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J. H. J. van der Werf

J. H. J. van der Werf

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
59
Citations
11398
World Ranking
353
National Ranking
26

Overview

J. H. J. van der Werf is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on genetics, with a significant emphasis on genetics applied to livestock.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of study that characterize their work cover:

  • Genetics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Small Animals
  • Cancer Research

The primary research topics J. H. J. van der Werf has worked on are:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Livestock Management and Performance Improvement

They have published in several recurring academic venues, with multiple publications in the following journals:

  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Animal Production Science
  • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • animal
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by van der Werf include:

  • Use of gene expression and whole-genome sequence information to improve the accuracy of genomic prediction for carcass traits in Hanwoo cattle (2020, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • A conditional multi-trait sequence GWAS discovers pleiotropic candidate genes and variants for sheep wool, skin wrinkle and breech cover traits (2021, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • Efficient polygenic risk scores for biobank scale data by exploiting phenotypes from inferred relatives (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Analysis of culling reasons and age at culling in Australian dairy cattle (2021, Animal Production Science)
  • Breeding objectives for dairy cattle under low, medium and high production systems in the tropics (2022, animal)

Van der Werf has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Sam Clark
  • Sara de las Heras-Saldana
  • Nasir Moghaddar
  • Dajeong Lim
  • Susanne Hermesch

Best Publications

  • Genetic and statistical properties of residual feed intake

    B.W. Kennedy;J.H.J. van der Werf;T.H.E. Meuwissen

  • The importance of information on relatives for the prediction of genomic breeding values and the implications for the makeup of reference data sets in livestock breeding schemes.

    Samuel A Clark;John M Hickey;Hans D Daetwyler;Julius H J van der Werf

  • Genetic correlation between days until start of luteal activity and milk yield, energy balance, and live weights.

    R.F. Veerkamp;J.K. Oldenbroek;H.J. Van Der Gaast;J.H.J. Van Der Werf

  • MTG2: an efficient algorithm for multivariate linear mixed model analysis based on genomic information.

    S. H. Lee;S. H. Lee;J. H. J. van der Werf

  • Different models of genetic variation and their effect on genomic evaluation

    Samuel A Clark;Samuel A Clark;John M Hickey;Julius H J van der Werf;Julius H J van der Werf

  • The Use of Covariance Functions and Random Regressions for Genetic Evaluation of Milk Production Based on Test Day Records

    J.H.J. Van Der Werf;M.E. Goddard;K. Meyer

  • Predicting Unobserved Phenotypes for Complex Traits from Whole-Genome SNP Data

    Sang Hong Lee;Sang Hong Lee;Julius H. J. van der Werf;Ben J. Hayes;Michael E. Goddard

  • Design and role of an information nucleus in sheep breeding programs

    J. H. J. van der Werf;J. H. J. van der Werf;B. P. Kinghorn;B. P. Kinghorn;R. G. Banks;R. G. Banks

  • Genetic and phenotypic parameters for milk production and fertility traits in upgraded dairy cattle

    J Hoekstra;A.W van der Lugt;J.H.J van der Werf;W Ouweltjes

  • Components of the accuracy of genomic prediction in a multi-breed sheep population

    H. D. Daetwyler;K. E. Kemper;J. H. J. van der Werf;J. H. J. van der Werf;B. J. Hayes;B. J. Hayes

  • Genetic parameters for meat quality traits of Australian lamb meat

    S.I. Mortimer;J.H.J. van der Werf;R.H. Jacob;D.L. Hopkins

  • A phasing and imputation method for pedigreed populations that results in a single-stage genomic evaluation

    John M Hickey;Brian P Kinghorn;Bruce Tier;Julius H J van der Werf;Julius H J van der Werf

  • Accuracy of estimated genomic breeding values for wool and meat traits in a multi-breed sheep population

    H. D. Daetwyler;J. M. Hickey;J. M. Henshall;S. Dominik

  • Accuracy of pedigree and genomic predictions of carcass and novel meat quality traits in multi-breed sheep data assessed by cross-validation

    Hans D Daetwyler;Andrew A Swan;Andrew A Swan;Julius H J van der Werf;Julius H J van der Werf;Ben J Hayes;Ben J Hayes

  • Selection Bias and Multiple Trait Evaluation

    E.J. Pollak;J.H.J. van der Werf;R.L. Quaas

  • A combined long-range phasing and long haplotype imputation method to impute phase for SNP genotypes.

