John Williams

John Williams

School of Animal and Veterinary Science

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Williams is an international leader in domestic animal genomics, with specific areas of expertise in genome structure, epigenetics, functional genomics and molecular genetics applied to animal breeding. He is the inaugural Director of the Davies Research Centre, which is focused on the improvement of livestock animals. He collaborates extensively with researchers internationally and works closely with industry to ensure effective knowledge transfer, translating research to applications.

My research uses the latest technologies to create knowledge of genome structure and function, and I use this knowledge to understand the molecular basis of phenotypic variation.  I was a member of the international bovine genome project steering committee which delivered the first bovine genome sequence and the single nucleotide polymorphism panel, which was necessary to introduce genomic selection that has revolutionised livestock breeding. I have recently published the first haplotype-resolved chromosome-level sequences of the two cattle subspecies, Bos taurus and Bos indicus, though the development of a novel “Trio-binning” approach, which has now been adopted as the "gold standard" approach by the Vertebrate Genome Project. I also instigated and led international buffalo genomics consortium, attracting participation from every continent. We have recently published a chromosome level buffalo sequence, developed and commercialised a buffalo SNP panel and used this to explore global genetic diversity of buffalo species.

I am using these high quality reference genome sequences to study the transcriptome and the epigenetic regulation of gene expression, and genetic diversity of cattle. This basic genomic knowledge is used to understand biological variation that has relevance to the livestock industry, such as adaptation to environmental stress.  I am also exploring the expression and imprinting of the sex chromosomes and the role of parent-of-origin allele specific expression in controlling in phenotypic variation.

My current research includes projects on the genetic and environmental control of the range microorganisms making up the rumen microbiome, and the implications for long term animal health and efficacy of production.  I am involved in projects to develop rapid point of care diagnostic assays and to identify biomarkers e.g. of stress in exhaled breath. I am also working with international collaborators on gene editing to understand gene function e.g. in the control of horn development.

I have been the coordinator of numerous multi-centre international projects including 8 European Union funded projects on topics including: the molecular genetics of embryo development and embryo-mother interactions affecting cattle fertility (FECUND); introduction of genomic selection to minor cattle breeds (Gene2Farm); identification of the genetics underlying difference in meat quality (GEMQUAL); early molecular events in mycobacterial infection (MACROSYS) and the genetics of susceptibility to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BEST-TEST). 

I set up a spin-off DNA analysis company, Rosgen LTD in Scotland, and created and managed a genomics service laboratory in Italy (GeneHome).  I also led the set-up of an European subsidiary (FlowMetric Europe) of a US contract service laboratory, and was the inaugural Chief Scientific Officer.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2016 - ongoing Director, Davies Research Centre Davies Research Centre, University of Adelaide
    2015 - 2016 JS Davies Research Chair University of Adelaide
    2014 - 2015 Science Director Flowmetric Europe srl
    2007 - 2015 Director of Science Parco Tecnologico Padano
    2006 - 2012 Director Joint Parco Technologico Padano
    2006 - 2007 Animal Science Coordinator Parco Tecnologico Padano
    2004 - 2004 Visiting Professor University of Alberta
    2003 - 2006 Programme Leader The Roslin Institute
    2003 - 2006 Principle Scientist The Roslin Institute
    1994 - 2006 Head of Bovine Genomics Programme The Roslin Institute
    1993 - 1996 Head of the UK Cattle Blood Typing Service The Roslin Institute
    1986 - 1998 Senior Scientist The Animal Breeding Research Organisation

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Italian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Postgraduate Training
    Date Title Institution Country
    1983 - 1986 SERC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Edinburgh University Scotland

  • Research Interests
    Agricultural Biotechnology Animal Breeding Animal Cell and Molecular Biology Epigenetics Genome Structure and Regulation Genomics

