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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
6046
World Ranking
1578
National Ranking
458

Best Publications

  • De novo assembly of the cattle reference genome with single-molecule sequencing.

    Benjamin D Rosen;Derek M Bickhart;Robert D Schnabel;Sergey Koren

  • Residual feed intake and body composition in young growing cattle

    J. A. Basarab;M. A. Price;J. L. Aalhus;E. K. Okine

  • A Comprehensive Genetic Map of the Cattle Genome Based on 3802 Microsatellites

    Naoya Ihara;Akiko Takasuga;Kazunori Mizoshita;Haruko Takeda

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

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

  • Evaluation of antral follicle count and ovarian morphology in crossbred beef cows: investigation of influence of stage of the estrous cycle, age, and birth weight.

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

  • Association, effects and validation of polymorphisms within the NCAPG - LCORL locus located on BTA6 with feed intake, gain, meat and carcass traits in beef cattle.

    Amanda K Lindholm-Perry;Andrea K Sexten;Andrea K Sexten;Larry A Kuehn;Timothy P L Smith

  • Prion gene sequence variation within diverse groups of U.S. sheep, beef cattle, and deer

    Michael P Heaton;Kreg A Leymaster;Brad A Freking;Deedra A Hawk

  • Multi-tissue omics analyses reveal molecular regulatory networks for puberty in composite beef cattle.

    Angela Cánovas;Antonio Reverter;Kasey L. DeAtley;Ryan L. Ashley

  • Assessment of positional candidate genes myf5 and igf1 for growth on bovine chromosome 5 in commercial lines of Bos taurus.

    C. Li;J. Basarab;W. M. Snelling;B. Benkel

  • Fine mapping of quantitative trait loci and assessment of positional candidate genes for backfat on bovine chromosome 14 in a commercial line of Bos taurus.

    S. S. Moore;C. Li;J. Basarab;W. M. Snelling

  • 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

  • A physical map of the bovine genome.

    Warren M Snelling;Readman Chiu;Jacqueline E Schein;Matthew Hobbs

  • Identification and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for growth traits on bovine chromosomes 2, 6, 14, 19, 21, and 23 within one commercial line of Bos taurus.

    J Kneeland;C Li;J Basarab;W M Snelling

  • Linkage mapping bovine EST-based SNP

    Warren M Snelling;Eduardo Casas;Roger T Stone;John W Keele

  • QTLs associated with dry matter intake, metabolic mid-test weight, growth and feed efficiency have little overlap across 4 beef cattle studies.

    Mahdi Saatchi;Jonathan E. Beever;Jared E. Decker;Dan B. Faulkner

  • Identification and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for backfat on bovine chromosomes 2, 5, 6, 19, 21, and 23 in a commercial line of Bos taurus.

    C. Li;J. Basarab;W. M. Snelling;B. Benkel

  • A region on BTA14 that includes the positional candidate genes LYPLA1, XKR4 and TMEM68 is associated with feed intake and growth phenotypes in cattle(1).

    A. K. Lindholm-Perry;L. A. Kuehn;T. P. L. Smith;C. L. Ferrell

  • 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

  • Within-herd genetic analyses of stayability of beef females

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  • Beef cattle body temperature during climatic stress: a genome-wide association study.

    Jeremy T. Howard;Stephen D. Kachman;Warren M. Snelling;E. John Pollak

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