;Georgios Banos

  • Description and typology of intensive Chios dairy sheep farms in Greece

    A.I. Gelasakis;G.E. Valergakis;G. Arsenos;G. Banos

  • Present and Future Uses of Selection Index Methodology in Dairy Cattle

    J. Philipson;G. Banos;T. Arnason

  • A comparison of six methods for genomic DNA extraction suitable for PCR-based genotyping applications using ovine milk samples

    Androniki Psifidi;Chrysostomos I. Dovas;Georgios Banos

  • Genetic correlations among protein yield, productive life, and type traits from the United States and diseases other than mastitis from Denmark and Sweden

    GW Rogers;Georgios Banos;U Sander-Nielsen

  • Eating quality of lamb meat: effects of breed, sex, degree of maturity and nutritional management.

    G Arsenos;G Banos;P Fortomaris;N Katsaounis

  • Evaluation of Body Condition Score Measured Throughout Lactation as an Indicator of Fertility in Dairy Cattle

    Georgios Banos;Susan Brotherstone;Susan Brotherstone;MP Coffey

  • Identification of Immune Traits Correlated with Dairy Cow Health, Reproduction and Productivity

    Georgios Banos;Eileen Wall;Michael P. Coffey;Ainsley Bagnall

  • Seasonal variation in testicular volume and sexual behavior of Chios and Serres rams.

    Melpomeni Avdi;Georgios Banos;Kostantinos Stefos;Philippe Chemineau

  • The effects of polymorphisms in the DGAT1, leptin and growth hormone receptor gene loci on body energy, blood metabolic and reproductive traits of Holstein cows

    G. Oikonomou;K. Angelopoulou;G. Arsenos;D. Zygoyiannis

  • Adjustment Factors and Genetic Evaluation for Somatic Cell Score and Relationships with Other Traits of Canadian Holsteins

    Wc Zhang;Jcm Dekkers;Georgios Banos;Eb Burnside

  • Caprine PRNP polymorphisms at codons 171, 211, 222 and 240 in a Greek herd and their association with classical scrapie.

    Ilias G. Bouzalas;Chrysostomos I. Dovas;Georgios Banos;Maria Papanastasopoulou

  • Genetic association between body energy measured throughout lactation and fertility in dairy cattle.

    G. Banos;M. P. Coffey

  • Genetic analysis of carcass traits in beef cattle using random regression models

    T M Englishby;Georgios Banos;K L Moore;Mike P Coffey

  • Estimation of Genetic (Co)variance Components for International Evaluation of Dairy Bulls

    Agust Sigurdsson;Georgios Banos;Jan Philipsson

  • Dependent Variables in International Sire Evaluations

    Agust Sigurdsson;Georgios Banos

  • Genome-wide association studies of immune, disease and production traits in indigenous chicken ecotypes

    Androniki Psifidi;Georgios Banos;Georgios Banos;Oswald Matika;Takele T. Desta

  • SELECTING BULLS ACROSS COUNTRIES TO MAXIMIZE GENETIC-IMPROVEMENT IN DAIRY-CATTLE

    Georgios Banos;C Smith

  • The genomic architecture of mastitis resistance in dairy sheep

    Georgios Banos;Georgios Banos;Georgios Banos;G. Bramis;Stephen Bush;Emily Clark

  • Evaluation of reference lactation length in Chios dairy sheep.

    Zoitsa Basdagianni;Efthymios Sinapis;Georgios Banos

  • Effect of meat appearance on consumer preferences for pork chops in Greece and Cyprus.

    P Fortomaris;G Arsenos;M Georgiadis;Georgios Banos

  • Selection within and across populations in livestock improvement.

    C Smith;G Banos

  • Merging and characterising phenotypic data on conventional and rare traits from dairy cattle experimental resources in three countries

    G. Banos;Mike P. Coffey;Roel F. Veerkamp;Donagh Berry

Frequent Co-Authors

Georgios Arsenos
Georgios Arsenos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Mike Coffey
Mike Coffey Scotland's Rural College
Jan Philipsson
Jan Philipsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Georgios Oikonomou
Georgios Oikonomou University of Liverpool
Eileen Wall
Eileen Wall Scotland's Rural College
David A. Hume
David A. Hume University of Queensland
John Woolliams
John Woolliams University of Edinburgh
Raphael A. Mrode
Raphael A. Mrode International Livestock Research Institute
Susan Brotherstone
Susan Brotherstone University of Edinburgh
Oswald Matika
Oswald Matika University of Edinburgh

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