Graham Plastow, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Contact Overview Publications

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Email: plastow@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-1496
Address: 2-31 General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2H1

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Livestock Genomics Resilience

About

Degree

PhD, University of Leicester, UK

Job/Research Area

Animal genomics

Awards

2023 Charles Stanislaw Memorial Distinguished Service Award, National Swine Improvement Federation

2023 34th ASTech Awards for Best in Agriculture / Agrifood Innovation for Livestock Gentec with John Basarab

2020 Canadian Beef Breeds Council Don Matthews Memorial Award for Livestock Gentec

Research

Major Responsibilities/Research Interests

Livestock Gentec was created in 2010 to continue the Alberta Bovine Genomics Program's research and bring the commercial benefits of genomics to the Canadian livestock industry. Livestock Gentec (https://livestockgentec.ualberta.ca/) extends the genomics scope to other livestock species, and expands on existing technology transfer and industry collaboration efforts. Funded by Alberta Innovates and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), Gentec consists of a core group of highly qualified researchers across the University and its partners in Alberta (e.g. Alberta Agriculture) and across Canada (including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Universities of Calgary, Guelph and Saskatchewan). Partners and collaborators include livestock industry associations, government agencies and private sector companies from all over the world as well as significant international collaborations with leading Universities and Institutes.

The Gentec Executive team have extensive experience in managing large-scale multinational projects, and an excellent track record in commercializing technology. Our technology transfer professionals focus on educating industry about the benefits of the technologies we are developing. The scientific team is world-class and represents a comprehensive spread of relevant scientific interests and expertise, including genomics, genetics, microbial ecology and epigenetics, as well as statistical genetics/genomics, computing science and bioinformatics.

My main research interest is the application of genomics to increase value for all of the links within protein value chains (from the animal breeder to the consumer) with a focus on improving animal health. My main ambition is to develop the program, together with other groups in ALES and their partners, to develop new tools for application in many of the farmed animal species.

Featured Publications

Genome‑wide association studies for economically important traits in mink using copy number variation.

Davoudi, P., Do, D.N., Colombo, S., Rathgeber, B., Sargolzaei, M., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Hu, G., Valipour, S., Miar Y.

Scientific Reports . 2024 January; 14 10.1038/s41598-023-50497-3

Genetic parameter estimates for sensory and meat quality traits measured at 3 and 29 days of aging of beef from Canadian crossbred cattle.

Virtuoso, M.C.S., Hosseini, A., Aalhus, J.L., Juárez, M., Bruce, H.L., Li, C., Basarab, J.A., Valente, T.S., Plastow, G.

Meat Sci.. 2024 January; 207 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109351

Genetic analysis of the blood transcriptome of young healthy pigs to improve disease resilience.

Lim, K-S., Cheng, J., Tuggle, C., Dyck, M., PigGen Canada, Fortin, F., Harding, J., Plastow, G., Dekkers, J.

Genetics Selection Evolution . 2023 December; 55 10.1186/s12711-023-00860-9

Novel genetic parameters for genetic residual feed intake in dairy cattle using time series data from multiple parities and countries in North America and Europe.

Stephansen, R., Martin, P., Manzanilla-Pech, C., Gredler-Grandl, B., Sahana, G., Madsen, P., Weigel, K.A., Tempelman, R., Peñagaricano, F., Parker Gaddis, K., White, H., Santos, J., Koltes, J., Schenkel, F., Hailemariam, D., Plastow, G., Abdalla, E., VandeHaar, M., Veerkamp, R., Baes, C., Lassen, J.

J. Dairy Sci.. 2023 December; 106 (12):9078-9094 10.3168/jds.2023-23330

Sequence-based GWAS meta-analyses for beef production traits.

Sanchez, M.P., Tribout, T., Kadri, N., Chitneedi, P., Maak, S., Hozé, C., Boussaha, M., Croiseau, P., Philippe, R., Spengeler, M., Kuehn, C., Wang, Y., Li, C., Plastow, G., Pausch, H., Boichard, D.

Genetics Sel. Evol. . 2023 October; 55 10.1186/s12711-023-00848-5

A machine learning approach to predict the most and the least feed–efficient groups in beef cattle.

Shirzadifara, A., Miar, Y., Plastow, G., Basarab, J., Li, C., Fitzsimmons, C., Riazi, M., Manafiazar, G.

Smart Agricultural Technolog. 2023 September; 5 10.1016/j.atech.2023.100317

The WUR0000125 PRRS resilience SNP had no apparent effect on pigs’ infectivity and susceptibility in a novel transmission trial.

Chase Topping, M.E., Plastow, G., Dekkers, J., Li, Y., Fang, Y., Gerdts, V., van Kessel, J., Harding, J., Opriessnig, T., Doeschl Wilson, A.

Genetics Selection Evolution . 2023 July; 55 10.1186/s12711‑023‑00824‑z

Population Genomics of American Mink Using Genotype Data.

Hu, G., Do, D.N., Manafiazar, G., Kelvin, A.A., Sargolzaei, M., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Miar, Y.

