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Two different bacterial community types are linked with the low-methane emission trait in sheep by Kittelmann, Sandra, Pinares-Patiño, Cesar S, Seedorf, Henning, Kirk, Michelle R, Ganesh, Siva, McEwan, John C, Janssen, Peter H

“…The potent greenhouse gas methane (CH4) is produced in the rumens of ruminant animals from hydrogen produced during microbial degradation of ingested feed. The…”
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Genome-wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population by JOHNSTON, SUSAN E., McEWAN, JOHN C., PICKERING, NATALIE K., KIJAS, JAMES W., BERALDI, DARIO, PILKINGTON, JILL G., PEMBERTON, JOSEPHINE M., SLATE, JON

“…Understanding the genetic architecture of phenotypic variation in natural populations is a fundamental goal of evolutionary genetics. Wild Soay sheep (Ovis…”
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A high throughput single nucleotide polymorphism multiplex assay for parentage assignment in New Zealand sheep by Clarke, Shannon M, Henry, Hannah M, Dodds, Ken G, Jowett, Timothy W D, Manley, Tim R, Anderson, Rayna M, McEwan, John C

“…Accurate pedigree information is critical to animal breeding systems to ensure the highest rate of genetic gain and management of inbreeding. The abundance of…”
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RNA-Seq based selection signature analysis for identifying genomic footprints associated with the fat-tail phenotype in sheep by Abbasabadi, Hossein, Bakhtiarizadeh, Mohammad Reza, Moradi, Mohammad Hossein, McEwan, John C

“…Understanding the genetic background behind fat-tail development in sheep can be useful to develop breeding programs for genetic improvement, while the genetic…”
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A restriction enzyme reduced representation sequencing approach for low-cost, high-throughput metagenome profiling by Hess, Melanie K, Rowe, Suzanne J, Van Stijn, Tracey C, Henry, Hannah M, Hickey, Sharon M, Brauning, Rudiger, McCulloch, Alan F, Hess, Andrew S, Kirk, Michelle R, Kumar, Sandeep, Pinares-Patiño, Cesar, Kittelmann, Sandra, Wood, Graham R, Janssen, Peter H, McEwan, John C

“…Microbial community profiles have been associated with a variety of traits, including methane emissions in livestock. These profiles can be difficult and…”
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Genetic parameters for residual feed intake, methane emissions, and body composition in New Zealand maternal sheep by Johnson, Patricia L., Hickey, Sharon, Knowler, Kevin, Wing, Janine, Bryson, Brooke, Hall, Melanie, Jonker, Arjan, Janssen, Peter H., Dodds, Ken G., McEwan, John C., Rowe, Suzanne J.

“…There is simultaneous interest in improving the feed efficiency of ruminant livestock and reducing methane (CH 4 ) emissions. The relationship (genetic and…”
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Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white‐chinned petrel by Rexer‐Huber, Kalinka, Veale, Andrew J., Catry, Paulo, Cherel, Yves, Dutoit, Ludovic, Foster, Yasmin, McEwan, John C., Parker, Graham C., Phillips, Richard A., Ryan, Peter G., Stanworth, Andrew J., Stijn, Tracey, Thompson, David R., Waters, Jonathan, Robertson, Bruce C.

“…The Southern Ocean represents a continuous stretch of circumpolar marine habitat, but the potential physical and ecological drivers of evolutionary genetic…”
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Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns and transcription analysis in sheep muscle by Couldrey, Christine, Brauning, Rudiger, Bracegirdle, Jeremy, Maclean, Paul, Henderson, Harold V, McEwan, John C

“…DNA methylation plays a central role in regulating many aspects of growth and development in mammals through regulating gene expression. The development of…”
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Large-scale analysis of sheep rumen metagenome profiles captured by reduced representation sequencing reveals individual profiles are influenced by the environment and genetics of the host by Hess, Melanie K, Hodgkinson, Hannah E, Hess, Andrew S, Zetouni, Larissa, Budel, Juliana C. C, Henry, Hannah, Donaldson, Alistair, Bilton, Timothy P, van Stijn, Tracey C, Kirk, Michelle R, Dodds, Ken G, Brauning, Rudiger, McCulloch, Alan F, Hickey, Sharon M, Johnson, Patricia L, Jonker, Arjan, Morton, Nickolas, Hendy, Shaun, Oddy, V. Hutton, Janssen, Peter H, McEwan, John C, Rowe, Suzanne J

“…Abstract Background Producing animal protein while reducing the animal’s impact on the environment, e.g., through improved feed efficiency and lowered methane…”
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Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō by Foster, Yasmin, Dutoit, Ludovic, Grosser, Stefanie, Dussex, Nicolas, Foster, Brodie J, Dodds, Ken G, Brauning, Rudiger, Van Stijn, Tracey, Robertson, Fiona, McEwan, John C, Jacobs, Jeanne M E, Robertson, Bruce C

“…Events of inbreeding are inevitable in critically endangered species. Reduced population sizes and unique life-history traits can increase the severity of…”
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Combining host and rumen metagenome profiling for selection in sheep: prediction of methane, feed efficiency, production, and health traits by Hess, Melanie K, Zetouni, Larissa, Hess, Andrew S, Budel, Juliana, Dodds, Ken G, Henry, Hannah M, Brauning, Rudiger, McCulloch, Alan F, Hickey, Sharon M, Johnson, Patricia L, Elmes, Sara, Wing, Janine, Bryson, Brooke, Knowler, Kevin, Hyndman, Dianne, Baird, Hayley, McRae, Kathryn M, Jonker, Arjan, Janssen, Peter H, McEwan, John C, Rowe, Suzanne J

