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Overview

Rainer Roehe is affiliated with Scotland's Rural College in the United Kingdom and has extensive research contributions in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work focuses on subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Small Animals, and Ecology.

Their main topics of study encompass Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Gut Microbiota and Health, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Roehe has contributed to multiple research publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Identification of Complex Rumen Microbiome Interaction Within Diverse Functional Niches as Mechanisms Affecting the Variation of Methane Emissions in Bovine, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Bovine host genome acts on rumen microbiome function linked to methane emissions, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Identification of Microbial Genetic Capacities and Potential Mechanisms Within the Rumen Microbiome Explaining Differences in Beef Cattle Feed Efficiency, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Concepts and Consequences of a Core Gut Microbiota for Animal Growth and Development, 2021, Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
  • Microbiome-driven breeding strategy potentially improves beef fatty acid profile benefiting human health and reduces methane emissions, 2022, Microbiome

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Roehe include R.J. Dewhurst, Marina Martínez-Álvaro, Mick Watson, Marc Auffret, and Matthew A. Cleveland.

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, including:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Microbiome
  • Genetics Selection Evolution

Best Publications

  • Application of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict meat and meat products quality: A review.

    Nuria Prieto;R. Roehe;Paz Lavín;G. Batten

  • Compendium of 4,941 rumen metagenome-assembled genomes for rumen microbiome biology and enzyme discovery

    Robert D. Stewart;Marc D. Auffret;Amanda Warr;Alan W. Walker

  • Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen

    Robert D. Stewart;Marc D. Auffret;Amanda Warr;Andrew H. Wiser

  • Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: past, present and future

    Sharon A. Huws;Christopher J. Creevey;Linda B. Oyama;Itzhak Mizrahi

  • The rumen microbial metagenome associated with high methane production in cattle

    R. John Wallace;John A. Rooke;Nest McKain;Carol Anne Duthie

  • Bovine Host Genetic Variation Influences Rumen Microbial Methane Production with Best Selection Criterion for Low Methane Emitting and Efficiently Feed Converting Hosts Based on Metagenomic Gene Abundance

    Rainer Roehe;Richard J. Dewhurst;Carol-Anne Duthie;John A. Rooke

  • The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

    K. M D Rutherford;E. M. Baxter;R. B. D'Eath;S. P. Turner

  • Estimation of genetic and environmental risk factors associated with pre-weaning mortality in piglets using generalized linear mixed models.

    R. Roehe;E. Kalm

  • Estimation of genetic parameters for litter size in Canadian Yorkshire and Landrace swine with each parity of farrowing treated as a different trait.

    R Roehe;B W Kennedy

  • The rumen microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity genes is directly affected by diet in beef cattle.

    Marc D. Auffret;Richard J. Dewhurst;Carol-Anne Duthie;John A. Rooke

  • Genetic determination of individual birth weight and its association with sow productivity traits using Bayesian analyses.

    R Roehe

  • Comparison of different methods for determination of drip loss and their relationships to meat quality and carcass characteristics in pigs

    G Otto;R Roehe;H Looft;L Thoelking

  • Genetic validation of postmixing skin injuries in pigs as an indicator of aggressiveness and the relationship with injuries under more stable social conditions.

    S. P. Turner;R. Roehe;R. B. D'Eath;S. H. Ison

  • Indicators of piglet survival in an outdoor farrowing system

    Emma M. Baxter;Susan Jarvis;Lorna Sherwood;Sheena K. Robson

  • Genetic association between feed intake and feed intake behaviour at different stages of growth of group-housed boars

    A. Von Felde;R. Roehe;H. Looft;E. Kalm

  • On-line application of visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict chemical-physical and sensory characteristics of beef quality.

    Nuria Prieto;D. W. Ross;E. A. Navajas;G. R. Nute

  • Hydrogen and methane emissions from beef cattle and their rumen microbial community vary with diet, time after feeding and genotype.

    John A. Rooke;R. John Wallace;Carol-Anne Duthie;Nest McKain

  • Archaeal abundance in post-mortem ruminal digesta may help predict methane emissions from beef cattle

    R. John Wallace;John A. Rooke;Carol-Anne Duthie;Jimmy J. Hyslop

  • Genetic and environmental effects on piglet survival and maternal behaviour of the farrowing sow

    Emma M. Baxter;Susan Jarvis;Lorna Sherwood;Marianne Farish

  • Associations of DNA markers with meat quality traits in pigs with emphasis on drip loss.

    G. Otto;R. Roehe;R. Roehe;H. Looft;L. Thoelking

  • Genetic parameters for piglet survival, litter size and birth weight or its variation within litter in sire and dam lines using Bayesian analysis

    Dagmar N.R.G. Kapell;Cheryl J. Ashworth;Cheryl J. Ashworth;Pieter W. Knap;Rainer Roehe

  • Associations between response to handling and growth and meat quality in frequently handled Bos taurus beef cattle.

    S. P. Turner;E. A. Navajas;J. J. Hyslop;D. W. Ross

  • Bayesian analysis of genetic associations of skin lesions and behavioural traits to identify genetic components of individual aggressiveness in pigs

    S. P. Turner;R. Roehe;W. Mekkawy;M. J. Farnworth;M. J. Farnworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst Kalm
Ernst Kalm Kiel University
Geoff Simm
Geoff Simm University of Edinburgh
Richard J. Dewhurst
Richard J. Dewhurst Scotland's Rural College
Simon P. Turner
Simon P. Turner Scotland's Rural College
R. I. Richardson
R. I. Richardson University of Bristol
N. R. Lambe
N. R. Lambe Scotland's Rural College
Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Graham Plastow
Graham Plastow University of Alberta
Richard B. D’Eath
Richard B. D’Eath Scotland's Rural College

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