Front. Genet. . 2023 May; 14 10.3389/fgene.2023.1175408

Genetic Assessment of Heritability for Traits Associated with Methane Emissions in Holstein Dairy Cattle.

Kamalanathan, S., Houlahan, K., Miglior, F., Chud, T.C.S., Seymour, D.J., Hailemariam, D., Plastow, G., De Oliveira, H.R., Baes, C.F., Schenkel, F.S.

Animals . 2023 April; 13 10.3390/ani13081308

Milk metabolomics analyses of lactating dairy cows with divergent residual feed intake reveals physiological underpinnings and novel biomarkers.

Hailemariam, D., Hashemiranjbar, M., Manafiazar, G., Stothard, P., Plastow, G.

Front. Mol. Biosci. . 2023 April; 10 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1146069

GWAS and genetic and phenotypic correlations of plasma metabolites with complete blood count traits in healthy young pigs reveal implications for pig immune response.

Dervishi, E., Bai, X., Dyck, M.K., Harding, J.C.S., Fortin, F., Dekkers, J.C.M., Plastow, G.

Front. Mol. Biosci. . 2023 March; 10: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1140375

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for additive and dominance effects for body composition traits in commercial crossbred Piétrain pigs.

Heidaritabar, M., Bink, M., Dervishi, E., Charagu, P., Huisman, A., Plastow, G.

J Anim Breed Genet. . 2023 March; 140 (4):413-430 10.1111/jbg.12768

Exploration of plasma metabolite levels in healthy nursery pigs in response to environmental enrichment and disease resilience.

Dervishi, E., Bai, X., Cheng, J., Fortin, F., Dyck, M.K., Harding, J.C.S., Seddon, Y.M., Dekkers, J.C.M., PigGen Canada, Plastow, G.

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2023 January; 10.1093/jas/skad033

Plasma Protein Levels of Young Healthy Pigs as Genetic Indicators for Disease Resilience.

Chen, Y., Lonergan, S.M., Lim, K-S., Putz, A.M., Dyck, M.K., PigGen Canada, Fortin, F., Harding, J.C.S., Plastow, G., Dekkers, J.C.M.

J. Anim. Sci.. 2023 January; 101 10.1093/jas/skad014

A chromosome-level genome assembly reveals genomic characteristics of the American mink (Neogale vison).

Karimi, K., Do, D.N., Wang, J., Easley, J., Borzouie, S., Sargolzaei, M., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Miar, Y.

Comms. Biol. . 2022 December; 5 10.1038/s42003-022-04341-5

Applying multi-omics data to study the genetic background of bovine respiratory disease infection in feedlot crossbred cattle.

Li, J., Mukiibi, R., Jiminez, J., Wang, Z., Akanno, E.C., Timsit, E., Plastow, G.S.

Front. Genet. . 2022 December; 13 10.3389/fgene.2022.1046192

Genome-wide detection of selection signatures for pelt quality traits and coat color using whole-genome sequencing data in American mink.

Valipour, S., Karimi, K., Do, D.N., Barrett, D., Sargolzaei, M., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Miar, Y.

Genes. 2022 October; 13 (11):1939 10.3390/genes13111939

Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations between Aleutian Disease Tests with Body Weight, Growth, and Feed Efficiency Traits in Mink.

Hu, G., Do, D.N., Davoudi, P., Manafiazar, G., Kelvin, A., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Sargolzaei, M., Miar, Y.

J. Anim. Sci . 2022 October; 100 (12):skac346 10.1093/jas/skac346

Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks.

Shadpour, S., Chud, T., Hailemariam, D., Oliveira, H., Plastow, G., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Baldwin, R., Miglior, F., Baes, C., Tulpan, D., Schenkel, F.

J. Dairy Sci . 2022 October; 105 (10):8257-8271 10.3168/jds.2021-21297

Predicting methane emission in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks

Shadpour, S., Chud, T., Hailemariam, D., Plastow, G., Oliveira, H., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Miglior, F., Baes, C., Tulpan, D., Schenkel, F.

J. Dairy Sci . 2022 October; 105 (10):8272-8285 10.3168/jds.2021-21176

Imputation to whole-genome sequence (WGS) and its use in Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for pork colour traits in crossbred and purebred pigs.

Heidaritabar, M., Huisman, A., Krivushin, K., Stothard, P., Dervishi, P., Charagu, P., Bink. M., Plastow, G.

Front. Genet. . 2022 September; 13 10.3389/fgene.2022.1022681

Heritable and Nonheritable Rumen Bacteria Are Associated with Different Characters of Lactation Performance of Dairy Cows

Zang, X-W., Sun, H-Z., Xu, M-Y., Zhang, Z., Plastow, G., Yang, T., Guan, L.L., Liu, J-X.

MSystems . 2022 September; 7 (5) 10.1128/msystems.00422-22

Genome-wide detection of copy number variation in American mink using whole-genome sequencing.

Davoudi, P., Do, D.N., Rathgeber, B., Colombo, S.M., Sargolzaei, M., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Karimi, K., Hu, G., Valipour, S., Miar, Y.