“…Rumen microbes break down complex dietary carbohydrates into energy sources for the host and are increasingly shown to be a key aspect of animal performance…”
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Effects of Metabolites, Sex, Sire, and Muscle Type on Chilled Lamb Meat Colour by Zhang, Renyu, Wu, Guojie, Staincliffe, Maryann, McEwan, John C, Farouk, Mustafa M

“…Meat is an important source of high-value protein providing sustainable nutrition for human health. The discolouration of meat results in significant waste,…”
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Impact of breeding for reduced methane emissions in New Zealand sheep on maternal and health traits by Hickey, Sharon M., Bain, Wendy E., Bilton, Timothy P., Greer, Gordon J., Elmes, Sara, Bryson, Brooke, Pinares-Patiño, Cesar S., Wing, Janine, Jonker, Arjan, Young, Emily A., Knowler, Kevin, Pickering, Natalie K., Dodds, Ken G., Janssen, Peter H., McEwan, John C., Rowe, Suzanne J.

“…Enteric methane emissions from ruminants account for ∼35% of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions. This poses a significant threat to the pastoral sector…”
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Hitchhiking Mapping of Candidate Regions Associated with Fat Deposition in Iranian Thin and Fat Tail Sheep Breeds Suggests New Insights into Molecular Aspects of Fat Tail Selection by Moradi, Mohammad Hossein, Nejati-Javaremi, Ardeshir, Moradi-Shahrbabak, Mohammad, Dodds, Ken G, Brauning, Rudiger, McEwan, John C

“…The fat tail is a phenotype that divides indigenous Iranian sheep genetic resources into two major groups. The objective of the present study is to refine the…”
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Application of Low Coverage Genotyping by Sequencing in Selectively Bred Arctic Charr ( Salvelinus alpinus ) by Palaiokostas, Christos, Clarke, Shannon M, Jeuthe, Henrik, Brauning, Rudiger, Bilton, Timothy P, Dodds, Ken G, McEwan, John C, De Koning, Dirk-Jan

“…Arctic charr ( ) is a species of high economic value for the aquaculture industry, and of high ecological value due to its Holarctic distribution in both…”
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Exclusion and Genomic Relatedness Methods for Assignment of Parentage Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Data by Dodds, Ken G, McEwan, John C, Brauning, Rudiger, van Stijn, Tracey C, Rowe, Suzanne J, McEwan, K Mary, Clarke, Shannon M

“…Genotypes are often used to assign parentage in agricultural and ecological settings. Sequencing can be used to obtain genotypes but does not provide…”
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Genotyping-by-Sequencing Strategy for Integrating Genomic Structure, Diversity and Performance of Various Japanese Quail ( Coturnix japonica ) Breeds by Volkova, Natalia A, Romanov, Michael N, Abdelmanova, Alexandra S, Larionova, Polina V, German, Nadezhda Yu, Vetokh, Anastasia N, Shakhin, Alexey V, Volkova, Ludmila A, Anshakov, Dmitry V, Fisinin, Vladimir I, Narushin, Valeriy G, Griffin, Darren K, Sölkner, Johann, Brem, Gottfried, McEwan, John C, Brauning, Rudiger, Zinovieva, Natalia A

“…Traces of long-term artificial selection can be detected in genomes of domesticated birds via whole-genome screening using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)…”
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Low-cost sample preservation methods for high-throughput processing of rumen microbiomes by Budel, Juliana C C, Hess, Melanie K, Bilton, Timothy P, Henry, Hannah, Dodds, Ken G, Janssen, Peter H, McEwan, John C, Rowe, Suzanne J

“…The use of rumen microbial community (RMC) profiles to predict methane emissions has driven interest in ruminal DNA preservation and extraction protocols that…”
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Fatty acid synthase effects on bovine adipose fat and milk fat by Morris, Chris A, Cullen, Neil G, Glass, Belinda C, Hyndman, Dianne L, Manley, Tim R, Hickey, Sharon M, McEwan, John C, Pitchford, Wayne S, Bottema, Cynthia D.K, Lee, Michael A.H

“…A quantitative trait locus (QTL) was identified by linkage analysis on bovine Chromosome 19 that affects the fatty acid, myristic acid (C14:0), in subcutaneous…”
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Across-Experiment Transcriptomics of Sheep Rumen Identifies Expression of Lipid/Oxo-Acid Metabolism and Muscle Cell Junction Genes Associated With Variation in Methane-Related Phenotypes by Xiang, Ruidong, McNally, Jody, Bond, Jude, Tucker, David, Cameron, Margaret, Donaldson, Alistair J, Austin, Katie L, Rowe, Suzanne, Jonker, Arjan, Pinares-Patino, Cesar S, McEwan, John C, Vercoe, Phil E, Oddy, V H, Dalrymple, Brian P

“…Ruminants are significant contributors to the livestock generated component of the greenhouse gas, methane (CH ). The CH is primarily produced by the rumen…”
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