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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
37
Citations
5999
World Ranking
1471
National Ranking
431

Best Publications

  • Mutations in DMRT3 affect locomotion in horses and spinal circuit function in mice

    Lisa S. Andersson;Martin Larhammar;Fatima Memic;Hanna Wootz

  • Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Selection for Important Traits in Domestic Horse Breeds

    Jessica L. Petersen;James R. Mickelson;Aaron K. Rendahl;Stephanie J. Valberg

  • Genetic diversity in the modern horse illustrated from genome-wide SNP data

    Jessica L. Petersen;James R. Mickelson;E. Gus Cothran;Lisa S. Andersson

  • A High Density SNP Array for the Domestic Horse and Extant Perissodactyla: Utility for Association Mapping, Genetic Diversity, and Phylogeny Studies

    Molly E. McCue;Danika L. Bannasch;Jessica Lynn Petersen;Jessica Gurr

  • Improved reference genome for the domestic horse increases assembly contiguity and composition

    Theodore S. Kalbfleisch;Edward S. Rice;Michael S. DePriest;Brian P. Walenz

  • Evolutionary Genomics and Conservation of the Endangered Przewalski's Horse.

    Clio Der Sarkissian;Luca Ermini;Mikkel Heide Schubert;Melinda A. Yang

  • Glycogen synthase (GYS1) mutation causes a novel skeletal muscle glycogenosis

    Molly E. McCue;Stephanie J. Valberg;Michael B. Miller;Claire Wade

  • Tracking the origins of Yakutian horses and the genetic basis for their fast adaptation to subarctic environments

    Pablo Librado;Clio Der Sarkissian;Luca Ermini;Mikkel Schubert

  • Evaluation of allele frequencies of inherited disease genes in subgroups of American Quarter Horses.

    Robert C. Tryon;M. Cecilia T. Penedo;Molly E. McCue;Stephanie J. Valberg

  • 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

  • A Vision for Development and Utilization of High-Throughput Phenotyping and Big Data Analytics in Livestock.

    James E. Koltes;John B. Cole;Roxanne Clemmens;Ryan N. Dilger

  • Glycogen Synthase 1 (GYS1) Mutation in Diverse Breeds with Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy

    Molly E McCue;Stephanie J Valberg;M. Lucio;James R Mickelson

  • Haplotype diversity in the equine myostatin gene with focus on variants associated with race distance propensity and muscle fiber type proportions

    Jessica L. Petersen;Jessica L. Petersen;Stephanie J. Valberg;James R. Mickelson;Molly E. McCue

  • Prevalence of polysaccharide storage myopathy in horses with neuromuscular disorders.

    Unknown

  • Genetic risk factors for insidious equine recurrent uveitis in Appaloosa horses.

    K. L. Fritz;H. J. Kaese;S. J. Valberg;J. A. Hendrickson

  • Glycaemic and insulinaemic responses to feeding hay with different non-structural carbohydrate content in control and polysaccharide storage myopathy-affected horses.

    Unknown

  • Equine Metabolic Syndrome: A Complex Disease Influenced by Genetics and the Environment

    Unknown

  • Estimation of body weight and development of a body weight score for adult equids using morphometric measurements.

    Unknown

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

    Sabine Felkel;Claus Vogl;Doris Rigler;Viktoria Dobretsberger

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