BMC Genomics. 2022 September; 23 10.1186/s12864-022-08874-1

The influence of litter birth weight phenotype on embryonic and placental development at day 30 of gestation in multiparous purebred Large White sows.

Moroni, J.L., Tsoi, S., Wenger, I.I., Tran, C., Plastow, G.S., Charagu, P., Dyck, M.K.

Anim. Repro. Sci. . 2022 September; 244 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2022.107035

An integrative genomic prediction approach for predicting the buffalo milk traits by incorporating related cattle QTLs.

Hao, X., Liang, A., Plastow, G., Zhang, C., Wang, Z., Liu, J., Salzano, A., Gasparrini, B., Campanile, G., Zhang, S., Yang, L.

Genes. 2022 August; 13 (8):1430 10.3390/genes13081430

Genetic and phenotypic parameters for feed efficiency and component traits in American mink.

Davoudi, P., Do, D.N., Colombo, S., Rathgeber, B., Colombo, S., Sargolzaei, M., Wang, Z., Plastow, G., Miar, Y.

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2022 July; 100 (8):skac216 10.1093/jas/skac216

Predictive Blood Biomarkers of Sheep Pregnancy and Litter Size.

Goldansaz, S.A., Markus, S., Plastow, G., Wishart, D.S.

Scientific Reports . 2022 June; 12 10.1038/s41598-022-14141-w

Assessing the genomic diversity and relatedness in 10 Canadian heritage chicken lines using whole-genome sequence data.

Heidaritabar, M, Carney, V., Groenen, M.A.M., Plastow, G.

J Anim Breed Genet. . 2022 May; 139 10.1111/jbg.12720

Signaling differences in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of high and low vaccine responders prior to, and following, vaccination in piglets.

Lipsit, S., Facciuolo, A., Scuten, E., Wilkinson, J., Plastow, G., Kusalik, A., Napper, S.

Vaccine X . 2022 May; 11 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100167

Predicting enteric methane emission in lactating Holsteins based on reference methane data collected by the GreenFeed system.

Liu, R., Hailemariam, D., Yang, T., Miglior, F., Schenkel, F., Wang, Z., Stothard, P., Zhang, S., Plastow, G.

Animal. 2022 March; 16 (3) 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100469

Integrative analyses of genomic and metabolomic data reveal genetic mechanisms associated with carcass merit traits in beef cattle.

Li, J. Wang, Y., Mukiibi, R., Karisa, B. K., Plastow, G.S., and Li, C.

Scientific Reports . 2022 March; 12 (1) 10.1038/s41598-022-06567-z

Genome-wide association study of disease resilience traits from a natural polymicrobial disease challenge model in pigs identifies the importance of the major histocompatibility complex region.

Cheng, J., Fernando, R., Cheng, H., Kachman, S., Lim, K-S., Harding, J., Dyck, M., Fortin, F., Plastow, G., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.

G3: GENES, GENOMES, GENETICS . 2022 March; 12 (3) 10.1093/g3journal/jkab441

Genetic analysis of disease resilience of wean-to-finish pigs under a natural disease challenge model using reaction norms.

Cheng, J., Lim, K-S., Putz, A.M., Wolc, A., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M.

Genetics Selection Evolution . 2022 February; 54 10.1186/s12711-022-00702-0

Breeding for disease resilience: opportunities to manage polymicrobial challenge and improve commercial performance in the pig industry.

Bai, X., Plastow, G.

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience . 2022 January; 3 10.1186/s43170-022-00073-y

Phenotypic effect of a single nucleotide polymorphism on SSC7 on fetal outcomes in PRRSV-2 infected gilts.

Ko, H., Sammons, J., Pasternak, J.A., Hamonic, G., Starrak, G., MacPhee, D.J., Detmer, S.E., Plastow, G.S., Harding, J.C.S.

Livestock Sci. . 2022 January; 255 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104800

Investigating the relationship between indirect genetic effects for growth, environmental enrichment, coping style and sex with the serum metabolome profile of pigs.

Dervishi, E., Reimert, I., van der Zande, L.E., Mathur, P., Knol, E.F., Plastow, G.S.

Scientific Reports . 2021 December; 11 10.1038/s41598-021-02814-x

Improving chicken responses to glycoconjugate vaccination against Campylobacter jejuni.

Nothaft, H., Perez-Munoz, M.-E., Yang, T., Murugan, A., Miller, M., Kolarich, D., Plastow, G., Walter, J., Szymanski, C.M.

Front. Microbiol. . 2021 November; 12 10.3389/fmicb.2021.734526

Identification of candidate genes and enriched biological functions for feed efficiency traits by integrating plasma metabolites and imputed whole genome sequence variants in beef cattle.

Li, J., Mukiibi, R., Wang, Y., Plastow, G.S., Li, C.

BMC Genomics . 2021 November; 22 10.1186/s12864-021-08064-5

Thyroid hormone suppression in feeder pigs following polymicrobial or porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-2 challenge.