    John M Hickey;Brian P Kinghorn;Bruce Tier;James F Wilson

  • Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (gBLUP) for the Estimation of Genomic Breeding Values

    Samuel A. Clark;Julius van der Werf

  • Estimation of additive genetic variance when base populations are selected.

    J.H.J. van der Werf;I.J.M. de Boer

  • Accuracy of genotype imputation in sheep breeds.

    B. J. Hayes;P. J. Bowman;H. D. Daetwyler;J. W. Kijas

  • Computing approximate standard errors for genetic parameters derived from random regression models fitted by average information REML.

    Troy M Fischer;Arthur R Gilmour;Julius H.J. van der Werf

  • Genetic correlations among and between wool, growth and reproduction traits in Merino sheep

    E Safari;N M Fogarty;A R Gilmour;K D Atkins

  • Estimation of Genetic Parameters in a Crossbred Population of Black and White Dairy Cattle

    J.H.J. Van Der Werf;W. De Boer

  • Description of lamb growth using random regression on field data

    T.M. Fischer;J.H.J. Van der Werf;R.G. Banks;A.J. Ball

  • Across population genetic parameters for wool, growth, and reproduction traits in Australian Merino sheep. 2. Estimates of heritability and variance components

    E. Safari;N. M. Fogarty;A. R. Gilmour;K. D. Atkins

  • Preliminary estimates of genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits in Australian sheep

    S. I. Mortimer;J. H. J. van der Werf;J. H. J. van der Werf;R. H. Jacob;R. H. Jacob;D. W. Pethick;D. W. Pethick

  • Genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits and their relationships to liveweight and wool production in hogget Merino rams

    J.C. Greeff;E. Safari;E. Safari;N.M. Fogarty;N.M. Fogarty;D.L. Hopkins

  • Response to selection in beef cattle using IGF-1 as a selection criterion for residual feed intake under different Australian breeding objectives

    B.J. Wood;J.A. Archer;J.H.J. van der Werf

  • Genetic relationships between fertility traits for dairy cows in different parities

    J. Jansen;J.H.J. van der Werf;W. de Boer

  • Reproductive performance in the Sheep CRC Information Nucleus using artificial insemination across different sheep-production environments in southern Australia

    K. G. Geenty;F. D. Brien;G. N. Hinch;R. C. Dobos

  • Genetic variation within and between subpopulations of the Australian Merino breed

    Andrew A. Swan;Daniel J. Brown;Julius H. J. van der Werf

  • Across population genetic parameters for wool, growth, and reproduction traits in Australian Merino sheep. 1. Data structure and non-genetic effects

    E. Safari;N. M. Fogarty;A. R. Gilmour;K. D. Atkins

  • Across flock (co)variance components for faecal worm egg count, live weight, and fleece traits for Australian merinos

    M. Khusro;J.H.J. Van der Werf;D.J. Brown;A. Ball

  • Genetic correlations between meat quality traits and growth and carcass traits in Merino sheep

    Suzanne I Mortimer;Suzanne I Mortimer;Neal M Fogarty;Neal M Fogarty;Julius H J van der Werf;Daniel J Brown

  • QTL and gene expression analyses identify genes affecting carcass weight and marbling on BTA14 in Hanwoo (Korean Cattle)

    Seung Hwan Lee;Seung Hwan Lee;J. H. J. van der Werf;Nam Kuk Kim;Sang Hong Lee

  • Design and phenotyping procedures for recording wool, skin, parasite resistance, growth, carcass yield and quality traits of the SheepGENOMICS mapping flock

    Jason D. White;Peter G. Allingham;Chris M. Gorman;David L. Emery

  • Breeding for veal and beef production in Dutch Red and White cattle.

    J. Dijkstra;J.K. Oldenbroek;S. Korver;J.H.J. van der Werf

  • Genomic Evaluations in the Australian Sheep Industry

    A. A Swan;D. J. Brown;H. D. Daetwyler;B. J. Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Swan
Andrew Swan University of New England
J.A.M. van Arendonk
J.A.M. van Arendonk Wageningen University & Research
Alex J. Ball
Alex J. Ball University of New England
Andrew Thompson
Andrew Thompson Murdoch University
Norah M. E. Fogarty
Norah M. E. Fogarty King's College London
S. W. Walkden-Brown
S. W. Walkden-Brown University of New England
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Hans D. Daetwyler
Hans D. Daetwyler Bayer Pharmaceuticals
David L. Hopkins
David L. Hopkins Charles Sturt University
David W. Pethick
David W. Pethick Murdoch University

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