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Pineda, P. S., Flores, E. B., Villamor, L. P., Parac, C. J. M., Khatkar, M. S., Thu, H. T., . . . Thinh, N. H. (2024). Disentangling river and swamp buffalo genetic diversity: initial insights from the 1000 Buffalo Genomes Project. GigaScience, 13, 14 pages.
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    2024 MacPhillamy, C., Chen, T., Hiendleder, S., Williams, J. L., Alinejad-Rokny, H., & Low, W. Y. (2024). DNA methylation analysis to differentiate reference, breed, and parent-of-origin effects in the bovine pangenome era. GigaScience, 13, 18 pages.
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    2024 Passamonti, M. M., Milanesi, M., Cattaneo, L., Ramirez-Diaz, J., Stella, A., Barbato, M., . . . Marsan, P. A. (2024). Unraveling metabolic stress response in dairy cows: Genetic control of plasma biomarkers throughout lactation and the transition period. JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 107(11), 9602-9614.
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    2024 Albechaalany, J., Ellies-Oury, M. P., Saracco, J., Campo, M. M., Richardson, I., Ertbjerg, P., . . . Hocquette, J. F. (2024). Modelling the physiological, muscular, and sensory characteristics in relation to beef quality from 15 cattle breeds. Livestock Science, 280, 105395.
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    2024 Passamonti, M. M., Milanesi, M., Cattaneo, L., Ramirez-Diaz, J., Stella, A., Barbato, M., . . . Ajmone Marsan, P. (2024). Unraveling metabolic stress response in dairy cows: Genetic control of plasma biomarkers throughout lactation and the transition period. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(11), 9602-9614.
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    2023 Minozzi, G., De Iorio, M. G., Palazzo, F., Gandini, G., Biffani, S., Paolillo, G., . . . Williams, J. L. (2023). Genome-wide association study for antibody response to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratubeculosis in goats. Animal Genetics, 54(1), 78-81.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
    2023 Ramirez-Diaz, J., Cenadelli, S., Bornaghi, V., Bongioni, G., Montedoro, S. M., Achilli, A., . . . Marsan, P. A. (2023). Identification of genomic regions associated with total and progressive sperm motility in Italian Holstein bulls. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(1), 407-420.
    DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC11
    2023 Hue, D. T., Petrovski, K., Chen, T., Williams, J. L., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2023). Analysis of immune-related microRNAs in cows and newborn calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(4), 2866-2878.
    DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC2
    2023 Ren, Y., Tseng, E., Smith, T. P. L., Hiendleder, S., Williams, J. L., & Low, W. Y. (2023). Long read isoform sequencing reveals hidden transcriptional complexity between cattle subspecies.. BMC genomics, 24(1), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC4
    2023 Aldersey, J. E., Liu, N., Tearle, R., Low, W. Y., Breen, J., Williams, J. L., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2023). Topologically associating domains in the POLLED region are the same for Angus- and Brahman-specific Hi-C reads from F1 hybrid fetal tissue.. Anim Genet, 54(4), 536-543.
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    2022 Low, W. Y., Rosen, B. D., Ren, Y., Bickhart, D. M., To, T. -H., Martin, F. J., . . . Smith, T. P. L. (2022). Gaur genome reveals expansion of sperm odorant receptors in domesticated cattle.. BMC genomics, 23(1), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2022 Capra, E., Toschi, P., Del Corvo, M., Lazzari, B., Stella, A., Williams, J. L., . . . Ajmone Marsan, P. (2022). Maternal undernutrition during periconceptional period affects whole-genome ovine muscle methylation in adult offspring. Journal of Animal Science, 100(8), skac180.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2021 Rahimmadar, S., Ghaffari, M., Mokhber, M., & Williams, J. L. (2021). Linkage Disequilibrium and Effective Population Size of Buffalo Populations of Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and Egypt Using a Medium Density SNP Array. Frontiers in Genetics, 12.
    DOI Scopus6
    2021 Macciotta, N. P. P., Colli, L., Cesarani, A., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., & Williams, J. L. (2021). The distribution of runs of homozygosity in the genome of river and swamp buffaloes reveals a history of adaptation, migration and crossbred events.. Genet Sel Evol, 53(1), 1-21.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS14 Europe PMC15
