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Genome Mapping, Tagging & Characterization: Sheep

The Sheep Gene Expression Atlas Project
Emily L. Clark, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; Iseabail L. Farquhar, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; Mary B. McCulloch, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; Stephen J. Bush, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; C. Bruce Whitelaw, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; Mick Watson, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; Kim M. Summers, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; Alan L. Archibald, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS; David A. Hume, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS

Reference Genome Sequence Updates:   Texel Improvements and Rambouillet Progress
Kim C. Worley, Baylor College of Medicine; Yue Liu, Baylor College of Medicine; Shwetha Canchi Murali, Baylor College of Medicine; R. Alan Harris, Baylor College of Medicine; Adam C. English, Baylor College of Medicine; Xiang Qin, Baylor College of Medicine; Evette Skinner, Baylor College of Medicine; Stephen Richards, Baylor College of Medicine; Jeffrey Rogers, Baylor College of Medicine; Yi Han, Baylor College of Medicine; Vanessa Vee, Baylor College of Medicine; Min Wang, Baylor College of Medicine; Qingchang Meng, Baylor College of Medicine; Michael P. Heaton, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC); Timothy P.L. Smith, USDA, ARS, USMARC; Brian Dalrymple, CSIRO Agriculture; James W. Kijas, CSIRO Animal, Health and Food Science; Noelle Cockett, Utah State University; Eric Boerwinkle, Baylor College of Medicine; Donna M. Muzny, Baylor College of Medicine; Richard A. Gibbs, Baylor College of Medicine

Progress on Developing SheepGenomesDB for the Ovine Research Community
Noelle Cockett, Utah State University; Rudiger Brauning, AgResearch Ltd, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Shannon Clarke, AgResearch Ltd, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Hans Daetwyler, Department of Primary Industries (Victoria); Sean McWilliam, CSIRO Agriculture QBP; Gary Saunders, EMBL-EBI; James Kijas, CSIRO Agriculture Flagship; Alan McCulloch, AgResearch Ltd, Invermay Agricultural Centre

Meiotic Recombination: Crossing-over into Livestock Species
Kimberly M. Davenport, University of Idaho; Brenda M. Murdoch, University of Idaho

Inbreeding and Its Effects on Small and Isolated Sheep Population : The Case of Rambouillet's Merino Breed
Adélie Tholance, UMR 1313 GABI - INRA; Coralie Danchin, Institut de l’Elevage; Carole R. Moreno, INRA; Gwendal Restoux, UMR 1313 GABI - INRA

Fine Mapping a Sheep Genomic Locus Involved in Viral Restriction of Ovine Lentivirus
Alisha T. Massa, Washington State University; Michelle R. Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Margaret A. Highland, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; James O. Reynolds, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Donald P. Knowles, Washington State University; J. Bret Taylor, USDA, ARS, Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit

Ovine Leukocyte Counts Do Not Associate with Variation in prnp, but are Breed and Age Dependent
Michelle R. Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Stephen N. White, Washington State University; David R. Herndon, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; James O. Reynolds, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Michael V. Gonzalez, Washington State University; W. Carl Johnson, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Massaro W. Ueti, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; J. Bret Taylor, USDA, ARS, Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research; Donald P. Knowles, Washington State University

Genome Wide Transcript and Methylation Changes in the Sheep Seasonal Clock
Matthew M. Hindle, The Roslin Institute; Shona Wood, UK Faculty of Life Sciences; Le Yu, The Roslin Institute; Katarzyna Miedzinska, The Roslin Institute; Alan S McNeilly, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health; Helen Christian, Oxford University, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics; Julian Davis, UK Faculty of Life Sciences; Ben Saer, UK Faculty of Life Sciences; Bob Paton, The Roslin Institute; Andrew Loudon, UK Faculty of Life Sciences; David W. Burt, The Roslin Institute

Preliminary WGBS analysis of DNA methylation in ovine placentae from in vivo and in vitro produced embryos
Paola Toschi, University of Teramo; Emanuele Capra, Institute of Agricultural Biology & Biotechnology - CNR; Marcello Del Corvo, PTP Science Park; Federica Zacchini, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Poland; Grazyna Ptak, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Poland; Pasqualino Loi, University of Teramo; Alessandra Stella, PTP Science Park; John Williams, PTP Science Park; Licia Colli, Research Center on Biodiversity and Ancient DNA – BioDNA; Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore

The Effect of Residual Feed Intake on Rumen Microbial Profiles in Growing Ewe Lambs
Melinda J. Ellison, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Gavin Conant, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri; William R. Lamberson, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Tasia Taxis, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Edward A Van Kirk, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Daniel C. Rule, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Hannah C. Cunningham, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Kathleen J. Austin, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Kristi M. Cammack, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming

Effect of High Sulfate Water on Rumen Microbial Populations in Lambs
Amy N Abrams, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Kathleen J. Austin, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Melinda J. Ellison, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Hannah C. Cunningham, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Gavin Conant, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Tasia Taxis, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; William R. Lamberson, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Kristi M. Cammack, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming

High Sulfate Water Affects Volatile Fatty Acid Profiles in Lambs
Sierra Powell, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Amy N Abrams, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Kathleen J. Austin, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Daniel C. Rule, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Edward A Van Kirk, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Melinda J. Ellison, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Hannah C. Cunningham, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Gavin Conant, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; William R. Lamberson, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Tasia Taxis, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Kristi M. Cammack, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming

Genetic Investigation of Sheep Families Demonstrating the Entropion Eye Condition
Tracy Hadfield, Utah State University; Emily Anderson, Utah State University; Noelle Cockett, Utah State University

Structural Analysis of Caribbean Hair Sheep Reveals Two Climate-Mediated Sub-Groups.
Gordon Spangler, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Genomic Prediction in a Wild Mammal
Bilal H. Ashraf, Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield; Jon Slate, University of Sheffield

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