Search Results - "Houston, R.D."

Development and testing of a combined species SNP array for the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) by Peñaloza, C., Manousaki, T., Franch, R., Tsakogiannis, A., Sonesson, A.K., Aslam, M.L., Allal, F., Bargelloni, L., Houston, R.D., Tsigenopoulos, C.S.

“…SNP arrays are powerful tools for high-resolution studies of the genetic basis of complex traits, facilitating both selective breeding and population genomic…”
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Quantitative trait loci and genes associated with salmonid alphavirus load in Atlantic salmon: implications for pancreas disease resistance and tolerance by Aslam, M. L., Robledo, D., Krasnov, A., Moghadam, H. K., Hillestad, B., Houston, R. D., Baranski, M., Boison, S., Robinson, N. A.

“…Salmonid alphavirus infection results in pancreas disease causing severe economic losses for Atlantic salmon aquaculture. Knowledge about genes and pathways…”
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Chromosome-level genome sequence of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus) highlights regions of introgression with O. mossambicus by Etherington, G J, Nash, W, Ciezarek, A, Mehta, T K, Barria, A, Peñaloza, C, Khan, M G Q, Durrant, A, Forrester, N, Fraser, F, Irish, N, Kaithakottil, G G, Lipscombe, J, Trong, T, Watkins, C, Swarbreck, D, Angiolini, E, Cnaani, A, Gharbi, K, Houston, R D, Benzie, J A H, Haerty, W

“…The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the third most important freshwater fish for aquaculture. Its success is directly linked to continuous breeding…”
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Identification of microRNAs related to the immune response of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. fry against infectious pancreatic necrosis virus by Da Silva-Duarte, C., Bekaert, M., Thompson, K.D., Bron, J.E., Houston, R.D., Adams, A., Richards, R.H., Taggart, J.B.

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melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) polymorphism is associated with performance traits in divergently selected large white pig populations by Houston, R.D, Cameron, N.D, Rance, K.A

“…Summary The melanocortin‐4 receptor (MC4R) has a vital role in the control of energy balance and the genetic basis of obesity. A polymorphism, which results in…”
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Segregation of infectious pancreatic necrosis resistance QTL in the early life cycle of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) by Gheyas, A.A, Houston, R.D, Mota-Velasco, J.C, Guy, D.R, Tinch, A.E, Haley, C.S, Woolliams, J.A

“…In a previous study, three significant quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN) disease were identified…”
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Detection of QTL affecting harvest traits in a commercial Atlantic salmon population by Houston, R.D, Bishop, S.C, Hamilton, A, Guy, D.R, Tinch, A.E, Taggart, J.B, Derayat, A, McAndrew, B.J, Haley, C.S

“…Genetic variation in performance and quality traits measured at harvest has previously been demonstrated in Atlantic salmon aquaculture populations. To map…”
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Major quantitative triat loci affect resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Houston, R.D, Haley, C.S, Hamilton, A, Guy, D.R, Tinch, A.E, Taggart, J.B, McAndrew, B.J, Bishop, S.C

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Characterization of OAR1 and OAR18 QTL associated with muscle depth in British commercial terminal sire sheep by Matika, O, Sechi, S, Pong-Wong, R, Houston, R.D, Clop, A, Woolliams, J.A, Bishop, S.C

“…This study aimed at verifying previously identified QTL affecting growth and carcass traits on ovine chromosome 18 (OAR18) in Texel sheep (n = 1844), and on…”
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Detection and confirmation of a major QTL affecting resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Houston, R D, Gheyas, A, Hamilton, A, Guy, D R, Tinch, A E, Taggart, J B, McAndrew, B J, Haley, C S, Bishop, S C

“…Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a viral disease currently presenting a major problem to the aquaculture of Atlantic salmon (Salmon salar), during both…”
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cholecystokinin type A receptor g.179A>G polymorphism affects feeding rate by Houston, R.D, Rance, K.A, Sutcliffe, E, Archibald, A.L, Haley, C.S

“…A polymorphism within the 5' untranslated region of the cholecystokinin type A receptor (CCKAR) gene has been shown to affect feed intake and growth in…”
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Mapping QTL affecting body lipid percentage in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Derayat, A., Houston, R.D., Guy, D.R., Hamilton, A., Ralph, J., Spreckley, N., Taggart, J.B., McAndrew, B.J., Haley, C.S.

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Mapping QTL affecting resistance to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Houston, R.D., Guy, D.R., Hamilton, A., Ralph, J., Spreckley, N., Taggart, J.B., McAndrew, B.J., Haley, C.S., Bishop, S.C.

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Genomics Toolbox for Farmed Fish by Canario, Adelino V. M., Bargelloni, Luca, Volckaert, Filip, Houston, R. D., Massault, C., Guiguen, Yann

“…The last decade has seen dramatic technological developments which have resulted in massive production of genome and transcriptome sequence information from a…”
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