    2021 Capoferri, R., Cremonesi, P., Castiglioni, B., Pisoni, G., Roccabianca, P., Riva, F., . . . Moroni, P. (2021). Comparison of the response of mammary gland tissue from two divergent lines of goat with high and low milk somatic cell scores to an experimental Staphylococcus aureus infection. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 234, 8 pages.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC2
    2021 Milanesi, M., Passamonti, M. M., Cappelli, K., Minuti, A., Palombo, V., Sgorlon, S., . . . Ajmone-Marsan, P. (2021). Genetic regulation of biomarkers as stress proxies in dairy cows. Genes, 12(4), 18 pages.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS2 Europe PMC3
    2021 Hue, D. T., Skirving, R., Chen, T., Williams, J. L., Bottema, C. D. K., & Petrovski, K. (2021). Colostrum source and passive immunity transfer in dairy bull calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 104(7), 8164-8176.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS8 Europe PMC8
    2021 Kronenberg, Z. N., Rhie, A., Koren, S., Concepcion, G. T., Peluso, P., Munson, K. M., . . . Kingan, S. B. (2021). Extended haplotype-phasing of long-read de novo genome assemblies using Hi-C.. Nature communications, 12(1), 1935.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS32 Europe PMC53
    2021 Hue, D. T., Williams, J. L., Petrovski, K., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2021). Predicting colostrum and calf blood components based on refractometry. Journal of Dairy Research, 88(2), 194-200.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC7
    2021 Conanec, A., Campo, M., Richardson, I., Ertbjerg, P., Failla, S., Panea, B., . . . Hocquette, J. F. (2021). Has breed any effect on beef sensory quality?. Livestock Science, 250, 8 pages.
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    2021 Liu, R., Tearle, R., Low, W. Y., Chen, T., Thomsen, D., Smith, T. P. L., . . . Williams, J. L. (2021). Distinctive gene expression patterns and imprinting signatures revealed in reciprocal crosses between cattle sub-species. BMC Genomics, 22(1), 1-10.
    DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC6
    2021 Ripoll, G., Failla, S., Panea, B., Hocquette, J. F., Dunner, S., Olleta, J. L., . . . Williams, J. L. (2021). Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy for predicting the phospholipid fraction and the total fatty acid composition of freeze-dried beef. Sensors, 21(12), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
    2021 Fiorentina, P., Martino, C., Mancini, Y., De Iorio, M. G., Williams, J. L., & Minozzi, G. (2021). Using omics approaches in the discovery of biomarkers for early diagnosis of johne’s disease in sheep and goats. Animals, 11(7), 19 pages.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2021 Ren, Y., Macphillamy, C., To, T. -H., Smith, T. P. L., Williams, J. L., & Low, W. Y. (2021). Adaptive selection signatures in river buffalo with emphasis on immune and major histocompatibility complex genes.. Genomics, 113(6), 3599-3609.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC4
    2021 Passamonti, M. M., Somenzi, E., Barbato, M., Chillemi, G., Colli, L., Joost, S., . . . Ajmone‐marsan, P. (2021). The quest for genes involved in adaptation to climate change in ruminant livestock. Animals, 11(10), 25 pages.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS11 Europe PMC9
    2020 Aldersey, J. E., Sonstegard, T. S., Williams, J. L., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2020). Understanding the effects of the bovine POLLED variants. Animal Genetics, 51(2), 166-176.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS10 Europe PMC14
    2020 Malvisi, M., Curti, N., Remondini, D., De Iorio, M. G., Palazzo, F., Gandini, G., . . . Minozzi, G. (2020). Combinatorial Discriminant Analysis Applied to RNAseq Data Reveals a Set of 10 Transcripts as Signatures of Exposure of Cattle to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.. Animals (Basel), 10(2), 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC4
    2020 Pasquariello, R., Manzoni, E. F. M., Fiandanese, N., Viglino, A., Pocar, P., Brevini, T. A. L., . . . Gandolfi, F. (2020). Implications of miRNA expression pattern in bovine oocytes and follicular fluids for developmental competence. Theriogenology, 145, 77-85.
    DOI Scopus23 WoS15 Europe PMC12
    2020 Toschi, P., Capra, E., Anzalone, D. A., Lazzari, B., Turri, F., Pizzi, F., . . . Loi, P. (2020). Maternal peri-conceptional undernourishment perturbs offspring sperm methylome. Reproduction (Cambridge, England), 159(5), 513-523.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS16 Europe PMC14
