Graham Plastow, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
- plastow@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1496
- Address
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2-31 General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H1
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Livestock Genomics Resilience
About
Degree
PhD, University of Leicester, UK
Job/Research Area
Animal genomics
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.
Courses
AN SC 376 - Animal Welfare
An overview of animal welfare as it relates to both food and companion animals. Discussion of the scientific and ethical components that underlie our evaluation of the quality of life that animals experience. Prerequisite: (AN SC 101 or 200) or (*3 biology and consent of instructor) and *60.
AN SC 472 - Applied Dairy Production Science
Examination of the structure of the dairy industry, evaluation of management practices to optimize production efficiency and animal well-being, and integration of nutritional, physiological, and biochemical processes involved in production of quality milk. Laboratories emphasize practical applications, field trips, and discussion. Prerequisite: (AN SC 101 or 200), AN SC 260 and 310, or consent of instructor.
Publications
GWAS and genetic and phenotypic correlations of plasma metabolites with complete blood count traits in healthy young pigs reveal implications for pig immune response.
Author(s): Dervishi, E., Bai, X., Dyck, M.K., Harding, J.C.S., Fortin, F., Dekkers, J.C.M., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
3/8/2023
Publication: Front. Mol. Biosci.
Volume: 10:
Page Numbers: 1140375
Exploration of plasma metabolite levels in healthy nursery pigs in response to environmental enrichment and disease resilience.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
1/27/2023
Publication: J. of Anim. Sci.
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad033
A chromosome-level genome assembly reveals genomic characteristics of the American mink (Neogale vison).
Author(s): Karimi, K., Do, D.N., Wang, J., Easley, J., Borzouie, S., Sargolzaei, M., Plastow, G., Wang, Z., Miar, Y.
Publication Date:
12/16/2022
Publication: Comms. Biol.
Volume: 5
Applying multi-omics data to study the genetic background of bovine respiratory disease infection in feedlot crossbred cattle.
Author(s): Li, J., Mukiibi, R., Jiminez, J., Wang, Z., Akanno, E.C., Timsit, E., Plastow, G.S.
Publication Date:
12/12/2022
Publication: Front. Genet.
Volume: 13
Predicting dry matter intake in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks.
Author(s): Shadpour, S., Chud, T., Hailemariam, D., Oliveira, H., Plastow, G., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Baldwin, R., Miglior, F., Baes, C., Tulpan, D., Schenkel, F.
Publication Date:
10/1/2022
Publication: J. Dairy Sci
Volume: 105
Issue: 10
Page Numbers: 8257-8271
Predicting methane emission in Canadian Holstein dairy cattle using milk mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and other commonly available predictors via artificial neural networks
Author(s): Shadpour, S., Chud, T., Hailemariam, D., Plastow, G., Oliveira, H., Stothard, P., Lassen, J., Miglior, F., Baes, C., Tulpan, D., Schenkel, F.
Publication Date:
10/1/2022
Publication: J. Dairy Sci
Volume: 105
Issue: 10
Page Numbers: 8272-8285
Imputation to whole-genome sequence (WGS) and its use in Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for pork colour traits in crossbred and purebred pigs.
Author(s): Heidaritabar, M., Huisman, A., Krivushin, K., Stothard, P., Dervishi, P., Charagu, P., Bink. M., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
9/22/2022
Publication: Front. Genet.
Volume: 13
Heritable and Nonheritable Rumen Bacteria Are Associated with Different Characters of Lactation Performance of Dairy Cows
Author(s): Zang, X-W., Sun, H-Z., Xu, M-Y., Zhang, Z., Plastow, G., Yang, T., Guan, L.L., Liu, J-X.
Publication Date:
9/14/2022
Publication: MSystems
Volume: 7
Issue: 5
The influence of litter birth weight phenotype on embryonic and placental development at day 30 of gestation in multiparous purebred Large White sows.
Author(s): Moroni, J.L., Tsoi, S., Wenger, I.I., Tran, C., Plastow, G.S., Charagu, P., Dyck, M.K.
Publication Date:
9/1/2022
Publication: Anim. Repro. Sci.
Volume: 244
Predictive Blood Biomarkers of Sheep Pregnancy and Litter Size.
Author(s): Goldansaz, S.A., Markus, S., Plastow, G., Wishart, D.S.