Pasternak, J.A., MacPhee, D.J., Lunney, J.K., Rowland, R.R.R., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Dekkers, J.C.M., Plastow, G.S., Harding, J.C.S. PigGen Canada

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2021 November; 99 (11) 10.1093/jas/skab325

Economic comparison of an ear tag automated activity monitor for estrus detection with timed-AI in Holstein heifers.

Macmillan, K., Boyda, A., Gobikrushanth, M., Plastow, G., Colazo, M.G.

Theriogenology . 2021 November; 175 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.09.009

Knowledge gaps in the understanding of antimicrobial resistance in Canada.

McCubbin, K., Anholt, M., De Jong, E., Ida, J.A., Nobrega, D., Conly, J.M., Götte, M., McAllister, T.A., Orsel, K., Lewis, I., Jackson, L., Plastow, G., Wieden, H-J., McCoy, K., Leslie, M., Robinson, J.L., Hardcastle, L., Goddard, E., Otto, S.J.G., Geransar, R., Barkema, H.W.

Front. Public Health. 2021 October; 9 10.3389/fpubh.2021.726484

Heritability and genetic correlations of plasma metabolite levels of healthy nursery pigs with production, resilience, and carcass traits under a natural polymicrobial disease challenge.

Dervishi, E., Yang, T., Dyck, M.K., Harding, J.C.S., Fortin, F., PigGen Canada, Cheng, J., Dekkers, J.C.M., Plastow, G.

Scientific Reports . 2021 October; 11 10.1038/s41598-021-99778-9

The potential for mitigation of methane emissions in ruminants through the application of metagenomics, metabolomics, and other -OMICS technologies.

Asselstine, V., Lam, S., Miglior, F., Brito, L.F., Sweett, H., Guan, L., Waters, S.M., Plastow, G., Cánovas, A.

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2021 September; 99 (10) 10.1093/jas/skab193

Purebred-crossbred genetic parameters for reproductive traits in swine.

Kramer, L.M., Wolc, A., Esfandyari, H., Thekkoot, D.M., Zhang, C., Kemp, R.A., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M.

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2021 September; 99 (10) 10.1093/jas/skab270

Genetic parameters of drinking and feeding traits of wean-to finish pigs under a polymicrobial natural disease challenge.

Cheng, J., Putz, A.M., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M.

J. Anim. Sci. and Biotech. . 2021 September; 12 10.1186/s40104-021-00622-x

Quantitative analysis of the blood transcriptome of young healthy pigs and its relationship with subsequent disease resilience.

Lim, K-S., Cheng, J., Putz, A., Dong, Q., Bai, X., Beiki, H., Tuggle, C.K., Dyck, M.K., PigGen Canada, Fortin, F., Harding, J.C.S., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M.

BMC Genomics . 2021 August; 22 10.1186/s12864-021-07912-8

Investigating the genetic architecture of disease resilience in pigs by genome-wide association studies of complete blood count traits collected from a natural disease challenge model.

Bai, X., Yang, T., Putz, A., Wang, Z., Li, C., Fortin, F., Harding, J., Dyck, M., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J., Field, C., Plastow, G.

BMC Genomics . 2021 July; 22 10.1186/s12864-021-07835-4

Natural versus induced estrus indicators of Holstein heifers determined by an automated monitoring activity system.

Macmillan, K., Gobikrushanth, M., Plastow, G., Colazo, M.G.

Livestock Sci. . 2021 July; 249 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104514

Proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy piglets after mitogen stimulation as indicators of disease resilience.

Jeon, R.L., Gilbert, C., Cheng, J., Putz, A.M., Dyck, M.K., Plastow, G.S., Fortin, F., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M., Harding, J.C.S.

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2021 May; 99 10.1093/jas/skab084

Genetic parameter estimations and genomic insights for teat and udder structure in young and mature Canadian Angus cows.

Devani, K., Crowley, J.J., Plastow, G., Orsel, K., Valente, T.S.

J. of Anim. Sci.. 2021 March; 99 (5) 10.1093/jas/skab087

Abundance and expression of Shiga toxin genes in Escherichia coli at the recto-anal junction relates to host immune genes.

Pan, Z., Chen, Y., McAllister, T.A., Gänzle, M., Plastow, G., Guan, L.L

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. . 2021 March; 11 10.3389/fcimb.2021.633573

Whole blood transcriptome analysis of feedlot cattle with and without bovine respiratory disease.

Jiminez, J.A., Timsit, E.F., Orsel, K., van der Meer, F., Guan, L.L., Plastow, G.

Front. Genet. . 2021 March; 12 10.3389/fgene.2021.627623

Methane and carbon dioxide emissions and grazed forage intake from pregnant beef heifers previously classified for residual feed intake under drylot conditions.

Manafiazar, G., Flesch, T.K., Baron, V.S., McKeown, L., Byron, B., Block, H., Ominski, K., Plastow, G., Basarab, J.A.

Can. J. Anim. Sci. Can. . 2021 March; 101 (1):71-84 10.1139/cjas-2019-0182

A genome-wide case-control association study of dark cutting in beef cattle.

