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Barley landraces are characterized by geographically heterogeneous genomic origins by Poets, Ana M, Fang, Zhou, Clegg, Michael T, Morrell, Peter L

“…The genetic provenance of domesticated plants and the routes along which they were disseminated in prehistory have been a long-standing source of debate. Much…”
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Genetic evidence for a second domestication of barley (Hordeum vulgare) east of the Fertile Crescent by Morrell, Peter L, Clegg, Michael T

“…Cereal agriculture originated with the domestication of barley and early forms of wheat in the Fertile Crescent. There has long been speculation that barley…”
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Characteristics of Mycobacterium bovis infected herds tested with the interferon-gamma assay by Clegg, T.A., Doyle, M., Ryan, E., More, S.J., Gormley, E.

“…The IFN-γ (interferon gamma) assay is used in Ireland as an ancillary diagnostic test to the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test (SICTT) to maximise…”
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Herd-level factors associated with detection of calves persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in Irish cattle herds with negative herd status (NHS) during 2017 by Barrett, D., Clegg, T., McGrath, G., Guelbenzu, M., O’Sullivan, P., More, S.J., Graham, D.A.

“…A compulsory national BVD eradication programme commenced in Ireland in 2013. Since then considerable progress has been made, with the animal-level prevalence…”
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Eradicating BVD, reviewing Irish programme data and model predictions to support prospective decision making by Thulke, H.-H., Lange, M., Tratalos, J.A., Clegg, T.A., McGrath, G., O’Grady, L., O’Sullivan, P., Doherty, M.L., Graham, D.A., More, S.J.

“…•Multi-source research supports the strategic eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus (BVDV) from Irish cattle population.•International experience,…”
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Genome comparisons reveal a dominant mechanism of chromosome number reduction in grasses and accelerated genome evolution in Triticeae by Luo, M.C, Deal, K.R, Akhunov, E.D, Akhunova, A.R, Anderson, O.D, Anderson, J.A, Blake, N, Clegg, M.T, Coleman-Derr, D, Conley, E.J, Crossman, C.C, Dubcovsky, J, Gill, B.S, Gu, Y.Q, Hadam, J, Heo, H.Y, Huo, N, Lazo, G, Ma, Y, Matthews, D.E, McGuire, P.E, Morrell, P.L, Qualset, C.O, Renfro, J, Tabanao, D, Talbert, L.E, Tian, C, Toleno, D.M, Warburton, M.L, You, F.M, Zhang, W, Dvorak, J

“…Single-nucleotide polymorphism was used in the construction of an expressed sequence tag map of Aegilops tauschii, the diploid source of the wheat D genome…”
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Evolutionary Dynamics of the DNA-Binding Domains in Putative R2r3-Myb Genes Identified from Rice Subspecies Indica and Japonica Genomes by Jia, Li, Clegg, Michael T., Jiang, Tao

“…The molecular evolution of the R2R3-MYB gene family is of great interest because it is one of the most important transcription factor gene families in the…”
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Future risk of bovine tuberculosis recurrence among higher risk herds in Ireland by Clegg, T.A., Good, M., More, S.J.

“…Within the Irish national bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme, controls are tighter on higher risk herds, known as H-herds. These H-herds are…”
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The performance of the interferon gamma assay when used as a diagnostic or quality assurance test in Mycobacterium bovis infected herds by Clegg, T.A., Good, M., Doyle, M., Duignan, A., More, S.J., Gormley, E.

“…There are two different contexts in the Irish bTB eradication programme in which the interferon-gamma assay (IFN-γ) is applied. Firstly, the IFN-γ assay is…”
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Low levels of linkage disequilibrium in wild barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum) despite high rates of self-fertilization by Morrell, P.L, Toleno, D.M, Lundy, K.E, Clegg, M.T

“…High levels of inbreeding cause populations to become composed of homozygous, inbred lines. High levels of homozygosity limit the effectiveness of…”
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Risk factors for cattle presenting with a confirmed bTB lesion at slaughter, from herds with no evidence of within-herd transmission by Clegg, T.A., Good, M., More, S.J.

“…•Abattoir surveillance for bTB is conducted on all slaughtered cattle in Ireland.•∼80% of breakdowns started by a bTB-lesion animal have no within-herd…”
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Recent spatial changes in bovine tuberculosis in the Republic of Ireland by McGrath, G., Clegg, T. A, More, S. J

“…There has been a steady reduction in the levels of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Ireland for some years. This paper presents a number of methods employing…”
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Temporal trends in the retention of BVD+ calves and associated animal and herd-level risk factors during the compulsory eradication programme in Ireland by Clegg, T.A., Graham, D.A., O’Sullivan, P., McGrath, G., More, S.J.

“…•A voluntary BVD eradication programme began in 2012, becoming compulsory in 2013.•The programme relies on identification and prompt removal of BVD+ calves.•A…”
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The impact of badger removal on the control of tuberculosis in cattle herds in Ireland by Griffin, J.M., Williams, D.H., Kelly, G.E., Clegg, T.A., O’Boyle, I., Collins, J.D., More, S.J.

“…In Ireland, the herd prevalence of bovine tuberculosis has remained stable for several decades, and in common with several other countries, progress towards…”
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Quantifying the risk of spread of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) between contiguous herds in Ireland by Graham, D.A., Clegg, T.A., Thulke, H.-H., O’Sullivan, P., McGrath, G., More, S.J.

“…•Contiguous spread is likely an important problem in the Irish BVD eradication programme.•The risk of BVD spread between contiguous farms has not previously…”
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Survival time of calves with positive BVD virus results born during the voluntary phase of the Irish eradication programme by Graham, D.A., Clegg, T.A., O'Sullivan, P., More, S.J.

“…•We conducted a study on the survival of BVD virus-positive calves.•Modelling identified BVD status and county as key factors associated with survival.•The…”
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The relative effectiveness of testers during field surveillance for bovine tuberculosis in unrestricted low-risk herds in Ireland by Clegg, T.A., Duignan, A., More, S.J.

“…In Ireland, new bovine tuberculosis (bTB) cases are detected using both field and abattoir surveillance. Field surveillance is conducted on all cattle annually…”
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Comparison of bovine tuberculosis recurrence in Irish herds between 1998 and 2008 by Gallagher, M.J., Higgins, I.M., Clegg, T.A., Williams, D.H., More, S.J.

“…During the last several decades in Ireland, there has been substantial scientific progress in our understanding and related policy changes in the bovine…”
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Influence of the retention of PI calves identified in 2012 during the voluntary phase of the Irish national bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) eradication programme on herd-level outcomes in 2013 by Graham, D.A., Clegg, T.A., O’Sullivan, P., More, S.J.

“…•The herd level impact of retaining calves with positive BVDV results was modelled.•Retention of BVD+ calves was significantly associated with herds being…”
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Comparison of the Immulite and RIA assay methods for measuring peripheral blood progesterone levels in Greyhound bitches by Chapwanya, A., Clegg, T., Stanley, P., Vaughan, L.

“…Determination of optimal breeding time in bitches earmarked for single insemination only is based on measurement of peripheral blood serum or plasma…”
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