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Mogens Sandø Lund

Mogens Sandø Lund

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Denmark
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
61
Citations
13637
World Ranking
308
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Mogens Sandø Lund is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has a research focus primarily situated within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output comprises a significant volume of work in genetics, cancer research, agronomy and crop science, molecular biology, and plant science.

Their recent publications demonstrate contributions to livestock genetics and molecular biology, particularly in the context of genetic and phenotypic traits and the genetic mapping and diversity of plants and animals. Notable papers authored include:

  • "Pig genome functional annotation enhances the biological interpretation of complex traits and human disease," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues," 2024, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Bayesian modeling reveals host genetics associated with rumen microbiota jointly influence methane emission in dairy cows," 2020, published in The ISME Journal
  • "Genomic prediction using a reference population of multiple pure breeds and admixed individuals," 2021, published in Genetics Selection Evolution
  • "Distinguishing pleiotropy from linked QTL between milk production traits and mastitis resistance in Nordic Holstein cattle," 2020, published in Genetics Selection Evolution

Lund's work extensively covers topics such as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, mechanisms related to cancer, animal genetics and reproduction, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, reproductive physiology in livestock, and genetics and plant breeding.

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lund include:

  • Goutam Sahana
  • Guosheng Su
  • Zexi Cai
  • Lingzhao Fang
  • Zhonghao Bai

Lund's publications appear regularly in several journals, with multiple contributions to Genetics Selection Evolution and Journal of Dairy Science. Other recurrent venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, and Frontiers in Genetics.

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

Best Publications

  • Genomic prediction when some animals are not genotyped

    Ole F Christensen;Mogens S Lund

  • Whole-genome sequencing of 234 bulls facilitates mapping of monogenic and complex traits in cattle

    Hans D Daetwyler;Aurélien Capitan;Hubert Pausch;Paul Stothard

  • Estimating additive and non-additive genetic variances and predicting genetic merits using genome-wide dense single nucleotide polymorphism markers.

    Guosheng Su;Ole F. Christensen;Tage Ostersen;Mark Henryon

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for cattle stature identifies common genes that regulate body size in mammals.

    Aniek C. Bouwman;Hans D. Daetwyler;Amanda J. Chamberlain;Carla Hurtado Ponce

  • A common reference population from four European Holstein populations increases reliability of genomic predictions

    Mogens S. Lund;Adrianus Pw de Roos;Alfred G de Vries;Tom Druet

  • A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues

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  • Runs of homozygosity and distribution of functional variants in the cattle genome

    Qianqian Zhang;Qianqian Zhang;Bernt Guldbrandtsen;Mirte Bosse;Mogens S Lund

  • Pig genome functional annotation enhances the biological interpretation of complex traits and human disease.

    Zhangyuan Pan;Yuelin Yao;Hongwei Yin;Zexi Cai

  • Estimation of inbreeding using pedigree, 50k SNP chip genotypes and full sequence data in three cattle breeds

    Qianqian Zhang;Qianqian Zhang;Mario P L Calus;Bernt Guldbrandtsen;Mogens S Lund

  • Selection for litter size at day five to improve litter size at weaning and piglet survival rate.

    G. Su;M. S. Lund;D. Sorensen

  • Quantitative trait loci markers derived from whole genome sequence data increases the reliability of genomic prediction

    Rasmus Froberg Brøndum;Guosheng Su;Luc Janss;Goutam Sahana

  • Comparison of genomic predictions using medium-density (∼54,000) and high-density (∼777,000) single nucleotide polymorphism marker panels in Nordic Holstein and Red Dairy Cattle populations.

    G. Su;R.F. Brøndum;P. Ma;P. Ma;B. Guldbrandtsen

  • Quantifying the contribution of sequence variants with regulatory and evolutionary significance to 34 bovine complex traits

    Ruidong Xiang;Irene van den Berg;Iona M. MacLeod;Benjamin J. Hayes

  • A 660-Kb deletion with antagonistic effects on fertility and milk production segregates at high frequency in Nordic Red cattle: additional evidence for the common occurrence of balancing selection in livestock.

    Naveen Kumar Kadri;Goutam Sahana;Carole Charlier;Terhi Iso-Touru

  • Comparison on genomic predictions using three GBLUP methods and two single-step blending methods in the Nordic Holstein population

    Hongding Gao;Hongding Gao;Ole F Christensen;Per Madsen;Ulrik S Nielsen

  • Preliminary investigation on reliability of genomic estimated breeding values in the Danish Holstein population

    G. Su;B. Guldbrandtsen;V.R. Gregersen;M.S. Lund

  • Relationship between litter size and perinatal and pre-weaning survival in pigs

    Mogens Sandø Lund;M Puonti;L Rydhmer;Just Jensen

  • Bayesian analysis of the linear reaction norm model with unknown covariates.

    G. Su;P. Madsen;M. S. Lund;D. Sorensen

  • Genomic prediction for Nordic Red Cattle using one-step and selection index blending

    G. Su;P. Madsen;U.S. Nielsen;E.A. Mäntysaari

  • Genetic Parameters for the Piglet Mortality Traits Crushing, Stillbirth and Total Mortality, and their Relation to Birth Weight

    Katja Grandinson;Mogens Sandø Lund;Lotta Rydhmer;Erling Strandberg

  • Reliabilities of genomic prediction using combined reference data of the Nordic Red dairy cattle populations.

    R.F. Brøndum;E. Rius-Vilarrasa;I. Strandén;G. Su

  • The importance of haplotype length and heritability using genomic selection in dairy cattle.

    T.M. Villumsen;T.M. Villumsen;L. Janss;M.S. Lund

  • Genome wide association studies for body conformation traits in the Chinese Holstein cattle population

    Xiaoping Wu;Ming Fang;Lin Liu;Sheng Wang

  • Genomic evaluation of cattle in a multi-breed context ☆

    Mogens Sandø Lund;Guosheng Su;Luc Janss;Bernt Guldbrandtsen

  • Comparison of genomic predictions using genomic relationship matrices built with different weighting factors to account for locus-specific variances

    G. Su;O.F. Christensen;L. Janss;M.S. Lund

  • A 660-Kb Deletion with Antagonistic Effects on Fertility and Milk Production Segregates at High Frequency in Nordic Red Cattle: Additional Evidence for the Common Occurrence of Balancing Selection in Livestock

    Naveen Kumar Kadri;Goutam Sahana;Carole Charlier;Iso-Touru Terhi

Frequent Co-Authors

Guosheng Su
Guosheng Su Aarhus University
Bernt Guldbrandtsen
Bernt Guldbrandtsen Aarhus University
Johanna Vilkki
Johanna Vilkki University of Turku
Peter Sørensen
Peter Sørensen Aarhus University
Per Madsen
Per Madsen Aarhus University
Christian Bendixen
Christian Bendixen Aarhus University
Didier Boichard
Didier Boichard University of Paris-Saclay
Ismo Strandén
Ismo Strandén Natural Resources Institute Finland
John L. Williams
John L. Williams University of Adelaide

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