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Comparison of eleven methods for genomic DNA extraction suitable for large-scale whole-genome genotyping and long-term DNA banking using blood samples by Psifidi, Androniki, Dovas, Chrysostomos I, Bramis, Georgios, Lazou, Thomai, Russel, Claire L, Arsenos, Georgios, Banos, Georgios

“…Over the recent years, next generation sequencing and microarray technologies have revolutionized scientific research with their applications to…”
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A prospective cohort study examining the association of claw anatomy and sole temperature with the development of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle by Griffiths, Bethany E., Barden, Matthew, Anagnostopoulos, Alkiviadis, Bedford, Cherry, Higgins, Helen, Psifidi, Androniki, Banos, Georgios, Oikonomou, Georgios

“…Foot characteristics have been linked to the development of sole lesions (sole hemorrhage and sole ulcers) and white line lesions, also known as claw horn…”
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Telomere attrition rates are associated with weather conditions and predict productive lifespan in dairy cattle by Seeker, Luise A., Underwood, Sarah L., Wilbourn, Rachael V., Dorrens, Jennifer, Froy, Hannah, Holland, Rebecca, Ilska, Joanna J., Psifidi, Androniki, Bagnall, Ainsley, Whitelaw, Bruce, Coffey, Mike, Banos, Georgios, Nussey, Daniel H.

“…Telomere length is predictive of adult health and survival across vertebrate species. However, we currently do not know whether such associations result from…”
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Genetic parameters of sole lesion recovery in Holstein cows by Barden, Matthew, Anagnostopoulos, Alkiviadis, Griffiths, Bethany E., Li, Bingjie, Bedford, Cherry, Watson, Chris, Psifidi, Androniki, Banos, Georgios, Oikonomou, Georgios

“…Sole hemorrhage and sole ulcers, referred to as sole lesions, are important causes of lameness in dairy cattle. The objective of this study was to estimate the…”
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A prospective cohort study of factors associated with the digital cushion thickness in dairy cattle by Griffiths, Bethany E., Barden, Matthew, Anagnostopoulos, Alkiviadis, Wilson, James P., Lamprou, Evangelos, Tulley, William, Bedford, Cherrill, Psifidi, Androniki, Banos, Georgios, Oikonomou, Georgios

“…The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes. Key factors…”
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Genetic parameters and genome-wide association study of digital cushion thickness in Holstein cows by Barden, Matthew, Li, Bingjie, Griffiths, Bethany E., Anagnostopoulos, Alkiviadis, Bedford, Cherry, Psifidi, Androniki, Banos, Georgios, Oikonomou, Georgios

“…The digital cushion is linked to the development of claw horn lesions (CHL) in dairy cattle. The objectives of this study were to (1) estimate genetic…”
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Quantitative trait loci and transcriptome signatures associated with avian heritable resistance to Campylobacter by Psifidi, Androniki, Kranis, Andreas, Rothwell, Lisa M., Bremner, Abi, Russell, Kay, Robledo, Diego, Bush, Stephen J., Fife, Mark, Hocking, Paul M., Banos, Georgios, Hume, David A., Kaufman, Jim, Bailey, Richard A., Avendano, Santiago, Watson, Kellie A., Kaiser, Pete, Stevens, Mark. P.

“…Campylobacter is the leading cause of bacterial foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. Handling or consumption of contaminated poultry meat is a key risk factor…”
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Microbial diversity and community composition of caecal microbiota in commercial and indigenous Indian chickens determined using 16s rDNA amplicon sequencing by Pandit, Ramesh J, Hinsu, Ankit T, Patel, Namrata V, Koringa, Prakash G, Jakhesara, Subhash J, Thakkar, Jalpa R, Shah, Tejas M, Limon, Georgina, Psifidi, Androniki, Guitian, Javier, Hume, David A, Tomley, Fiona M, Rank, Dharamshibhai N, Raman, M, Tirumurugaan, K G, Blake, Damer P, Joshi, Chaitanya G

“…The caecal microbiota plays a key role in chicken health and performance, influencing digestion and absorption of nutrients, and contributing to defence…”
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Transcriptomic analysis of caecal tissue in inbred chicken lines that exhibit heritable differences in resistance to Campylobacter jejuni by Russell, Kay M, Smith, Jacqueline, Bremner, Abi, Chintoan-Uta, Cosmin, Vervelde, Lonneke, Psifidi, Androniki, Stevens, Mark P

“…Abstract Background Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans and the handling or consumption of contaminated poultry…”
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Serum 1H nuclear magnetic resonance–based metabolomics of sole lesion development in Holstein cows by Barden, Matthew, Phelan, Marie M., Hyde, Robert, Anagnostopoulos, Alkiviadis, Griffiths, Bethany E., Bedford, Cherry, Green, Martin, Psifidi, Androniki, Banos, Georgios, Oikonomou, Georgios