    2020 Barbato, M., Reichel, M. P., Passamonti, M., Low, W. Y., Colli, L., Tearle, R., . . . Ajmone Marsan, P. (2020). A genetically unique Chinese cattle population shows evidence of common ancestry with wild species when analysed with a reduced ascertainment bias SNP panel.. PLoS One, 15(4), 1-6.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC4
    2020 Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Liu, R., Koren, S., Rhie, A., Bickhart, D. M., . . . Williams, J. L. (2020). Haplotype-resolved genomes provide insights into structural variation and gene content in Angus and Brahman cattle. Nature communications, 11(1), 1-14.
    DOI Scopus79 WoS60 Europe PMC61
    2020 Dutta, P., Talenti, A., Young, R., Jayaraman, S., Callaby, R., Jadhav, S. K., . . . Prendergast, J. G. D. (2020). Whole genome analysis of water buffalo and global cattle breeds highlights convergent signatures of domestication.. Nature communications, 11(1), 1-13.
    DOI Scopus49 WoS28 Europe PMC28
    2019 Liu, R., Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Koren, S., Ghurye, J., Rhie, A., . . . Williams, J. L. (2019). New Insights into Mammalian Sex Chromosome Structure and Evolution from High-quality Bovine X and Y Chromosome Sequences.
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    2019 Liu, R., Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Koren, S., Ghurye, J., Rhie, A., . . . Williams, J. L. (2019). New Insights into Mammalian Sex Chromosome Structure and Evolution from High-quality Bovine X and Y Chromosome Sequences.
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    2019 Liu, R., Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Koren, S., Ghurye, J., Rhie, A., . . . Williams, J. L. (2019). New Insights into Mammalian Sex Chromosome Structure and Evolution from High-quality Bovine X and Y Chromosome Sequences.
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    2019 Liu, R., Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Koren, S., Ghurye, J., Rhie, A., . . . Williams, J. L. (2019). New insights into mammalian sex chromosome structure and evolution using high-quality sequences from bovine X and Y chromosomes.. BMC Genomics, 20(1), 1000.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS20 Europe PMC20
    2019 Li, W., Bickhart, D., Ramunno, L., Iamartino, D., Williams, J., & Liu, G. (2019). Comparative sequence alignment reveals River Buffalo genomic structural differences compared with cattle. Genomics, 111(3), 418-425.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC6
    2019 Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Bickhart, D., Rosen, B., Kingan, S., Swale, T., . . . Williams, J. (2019). Chromosome-level assembly of the water buffalo genome surpasses human and goat genomes in sequence contiguity. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1-11.
    DOI Scopus105 WoS93 Europe PMC70
    2019 Liu, S., Kang, X., Catacchio, C. R., Liu, M., Fang, L., Schroeder, S. G., . . . Liu, G. E. (2019). Computational detection and experimental validation of segmental duplications and associated copy number variations in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Functional and Integrative Genomics, 19(3), 409-419.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS6 Europe PMC5
    2019 Szyda, J., Mielczarek, M., Fraszczak, M., Minozzi, G., Williams, J. L., & Wojdak-Maksymiec, K. (2019). The genetic background of clinical mastitis in Holstein-Friesian cattle. Animal, 13(10), 2156-2163.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS16 Europe PMC15
    2019 Mokhber, M., Shahrbabak, M. M., Sadeghi, M., Shahrbabak, H. M., Stella, A., Nicolzzi, E., & Williams, J. L. (2019). Study of whole genome linkage disequilibrium patterns of Iranian water buffalo breeds using the Axiom Buffalo Genotyping 90K Array. PLoS ONE, 14(5), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC11
    2019 John Wallace, R., Sasson, G., Garnsworthy, P. C., Tapio, I., Gregson, E., Bani, P., . . . Mizrahi, I. (2019). A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions. Science Advances, 5(7), eaav8391-1-eaav8391-12.
    DOI Scopus227 WoS159 Europe PMC147
    2019 Young, R., Lefevre, L., Bush, S. J., Joshi, A., Singh, S. H., Jadhav, S. K., . . . Hume, D. A. (2019). A gene expression atlas of the domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Frontiers in Genetics, 10(JUN), 668-1-668-14.
    DOI Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC16
