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Genetic relationships among pig behavior, growth, backfat, and loin muscle area by Velie, B.D, Maltecca, C, Cassady, J.P

“…The objective of this study was to estimate repeatabilities and heritabilities for measures of pig behavior and their relationship with performance. Measures…”
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Conjugated linoleic acid evokes de-lipidation through the regulation of genes controlling lipid metabolism in adipose and liver tissue by House, R. L., Cassady, J. P., Eisen, E. J., McIntosh, M. K., Odle, J.

“…Summary Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a unique lipid that elicits dramatic reductions in adiposity in several animal models when included at ≤ 1% of the…”
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Phenotypic and genetic correlations between gilt estrus, puberty, growth, composition, and structural conformation traits with first-litter reproductive measures by Knauer, M.T, Cassady, J.P, Newcom, D.W, See, M.T

“…The objective was to estimate correlations of gilt estrus, puberty, growth, composition, and structural conformation traits with first-litter reproductive…”
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Evidence of phenotypic relationships among behavioral characteristics of individual pigs and performance by Cassady, J.P

“…The objective of this research was to estimate phenotypic relationships among backtest scores (BTS), resident-intruder test scores (RIS), growth rate, LM area,…”
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genome scan for quantitative trait loci and imprinted regions affecting reproduction in pigs by Holl, J.W, Cassady, J.P, Pomp, D, Johnson, R.K

“…Quantitative trait loci for reproductive traits in a three-generation resource population of a cross between low-indexing pigs from a control line and…”
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Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting reproduction in pigs by Cassady, J. P, Johnson, R. K, Pomp, D, Rohrer, G. A, Van Vleck, L. D, Spiegel, E. K, Gilson, K. M

“…The objective of this research was to identify chromosomal regions harboring QTL affecting reproduction in pigs. A three-generation resource population was…”
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Estimates of variance components for genetic correlations among swine estrus traits by Knauer, M.T, Cassady, J.P, Newcom, D.W, See, M.T

“…Variance components and genetic correlations were estimated among estrus, puberty, growth, and composition traits in Landrace-Large White gilts (n = 1,225;…”
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genome‐wide association study of direct gestation length in US Holstein and Italian Brown populations by Maltecca, C, Gray, K. A, Weigel, K. A, Cassady, J. P, Ashwell, M

“…Direct gestation length influences economically important traits in dairy cattle that are related to birth and peri‐natal survival of the calf. The objective…”
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Feed intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency, and real-time ultrasound traits in Duroc pigs: I. Genetic parameter estimation and accuracy of genomic prediction by Jiao, S, Maltecca, C, Gray, K A, Cassady, J P

“…The efficiency of producing salable products in the pork industry is largely determined by costs associated with feed and by the amount and quality of lean…”
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Feed intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency, and real-time ultrasound traits in Duroc pigs: II. Genomewide association by Jiao, S, Maltecca, C, Gray, K A, Cassady, J P

“…Efficient use of feed resources has become a clear challenge for the U.S. pork industry as feed costs continue to be the largest variable expense. The…”
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Unexpected estimates of variance components with a true model containing genetic competition effects by Vleck, L.D. van, Cassady, J.P

“…Simulation of a model containing genetic competition effects was initiated to determine how well REML could untangle variances due to direct and competition…”
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BILL E. KUNKLE INTERDISCIPLINARY BEEF SYMPOSIUM: Genetic resistance to the effects of grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue by Smith, T, Cassady, J P

“…Forages are the base source of nutrition for any cow-calf operation. Forage types vary based on soil type and climate. Tall fescue () is the most commonly used…”
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Calf birth weight, gestation length, calving ease, and neonatal calf mortality in Holstein, Jersey, and crossbred cows in a pasture system by Dhakal, K, Maltecca, C, Cassady, J P, Baloche, G, Williams, C M, Washburn, S P

“…Holstein (HH), Jersey (JJ), and crosses of these breeds were mated to HH or JJ bulls to form purebreds, reciprocal crosses, backcrosses, and other crosses in a…”
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Heterosis and recombination effects on pig reproductive traits by Cassady, J. P, Young, L. D, Leymaster, K. A

“…The objective was to estimate breed, heterosis, and recombination effects on pig reproductive traits in two different four-breed composite populations. Breeds…”
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Heterosis and recombination effects on pig growth and carcass traits by Cassady, J. P, Young, L. D, Leymaster, K. A

“…The primary objective was to estimate breed, heterosis, and recombination effects on growth and carcass traits of two different four-breed composite…”
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Effect of divergent selection for testosterone production on testicular morphology and daily sperm production in boars by Walker, S, Robison, O.W, Whisnant, C.S, Cassady, J.P

“…The objective of this study was to characterize correlated responses in testicular morphology and daily sperm production to divergent selection for…”
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Correlated responses in growth, carcass, and meat quality traits to divergent selection for testosterone production in pigs by Bender, J. M, See, M. T, Hanson, D. J, Lawrence, T. E, Cassady, J. P

“…The objective of this project was to characterize changes in growth, carcass yield, and meat quality traits in castrates and gilts in response to divergent…”
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National Pork Producers Council Maternal Line Genetic Evaluation: a comparison of growth and carcass traits in terminal progeny by Cassady, J.P, Robison, O.W, Johnson, R.K, Mabry, J.W, Christian, L.L, Tokach, M.D, Miller, R.K, Goodwin, R.N

“…The objective of this study was to compare growth and carcass traits of 1,252 progeny of six commercially available dam lines included in the National Pork…”
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Effects of reduced panel, reference origin, and genetic relationship on imputation of genotypes in Hereford cattle by Huang, Y, Maltecca, C, Cassady, J P, Alexander, L J, Snelling, W M, MacNeil, M D

“…The objective of this study was to investigate alternative methods of designing and using reduced SNP panels for imputing SNP genotypes. Two purebred Hereford…”
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Annotation of the Affymetrix porcine genome microarray by Tsai, S., Cassady, J. P., Freking, B. A., Nonneman, D. J., Rohrer, G. A., Piedrahita, J. A.

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