Publication Date:
6/20/2022
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 12
Assessing the genomic diversity and relatedness in 10 Canadian heritage chicken lines using whole-genome sequence data.
Author(s): Heidaritabar, M, Carney, V., Groenen, M.A.M., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
5/17/2022
Publication: J Anim Breed Genet.
Volume: 139
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12720
Signaling differences in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of high and low vaccine responders prior to, and following, vaccination in piglets.
Author(s): Lipsit, S., Facciuolo, A., Scuten, E., Wilkinson, J., Plastow, G., Kusalik, A., Napper, S.
Publication Date:
5/9/2022
Publication: Vaccine X
Volume: 11
Predicting enteric methane emission in lactating Holsteins based on reference methane data collected by the GreenFeed system.
Author(s): Liu, R., Hailemariam, D., Yang, T., Miglior, F., Schenkel, F., Wang, Z., Stothard, P., Zhang, S., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
3/1/2022
Publication: Animal
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Integrative analyses of genomic and metabolomic data reveal genetic mechanisms associated with carcass merit traits in beef cattle.
Author(s): Li, J. Wang, Y., Mukiibi, R., Karisa, B. K., Plastow, G.S., and Li, C.
Publication Date:
3/1/2022
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
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.
Author(s): Cheng, J., Fernando, R., Cheng, H., Kachman, S., Lim, K-S., Harding, J., Dyck, M., Fortin, F., Plastow, G., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.
Publication Date:
3/1/2022
Publication: G3: GENES, GENOMES, GENETICS
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Genetic analysis of disease resilience of wean-to-finish pigs under a natural disease challenge model using reaction norms.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
2/8/2022
Publication: Genetics Selection Evolution
Volume: 54
Breeding for disease resilience: opportunities to manage polymicrobial challenge and improve commercial performance in the pig industry.
Author(s): Bai, X., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
1/15/2022
Publication: CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
Volume: 3
Phenotypic effect of a single nucleotide polymorphism on SSC7 on fetal outcomes in PRRSV-2 infected gilts.
Author(s): Ko, H., Sammons, J., Pasternak, J.A., Hamonic, G., Starrak, G., MacPhee, D.J., Detmer, S.E., Plastow, G.S., Harding, J.C.S.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication: Livestock Sci.
Volume: 255
Investigating the relationship between indirect genetic effects for growth, environmental enrichment, coping style and sex with the serum metabolome profile of pigs.
Author(s): Dervishi, E., Reimert, I., van der Zande, L.E., Mathur, P., Knol, E.F., Plastow, G.S.
Publication Date:
12/3/2021
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 11
Improving chicken responses to glycoconjugate vaccination against Campylobacter jejuni.
Author(s): Nothaft, H., Perez-Munoz, M.-E., Yang, T., Murugan, A., Miller, M., Kolarich, D., Plastow, G., Walter, J., Szymanski, C.M.
Publication Date:
11/16/2021
Publication: Front. Microbiol.
Volume: 12
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.
Author(s): Li, J., Mukiibi, R., Wang, Y., Plastow, G.S., Li, C.
Publication Date:
11/15/2021
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 22
Thyroid hormone suppression in feeder pigs following polymicrobial or porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-2 challenge.
Author(s): 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
Publication Date:
11/3/2021
Publication: J. of Anim. Sci.
Volume: 99
Issue: 11
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab325
Economic comparison of an ear tag automated activity monitor for estrus detection with timed-AI in Holstein heifers.
Author(s): Macmillan, K., Boyda, A., Gobikrushanth, M., Plastow, G., Colazo, M.G.
Publication Date:
11/1/2021
Publication: Theriogenology
Volume: 175
Page Numbers: 155-162
Knowledge gaps in the understanding of antimicrobial resistance in Canada.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
10/20/2021
Publication: Front. Public Health
Volume: 9
Heritability and genetic correlations of plasma metabolite levels of healthy nursery pigs with production, resilience, and carcass traits under a natural polymicrobial disease challenge.
Author(s): Dervishi, E., Yang, T., Dyck, M.K., Harding, J.C.S., Fortin, F., PigGen Canada, Cheng, J., Dekkers, J.C.M., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
10/19/2021
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 11
The potential for mitigation of methane emissions in ruminants through the application of metagenomics, metabolomics, and other -OMICS technologies.