    2019 Low, W. Y., Tearle, R., Liu, R., Koren, S., Rhie, A., Bickhart, D., . . . Williams, J. (2019). Haplotype-Resolved Cattle Genomes Provide Insights Into Structural Variation and Adaptation.
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    2018 Kronenberg, Z., Rhie, A., Koren, S., Concepcion, G., Peluso, P., Munson, K., . . . Kingan, S. (2018). Extended haplotype phasing of <i>de novo</i> genome assemblies with FALCON-Phase.
    DOI Europe PMC6
    2018 Koren, S., Rhie, A., Walenz, B., Dilthey, A., Bickhart, D., Kingan, S., . . . Phillippy, A. (2018). Complete assembly of parental haplotypes with trio binning.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2018 Colli, L., Milanesi, M., Vajana, E., Iamartino, D., Bomba, L., Puglisi, F., . . . Ajmone-Marsan, P. (2018). New insights on water buffalo genomic diversity and post-domestication migration routes from medium density SNP chip data. Frontiers in Genetics, 9(MAR), 1-17.
    DOI Scopus67 WoS51 Europe PMC28
    2018 Frantz, L. A. F., Rudzinski, A., Nugraha, A. M. S., Evin, A., Burton, J., Hulme-Beaman, A., . . . Larson, G. (2018). Synchronous diversification of Sulawesi's iconic artiodactyls driven by recent geological events. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1876), 20172566-1-20172566-8.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS18 Europe PMC7
    2018 Forder, R. (2018). Transcriptional analysis of liver from chickens with fast (meat bird), moderate (F1 layer x meat bird cross) and low (layer bird) growth potential. BMC Genomics, 19(1), 1-12.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC15
    2018 Mielczarek, M., Fraszczak, M., Nicolazzi, E., Williams, J., & Szyda, J. (2018). Landscape of copy number variations in Bos taurus: individual - and inter-breed variability. BMC Genomics, 19(1), 410-1-410-13.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC10
    2018 Capra, E., Lazzari, B., Frattini, S., Chessa, S., Coizet, B., Talenti, A., . . . Stella, A. (2018). Distribution of ncRNAs expression across hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in Capra hircus. BMC Genomics, 19(1), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC6
    2018 Li, W., Bickhart, D., Ramunno, L., Iamartino, D., Williams, J., & Liu, G. (2018). Genomic structural differences between cattle and River Buffalo identified through comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis. Data in Brief, 19, 236-239.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC7
    2018 Mokhber, M., Moradi-Shahrbabak, M., Sadeghi, M., Moradi-Shahrbabak, H., Stella, A., Nicolzzi, E., . . . Williams, J. (2018). A genome-wide scan for signatures of selection in Azeri and Khuzestani buffalo breeds. BMC Genomics, 19(1), 449.
    DOI Scopus40 WoS30 Europe PMC18
    2018 Ripoll, G., Albertí, P., Panea, B., Failla, S., Hocquette, J., Dunner, S., . . . Williams, J. (2018). Colour variability of beef in young bulls from fifteen European breeds. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 53(12), 2777-2785.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS7
    2018 Ghoreishifar, S., Moradi-Shahrbabak, H., Moradi-Shahrbabak, M., Nicolazzi, E., Williams, J., Iamartino, D., & Nejati-Javaremi, A. (2018). Accuracy of imputation of single-nucleotide polymorphism marker genotypes for water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) using different reference population sizes and imputation tools. Livestock Science, 216, 174-182.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS6
    2018 Koren, S., Rhie, A., Walenz, B. P., Dilthey, A. T., Bickhart, D. M., Kingan, S. B., . . . Phillippy, A. M. (2018). De novo assembly of haplotype-resolved genomes with trio binning. Nature biotechnology, 36(12), 1174-1182.
    DOI Scopus274 WoS193 Europe PMC215
    2018 Jensen, K., Gallagher, I. J., Johnston, N., Welsh, M., Skuce, R., Williams, J. L., & Glass, E. J. (2018). Variation in the early host-pathogen interaction of bovine macrophages with divergent UK Mycobacterium bovis strains.. Infection and immunity, 86(3), 21 pages.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC11
    2018 Namous, H., Peñagaricano, F., Del Corvo, M., Capra, E., Thomas, D., Stella, A., . . . Khatib, H. (2018). Integrative analysis of methylomic and transcriptomic data in fetal sheep muscle tissues in response to maternal diet during pregnancy. BMC Genomics, 19(1), 1-14.
    DOI Scopus27 WoS15 Europe PMC17
    2017 Kramer, L., Mayes, M., Fritz-Waters, E., Williams, J., Downey, E., Tait, R., . . . Reecy, J. (2017). Evaluation of responses to vaccination of Angus cattle for four viruses that contribute to bovine respiratory disease complex. Journal of Animal Science, 95(11), 4820-4834.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
