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Gut microbiome composition differences among breeds impact feed efficiency in swine by Bergamaschi, Matteo, Tiezzi, Francesco, Howard, Jeremy, Huang, Yi Jian, Gray, Kent A, Schillebeeckx, Constantino, McNulty, Nathan P, Maltecca, Christian

“…Feed efficiency is a crucial parameter in swine production, given both its economic and environmental impact. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in…”
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Changes in genetic parameters for fitness and growth traits in pigs under genomic selection by Hidalgo, Jorge, Tsuruta, Shogo, Lourenco, Daniela, Masuda, Yutaka, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Misztal, Ignacy

“…Abstract Genomic selection increases accuracy and decreases generation interval, speeding up genetic changes in the populations. However, intensive changes…”
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Exploring the role of gut microbiota in host feeding behavior among breeds in swine by He, Yuqing, Tiezzi, Francesco, Howard, Jeremy, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent, Maltecca, Christian

“…The interplay between the gut microbiota and feeding behavior has consequences for host metabolism and health. The present study aimed to explore gut…”
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A genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism and copy number variation analysis for number of piglets born alive by Stafuzza, Nedenia Bonvino, Silva, Rafael Medeiros de Oliveira, Fragomeni, Breno de Oliveira, Masuda, Yutaka, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent, Lourenco, Daniela A Lino

“…In this study we integrated the CNV (copy number variation) and WssGWAS (weighted single-step approach for genome-wide association) analyses to increase the…”
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Host Genetics of Response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome in Sows: Reproductive Performance by Hickmann, Felipe M W, Braccini Neto, José, Kramer, Luke M, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Dekkers, Jack C M, Sanglard, Leticia P, Serão, Nick V L

“…Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is historically the most economically important swine disease worldwide that severely affects the…”
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Genetic Parameter Estimates for Teat and Mammary Traits in Commercial Sows by Earnhardt-San, Audrey L, Gray, Kent A, Knauer, Mark T

“…The objective was to evaluate the genetics of sow teat and mammary traits at farrowing and at weaning. Data were recorded on 3099 Landrace × Large White F1…”
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Genomics of Heat Tolerance in Reproductive Performance Investigated in Four Independent Maternal Lines of Pigs by Tiezzi, Francesco, Brito, Luiz F., Howard, Jeremy, Huang, Yi Jian, Gray, Kent, Schwab, Clint, Fix, Justin, Maltecca, Christian

“…Improving swine climatic resilience through genomic selection has the potential to minimize welfare issues and increase the industry profitability. The main…”
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Single-Step GBLUP and GWAS Analyses Suggests Implementation of Unweighted Two Trait Approach for Heat Stress in Swine by Dodd, Gabriella Roby, Gray, Kent, Huang, Yijian, Fragomeni, Breno

“…The purpose of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study to determine the genomic regions associated with heat stress tolerance in swine…”
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Further host-genomic characterization of total antibody response to PRRSV vaccination and its relationship with reproductive performance in commercial sows: genome-wide haplotype and zygosity analyses by Sanglard, Leticia P, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Linhares, Daniel C L, Dekkers, Jack C M, Niederwerder, Megan C, Fernando, Rohan L, Serão, Nick V L

“…The possibility of using antibody response (S/P ratio) to PRRSV vaccination measured in crossbred commercial gilts as a genetic indicator for reproductive…”
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Characterization and management of long runs of homozygosity in parental nucleus lines and their associated crossbred progeny by Howard, Jeremy T, Tiezzi, Francesco, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Maltecca, Christian

“…In nucleus populations, regions of the genome that have a high frequency of runs of homozygosity (ROH) occur and are associated with a reduction in genetic…”
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Genetic Analysis of Antibody Response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccination as an Indicator Trait for Reproductive Performance in Commercial Sows by Sanglard, Leticia P, Fernando, Rohan L, Gray, Kent A, Linhares, Daniel C L, Dekkers, Jack C M, Niederwerder, Megan C, Serão, Nick V L

“…We proposed to investigate the genomic basis of antibody response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSV) vaccination and its…”
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Genomics of response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in purebred and crossbred sows: antibody response and performance following natural infection vs. vaccination by Sanglard, Leticia P, Hickmann, Felipe M W, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Linhares, Daniel C L, Dekkers, Jack C M, Niederwerder, Megan C, Fernando, Rohan L, Braccini Neto, Joseph, Serão, Nick V L

“…Abstract Antibody response, measured as sample-to-positive (S/P) ratio, to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) following a…”
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Host Genetics of Response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome in Sows: Antibody Response as an Indicator Trait for Improved Reproductive Performance by Hickmann, Felipe M W, Braccini Neto, José, Kramer, Luke M, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Dekkers, Jack C M, Sanglard, Leticia P, Serão, Nick V L

“…Antibody response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus (PRRSV) infection, measured as sample-to-positive (S/P) ratio, has been…”
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The impact of functional teat number on reproductive throughput in swine by Obermier, Dalton R, Howard, Jeremy Thomas, Gray, Kent A, Knauer, Mark T

“…Abstract The objective was to evaluate the impact of functional teat number on reproductive throughput in swine. Data included 735 multiparous Landrace × Large…”
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Investigating the relationship between vaginal microbiota and host genetics and their impact on immune response and farrowing traits in commercial gilts by Sanglard, Leticia P., Schmitz‐Esser, Stephan, Gray, Kent A., Linhares, Daniel C. L., Yeoman, Carl J., Dekkers, Jack C. M., Niederwerder, Megan C., Serão, Nick V. L.

“…Our objectives were to evaluate the interaction between host genetics and vaginal microbiota and their relationships with antibody (Ab) response to porcine…”
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Genetic analysis of reproductive performance in sows during porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) outbreaks by Scanlan, Cassandra L, Putz, Austin M, Gray, Kent A, Serão, Nick V L

“…Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is one of the most infectious swine diseases in the world, resulting in over 600 million dollars of…”
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Effectiveness of genomic prediction on milk flow traits in dairy cattle by Gray, Kent A, Cassady, Joseph P, Huang, Yijian, Maltecca, Christian

“…BACKGROUND: Milkability, primarily evaluated by measurements of milking speed and time, has an economic impact in milk production of dairy cattle. Recently the…”
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Estimates of marker effects for measures of milk flow in the Italian brown Swiss dairy cattle population by Gray, Kent A, Maltecca, Christian, Bagnato, Alessandro, Dolezal, Marlies, Rossoni, Attilio, Samore, Antonia B, Cassady, Joseph P

“…Milkability is a complex trait that is characterized by milk flow traits including average milk flow rate, maximum milk flow rate and total milking time…”
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Genome-wide association study on legendre random regression coefficients for the growth and feed intake trajectory on Duroc Boars by Howard, Jeremy T, Jiao, Shihui, Tiezzi, Francesco, Huang, Yijian, Gray, Kent A, Maltecca, Christian

“…Feed intake and growth are economically important traits in swine production. Previous genome wide association studies (GWAS) have utilized average daily gain…”
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Genetic parameters of meat quality, carcass composition, and growth traits in commercial swine by Khanal, Piush, Maltecca, Christian, Schwab, Clint, Gray, Kent, Tiezzi, Francesco

“…Abstract Swine industry breeding goals are mostly directed towards meat quality and carcass traits due to their high economic value. Yet, studies on meat…”
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