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2420
National Ranking
128

Overview

Javier Cañón is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain and conducts research mainly in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their body of work includes a strong focus on Genetics and related subfields. Specific areas addressed in their research include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques
  • Risk and Safety Analysis

Javier Cañón has published research in several scientific venues, with recurring publications in:

  • Animals
  • Ruminants
  • Animal Genetics
  • SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
  • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Their recent significant publications include:

  • Applications of Microsatellites and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for the Genetic Characterization of Cattle and Small Ruminants: An Overview (2022, Ruminants)
  • A novel missense variant in endothelin-2 (EDN2) causes a growth and respiratory lethal syndrome in bovine (2022, Animal Genetics)
  • A Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence Approach to Risk Management (2022, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition)
  • Syringohydromyelia in Dogs: The Genomic Component Underlying a Complex Neurological Disease (2022, Animals)
  • Author Correction: The genetic ancestry of American Creole cattle inferred from uniparental and autosomal genetic markers (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • O. Cortés
  • S. Dunner
  • Paulina G. Eusebi
  • Sandra Andrino
  • Carlos Carleos

Best Publications

  • Genetic diversity measures of local European beef cattle breeds for conservation purposes

    Javier Cañón;Paolo Alexandrino;Isabel Bessa;Carlos Carleos

  • Pedigree analysis of eight Spanish beef cattle breeds

    Juan Pablo Gutiérrez;Juan Altarriba;Clara Díaz;Raquel Quintanilla;Raquel Quintanilla

  • Geographical partitioning of goat diversity in Europe and the Middle East

    J Cañón;D García;MA García-Atance;Gaby Obexer-Ruff

  • The genetic structure of Spanish Celtic horse breeds inferred from microsatellite data.

    J Cañon;M L Checa;C Carleos;J L Vega-Pla

  • Haplotype diversity of the myostatin gene among beef cattle breeds

    Susana Dunner;M. Eugenia Miranda;Yves Amigues;Javier Cañón

  • Genetic Characterization of Southwestern European Bovine Breeds: A Historical and Biogeographical Reassessment With a Set of 16 Microsatellites

    A. Beja-Pereira;P. Alexandrino;I. Bessa;Y. Carretero

  • Genetic Footprints of Iberian Cattle in America 500 Years after the Arrival of Columbus

    Amparo M. Martínez;Luis T. Gama;Luis T. Gama;Javier Cañón;Catarina Ginja

  • Genetic structure of eighteen local south European beef cattle breeds by comparative F-statistics analysis

    J. Jordana;P. Alexandrino;A. Beja‐Pereira;I. Bessa

  • Marker-assisted conservation of European cattle breeds: an evaluation

    I.J..N. J.A. Lenstra;H.E. Heding;K.A. Engelsma;P. Bijma

  • Towards interbreed IBD fine mapping of the mh locus: Double-muscling in the Asturiana de los Valles breed involves the same locus as in the Belgian Blue cattle breed

    S. Dunner;Carole Charlier;Frédéric Farnir;Benoît Brouwers

  • European domestic horses originated in two holocene refugia.

    Vera Warmuth;Anders Eriksson;Mim A. Bower;Javier Cañon

  • Genetic characterization of Latin-American Creole cattle using microsatellite markers

    J. V. Delgado;A. M. Martínez;A. Acosta;L. A. Álvarez

  • Analysis of genetic diversity and the determination of relationships among western Mediterranean horse breeds using microsatellite markers.

    D. Marletta;I. Tupac-Yupanqui;S. Bordonaro;D. García

  • Estimation of direct and maternal genetic parameters for pre-weaning traits in the Asturiana de los Valles beef cattle breed through animal and sire models.

    J. P. Gutierrez;J. Cañon;F. Goyache

  • Genetic variation within the Lidia bovine breed.

    J Cañón;I Tupac-Yupanqui;M A García-Atance;O Cortés

  • Technical note: Detection of bovine kappa-casein variants A, B, C, and E by means of polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP)

    Angel Barroso;Susana Dunner;Javier Cañón

  • Genetic analysis and management in small populations: the Asturcon pony as an example

    Susana Dunner;Maria L Checa;Juan P Gutierrez;Juan P Martin

  • Genetic variability in Colombian Creole cattle populations estimated by pedigree information.

    Martínez Ra;García D;Gallego Jl;Onofre G

  • The genetic ancestry of American Creole cattle inferred from uniparental and autosomal genetic markers

    Catarina Ginja;Luis Telo Gama;Oscar Cortés;Inmaculada Martin Burriel

  • Genetic diversity, structure, and breed relationships in Iberian cattle.

    I. Martín-Burriel;C. Rodellar;J. Cañón;O. Cortés

  • Genetic differentiation in pointing dog breeds inferred from microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA sequence.

    D Parra;S Méndez;J Cañón;S Dunner

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Pablo Gutiérrez
Juan Pablo Gutiérrez Complutense University of Madrid
Félix Goyache
Félix Goyache Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Catarina Ginja
Catarina Ginja University of Lisbon
Luis T. Gama
Luis T. Gama University of Lisbon
Luis J. Royo
Luis J. Royo Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
John L. Williams
John L. Williams University of Adelaide
Armand Sánchez
Armand Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Michel Georges
Michel Georges University of Liège
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Johannes A. Lenstra
Johannes A. Lenstra Utrecht University

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