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Using an Inbred Horse Breed in a High Density Genome-Wide Scan for Genetic Risk Factors of Insect Bite Hypersensitivity (IBH) by Velie, Brandon D, Shrestha, Merina, Franҫois, Liesbeth, Schurink, Anouk, Tesfayonas, Yohannes G, Stinckens, Anneleen, Blott, Sarah, Ducro, Bart J, Mikko, Sofia, Thomas, Ruth, Swinburne, June E, Sundqvist, Marie, Eriksson, Susanne, Buys, Nadine, Lindgren, Gabriella

“…While susceptibility to hypersensitive reactions is a common problem amongst humans and animals alike, the population structure of certain animal species and…”
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Inter- and intra-breed genome-wide copy number diversity in a large cohort of European equine breeds by Solé, Marina, Ablondi, Michela, Binzer-Panchal, Amrei, Velie, Brandon D, Hollfelder, Nina, Buys, Nadine, Ducro, Bart J, François, Liesbeth, Janssens, Steven, Schurink, Anouk, Viklund, Åsa, Eriksson, Susanne, Isaksson, Anders, Kultima, Hanna, Mikko, Sofia, Lindgren, Gabriella

“…Copy Number Variation (CNV) is a common form of genetic variation underlying animal evolution and phenotypic diversity across a wide range of species. In the…”
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Genotype-by-environment interaction in Holstein heifer fertility traits using single-step genomic reaction norm models by Shi, Rui, Brito, Luiz Fernando, Liu, Aoxing, Luo, Hanpeng, Chen, Ziwei, Liu, Lin, Guo, Gang, Mulder, Herman, Ducro, Bart, van der Linden, Aart, Wang, Yachun

“…The effect of heat stress on livestock production is a worldwide issue. Animal performance is influenced by exposure to harsh environmental conditions…”
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Evaluation of breeding strategies to reduce the inbreeding rate in the Friesian horse population: Looking back and moving forward by Steensma, Marije J., Doekes, Harmen P., Pook, Torsten, Derks, Martijn F. L., Bakker, Nynke, Ducro, Bart J.

“…In the past, small population sizes and unequal ancestor contributions have resulted in high inbreeding rates (ΔF) in the Friesian horse. Two decades ago, the…”
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Prediction of slaughter age in pigs and assessment of the predictive value of phenotypic and genetic information using random forest by Alsahaf, Ahmad, Azzopardi, George, Ducro, Bart, Hanenberg, Egiel, Veerkamp, Roel F, Petkov, Nicolai

“…Abstract The weight of a pig and the rate of its growth are key elements in pig production. In particular, predicting future growth is extremely useful, since…”
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Genome‐wide association study for insect bite hypersensitivity susceptibility in horses revealed novel associated loci on chromosome 1 by Shrestha, Merina, Solé, Marina, Ducro, Bart J., Sundquist, Marie, Thomas, Ruth, Schurink, Anouk, Eriksson, Susanne, Lindgren, Gabriella

“…Equine insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is a pruritic skin allergy caused primarily by biting midges, Culicoides spp. IBH susceptibility has polygenic…”
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Genome-Wide Association Analyses of Osteochondrosis in Belgian Warmbloods Reveal Candidate Genes Associated With Chondrocyte Development by Drabbe, Alize, Janssens, Steven, Blott, Sarah, Ducro, Bart J, Fontanel, Marie, Francois, Liesbeth, Schurink, Anouk, Stinckens, Anneleen, Lindgren, Gabriella, Van Mol, Bram, Pille, Frederik, Buys, Nadine, Velie, Brandon D.

“…•Genes on ECA3 and 12 are associated with osteochondrosis (OC) in Belgian Warmbloods.•A noncoding region on ECA18 is also associated with OC is Belgian…”
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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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The Genomic Makeup of Nine Horse Populations Sampled in the Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Shrestha, Merina, Eriksson, Susanne, Bosse, Mirte, Bovenhuis, Henk, Back, Willem, Johansson, Anna M, Ducro, Bart J

“…The spectrum of modern horse populations encompasses populations with a long history of development in isolation and relatively recently formed types. To…”
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A nonsense mutation in B3GALNT2 is concordant with hydrocephalus in Friesian horses by Ducro, Bart J, Schurink, Anouk, Bastiaansen, John W M, Boegheim, Iris J M, van Steenbeek, Frank G, Vos-Loohuis, Manon, Nijman, Isaac J, Monroe, Glen R, Hellinga, Ids, Dibbits, Bert W, Back, Willem, Leegwater, Peter A J