Lei, H., Yang, T., Mahmood, S., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Roy, B., Li, C., Plastow, G., Bruce, H.L.

Can. J. Anim. Sci. Can. . 2021 March; 101 (1):158-167 10.1139/cjas-2019-0039

Comparative analyses of enteric methane emissions, dry matter intake and milk somatic cell count in different feed efficiency categories of dairy cows.

Hailemariam, D., Manafiazar, G., Basarab, J., Stothard, P., Miglior, F., Plastow, G., Wang, Z.

Can. J. Anim. Sci. . 2021 March; 101 (1) 10.1139/cjas-2019-0085

Common and specific metabolic features in dairy cows with metritis, hypocalcaemia and ketosis.

Dervishi, E., Plastow, G., Hoff, B., Colazo, M.

Research in Veterinary Science . 2021 March; 135 10.3389/fmicb.2021.734526

MicroRNAomes of Cattle Intestinal Tissues Revealed Possible miRNA Regulated Mechanisms Involved in Escherichia coli O157 Fecal Shedding

Wang, O., Zhou, M., Chen, Y., McAllister, T.A., Plastow, G., Stanford, K., Selinger, B., Guan, L.L.

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. . 2021 February; 11 10.3389/fcimb.2021.634505

Effect of a genetic marker for the GBP5 gene on resilience to a polymicrobial natural disease challenge in pigs.

Jeon, R.L., Cheng, J., Putz, A.M., Dong, Q., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Plastow, G.S., Fortin, F., Lunney, J., Rowland, F., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M.

Livestock Sci. . 2021 February; 244 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104399

Exploring Phenotypes for Disease Resilience in Pigs Using Complete Blood Count Data from a Natural Disease Challenge Model.

Bai, X., Putz, A., Wang, Z., Fortin, F., Harding, J.C., PigGen Canada, Dyck, M., Dekkers, J., Field, C.J., Plastow, G.

Front. Genet. . 2020 January; 11

The Genetic Basis of Natural Antibody Titers of Young Healthy Pigs and Relationships with Disease Resilience.

Chen, Y., Tibbs Cortes, L.E., Ashley, C., Putz, A.M., Lim, K-S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G., Dekkers, J.C.M., Harding, J.C.S.

BMC Genomics. 2020 January; 21

Genetic Analysis of Disease Resilience in Wean-to-Finish Pigs from a Natural Disease Challenge Model.

Cheng, J., Putz, A.M., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M.

Journal of Animal Science. 2020 January; 98

Genome-wide association study for mammary structure in Canadian Angus cows.

Devani, K., Plastow, G., Orsel, K., Valente, T.

PLoS ONE. 2020 January; 15 (8):e0237818

Genomic heritability and genome-wide association studies of plasma metabolites in crossbred beef cattle.

Li, J., Akanno, E.C., Valente, T., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Karisa, B., Wang, Z., Plastow, G.S.

Front. Genet. . 2020 January; 11

Kinome profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected prior to vaccination reveals biomarkers and potential mechanisms of vaccine unresponsiveness in pigs.

Lipsit, S., Wilkinson, J., Scruten, E., Facciuolo, A., Denomy, C., Griebel, P., Kusalik, A., Plastow, G., Napper, S.

Scientific Reports. 2020 January; 10

Performance and optimization of the SCR eSense ear tag automated activity monitor for estrus prediction in dairy heifers.

MacMillan, K., Gobikrushanth, M., Plastow, G., Colazo, M.G.

Theriogenology. 2020 January; 155

Methane and carbon dioxide emissions from yearling beef heifers and mature cows classified for residual feed intake under drylot conditions.

Manafiazar, G., Baron, V.S., McKeown, L., Block, H., Ominski, K., Plastow, G., and Basarab, J.A.

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2020 January; 100

Longitudinal blood transcriptomic analysis to identify molecular regulatory patterns of Bovine Respiratory Disease in beef cattle.

Sun, H.-Z., Srithayakumar, V., Jiminez, J., Jin, W., Hosseini, A., Raszek, M., Orsel, K., Guan, L.L., Plastow, G.

Genomics. 2020 January; 112

Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed by genome wide association studies of imputed whole genome sequence variants: II: carcass merit traits.

Wang, Y., Zhang, F., Mukiibi, R., Chen, L., Vinsky, M., Plastow, G., Basarab, J., Stothard, P., Li, C.

BMC Genomics. 2020 January; 21

Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed by genome wide association studies of imputed whole genome sequence variants: I: feed efficiency and component traits.

Zhang, F., Wang, Y., Mukiibi, R., Chen, L., Vinsky, M., Plastow, G., Basarab, J., Stothard, P., Li, C.

BMC Genomics. 2020 January; 21

Advances and challenges in application of feedomics to improve dairy cow production and health.

Sun, H., Plastow, G., Guan. L.

J. Dairy Sci.. 2019 January; 102

Novel Resilience Phenotypes Using Feed Intake Data From a Natural Disease Challenge Model in Wean-to-Finish Pigs.