“…Sole hemorrhage and sole ulcers, referred to as sole lesions, are important causes of lameness in dairy cattle. We aimed to compare the serum metabolome of…”
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Genetic characterisation of the Connemara pony and the Warmblood horse using a within-breed clustering approach by Lindsay-McGee, Victoria, Sanchez-Molano, Enrique, Banos, Georgios, Clark, Emily L, Piercy, Richard J, Psifidi, Androniki

“…Abstract Background The Connemara pony (CP) is an Irish breed that has experienced varied selection by breeders over the last fifty years, with objectives…”
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Research Note: MHCY haplotype impacts Campylobacter jejuni colonization in a backcross [(Line 61 x Line N) x Line N] population by Zhang, Jibin, Goto, Ronald M., Psifidi, Androniki, Stevens, Mark P., Taylor Jr, Robert L., Miller, Marcia M.

“…MHCY is a candidate region for influencing immune responses in chickens. MHCY contains multiple specialized, polymorphic MHC class I loci along with loci…”
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Single-step genome-wide association analyses of claw horn lesions in Holstein cattle using linear and threshold models by Li, Bingjie, Barden, Matthew, Kapsona, Vanessa, Sánchez-Molano, Enrique, Anagnostopoulos, Alkiviadis, Griffiths, Bethany Eloise, Bedford, Cherril, Dai, Xiaoxia, Coffey, Mike, Psifidi, Androniki, Oikonomou, Georgios, Banos, Georgios

“…Lameness in dairy cattle is primarily caused by foot lesions including the claw horn lesions (CHL) of sole haemorrhage (SH), sole ulcers (SU), and white line…”
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Method Specific Calibration Corrects for DNA Extraction Method Effects on Relative Telomere Length Measurements by Quantitative PCR by Seeker, Luise A, Holland, Rebecca, Underwood, Sarah, Fairlie, Jennifer, Psifidi, Androniki, Ilska, Joanna J, Bagnall, Ainsley, Whitelaw, Bruce, Coffey, Mike, Banos, Georgios, Nussey, Daniel H

“…Telomere length (TL) is increasingly being used as a biomarker in epidemiological, biomedical and ecological studies. A wide range of DNA extraction techniques…”
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Genetic and genomic analyses underpin the feasibility of concomitant genetic improvement of milk yield and mastitis resistance in dairy sheep by Banos, Georgios, Clark, Emily L, Bush, Stephen J, Dutta, Prasun, Bramis, Georgios, Arsenos, Georgios, Hume, David A, Psifidi, Androniki

“…Milk yield is the most important dairy sheep trait and constitutes the key genetic improvement goal via selective breeding. Mastitis is one of the most…”
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A Preliminary Study Assessing a Transfer Learning Approach to Intestinal Image Analysis to Help Determine Treatment Response in Canine Protein-Losing Enteropathy by Kathrani, Aarti, Trewin, Isla, Ancheta, Kenneth, Psifidi, Androniki, Le Calvez, Sophie, Williams, Jonathan

“…Dogs with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) caused by inflammatory enteritis, intestinal lymphangiectasia, or both, have a guarded prognosis, with death…”
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Editorial: Genetics Architecture and Underlying Molecular Mechanisms in Host-Pathogen Interactions by Makepeace, Benjamin L., Psifidi, Androniki, Robledo, Diego, Xia, Dong

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Phenotypic and genomic characterisation of performance of tropically adapted chickens raised in smallholder farm conditions in Ethiopia by Morris, Katrina M, Sutton, Kate, Girma, Mekonnen, Sánchez-Molano, Enrique, Solomon, Bersabhe, Esatu, Wondmeneh, Dessie, Tadelle, Vervelde, Lonneke, Psifidi, Androniki, Hanotte, Olivier, Banos, Georgios

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of poultry production is on smallholder village farms, where chickens are typically reared outdoors in free-ranging conditions…”
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Combination of novel and public RNA-seq datasets to generate an mRNA expression atlas for the domestic chicken by Bush, Stephen J, Freem, Lucy, MacCallum, Amanda J, O'Dell, Jenny, Wu, Chunlei, Afrasiabi, Cyrus, Psifidi, Androniki, Stevens, Mark P, Smith, Jacqueline, Summers, Kim M, Hume, David A

“…The domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) is widely used as a model in developmental biology and is also an important livestock species. We describe a novel…”
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A comparison of six methods for genomic DNA extraction suitable for PCR-based genotyping applications using ovine milk samples by Psifidi, Androniki, Dovas, Chrysostomos I., Banos, Georgios

“…Isolation of amplifiable genomic DNA is a prerequisite for the genetic assessment of diseases and disease susceptibility in farm animals. Milk somatic cells…”
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