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M. Haile-Mariam is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their subfields of study include Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, and Physiology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, such as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, reproductive physiology in livestock, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, and genetic mapping and diversity in both plants and animals. Additional topics include animal behavior and welfare studies, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, and thermoregulation and physiological responses.

M. Haile-Mariam has contributed to multiple publications across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animal Production Science
  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by M. Haile-Mariam include:

  • "New loci and neuronal pathways for resilience to heat stress in cattle" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "How genomic selection has increased rates of genetic gain and inbreeding in the Australian national herd, genomic information nucleus, and bulls" (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • "Machine learning approaches for the prediction of lameness in dairy cows" (2021, animal)
  • "Symposium review: Genomic selection for reducing environmental impact and adapting to climate change" (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • "Improving Genomic Selection for Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cattle: Current Opportunities and Future Directions" (2022, Frontiers in Genetics)

Collaborative research features prominently in their career, with frequent co-authors including J.E. Pryce, Michael E. Goddard, Majid Khansefid, Irene van den Berg, and Iona M. MacLeod.

Best Publications

  • Exploiting biological priors and sequence variants enhances QTL discovery and genomic prediction of complex traits

    I. M. MacLeod;I. M. MacLeod;P. J. Bowman;P. J. Bowman;C. J. Vander Jagt;M. Haile-Mariam

  • Identification of genomic regions associated with inbreeding depression in Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle

    Jennie E Pryce;Jennie E Pryce;Jennie E Pryce;Mekonnen Haile-Mariam;Mekonnen Haile-Mariam;Michael E Goddard;Michael E Goddard;Michael E Goddard;Ben J Hayes;Ben J Hayes;Ben J Hayes

  • Genomic selection for tolerance to heat stress in Australian dairy cattle

    Thuy T.T. Nguyen;Phil J. Bowman;Mekonnen Haile-Mariam;Jennie E. Pryce;Jennie E. Pryce

  • Genetic and environmental relationship among calving interval, survival, persistency of milk yield and somatic cell count in dairy cattle

    M Haile-Mariam;P.J Bowman;M.E Goddard;M.E Goddard

  • Genotype by environment interaction for fertility, survival, and milk production traits in Australian dairy cattle.

    M. Haile-Mariam;M.J. Carrick;M.E. Goddard;M.E. Goddard

  • Estimates of Genetic Parameters for Daily Somatic Cell Count of Australian Dairy Cattle

    M. Haile-Mariam;M.E. Goddard;M.E. Goddard;P.J. Bowman

  • Comparison of heritabilities of dairy traits in Australian Holstein-Friesian cattle from genomic and pedigree data and implications for genomic evaluations: Implication of genomic heritability for genomic evaluation

    M. Haile-Mariam;G.J. Nieuwhof;K.T. Beard;K.V. Konstatinov

  • Comparison of heritabilities of dairy traits in Australian Holstein-Friesian cattle from genomic and pedigree data and implications for genomic evaluations.

    M. Haile-Mariam;G.J. Nieuwhof;K.T. Beard;K.V. Konstatinov

  • New loci and neuronal pathways for resilience to heat stress in cattle.

    Evans K Cheruiyot;Mekonnen Haile-Mariam;Benjamin G Cocks;Iona M MacLeod

  • Estimates of genetic parameters for fertility traits of Australian Holstein-Friesian cattle

    M. Haile-Mariam;J.M. Morton;M.E. Goddard

  • Productivity of Boran cattle and their Friesian crosses at Abernossa Ranch, rift valley of Ethiopia. I. Reproductive performance and pre-weaning mortality

    M. Haile-Mariam;K. Banjaw;T. Gebre-Meskel;H. Ketema

  • Short communication: Implementation of a breeding value for heat tolerance in Australian dairy cattle.

    Thuy T.T. Nguyen;Phil J. Bowman;Mekonnen Haile-Mariam;Gert J. Nieuwhof

  • Genetic parameters of fertility traits and their correlation with production, type, workability, liveweight, survival index, and cell count

    M. Haile-Mariam;P. J. Bowman;M. E. Goddard

  • Genetic parameters for lactose and its correlation with other milk production traits and fitness traits in pasture-based production systems

    M. Haile-Mariam;J.E. Pryce

  • How genomic selection has increased rates of genetic gain and inbreeding in the Australian national herd, genomic information nucleus, and bulls.

    B.A. Scott;M. Haile-Mariam;B.G. Cocks;J.E. Pryce

  • Genetic and environmental correlations between test-day somatic cell count and milk yield traits

    M Haile-Mariam;P.J Bowman;M.E Goddard;M.E Goddard

  • Estimates of direct and maternal (co)variance components of growth traits in Boran cattle

    M. Haile‐Mariam;H. Kassa‐Mersha

  • Machine learning approaches for the prediction of lameness in dairy cows.

    S. Shahinfar;M. Khansefid;M. Haile-Mariam;J.E. Pryce

  • Genotype-by-environment (temperature-humidity) interaction of milk production traits in Australian Holstein cattle.

    E.K. Cheruiyot;T.T.T. Nguyen;M. Haile-Mariam;B.G. Cocks

  • The effect of changing cow production and fitness traits on net income and greenhouse gas emissions from Australian dairy systems.

    M.J. Bell;R.J. Eckard;M. Haile-Mariam;M. Haile-Mariam;J.E. Pryce;J.E. Pryce

  • Genetic and environmental effects on age at first calving and calving interval of naturally bred Boran (zebu) cows in Ethiopia

    M. Haile-Mariam;H. Kassa-Mersha

  • Incorporating heifer feed efficiency in the Australian selection index using genomic selection

    O. Gonzalez-Recio;O. Gonzalez-Recio;J.E. Pryce;J.E. Pryce;J.E. Pryce;M. Haile-Mariam;M. Haile-Mariam;B.J. Hayes;B.J. Hayes;B.J. Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University
Michael E. Goddard
Michael E. Goddard University of Melbourne
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Iona M. MacLeod
Iona M. MacLeod La Trobe University
Oscar González-Recio
Oscar González-Recio University of Edinburgh
Christian Maltecca
Christian Maltecca North Carolina State University
Hans D. Daetwyler
Hans D. Daetwyler Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Amanda J. Chamberlain
Amanda J. Chamberlain La Trobe University
Francisco Peñagaricano
Francisco Peñagaricano University of Wisconsin–Madison
William J. Wales
William J. Wales University of Melbourne

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