Author(s): Asselstine, V., Lam, S., Miglior, F., Brito, L.F., Sweett, H., Guan, L., Waters, S.M., Plastow, G., Cánovas, A.
Publication Date:
9/29/2021
Publication: J. of Anim. Sci.
Volume: 99
Issue: 10
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab193
Purebred-crossbred genetic parameters for reproductive traits in swine.
Author(s): Kramer, L.M., Wolc, A., Esfandyari, H., Thekkoot, D.M., Zhang, C., Kemp, R.A., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M.
Publication Date:
9/24/2021
Publication: J. of Anim. Sci.
Volume: 99
Issue: 10
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab270
Genetic parameters of drinking and feeding traits of wean-to finish pigs under a polymicrobial natural disease challenge.
Author(s): Cheng, J., Putz, A.M., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M.
Publication Date:
9/8/2021
Publication: J. Anim. Sci. and Biotech.
Volume: 12
Quantitative analysis of the blood transcriptome of young healthy pigs and its relationship with subsequent disease resilience.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
8/12/2021
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 22
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.
Author(s): Bai, X., Yang, T., Putz, A., Wang, Z., Li, C., Fortin, F., Harding, J., Dyck, M., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J., Field, C., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
7/13/2021
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 22
Natural versus induced estrus indicators of Holstein heifers determined by an automated monitoring activity system.
Author(s): Macmillan, K., Gobikrushanth, M., Plastow, G., Colazo, M.G.
Publication Date:
7/1/2021
Publication: Livestock Sci.
Volume: 249
Proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy piglets after mitogen stimulation as indicators of disease resilience.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
5/4/2021
Publication: J. of Anim. Sci.
Volume: 99
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab084
Genetic parameter estimations and genomic insights for teat and udder structure in young and mature Canadian Angus cows.
Author(s): Devani, K., Crowley, J.J., Plastow, G., Orsel, K., Valente, T.S.
Publication Date:
3/18/2021
Publication: J. of Anim. Sci.
Volume: 99
Issue: 5
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab087
Abundance and expression of Shiga toxin genes in Escherichia coli at the recto-anal junction relates to host immune genes.
Author(s): Pan, Z., Chen, Y., McAllister, T.A., Gänzle, M., Plastow, G., Guan, L.L
Publication Date:
3/17/2021
Publication: Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.
Volume: 11
Whole blood transcriptome analysis of feedlot cattle with and without bovine respiratory disease.
Author(s): Jiminez, J.A., Timsit, E.F., Orsel, K., van der Meer, F., Guan, L.L., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
3/8/2021
Publication: Front. Genet.
Volume: 12
Methane and carbon dioxide emissions and grazed forage intake from pregnant beef heifers previously classified for residual feed intake under drylot conditions.
Author(s): Manafiazar, G., Flesch, T.K., Baron, V.S., McKeown, L., Byron, B., Block, H., Ominski, K., Plastow, G., Basarab, J.A.
Publication Date:
3/1/2021
Publication: Can. J. Anim. Sci. Can.
Volume: 101
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 71-84
A genome-wide case-control association study of dark cutting in beef cattle.
Author(s): Lei, H., Yang, T., Mahmood, S., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Roy, B., Li, C., Plastow, G., Bruce, H.L.
Publication Date:
3/1/2021
Publication: Can. J. Anim. Sci. Can.
Volume: 101
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: 158-167
Comparative analyses of enteric methane emissions, dry matter intake and milk somatic cell count in different feed efficiency categories of dairy cows.
Author(s): Hailemariam, D., Manafiazar, G., Basarab, J., Stothard, P., Miglior, F., Plastow, G., Wang, Z.
Publication Date:
3/1/2021
Publication: Can. J. Anim. Sci.
Volume: 101
Issue: 1
Common and specific metabolic features in dairy cows with metritis, hypocalcaemia and ketosis.
Author(s): Dervishi, E., Plastow, G., Hoff, B., Colazo, M.