Putz, A.M., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M., PigGen Canada

Front. Genet. . 2019 January; 9

Evaluation of a genomic-enhanced sorting system for feeder cattle.

Akanno, E.C., Ekine-Dzivenu, C., Chen, L., Vinsky, M., Abo-Ismail, M.K., MacNeil, M.D., Plastow, G., Basarab, J., Li, C., Fitzsimmons, C.

Journal of Animal Science. 2019 January; 97

Genomic retained heterosis effects on fertility and lifetime productivity in beef heifers.

Basarab, J.A., Crowley, J.J., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Manafiazar, G.M., Akanno, E.C., Baron, V.S., Plastow, G.

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2018 January; 98

Review: Biological determinants of between-animal variation in feed efficiency of growing beef cattle.

Cantalapiedra-Hijar, G., Abo-Ismail, M., Carstens, G., Guan, L., Hegarty, R., Kenny, D., McGee, M., Plastow, G., Relling, A., Ortigues-Marty, I.

Animal. 2018 January; 12 (s2):s321–s335

Genetic diversity, breed composition and admixture of Kenyan domestic pigs.

Mujibi, F.D., Okoth, E., Onzere, C., Bishop, R., Fèvre, E.M., Thomas, L., Masembe, C., Plastow, G., Rothschild, M.

PLoS ONE. 2018 January; 13 (1):e0190080

Livestock Metabolomics and the Livestock Metabolome: A Systematic Review.

Goldansaz, S.A., Guo, A.C., Sajed, T., Steele, M.A., Plastow, G.S., Wishart, D.S.

PLoS ONE. 2017 January; 12 (5):e0177675.

Host genetics of response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in nursery pigs.

Dekkers, J., Rowland, R.R.R., Lunney, J.K., Plastow, G.

Veterinary Microbiology. 2017 January; 209

Genomic prediction of breed composition and heterosis effects in Angus, Charolais and Hereford crosses using 50K genotypes.

Akanno, E.C., Chen, L., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Crowley, J.J., Wang, Z., Li, C., Basarab, J.A., MacNeil, M.D., Plastow, G.

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2017 January; 97

A genome-wide association study of fetal response to type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus challenge

Yang, T., Wilkinson, J., Wang, Z., Ladinig, A., Harding, J., Plastow, G.

Scientific Reports. 2016 January; 6

Accuracy of genomic predictions for feed efficiency traits of beef cattle using 50K and imputed HD genotypes

Lu, D., Akanno, E.C., Crowley, J.J., Schenkel, F., Li, H., De Pauw, M., Moore, S.S., Wang, Z., Li, C., Stothard, P., Plastow, G., Miller, S.P., Basarab, J.A

J. Anim. Sci.. 2016 January; 94

Bioinformatic analyses in early host response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus PRRSV reveals pathway differences between pigs with alternate genotypes for a major host response QTL

Schroyen, M., Eisley, C., Koltes, J.E., Fritz-Waters, E., Choi, I., Plastow, G., Guan, L., Stothard, P., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Reecy, J.M., Lunney, J.K., Rowland, R.R.R., Dekkers, J.C.M., Tuggle, C.K.

BMC Genomics. 2016 January; 17

Comparative transcriptomic analysis of rectal tissue from beef steers revealed reduced host immunity in Escherichia coli O157:H7 super-shedders

Wang, O., Liang, G., McAllister, T.A., Plastow, G., Stanford, K., Selinger, B., Guan, L.L.

PLoS ONE. 2016 January; 11 (3):e0151284

Differences in Whole Blood Gene Expression Associated With Infection Time-course and Extent of Fetal Mortality in a Reproductive Model of type 2 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Infection

Wilkinson, J.M., Ladinig, A., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Stothard, P., Lunney, J.K., Harding, J.C.S., Plastow, G.S.

PLoS ONE. 2016 January; 11 (4):e0153615

Genome wide association studies (GWAS) identify QTL on SSC2 and SSC17 affecting loin peak shear force in crossbred commercial pigs

Zhang, C., Bruce, H., Yang, T., Charagu, P., Kemp, R.A., Boddicker, N., Miar, Y., Wang, Z., Plastow, G.

PLoS ONE. 2016 January; 11 (2):e0145082

Genome-wide analysis of the transcriptional response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection at the maternal/fetal interface and in the fetus

Wilkinson, J., Bao, H., Ladinig, A., Hong, L., Stothard, P., Lunney, J., Plastow, G., Harding, J.

BMC Genomics. 2016 January; 17

Use of genomic tools to improve cattle health in the context of infectious diseases.

Raszek, M.M., Guan, L.L., Plastow, G.S.

Front. Genet. . 2016 January; 7:10

History of the Hays Converter

Fleming, A.L., Hays, D.P., Moore, S., Plastow, G., Miller, S.P.

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2016 January; 96

A large and diverse collection of bovine genome sequences from the Canadian Cattle Genome Project

Stothard, P., Liao, X., Arantes, A.S., De Pauw, M., Coros, C., Plastow, G.S., Sargolzaei, M., Crowley, J.J., Basarab, J.A., Schenkel, F., Moore, S., Miller, S.P.

