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Genome Mapping, Tagging & Characterization: Sheep

Rambouillet Sheep Genomic Resources
Yue Liu, Baylor College of Medicine; R. Alan Harris, Baylor College of Medicine; Xiang Qin, 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); Dr. Timothy P.L. Smith, USDA, ARS, USMARC; Brian Dalrymple, CSIRO Agriculture; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Brenda M. Murdoch, University of Idaho; James W. Kijas, CSIRO Animal, Health and Food Science; Noelle Cockett, Utah State University; Donna M. Muzny, Baylor College of Medicine; Richard A. Gibbs, Baylor College of Medicine; Kim C. Worley, Baylor College of Medicine

SheepGenomesDB Approaches It’s 1000th Sheep Genome in Run2
James Kijas, CSIRO Agriculture; Rudiger Brauning, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Shannon Clarke, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Alan McCulloch, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Noelle Cockett, Utah State University; Gary Saunders, EMBL-EBI; Marina Naval Sanchez, CSIRO Agriculture; Sean McWilliam, CSIRO Agriculture; Hans D. Daetwyler, La Trobe University

Functional Annotation of the Sheep Genome
Emily L. Clark, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Stephen J. Bush, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Mary B. McCulloch, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Iseabail L. Farquhar, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; C. Bruce Whitelaw, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Mick Watson, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Kim M. Summers, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Alan L. Archibald, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; David A. Hume, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh

Genomic Regions Associated with Entropion in Domestic Sheep Using the Ovine High-Density BeadChip
Michelle R. Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit

The Rambouillet Sheep Reference Genome Project
Yue Liu, Baylor College of Medicine; R. Alan Harris, Baylor College of Medicine; Xiang Qin, 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; 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; Donna M. Muzny, Baylor College of Medicine; Richard A. Gibbs, Baylor College of Medicine; Kim C. Worley, Baylor College of Medicine

Using an Online Genome Resource to Identify Myostatin Variation in U.S. Sheep
Michael P. Heaton, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC); Timothy P.L. Smith, USDA, ARS, USMARC; Theodore S. Kalbfleisch, University of Louisville

Estimation of the Effective Population Size in Sheep Based on Recombination Rate By the LD Method
Yuanyuan Zhang, China Agricultural University; Wansheng Liu, Department of Animal Science, Penn State University; Xuemei Deng, China Agricultrual University

Accelerating Genetic Improvement in Sheep by Increased Pedigree Accuracy
Heather Koshinsky, Affymetrix, now a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific; Ali Pirani, Affymetrix Inc.; Victor Missirian, Affymetrix Inc.; Vineet Joshi, Affymetrix Inc.; Qian Wan, Affymetrix; Mark Stapleton, Affymetrix; John D. Curry, Affymetrix

Understanding the Ramification of Recombination Variation in Sheep
Kimberly M. Davenport, University of Idaho; Brenda M. Murdoch, University of Idaho

Single Tissue Epigenetic Characterization in Sheep Foetuses
Emanuele Capra, Institute of Agricultural Biology & Biotechnology - CNR; Paola Toschi, University of Teramo; Marcello Del Corvo, PTP Science Park; Barbara Lazzari, PTP Science Park; Pier Augusto Scapolo, University of Teramo; Pasqualino Loi, University of Teramo; John Williams, Davies Research Centre, University of Adelaide; Alessandra Stella, PTP Science Park; Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Research Center on Biodiversity and Ancient DNA – BioDNA

Association Analysis of Potassium-Chloride Cotransporter Variants and Sheep Erythrocyte Potassium
Ryan D. Oliveira, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology; Michelle R. Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Margaret A. Highland, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; J. Bret Taylor, USDA, ARS, Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research; Donald P. Knowles, Washington State University; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit

Genome-Wide Identification of Active Enhancers in Sheep Alveolar Macrophages
Alisha T. Massa, Washington State University; Michelle R. Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Brenda M. Murdoch, University of Idaho; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit

A Metagenomic Analysis of the Effect of Residual Feed Intake on Ovine Rumen Metabolism
Rocky D. Patil, University of Missouri - Columbia; Gavin Conant, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri; Yue Hao, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri; Rebecca R. Cockrum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kathleen J. Austin, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Katie Burch, Department of Psychology, Truman State University; Hyuk Jin Lee, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri; Taylor Maurer, Department of Biology, Kenyon College; Tasia M. Taxis, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; William R. Lamberson, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri; Huan Truong, University of Missouri - Columbia; Sarah Wolff, University of Missouri - Columbia; Anna Wright, University of Missouri - Columbia; Courtney Shearer, Clemson University; Melinda J. Ellison, University of Idaho; Kristi Cammack, South Dakota State University

Identifying Candidate Genes for Mastitis Resistance Using Ovine Transcriptome
Androniki Psifidi, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Stephen J. Bush, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Emily L. Clark, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; David A. Hume, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Georgios Banos, The Roslin Institute and Scotlands' Rural College

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Cashmere Goats Identify Genes Related to Fleece Traits
Xiaokai Li, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University; Rui Su, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University China; Yanjun Zhang, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China; Jinquan LI, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University China; Yang Dong, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science; Wen Wang, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ancient DNA Characterization of Sheep Remains from the Medieval Site of Siponto (Southern Italy)
Licia Colli, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore; Elisa Eufemi, Research Center on Biodiversity and Ancient DNA – BioDNA; Marco Milanesi, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista; Marcello Del Corvo, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore; Mario Barbato, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore; Riccardo Negrini, Associazione Italiana Allevatori; Caterina Laganara, Dip. di Scienze dell'Antichità e del Tardoantico, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"; Jacopo De Grossi Mazzorin, Facoltà di Beni Culturali, Università del Salento; Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Research Center on Biodiversity and Ancient DNA – BioDNA; Elena Ciani, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"

Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity of Saiga tatarica tatarica (Saiga antelop) in Kazakhstan
Masahide Nishibori, Hiroshima University; Sayed Abdel-Maksoud Osman, Minia University; Polat Kazymbet, Astana Medical University; Meirat Bakhtin, Astana Medical University; Meldelokiv Alyan, Institute of Zoology; Maratbek Zh Suleimenov, Institute of Zoology; Akhmedenov M. Kazhmrat, West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University; Sarsenova B. Bibigul, West Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University; Yoshio Yamamoto, Hiroshima University

Building the Sequence Map of the Sheep and Goat Pan-Genome
Ran Li, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University; Yu Jiang, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University

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