Publication Date:
3/1/2021
Publication: Research in Veterinary Science
Volume: 135
Page Numbers: 335=342
MicroRNAomes of Cattle Intestinal Tissues Revealed Possible miRNA Regulated Mechanisms Involved in Escherichia coli O157 Fecal Shedding
Author(s): Wang, O., Zhou, M., Chen, Y., McAllister, T.A., Plastow, G., Stanford, K., Selinger, B., Guan, L.L.
Publication Date:
2/24/2021
Publication: Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.
Volume: 11
Effect of a genetic marker for the GBP5 gene on resilience to a polymicrobial natural disease challenge in pigs.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
2/1/2021
Publication: Livestock Sci.
Volume: 244
Exploring Phenotypes for Disease Resilience in Pigs Using Complete Blood Count Data from a Natural Disease Challenge Model.
Author(s): Bai, X., Putz, A., Wang, Z., Fortin, F., Harding, J.C., PigGen Canada, Dyck, M., Dekkers, J., Field, C.J., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Front. Genet.
Volume: 11
Page Numbers: 216
The Genetic Basis of Natural Antibody Titers of Young Healthy Pigs and Relationships with Disease Resilience.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 21
Page Numbers: 648
Genetic Analysis of Disease Resilience in Wean-to-Finish Pigs from a Natural Disease Challenge Model.
Author(s): Cheng, J., Putz, A.M., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., PigGen Canada, Dekkers, J.C.M.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Journal of Animal Science
Volume: 98
Page Numbers: 1-14
Genome-wide association study for mammary structure in Canadian Angus cows.
Author(s): Devani, K., Plastow, G., Orsel, K., Valente, T.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: PLoS ONE
Volume: 15
Issue: 8
Page Numbers: e0237818
Genomic heritability and genome-wide association studies of plasma metabolites in crossbred beef cattle.
Author(s): Li, J., Akanno, E.C., Valente, T., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Karisa, B., Wang, Z., Plastow, G.S.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Front. Genet.
Volume: 11
Page Numbers: 538600
Kinome profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected prior to vaccination reveals biomarkers and potential mechanisms of vaccine unresponsiveness in pigs.
Author(s): Lipsit, S., Wilkinson, J., Scruten, E., Facciuolo, A., Denomy, C., Griebel, P., Kusalik, A., Plastow, G., Napper, S.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 10
Page Numbers: 11546
Performance and optimization of the SCR eSense ear tag automated activity monitor for estrus prediction in dairy heifers.
Author(s): MacMillan, K., Gobikrushanth, M., Plastow, G., Colazo, M.G.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Theriogenology
Volume: 155
Page Numbers: 197-204
Methane and carbon dioxide emissions from yearling beef heifers and mature cows classified for residual feed intake under drylot conditions.
Author(s): Manafiazar, G., Baron, V.S., McKeown, L., Block, H., Ominski, K., Plastow, G., and Basarab, J.A.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Volume: 100
Page Numbers: 522–535
Longitudinal blood transcriptomic analysis to identify molecular regulatory patterns of Bovine Respiratory Disease in beef cattle.
Author(s): Sun, H.-Z., Srithayakumar, V., Jiminez, J., Jin, W., Hosseini, A., Raszek, M., Orsel, K., Guan, L.L., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: Genomics
Volume: 112
Page Numbers: 3968-3977
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in beef cattle revealed by genome wide association studies of imputed whole genome sequence variants: II: carcass merit traits.
Author(s): Wang, Y., Zhang, F., Mukiibi, R., Chen, L., Vinsky, M., Plastow, G., Basarab, J., Stothard, P., Li, C.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 21
Page Numbers: 38
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.
Author(s): Zhang, F., Wang, Y., Mukiibi, R., Chen, L., Vinsky, M., Plastow, G., Basarab, J., Stothard, P., Li, C.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 21
Page Numbers: 36
Advances and challenges in application of feedomics to improve dairy cow production and health.
Author(s): Sun, H., Plastow, G., Guan. L.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication: J. Dairy Sci.
Volume: 102
Page Numbers: 5853-5870
Novel Resilience Phenotypes Using Feed Intake Data From a Natural Disease Challenge Model in Wean-to-Finish Pigs.
Author(s): Putz, A.M., Harding, J.C.S., Dyck, M.K., Fortin, F., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M., PigGen Canada
Publication Date:
2019
Publication: Front. Genet.
