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John W. Keele is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology. Their main research topics cover Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Gut microbiota and health, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, and Gene expression and cancer classification.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • L. A. Kuehn
  • T. G. McDaneld
  • Gary L. Bennett
  • W. M. Snelling
  • H. C. Freetly

John W. Keele has contributed regularly to several publication venues. These include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • PLoS ONE
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

The following are selected recent papers authored or coauthored by John W. Keele:

  • Digestive tract microbiota of beef cattle that differed in feed efficiency, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Classification of 16S rRNA reads is improved using a niche-specific database constructed by near-full length sequencing, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Genetic and nongenetic factors influencing ewe prolificacy and lamb body weight in a closed Romanov flock, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Development and validation of a neural network for the automated detection of horn flies on cattle, 2020, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Genetic changes in beef cow traits following selection for calving ease, 2021, Translational Animal Science

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

    Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Ross L. Tellam;Kim C. Worley;Kim C. Worley;Richard A. Gibbs

  • A genetic linkage map for cattle.

    M. D. Bishop;S. M. Kappes;J. W. Keele;R. T. Stone

  • A second-generation linkage map of the bovine genome.

    Steven M. Kappes;John W. Keele;Roger T. Stone;Royal A. McGraw

  • A comprehensive map of the porcine genome.

    Gary A. Rohrer;Leeson J. Alexander;Zhiliang Hu;Timothy P L Smith

  • A microsatellite linkage map of the porcine genome.

    Gary A. Rohrer;Leeson J. Alexander;John W. Keele;Tim P. Smith

  • Evaluation of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in CAPN1 for association with meat tenderness in cattle.

    B. T. Page;E. Casas;M. P. Heaton;N. G. Cullen

  • Quantitative trait loci affecting growth and carcass composition of cattle segregating alternate forms of myostatin.

    E Casas;S D Shackelford;J W Keele;R T Stone

  • Analysis of copy number variations among diverse cattle breeds

    George E. Liu;Yali Hou;Yali Hou;Bin Zhu;Maria Francesca Cardone

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci for growth and carcass composition in cattle.

    E. Casas;S. D. Shackelford;J. W. Keele;M. Koohmaraie

  • Identification of the Single Base Change Causing the Callipyge Muscle Hypertrophy Phenotype, the Only Known Example of Polar Overdominance in Mammals

    Brad A. Freking;Susan K. Murphy;Andrew A. Wylie;Simon J. Rhodes

  • Selection and use of SNP markers for animal identification and paternity analysis in U.S. beef cattle.

    Michael P. Heaton;Gregory P. Harhay;Gary L. Bennett;Roger T. Stone

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting carcass composition in swine: I. Fat deposition traits.

    G A Rohrer;J W Keele

  • Association of markers in the bovine CAPN1 gene with meat tenderness in large crossbred populations that sample influential industry sires.

    B. T. Page;E. Casas;R. L. Quaas;R. M. Thallman

  • A new single nucleotide polymorphism in CAPN1 extends the current tenderness marker test to include cattle of Bos indicus, Bos taurus, and crossbred descent.

    S. N. White;E. Casas;T. L. Wheeler;S. D. Shackelford

  • Genome-wide association study of growth in crossbred beef cattle.

    W. M. Snelling;M. F. Allan;J. W. Keele;L. A. Kuehn

  • A second-generation linkage map of the sheep genome.

    Maurico J. de Gortari;Brad A. Freking;Rachel P. Cuthbertson;Steven M. Kappes

  • A primary screen of the bovine genome for quantitative trait loci affecting carcass and growth traits.

    R T Stone;J W Keele;S D Shackelford;S M Kappes

  • Association of the muscle hypertrophy locus with carcass traits in beef cattle.

    E. Casas;J. W. Keele;S. D. Shackelford;M. Koohmaraie

  • Bovine CAPN1 maps to a region of BTA29 containing a quantitative trait locus for meat tenderness.

    T. P. L. Smith;E. Casas;C. E. Rexroad;S. M. Kappes

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting carcass composition in swine: II. Muscling and wholesale product yield traits.

    G A Rohrer;J W Keele

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy P. L. Smith
Timothy P. L. Smith Agricultural Research Service
Gary L. Bennett
Gary L. Bennett Agricultural Research Service
Larry A. Kuehn
Larry A. Kuehn Agricultural Research Service
Eduardo Casas
Eduardo Casas Agricultural Research Service
Steven D. Shackelford
Steven D. Shackelford Agricultural Research Service
Mohammad Koohmaraie
Mohammad Koohmaraie IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
R. M. Thallman
R. M. Thallman US Department of Agriculture
Gary A. Rohrer
Gary A. Rohrer Agricultural Research Service
Harvey C. Freetly
Harvey C. Freetly Agricultural Research Service

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