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R. M. Thallman is affiliated with the US Department of Agriculture in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans genetics, agronomy and crop science, molecular biology, animal science and zoology, and small animal studies.

The scientist's research primarily addresses genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, reproductive physiology in livestock, and genetic mapping and diversity in both plants and animals. Other significant topics include ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, animal behavior and welfare studies, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Recent publications by R. M. Thallman include:

  • Digestive tract microbiota of beef cattle that differed in feed efficiency, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Heritability and genetic correlations of feed intake, body weight gain, residual gain, and residual feed intake of beef cattle as heifers and cows, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Genetic parameters, heterosis, and breed effects for body condition score and mature cow weight in beef cattle, 2022, Journal of Animal Science
  • Breed and heterotic effects for mature weight in beef cattle, 2021, Journal of Animal Science
  • Breeding Sustainable Beef Cows: Reducing Weight and Increasing Productivity, 2022, Animals

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • L. A. Kuehn
  • W. M. Snelling
  • H. C. Freetly
  • Matthew L Spangler
  • J. W. Keele

The main publication venues for R. M. Thallman's research consist of:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Validation of commercial DNA tests for quantitative beef quality traits.

    A. L. Van Eenennaam;J. Li;R. M. Thallman;R. L. Quaas

  • Association of markers in the bovine CAPN1 gene with meat tenderness in large crossbred populations that sample influential industry sires.

    B. T. Page;E. Casas;R. L. Quaas;R. M. Thallman

  • Genome-wide association study of growth in crossbred beef cattle.

    W. M. Snelling;M. F. Allan;J. W. Keele;L. A. Kuehn

  • A genome scan for loci affecting pork quality in a Duroc–Landrace F2 population

    G. A. Rohrer;R. M. Thallman;S. Shackelford;T. Wheeler

  • Predicting breed composition using breed frequencies of 50,000 markers from the US Meat Animal Research Center 2,000 Bull Project.

    L. A. Kuehn;J. W. Keele;G. L. Bennett;T. G. McDaneld

  • Contribution of genetic influences to animal-to-animal variation in myoglobin content and beef lean color stability.

    D. A. King;S. D. Shackelford;L. A. Kuehn;C. M. Kemp

  • Initial results of genomic scans for ovulation rate in a cattle population selected for increased twinning rate.

    S. M. Kappes;G. L. Bennett;J. W. Keele;S. E. Echternkamp

  • Comparison of molecular breeding values based on within- and across-breed training in beef cattle

    Stephen D Kachman;Matthew L Spangler;Gary L Bennett;Kathryn J Hanford

  • Partial-genome evaluation of postweaning feed intake and efficiency of crossbred beef cattle.

    W. M. Snelling;M. F. Allan;J. W. Keele;L. A. Kuehn

  • Increased calf production in cattle selected for twin ovulations.

    S. E. Echternkamp;R. M. Thallman;R. A. Cushman;M. F. Allan

  • Germplasm evaluation in beef cattle-cycle IV: Postweaning growth and puberty of heifers

    R M Thallman;L V Cundiff;K E Gregory;R M Koch

  • Estimation of breed-specific heterosis effects for birth, weaning, and yearling weight in cattle.

    Lauren N. Schiermiester;R. M. Thallman;Larry Kuehn;Stephen D Kachman

  • PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: How single nucleotide polymorphism chips will advance our knowledge of factors controlling puberty and aid in selecting replacement beef females

    W. M. Snelling;R. A. Cushman;M. R. S. Fortes;M. R. S. Fortes;A. Reverter

  • Digestive tract microbiota of beef cattle that differed in feed efficiency

    Harvey C Freetly;Aaron Dickey;Amanda K Lindholm-Perry;Richard M Thallman

  • Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in SPP1 with growth traits and twinning in a cattle population selected for twinning rate.

    M. F. Allan;R. M. Thallman;R. A. Cushman;S. E. Echternkamp

  • Accuracy of genomic breeding values in multibreed beef cattle populations derived from deregressed breeding values and phenotypes

    K. L. Weber;R. M. Thallman;J. W. Keele;W. M. Snelling

  • Effect of bovine respiratory disease and overall pathogenic disease incidence on carcass traits

    M. D. Garcia;R. M. Thallman;T. L. Wheeler;S. D. Shackelford

  • Efficient computation of genotype probabilities for loci with many alleles: I. Allelic peeling.

    R M Thallman;G L Bennett;J W Keele;S M Kappes

  • Efficient computation of genotype probabilities for loci with many alleles: II. Iterative method for large, complex pedigrees.

    R. M. Thallman;G. L. Bennett;J. W. Keele;S. M. Kappes

  • Heritability and genetic correlations of feed intake, body weight gain, residual gain, and residual feed intake of beef cattle as heifers and cows.

    Harvey C Freetly;Larry A Kuehn;Richard M Thallman;Warren M Snelling

  • Confirmation of quantitative trait loci using a low-density single nucleotide polymorphism map for twinning and ovulation rate on bovine chromosome 5,

    M. F. Allan;L. A. Kuehn;R. A. Cushman;W. M. Snelling

  • Characterization of biological types of cattle (Cycle VII): influence of postpartum interval and estrous cycle length on fertility.

    R. A. Cushman;M. F. Allan;R. M. Thallman;L. V. Cundiff

  • Birth and weaning traits in crossbred cattle from Hereford, Angus, Brahman, Boran, Tuli, and Belgian Blue sires

    E. Casas;R. M. Thallman;L. V. Cundiff

  • Effects of ovulation rate and fetal number on fertility in twin-producing cattle.

    S. E. Echternkamp;R. A. Cushman;M. F. Allan;R. M. Thallman

  • Evaluation of associations between prion haplotypes and growth, carcass, and meat quality traits in a Dorset × Romanov sheep population,

    B. J. Isler;B. A. Freking;R. M. Thallman;M. P. Heaton

  • μ-Calpain, calpastatin, and growth hormone receptor genetic effects on preweaning performance, carcass quality traits, and residual variance of tenderness in Angus cattle selected to increase minor haplotype and allele frequencies.

    R. G. Tait;S. D. Shackelford;T. L. Wheeler;D. A. King

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry A. Kuehn
Larry A. Kuehn Agricultural Research Service
Gary L. Bennett
Gary L. Bennett Agricultural Research Service
John W. Keele
John W. Keele Agricultural Research Service
Eduardo Casas
Eduardo Casas Agricultural Research Service
Harvey C. Freetly
Harvey C. Freetly Agricultural Research Service
Timothy P. L. Smith
Timothy P. L. Smith Agricultural Research Service
Larry V. Cundiff
Larry V. Cundiff Agricultural Research Service
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
Steven D. Shackelford
Steven D. Shackelford Agricultural Research Service
James O. Sanders
James O. Sanders Texas A&M University

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