Volume: 9
Page Numbers: 660
Evaluation of a genomic-enhanced sorting system for feeder cattle.
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication: Journal of Animal Science
Volume: 97
Page Numbers: 1066-1075
Genomic retained heterosis effects on fertility and lifetime productivity in beef heifers.
Author(s): Basarab, J.A., Crowley, J.J., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Manafiazar, G.M., Akanno, E.C., Baron, V.S., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
2018
Publication: Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Volume: 98
Page Numbers: 642-655
Review: Biological determinants of between-animal variation in feed efficiency of growing beef cattle.
Author(s): Cantalapiedra-Hijar, G., Abo-Ismail, M., Carstens, G., Guan, L., Hegarty, R., Kenny, D., McGee, M., Plastow, G., Relling, A., Ortigues-Marty, I.
Publication Date:
2018
Publication: Animal
Volume: 12
Issue: s2
Page Numbers: s321–s335
Genetic diversity, breed composition and admixture of Kenyan domestic pigs.
Author(s): Mujibi, F.D., Okoth, E., Onzere, C., Bishop, R., Fèvre, E.M., Thomas, L., Masembe, C., Plastow, G., Rothschild, M.
Publication Date:
2018
Publication: PLoS ONE
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Page Numbers: e0190080
Livestock Metabolomics and the Livestock Metabolome: A Systematic Review.
Author(s): Goldansaz, S.A., Guo, A.C., Sajed, T., Steele, M.A., Plastow, G.S., Wishart, D.S.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication: PLoS ONE
Volume: 12
Issue: 5
Page Numbers: e0177675.
Host genetics of response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in nursery pigs.
Author(s): Dekkers, J., Rowland, R.R.R., Lunney, J.K., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication: Veterinary Microbiology
Volume: 209
Page Numbers: 107-113
Genomic prediction of breed composition and heterosis effects in Angus, Charolais and Hereford crosses using 50K genotypes.
Author(s): Akanno, E.C., Chen, L., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Crowley, J.J., Wang, Z., Li, C., Basarab, J.A., MacNeil, M.D., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication: Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Volume: 97
Page Numbers: 431-438
A genome-wide association study of fetal response to type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus challenge
Author(s): Yang, T., Wilkinson, J., Wang, Z., Ladinig, A., Harding, J., Plastow, G.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 6
Page Numbers: 20305
Accuracy of genomic predictions for feed efficiency traits of beef cattle using 50K and imputed HD genotypes
Author(s): 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
Publication Date:
2016
Publication: J. Anim. Sci.
Volume: 94
Page Numbers: 1342-1353
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
Author(s): 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.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 17
Page Numbers: 196
Comparative transcriptomic analysis of rectal tissue from beef steers revealed reduced host immunity in Escherichia coli O157:H7 super-shedders
Author(s): Wang, O., Liang, G., McAllister, T.A., Plastow, G., Stanford, K., Selinger, B., Guan, L.L.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication: PLoS ONE
Volume: 11
Issue: 3
Page Numbers: 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
Author(s): Wilkinson, J.M., Ladinig, A., Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Stothard, P., Lunney, J.K., Harding, J.C.S., Plastow, G.S.
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Publication: PLoS ONE
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Genome wide association studies (GWAS) identify QTL on SSC2 and SSC17 affecting loin peak shear force in crossbred commercial pigs
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2016
Publication: PLoS ONE
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Genome-wide analysis of the transcriptional response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection at the maternal/fetal interface and in the fetus
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2016
Publication: BMC Genomics
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Page Numbers: 383
Use of genomic tools to improve cattle health in the context of infectious diseases.