GigaScience. 2015 January; 4

Dominant Red Coat Color in Holstein Cattle Is Associated with a Missense Mutation in the Coatomer Protein Complex, Subunit Alpha (COPA) Gene

Dorshorst, B., Henegar, C., Liao, X., Sällman Almén, M., Rubin, C.-J., Ito, S., Wakamatsu, K., Stothard, P., Van Doormaal, B., Plastow, G., Barsh, G.S., Andersson, L.

PLoS ONE. 2015 January; 10

Genome-wide association for heifer reproduction and calf performance traits in beef cattle

Akanno, E.C., Plastow, G.S., Fitzsimmons, C., Miller, S.P., Baron, V.S., Ominski, K., Basarab, J.A.

Genome. 2015 January; 12

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identify a QTL close to PRKAG3 affecting meat pH and colour in crossbred commercial pigs

Zhang, Z., Wang, Z., Bruce, H., Kemp, R.A., Charagu, P., Miar, Y., Yang, T., Plastow, G.S.

BMC Genetics. 2015 January; 16

Genome-wide whole blood microRNAome and transcriptome analyses revealed miRNA-mRNA regulated host response to foodborne pathogen Salmonella infection in swine

Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Liang, G., Sun, X., Arantes, A., Tuggle, C., Bearson, S., Plastow, G., Stothard, P., Guan, L.L.

Scientific Reports. 2015 January; 5

Identification of a putative quantitative trait nucleotide in guanylate binding protein 5 for host response to PRRS virus infection

Koltes, J.E., Fritz-Waters, E., Eisley, C.J., Choi, I., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Serão, N.V.L., Boddicker, N.J., Abrams, S.M., Schroyen, M., Loyd, H., Tuggle, C.K., Plastow, G.S., Guan, L., Stothard, P., Lunney, J.K., Liu, P., Carpenter, S., Rowland, R.R.R., Dekkers, J.C.M., Reecy, J.M.

BMC Genomics. 2015 January; 16

Maternal and fetal predictors of fetal viral load and death in third trimester, type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infected pregnant gilts

Ladinig, A., Ashley, C., Detmer, S.E., Wilkinson, J.M., Lunney, J.K., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.

Veterinary Research. 2015 January; 46

Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Profiling of the Lung of Influenza-infected Pigs: A Comparison of Different Birth Weight and Susceptibility Groups

Wilkinson, J.M., Gunvaldsen, R.E., Detmer, S.E., Dyck, M.K., Dixon, W.T., Foxcroft, G.R., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.

PLoS ONE. 2015 January; 10

Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project

Andersson, L., Archibald, A.L., Bottema, C.D., Brauning, R., Burgess, S.C., Burt, D.W., Casas, E., Cheng, H.H., Clarke, L., Couldrey, C., Dalrymple, B.P., Elsik, C.G., Foissac, S., Giuffra, E., Groenen, M.A., Hayes, B.J., Huang, L.S., Khatib, H., Kijas, J.W., Kim, H., Lunney, J.K., McCarthy, F.M., McEwan, J.C., Moore, S., Nanduri, B., Notredame, C., Palti, Y., Plastow, G.S., Reecy, J.M., Rohrer, G.A., Sarropoulou, E., Schmidt, C.J., Silverstein, J., Tellam, R.L., Tixier-Boichard, M., Tosser-Klopp, G., Tuggle, C.K., Vilkki, J., White, S.N., Zhao, S., Zhou, H., and The FAANG Consortium

Genome Biology. 2015 January; 16

Applications of genomics to improve livestock in the developing world

Rothschild, M.F., Plastow, G.S

Livestock Science. 2014 January; 166

Associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in 33 candidate genes and meat quality traits in commercial pigs

Zhang, C.Y., Wang, Z., Bruce, H.L., Janz, J., Goddard, E., Moore, S., Plastow, G.S.

Animal Genetics. 2014 January; 45

Birth Weight, Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Fetal Susceptibility to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Ladinig, A., Foxcroft, G., Ashley, C., Lunney, J.K., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.

PLoS ONE. 2014 January; 9

Cytokine profiles in pregnant gilts experimentally infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and relationships with viral load and fetal outcome

Ladinig, A., Lunney, J.K., Souza, C.J.H., Ashley, C., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.

Veterinary Research. 2014 January; 45

Gene co-expression network analysis identifies porcine genes associated with variation in Salmonella shedding

ommadath, A., Bao, H., Arantes, A.S., Plastow, G.S., Tuggle, C.K., Bearson, S.M.D., Guan, L.L., Stothard, P.

BMC Genomics. 2014 January; 15

Genetic analysis of reproductive traits and antibody response in a PRRS outbreak herd

Serao, N.V.L., Matika, O., Kemp, R.A., Harding, J.C.S., Bishop, S.C., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M.

J. Anim. Sci.. 2014 January; 92

Genetic and Phenotypic Parameters for Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Commercial Crossbred Pigs

Miar, Y., Plastow, G.S., Moore, S.S., Manafiazar, G., Charagu, P., Kemp, R.A., Van Haandel, B., Huisman, A.E., Zhang, C.Y., McKay, R.M., Bruce, H.L., Wang, Z.

