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Murine gut microbiota is defined by host genetics and modulates variation of metabolic traits by McKnite, Autumn M, Perez-Munoz, Maria Elisa, Lu, Lu, Williams, Evan G, Brewer, Simon, Andreux, Pénélope A, Bastiaansen, John W M, Wang, Xusheng, Kachman, Stephen D, Auwerx, Johan, Williams, Robert W, Benson, Andrew K, Peterson, Daniel A, Ciobanu, Daniel C

“…The gastrointestinal tract harbors a complex and diverse microbiota that has an important role in host metabolism. Microbial diversity is influenced by a…”
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A genome-wide association study reveals dominance effects on number of teats in pigs by Lopes, Marcos S, Bastiaansen, John W M, Harlizius, Barbara, Knol, Egbert F, Bovenhuis, Henk

“…Dominance has been suggested as one of the genetic mechanisms explaining heterosis. However, using traditional quantitative genetic methods it is difficult to…”
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Weighted single-step GWAS and gene network analysis reveal new candidate genes for semen traits in pigs by Marques, Daniele B D, Bastiaansen, John W M, Broekhuijse, Marleen L W J, Lopes, Marcos S, Knol, Egbert F, Harlizius, Barbara, Guimarães, Simone E F, Silva, Fabyano F, Lopes, Paulo S

“…In recent years, there has been increased interest in the study of the molecular processes that affect semen traits. In this study, our aim was to identify…”
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Landscape genomics reveals regions associated with adaptive phenotypic and genetic variation in Ethiopian indigenous chickens by Kebede, Fasil Getachew, Derks, Martijn F L, Dessie, Tadelle, Hanotte, Olivier, Barros, Carolina Pita, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Komen, Hans, Bastiaansen, John W M

“…Climate change is a threat to sustainable livestock production and livelihoods in the tropics. It has adverse impacts on feed and water availability, disease…”
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Evolutionary dynamics of copy number variation in pig genomes in the context of adaptation and domestication by Paudel, Yogesh, Madsen, Ole, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Frantz, Laurent A F, Bosse, Mirte, Bastiaansen, John W M, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Groenen, Martien A M

“…Copy number variable regions (CNVRs) can result in drastic phenotypic differences and may therefore be subject to selection during domestication. Studying copy…”
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Genomic evaluation for a three-way crossbreeding system considering breed-of-origin of alleles by Sevillano, Claudia A, Vandenplas, Jeremie, Bastiaansen, John W M, Bergsma, Rob, Calus, Mario P L

“…Genomic prediction of purebred animals for crossbred performance can be based on a model that estimates effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in…”
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Genome-wide association analysis of adaptation to oxygen stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by Yu, Xiaofei, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Mengistu, Samuel Bekele, Bastiaansen, John W. M, Mulder, Han A, Benzie, John A. H, Groenen, Martien A. M, Komen, Hans

“…Tilapia is one of the most abundant species in aquaculture. Hypoxia is known to depress growth rate, but the genetic mechanism by which this occurs is unknown…”
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Swimming Performance and Oxygen Consumption as Non-lethal Indicators of Production Traits in Atlantic Salmon and Gilthead Seabream by Palstra, Arjan P., Kals, Jeroen, Böhm, Thijs, Bastiaansen, John W. M., Komen, Hans

“…The aim of this study was to investigate swimming performance and oxygen consumption as non−lethal indicator traits of production parameters in Atlantic salmon…”
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Standard error of the genetic correlation: how much data do we need to estimate a purebred-crossbred genetic correlation? by Bijma, Piter, Bastiaansen, John WM

“…BACKGROUND: The additive genetic correlation (r g) is a key parameter in livestock genetic improvement. The standard error (SE) of an estimate of r g ,…”
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An analytical framework to predict slaughter traits from images in fish by Xue, Yuuko, Bastiaansen, John W.M., Khan, Haris Ahmad, Komen, Hans