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History of the Hays Converter
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Publication: Canadian Journal of Animal Science
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Page Numbers: 471–477
A large and diverse collection of bovine genome sequences from the Canadian Cattle Genome Project
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2015
Publication: GigaScience
Volume: 4
Page Numbers: 49
Dominant Red Coat Color in Holstein Cattle Is Associated with a Missense Mutation in the Coatomer Protein Complex, Subunit Alpha (COPA) Gene
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Publication: PLoS ONE
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Genome-wide association for heifer reproduction and calf performance traits in beef cattle
Author(s): Akanno, E.C., Plastow, G.S., Fitzsimmons, C., Miller, S.P., Baron, V.S., Ominski, K., Basarab, J.A.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication: Genome
Volume: 12
Page Numbers: 549-557
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identify a QTL close to PRKAG3 affecting meat pH and colour in crossbred commercial pigs
Author(s): Zhang, Z., Wang, Z., Bruce, H., Kemp, R.A., Charagu, P., Miar, Y., Yang, T., Plastow, G.S.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication: BMC Genetics
Volume: 16
Page Numbers: 33
Genome-wide whole blood microRNAome and transcriptome analyses revealed miRNA-mRNA regulated host response to foodborne pathogen Salmonella infection in swine
Author(s): Bao, H., Kommadath, A., Liang, G., Sun, X., Arantes, A., Tuggle, C., Bearson, S., Plastow, G., Stothard, P., Guan, L.L.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication: Scientific Reports
Volume: 5
Page Numbers: 12620
Identification of a putative quantitative trait nucleotide in guanylate binding protein 5 for host response to PRRS virus infection
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2015
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 16
Page Numbers: 412
Maternal and fetal predictors of fetal viral load and death in third trimester, type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infected pregnant gilts
Author(s): Ladinig, A., Ashley, C., Detmer, S.E., Wilkinson, J.M., Lunney, J.K., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication: Veterinary Research
Volume: 46
Page Numbers: 107
Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Profiling of the Lung of Influenza-infected Pigs: A Comparison of Different Birth Weight and Susceptibility Groups
Author(s): Wilkinson, J.M., Gunvaldsen, R.E., Detmer, S.E., Dyck, M.K., Dixon, W.T., Foxcroft, G.R., Plastow, G., Harding, J.C.S.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication: PLoS ONE
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Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project
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Publication Date:
2015
Publication: Genome Biology
Volume: 16
Page Numbers: 57
Applications of genomics to improve livestock in the developing world
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Publication Date:
2014
Publication: Livestock Science
Volume: 166
Page Numbers: 76-83
Associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in 33 candidate genes and meat quality traits in commercial pigs
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Publication Date:
2014
Publication: Animal Genetics
Volume: 45
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Birth Weight, Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Fetal Susceptibility to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
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2014
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Page Numbers: e109541
Cytokine profiles in pregnant gilts experimentally infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and relationships with viral load and fetal outcome
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Publication Date:
2014
Publication: Veterinary Research
Volume: 45
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Gene co-expression network analysis identifies porcine genes associated with variation in Salmonella shedding
Author(s): ommadath, A., Bao, H., Arantes, A.S., Plastow, G.S., Tuggle, C.K., Bearson, S.M.D., Guan, L.L., Stothard, P.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication: BMC Genomics
Volume: 15
Page Numbers: 452
Genetic analysis of reproductive traits and antibody response in a PRRS outbreak herd
Author(s): Serao, N.V.L., Matika, O., Kemp, R.A., Harding, J.C.S., Bishop, S.C., Plastow, G.S., Dekkers, J.C.M.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication: J. Anim. Sci.
Volume: 92
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Genetic and Phenotypic Parameters for Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in Commercial Crossbred Pigs
Author(s): 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.
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2014
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Volume: 92
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Increasing gene discovery and coverage using RNA-seq of globin RNA reduced porcine blood samples
Author(s): 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.
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2014
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Volume: 15
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Influence of on-farm production practices on sensory and technological quality characteristics of pork loin
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Publication Date:
2014
Publication: Meat Science
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MicroRNA Buffering and Altered Variance of Gene Expression in Response to Salmonella Infection
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2014
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Plasma metabolites associated with residual feed intake and other productivity performance traits in beef cattle
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Publication Date:
2014
Publication: Livestock Science
Volume: 165
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Reliability of molecular breeding values for Warner-Bratzler shear force and carcass traits of beef cattle – An independent validation study
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Sequence, structural and expression divergence of duplicate genes in the bovine genome
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms for feed efficiency and performance in crossbred beef cattle
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Volume: 15
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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
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Publication: Virus. PLoS ONE
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Candidate genes and single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with variation in residual feed intake in beef cattle
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2013
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2013
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Genome-wide association analyses for growth and feed efficiency traits in beef cattle
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Livestock and the promise of genomics
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Whole genome sequencing of Gir cattle for identifying polymorphisms and loci under selection
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