J. Anim. Sci.. 2014 January; 92

Increasing gene discovery and coverage using RNA-seq of globin RNA reduced porcine blood samples

Choi, I., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Hosseini, A., Sun, X., Meng, Y., Stothard, P., Plastow, G.S., Tuggle, C.K., Reecy, J.M., Fritz-Waters, E., Abrams, S.M., Lunney, J.K., Guan, L.L.

BMC Genomics. 2014 January; 15

Influence of on-farm production practices on sensory and technological quality characteristics of pork loin

Omana, D.A., Goddard, E., Plastow, G.S., Janz, J., Ma, L., Anders, S., Moore, S.S., Bruce, H.L.

Meat Science. 2014 January; 96

MicroRNA Buffering and Altered Variance of Gene Expression in Response to Salmonella Infection

Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Plastow, G.S., Tuggle, C.K., Guan, L.L., Stothard, P.

PLoS ONE. 2014 January; 9

Plasma metabolites associated with residual feed intake and other productivity performance traits in beef cattle

Karisa, B.K, Thomson, J., Wang, Z., Li, C., Montanholi, Y., Miller, S.P., Moore, S.S., Plastow, G.S.

Livestock Science. 2014 January; 165

Reliability of molecular breeding values for Warner-Bratzler shear force and carcass traits of beef cattle – An independent validation study

Akanno, E.C., Plastow, G., Woodward, B.W., Bauck, S., Okut, H., Wu, X.L., Sun, C., Aalhus, J.L., Moore, S.S., Miller, S.P., Wang, Z., Basarab, J.A.

J. Anim. Sci.. 2014 January; 92

Sequence, structural and expression divergence of duplicate genes in the bovine genome

Liao, X., Bao, H., Meng, Y., Plastow, G., Moore, S., Stothard, P.

PLoS One. 2014 January; 9 (7):e102868

Single nucleotide polymorphisms for feed efficiency and performance in crossbred beef cattle

Abo-Ismail, M.K., Vander Voort, G., Squires, J.J., Swanson, K.C., Mandell, I.B., Liao, X., Stothard, P., Moore, S., Plastow, G., Miller, S.P.

BMC Genetics. 2014 January; 15

Variation in Fetal Outcome, Viral Load and ORF5 Sequence Mutations in a Large Scale Study of Phenotypic Responses to Late Gestation Exposure to Type 2 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Ladinig, A., Wilkinson, A., Ashley, C., Detmer, S.E., Lunney, J.K., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.

Virus. PLoS ONE. 2014 January; 9

Variation in time and magnitude of immune response and viremia in experimental challenges with Porcine circovirus 2b

Engle, T., Jobman, E., Moural, T., McKnite, A., Bundy, J., Barnes, S., Davis, E., Galeota, J., Burkey, T., Plastow, G., Kachman, S., Ciobanu, D.

BMC Veterinary Research. 2014 January; 10

Candidate genes and single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with variation in residual feed intake in beef cattle

Karisa, B.K., Thomson, J., Wang, Z., Stothard, P., Moore, S.S., Plastow, G.S.

J Anim Sci. 2013 January; 91 (8):3502-3513.

Expansion of ruminant-specific microRNAs shapes target gene expression divergence between ruminant and non-ruminant species

Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Sun, X., Meng, Y., Arantes, A.S., Plastow, G.S., Guan, L.L,, Stothard, P.

BMC Genomics. 2013 January; 14

Genome-wide association analyses for growth and feed efficiency traits in beef cattle

Lu, D., Miller, S., Sargolzaei, M., Kelly, M., Voort, G.V., Caldwell, T., Wang, Z., Plastow, G., Moore, S.

J Anim Sci. 2013 January; 91

Livestock and the promise of genomics

Ludu, J. and Plastow, G

Genome. 2013 January; 56

Pig genomes reveal distinct patterns of artificial versus natural selection

Li, M., Tian S., Jin, L., Zhou, G., Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, T., Yeung, C.K.L., Chen, L., Ma, J., Zhang, J., Jiang, A., Li, J., Zhou, C., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Sun, X., Zhao, H., Niu, Z., Lou, P., Xian, L., Shen, X., Liu, S., Zhang, S., Zhang, M., Zhu, L., Shuai S., Bai, L., Tang, G., Liu, H., Jiang, Y., Mai, M., Xiao, J., Wang, X., Zhou, Q., Wang, Z., Stothard, P., Xue, M., Gao, X., Luo, Z., Gu, Y., Zhu, H., Hu, X., Zhao, Y., Plastow, G.S., Wang, J., Jiang, Z., Li, K., Li, N., Li, X., Li, R.

Nature Genetics. 2013 January; 45

Whole genome sequencing of Gir cattle for identifying polymorphisms and loci under selection

Liao, X., Peng, F., Forni, S., McLaren, D., Plastow, G., Stothard, P.

Genome. 2013 January; 56

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