“…•The framework uses unstructured, whole-fish image data for regression analysis.•The framework prioritizes prediction accuracy for slaughter traits.•Machine…”
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The impact of genome editing on the introduction of monogenic traits in livestock by Bastiaansen, John W M, Bovenhuis, Henk, Groenen, Martien A M, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Mulder, Han A

“…Genome editing technologies provide new tools for genetic improvement and have the potential to become the next game changer in animal and plant breeding. The…”
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Assigning breed origin to alleles in crossbred animals by Vandenplas, Jérémie, Calus, Mario P L, Sevillano, Claudia A, Windig, Jack J, Bastiaansen, John W M

“…For some species, animal production systems are based on the use of crossbreeding to take advantage of the increased performance of crossbred compared to…”
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Genetic parameters and genotype by environment interaction for production traits and organ weights of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) reared in sea cages by Gulzari, Benan, Komen, Hans, Nammula, Varun Raj, Bastiaansen, John W.M.

“…Gilthead seabream is a key fish species for farming in the Mediterranean region and is farmed in a large geographical area under various production…”
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Genomic selection for crossbred performance accounting for breed-specific effects by Lopes, Marcos S, Bovenhuis, Henk, Hidalgo, André M, van Arendonk, Johan A M, Knol, Egbert F, Bastiaansen, John W M

“…Breed-specific effects are observed when the same allele of a given genetic marker has a different effect depending on its breed origin, which results in…”
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Dwarfism with joint laxity in Friesian horses is associated with a splice site mutation in B4GALT7 by Leegwater, Peter A, Vos-Loohuis, Manon, Ducro, Bart J, Boegheim, Iris J, van Steenbeek, Frank G, Nijman, Isaac J, Monroe, Glen R, Bastiaansen, John W M, Dibbits, Bert W, van de Goor, Leanne H, Hellinga, Ids, Back, Willem, Schurink, Anouk

“…Inbreeding and population bottlenecks in the ancestry of Friesian horses has led to health issues such as dwarfism. The limbs of dwarfs are short and the ribs…”
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Genomic analysis of a Nile tilapia strain selected for salinity tolerance shows signatures of selection and hybridization with blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) by Yu, Xiaofei, Setyawan, Priadi, Bastiaansen, John W.M., Liu, Langqing, Imron, Imron, Groenen, Martien A.M., Komen, Hans, Megens, Hendrik-Jan

“…Tilapia is a group of originally fresh water species, some of which can be tolerate a wide range of salinities and can be cultured in estuaries or brackish…”
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Environmental and economic impacts of using co-products in the diets of finishing pigs in Brazil by Ali, Beshir M., van Zanten, Hannah H.E., Berentsen, Paul, Bastiaansen, John W.M., Bikker, Paul, Lansink, Alfons Oude

“…Alternative feed sources are required to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of current pig production systems and to reduce the competition…”
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Artificial selection on introduced Asian haplotypes shaped the genetic architecture in European commercial pigs by Bosse, Mirte, Lopes, Marcos S., Madsen, Ole, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Crooijmans, Richard P. M. A., Frantz, Laurent A. F., Harlizius, Barbara, Bastiaansen, John W. M., Groenen, Martien A. M.

“…Early pig farmers in Europe imported Asian pigs to cross with their local breeds in order to improve traits of commercial interest. Current genomics techniques…”
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Use of genomic information to exploit genotype-by-environment interactions for body weight of broiler chicken in bio-secure and production environments by Chu, Thinh T, Bastiaansen, John W M, Berg, Peer, Romé, Hélène, Marois, Danye, Henshall, John, Jensen, Just

“…The increase in accuracy of prediction by using genomic information has been well-documented. However, benefits of the use of genomic information and…”
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Optimized grouping to increase accuracy of prediction of breeding values based on group records in genomic selection breeding programs by Chu, Thinh T, Bastiaansen, John W M, Berg, Peer, Komen, Hans

“…Phenotypic records of group means or group sums are a good alternative to individual records for some difficult to measure, but economically important traits…”
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