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Overview

Paul Hocking was affiliated with the Roslin Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research concentrated on various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant focus on animal science and zoology.

Their key research topics covered areas such as:

  • Livestock and poultry management
  • Animal nutrition and physiology
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Herpesvirus infections and treatments
  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Paul Hocking's publications were mainly situated in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their subfields included animal science and zoology, molecular biology, food science, genetics, and epidemiology.

The scientist contributed to several research papers, including:

  • "The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens" (2020), published in BMC Biology
  • "Identification and characterisation of endogenous Avian Leukosis Virus subgroup E (ALVE) insertions in chicken whole genome sequencing data" (2020), published in Mobile DNA
  • "Quantitative trait loci and transcriptome signatures associated with avian heritable resistance to Campylobacter" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Genetic control of Campylobacter colonisation in broiler chickens: genomic and transcriptomic characterisation" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Repetition Indicating Form and Function" (2020), published in HIPHIL Novum

Frequent collaborators in their research included:

  • Androniki Psifidi
  • Andreas Kranis
  • Lisa Rothwell
  • Abi Bremner
  • Kay Russell

Paul Hocking's work was published in journals such as BMC Biology, Mobile DNA, Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and HIPHIL Novum, reflecting a diverse engagement with both biological sciences and interdisciplinary research venues.

Best Publications

  • A genetic variation map for chicken with 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms

    Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Bin Liu;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Yong Zhang;Yong Zhang

  • Acute Heat Stress-Induced Alterations in Blood Acid-Base Status and Skeletal Muscle Membrane Integrity in Broiler Chickens at Two Ages: Implications for Meat Quality

    DA Sandercock;Richard R Hunter;Geoff R Nute;MA Mitchell

  • High litter moisture alone is sufficient to cause footpad dermatitis in growing turkeys

    R K Mayne;R W Else;P M Hocking

  • Mapping of quantitative trait loci for body weight at three, six, and nine weeks of age in a broiler layer cross.

    A Sewalem;D M Morrice;A Law;D Windsor

  • Quantitative trait loci affecting fatness in the chicken.

    C.O.N. Ikeobi;John Woolliams;David Morrice;A. Law

  • Genetic variation for egg production, egg quality and bone strength in selected and traditional breeds of laying fowl

    Paul M Hocking;M Bain;C E Channing;Robert Fleming

  • Welfare assessment of broiler breeder and layer females subjected to food restriction and limited access to water during rearing

    P. M. Hocking;M. H. Maxwell;M. A. Mitchell

  • Relationships between the degree of food restriction and welfare indices in broiler breeder females

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  • The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens

    Raman Akinyanju Lawal;Simon H. Martin;Simon H. Martin;Koen Vanmechelen;Addie Vereijken

  • Thermoregulatory capacity and muscle membrane integrity are compromised in broilers compared with layers at the same age or body weight

    D A Sandercock;R R Hunter;M A Mitchell;Paul Hocking

  • Simultaneous mapping of epistatic QTL in chickens reveals clusters of QTL pairs with similar genetic effects on growth.

    Örjan Carlborg;Paul M Hocking;Dave W Burt;Chris S Haley

  • Welfare assessment of modified rearing programmes for broiler breeders

    Paul Hocking;M H Maxwell;Graeme Robertson;M. A. Mitchell

  • Age-related changes in fear, sociality and pecking behaviours in two strains of laying hen.

    P M Hocking;C E Channing;D Waddington;R B Jones

  • Effects of low dietary protein and different allocations of food during rearing and restricted feeding after peak rate of lay on egg production, fertility and hatchability in female broiler breeders

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  • Decreased expression of the satiety signal receptor CCKAR is responsible for increased growth and body weight during the domestication of chickens

    Ian C. Dunn;Simone L. Meddle;Peter W F Wilson;Chloe A. Wardle

  • Effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on pain-related behaviour in a model of articular pain in the domestic fowl.

    P.M. Hocking;G.W. Robertson;M.J. Gentle

  • Different concentrations and sources of dietary fibre may improve the welfare of female broiler breeders

    P M Hocking;V Zaczek;E K M Jones;M G Macleod

  • Selective breeding for susceptibility to myopia reveals a gene-environment interaction.

    Yen-Po Chen;Paul M Hocking;Ling Wang;Boris Povazay;Boris Povazay

  • Genetic Selection for Poultry Behaviour: Big Bad Wolf or Friend in Need?

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  • Is Broiler Breeder Welfare Improved by Using Qualitative Rather Than Quantitative Food Restriction to Limit Growth Rate?

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  • Quantitative trait loci for meat yield and muscle distribution in a broiler layer cross

    C.O.N. Ikeobi;C.O.N. Ikeobi;John Woolliams;David Morrice;Andy Law

  • Roles of body weight and feed intake in ovarian follicular dynamics in broiler breeders at the onset of lay and after a forced molt

    P. M. Hocking

  • Comparison of food intake, rate of consumption, pecking activity and behaviour in layer and broiler breeder males.

    Paul M Hocking;B.O. Hughes;Sarah Keer-Keer

  • Comparative analysis of quantitative trait loci for body weight, growth rate and growth curve parameters from 3 to 72 weeks of age in female chickens of a broiler–layer cross

    Baitsi K Podisi;Sara A Knott;David W Burt;Paul M Hocking

  • Effects of the age of male and female broiler breeders on sexual behaviour, fertility and hatchability of eggs

    Paul M Hocking;R Bernard

  • Between breed genetic variation for welfare-related behavioural traits in domestic fowl

    Paul M. Hocking;Caroline E. Channing;Graeme W. Robertson;Avril Edmond

  • Behavioural comparison of layer and broiler fowl: measuring fear responses

    S. Keer-Keer;B.O. Hughes;P.M. Hocking;R.B. Jones

  • Preliminary linkage map of the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) based on microsatellite markers.

    D W Burt;D R Morrice;A Sewalem;Jacqueline Smith

  • Overlap of quantitative trait loci for early growth rate, and for body weight and age at onset of sexual maturity in chickens.

    Baitsi K Podisi;Sara A Knott;Ian C Dunn;Andy S Law

  • Mutation in the guanine nucleotide-binding protein β-3 causes retinal degeneration and embryonic mortality in chickens

    Hemanth Tummala;Manir Ali;Paul Getty;Paul M. Hocking

  • Common determinants of body size and eye size in chickens from an advanced intercross line

    Ankush Prashar;Paul M. Hocking;Jonathan Thor Erichsen;Qiao Fan

  • Foot pad dermatitis in growing turkeys is associated with cytokine and cellular changes indicative of an inflammatory immune response.

    R K Mayne;F Powell;R W Else;P Kaiser

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
Michel Picard
Michel Picard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Chris F. Inglehearn
Chris F. Inglehearn University of Leeds
Jonathan T. Erichsen
Jonathan T. Erichsen Cardiff University
John Woolliams
John Woolliams University of Edinburgh
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
Chris Haley
Chris Haley University of Edinburgh
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
B. O. Hughes
B. O. Hughes Roslin Institute
A. Sewalem
A. Sewalem Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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