“…Hydrocephalus in Friesian horses is a developmental disorder that often results in stillbirth of affected foals and dystocia in dams. The occurrence is…”
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Predicting nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen loss and dry matter intake of individual dairy cows in late lactation by including mid-infrared spectra of milk samples by Shi, Rui, Lou, Wenqi, Ducro, Bart, van der Linden, Aart, Mulder, Han A, Oosting, Simon J, Li, Shengli, Wang, Yachun

“…Nitrate leaching to groundwater and surface water and ammonia volatilization from dairy farms have negative impacts on the environment. Meanwhile, the…”
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Genetic parameters of cryptorchidism and testis size in Friesian colts by Schurink, Anouk, de Jong, Adrianne, de Nooij, Hans R., Hellinga, Ids, Ducro, Bart J.

“…In males with cryptorchidism, one or both testes do not descend into the scrotum thereby affecting among other things fertility. Testis size has been suggested…”
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Estimation of muscle scores of live pigs using a Kinect camera by Alsahaf, A., Azzopardi, G., Ducro, B., Hanenberg, E., Veerkamp, R. F., Petkov, N.

“…Muscle grading of livestock is a primary component of valuation in the meat industry. In pigs, the muscularity of a live animal is traditionally estimated by…”
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Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John Wm, Crooijmans, Richard Pma, Ducro, Bart J, Vereijken, Addie, Groenen, Martien Am

“…Turkey is an important agricultural species and is largely used as a meat bird. In 2004, turkey represented 6.5% of the world poultry meat production. The…”
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Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in two horse populations in the Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Wolc, Anna, Ducro, Bart J, Frankena, Klaas, Garrick, Dorian J, Dekkers, Jack C M, van Arendonk, Johan A M

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity is a common allergic disease in horse populations worldwide. Insect bite hypersensitivity is affected by both environmental and…”
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Evaluation of a diagnostic ELISA for insect bite hypersensitivity in horses using recombinant Obsoletus complex allergens by van der Meide, Nathalie M.A., Savelkoul, Huub F.J., Meulenbroeks, Chantal, Ducro, Bart J., Tijhaar, Edwin

“…Culicoides spp. of the Obsoletus complex belong to the most important species of midge, involved in causing insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in horses in The…”
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Genomic Regions Associated with IgE Levels against Culicoides spp. Antigens in Three Horse Breeds by François, Liesbeth, Hoskens, Hanne, Velie, Brandon D, Stinckens, Anneleen, Tinel, Susanne, Lamberigts, Chris, Peeters, Liesbet, Savelkoul, Huub F J, Tijhaar, Edwin, Lindgren, Gabriella, Janssens, Steven, Ducro, Bart J, Buys, Nadine, Schurink, And Anouk

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH), which is a cutaneous allergic reaction to antigens from spp., is the most prevalent skin disorder in horses. Misdiagnosis…”
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Risk factors for insect bite hypersensitivity in Friesian horses and Shetland ponies in The Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Podesta, Sabrina C., Ducro, Bart J., van Arendonk, Johan A.M., Frankena, Klaas

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is an equine skin allergy caused by bites of Culicoides spp. and impacts on the welfare of affected horses. The aim of this…”
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Genetic parameters for social effects on survival in cannibalistic layers: combining survival analysis and a linear animal model by Ellen, Esther D, Ducrocq, Vincent, Ducro, Bart J, Veerkamp, Roel F, Bijma, Piter

“…Mortality due to cannibalism in laying hens is a difficult trait to improve genetically, because censoring is high (animals still alive at the end of the…”
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Culicoides obsoletus extract relevant for diagnostics of insect bite hypersensitivity in horses by van der Meide, Nathalie M.A., Meulenbroeks, Chantal, van Altena, Christine, Schurink, Anouk, Ducro, Bart J., Wagner, Bettina, Leibold, Wolfgang, Rohwer, Jens, Jacobs, Frans, Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Marianne M., Savelkoul, Huub F.J., Tijhaar, Edwin

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is an allergic dermatitis in horses caused by the bites of Culicoides species. The aim of the present study was to evaluate…”
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