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Oscar González-Recio

Oscar González-Recio

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
37
Citations
4803
World Ranking
1522
National Ranking
128

Overview

Oscar González-Recio is affiliated with the Technical University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on genetics and molecular biology within agricultural and biological sciences. The work centers on genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, with significant contributions to ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology.

The scientist's publications cover research on methane emissions mitigation in dairy cattle, genetic markers related to infectious diseases in livestock, and microbial influences on animal health. Their studies often involve genome sequencing and advanced breeding goal models.

Recent papers include:

  • Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle via genetic selection: 2. Incorporating methane emissions into the breeding goal, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle via genetic selection: 1. Genetic parameters of direct methane using noninvasive methods and proxies of methane, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Identification of loci associated with susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in Holstein cattle using combinations of diagnostic tests and imputed whole-genome sequence data, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Identification of loci associated with pathological outcomes in Holstein cattle infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using whole-genome sequence data, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Fungal and ciliate protozoa are the main rumen microbes associated with methane emissions in dairy cattle, 2022, GigaScience

Frequent co-authors working alongside González-Recio include:

  • A. García-Rodríguez
  • Almudena Fernández
  • Mónica Gutiérrez-Rivas
  • J. A. Jiménez-Montero
  • Idoia Goiri

Key venues for publication are:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Livestock Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The main fields of study encompass:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of study include:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Epidemiology

Main topics covered in their work are:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

Best Publications

  • Inbreeding depression on female fertility and calving ease in Spanish dairy cattle.

    O. González-Recio;E. López de Maturana;J.P. Gutiérrez

  • Machine learning methods and predictive ability metrics for genome-wide prediction of complex traits $

    Oscar González-Recio;Oscar González-Recio;Guilherme J.M. Rosa;Daniel Gianola

  • Genome-wide prediction of discrete traits using bayesian regressions and machine learning

    Oscar González-Recio;Selma Forni

  • Predictive ability of direct genomic values for lifetime net merit of Holstein sires using selected subsets of single nucleotide polymorphism markers.

    K.A. Weigel;G. de los Campos;O. González-Recio;H. Naya

  • Whole rumen metagenome sequencing allows classifying and predicting feed efficiency and intake levels in cattle

    Beatriz Delgado;Alex Bach;Isabel Guasch;Carmen González

  • Economic value of female fertility and its relationship with profit in Spanish dairy cattle.

    O. González-Recio;M.A. Pérez-Cabal;R. Alenda

  • Hot topic: Definition and implementation of a breeding value for feed efficiency in dairy cows

    J.E. Pryce;J.E. Pryce;O. Gonzalez-Recio;G. Nieuwhof;W.J. Wales

  • Genetic Parameters for Female Fertility Traits and a Fertility Index in Spanish Dairy Cattle

    O. González-Recio;R. Alenda

  • Nonparametric Methods for Incorporating Genomic Information Into Genetic Evaluations: An Application to Mortality in Broilers

    Oscar González-Recio;Daniel Gianola;Nanye Long;Kent A. Weigel

  • Trans-generational effect of maternal lactation during pregnancy: a Holstein cow model.

    Oscar González-Recio;Eva Ugarte;Alex Bach

  • Changes in the rumen and colon microbiota and effects of live yeast dietary supplementation during the transition from the dry period to lactation of dairy cows

    A. Bach;A. López-García;O. González-Recio;G. Elcoso

  • Accounting for dominance to improve genomic evaluations of dairy cows for fertility and milk production traits.

    Hassan Aliloo;Hassan Aliloo;Jennie E. Pryce;Jennie E. Pryce;Oscar González-Recio;Benjamin G. Cocks;Benjamin G. Cocks

  • Comparison of Mothur and QIIME for the Analysis of Rumen Microbiota Composition Based on 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequences

    Adrian López-García;Carolina Pineda-Quiroga;Raquel Atxaerandio;Adrian Pérez

  • Genetic and phenotypic relationships among locomotion type traits, profit, production, longevity, and fertility in Spanish dairy cows.

    M.A. Pérez-Cabal;C. García;O. González-Recio;R. Alenda

  • Selection for female fertility using censored fertility traits and investigation of the relationship with milk production.

    O. González-Recio;R. Alenda;Y.M. Chang;K.A. Weigel

  • Genetic variance components for female fertility in Iranian Holstein cows

    Heydar Ghiasi;Abbas Pakdel;Ardeshir Nejati-Javaremi;Hassan Mehrabani-Yeganeh

  • Genome-assisted prediction of a quantitative trait measured in parents and progeny: application to food conversion rate in chickens.

    Oscar González-Recio;Daniel Gianola;Guilherme Jm Rosa;Kent A Weigel

  • Past, present, and future of epigenetics applied to livestock breeding.

    Oscar Gonzalez-Recio;Miguel Angel Toro;Alex Bach

  • Impact of calving ease on functional longevity and herd amortization costs in Basque Holsteins using survival analysis.

    E. López de Maturana;E. Ugarte;O. González-Recio

  • Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle via genetic selection: 2. Incorporating methane emissions into the breeding goal

    O. González-Recio;J. López-Paredes;L. Ouatahar;N. Charfeddine

  • Structural equation models to disentangle the biological relationship between microbiota and complex traits: Methane production in dairy cattle as a case of study

    Alejandro Saborío-Montero;Mónica Gutiérrez-Rivas;Aser García-Rodríguez;Raquel Atxaerandio

  • Identification of loci associated with pathological outcomes in Holstein cattle infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using whole-genome sequence data.

    Maria Canive;Gerard Badia-Bringué;Patricia Vázquez;Oscar González-Recio;Oscar González-Recio

  • Identification of loci associated with susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in Holstein cattle using combinations of diagnostic tests and imputed whole-genome sequence data.

    Maria Canive;Oscar González-Recio;Almudena Fernández;Patricia Vázquez

  • A dimensional reduction approach to modulate the core ruminal microbiome associated with methane emissions via selective breeding.

    Alejandro Saborío-Montero;Adrían López-García;Mónica Gutiérrez-Rivas;Raquel Atxaerandio

  • Characterisation of the rumen resistome in Spanish dairy cattle.

    Adrián López-Catalina;Adrián López-Catalina;Raquel Atxaerandio;Aser García-Rodríguez;Idoia Goiri

  • Author Correction: Whole rumen metagenome sequencing allows classifying and predicting feed efficiency and intake levels in cattle.

    Beatriz Delgado;Alex Bach;Isabel Guasch;Carmen González

  • Host Genetics Underlying Pathological Outcomes to Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Infection is Governed by Distinct Genetic Variants

    Maria Canive;Gerard Badia-Bringué;Patricia Vázquez;Oscar González-Recio

  • Long reads from Nanopore sequencing as a tool for animal microbiome studies

    Beatriz Delgado;Magdalena Serrano;Carmen González;Alex Bach

  • Response: Commentary: Past, present and future of epigenetics applied to livestock breeding

    Oscar González-Recio;Miguel A. Toro;Alex Bach

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Daniel Gianola
Daniel Gianola University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kent A. Weigel
Kent A. Weigel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Guilherme J. M. Rosa
Guilherme J. M. Rosa University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael E. Goddard
Michael E. Goddard University of Melbourne
Alex Bach
Alex Bach Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Mike Coffey
Mike Coffey Scotland's Rural College
M. Haile-Mariam
M. Haile-Mariam Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
William J. Wales
William J. Wales University of Melbourne

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