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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
4134
World Ranking
2252
National Ranking
81

Best Publications

  • The impact of genetic relationship information on genomic breeding values in German Holstein cattle

    David Habier;Jens Tetens;Franz-Reinhold Seefried;Peter Lichtner

  • A review on fish growth calculation: multiple functions in fish production and their specific application

    Vincent Lugert;Georg Thaller;Jens Tetens;Carsten Schulz

  • The pattern of linkage disequilibrium in German Holstein cattle.

    Saber Qanbari;E C G Pimentel;J Tetens;Georg Thaller

  • A genome-wide scan for signatures of recent selection in Holstein cattle.

    S. Qanbari;E. C. G. Pimentel;J. Tetens;G. Thaller

  • A genome-wide association study indicates LCORL/NCAPG as a candidate locus for withers height in German Warmblood horses.

    J. Tetens;P. Widmann;C. Kühn;G. Thaller

  • Developing a 670k genotyping array to tag ~2M SNPs across 24 horse breeds.

    Robert J. Schaefer;Mikkel Schubert;Ernest Bailey;Danika L. Bannasch

  • Y Chromosome Uncovers the Recent Oriental Origin of Modern Stallions

    Barbara Wallner;Nicola Palmieri;Claus Vogl;Doris Rigler

  • Identification and Dissection of Four Major QTL Affecting Milk Fat Content in the German Holstein-Friesian Population

    Xiaolong Wang;Christine Wurmser;Hubert Pausch;Simone Jung

  • Independent polled mutations leading to complex gene expression differences in cattle.

    Natalie Wiedemar;Jens Tetens;Vidhya Jagannathan;Annie Menoud

  • Exploration of relationships between production and fertility traits in dairy cattle via association studies of SNPs within candidate genes derived by expression profiling

    E. C. G. Pimentel;S. Bauersachs;M. Tietze;H. Simianer

  • DNA-based identification of novel bovine casein gene variants.

    J. L. Gallinat;S. Qanbari;Cord Drögemüller;E. C. G. Pimentel;E. C. G. Pimentel

  • GWAS for Meat and Carcass Traits Using Imputed Sequence Level Genotypes in Pooled F2-Designs in Pigs.

    Clemens Falker-Gieske;Iulia Blaj;Siegfried Preuß;Jörn Bennewitz

  • The horse Y chromosome as an informative marker for tracing sire lines

    Sabine Felkel;Claus Vogl;Doris Rigler;Viktoria Dobretsberger

  • Review of Sensor Technologies in Animal Breeding: Phenotyping Behaviors of Laying Hens to Select Against Feather Pecking

    Esther D. Ellen;Malou van der Sluis;Malou van der Sluis;Janice Siegford;Oleksiy Guzhva

  • Genome-wide mapping of 10 calving and fertility traits in Holstein dairy cattle with special regard to chromosome 18

    M.-P. Müller;S. Rothammer;D. Seichter;I. Russ

  • Single nucleotide polymorphism and haplotype effects associated with somatic cell score in German Holstein cattle.

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  • Identification of the Bovine Arachnomelia Mutation by Massively Parallel Sequencing Implicates Sulfite Oxidase (SUOX) in Bone Development

    Cord Drögemüller;Jens Tetens;Snaevar Sigurdsson;Snaevar Sigurdsson;Arcangelo Gentile

  • Comprehensive characterization of horse genome variation by whole‐genome sequencing of 88 horses

    Vidya Jagannathan;Vinzenz Gerber;S Rieder;J Tetens

  • The spatial expression pattern of antimicrobial peptides across the healthy bovine udder

    J. Tetens;J.J. Friedrich;A. Hartmann;M. Schwerin

  • Identification of a haplotype associated with cholesterol deficiency and increased juvenile mortality in Holstein cattle

    S. Kipp;D. Segelke;S. Schierenbeck;F. Reinhardt

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