    2017 Del Corvo, M., Luini, M., Stella, A., Pagnacco, G., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Williams, J., & Minozzi, G. (2017). Identification of additional loci associated with antibody response to Mycobacterium avium ssp. Paratuberculosis in cattle by GSEA–SNP analysis. Mammalian Genome, 28(11-12), 520-527.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC8
    2017 Williams, J., Iamartino, D., Pruitt, K., Sonstegard, T., Smith, T., Low, W., . . . Zimin, A. (2017). Genome assembly and transcriptome resource for river buffalo, Bubalus bubalis (2n = 50). GigaScience, 6(10), 1-6.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS32 Europe PMC24
    2017 Capra, E., Toschi, P., Del Corvo, M., Lazzari, B., Scapolo, P., Loi, P., . . . Ajmone-Marsan, P. (2017). Genome-wide epigenetic characterization of tissues from three germ layers isolated from sheep fetuses. Frontiers in Genetics, 8(SEP), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2017 Marino, R., Capoferri, R., Panelli, S., Minozzi, G., Strozzi, F., Trevisi, E., . . . Williams, J. (2017). Johne's disease in cattle: an in vitro model to study early response to infection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using RNA-seq.. Molecular Immunology, 91, 259-271.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS21 Europe PMC18
    2017 Iamartino, D., Nicolazzi, E., Van Tassell, C., Reecy, J., Fritz-Waters, E., Koltes, J., . . . Williams, J. (2017). Design and validation of a 90K SNP genotyping assay for the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). PLoS ONE, 12(10), e0185220-1-e0185220-18.
    DOI Scopus66 WoS48 Europe PMC39
    2017 Mielczarek, M., Fraszczak, M., Giannico, R., Minozzi, G., Williams, J., Wojdak-Maksymiec, K., & Szyda, J. (2017). Analysis of copy number variations in Holstein-Friesian cow genomes based on whole-genome sequence data. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(7), 5515-5525.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC8
    2017 Frattini, S., Capra, E., Lazzari, B., McKay, S., Coizet, B., Talenti, A., . . . Crepaldi, P. (2017). Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in hypothalamus and ovary of Capra hircus. BMC Genomics, 18(1), 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC4
    2017 Pasquariello, R., Fernandez-Fuertes, B., Strozzi, F., Pizzi, F., Mazza, R., Lonergan, P., . . . Williams, J. (2017). Profiling bovine blastocyst microRNAs using deep sequencing. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29(8), 1545-1555.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC7
    2017 Whitacre, L., Hoff, J., Schnabel, R., Albarella, S., Ciotola, F., Peretti, V., . . . Decker, J. (2017). Elucidating the genetic basis of an oligogenic birth defect using whole genome sequence data in a non-model organism, Bubalus bubalis. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 39719-1-39719-9.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC9
    2017 Badaoui, B., Fougeroux, A., Petit, F., Anselmo, A., Gorni, C., Cucurachi, M., . . . Botti, S. (2017). RNA-sequence analysis of gene expression from honeybees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae. PLoS ONE, 12(3), 17 pages.
    DOI Scopus49 WoS37 Europe PMC25
    2016 Malvisi, M., Palazzo, F., Morandi, N., Lazzari, B., Williams, J., Pagnacco, G., & Minozzi, G. (2016). Responses of bovine innate immunity to mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis infection revealed by changes in gene expression and levels of MicroRNA. PLoS ONE, 11(10), 23 pages.
    DOI Scopus45 WoS34 Europe PMC34
    2016 Williams, J., Hall, S., Del Corvo, M., Ballingall, K., Colli, L., Ajmone Marsan, P., & Biscarini, F. (2016). Inbreeding and purging at the genomic Level: The Chillingham cattle reveal extensive, non-random SNP heterozygosity. Animal Genetics, 47(1), 19-27.
    DOI Scopus42 WoS27 Europe PMC27
    2016 Hamzić, E., Kjærup, R., Mach, N., Minozzi, G., Strozzi, F., Gualdi, V., . . . Dalgaard, T. (2016). RNA sequencing-based analysis of the spleen transcriptome following infectious bronchitis virus infection of chickens selected for different mannose-binding lectin serum concentrations. BMC Genomics, 17(1), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC13
    2016 Loi, P., Toschi, P., Zacchini, F., Ptak, G., Scapolo, P., Capra, E., . . . Williams, J. (2016). Synergies between assisted reproduction technologies and functional genomics. Genetics Selection Evolution, 48(1), 1-7.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC3
    2015 Trovato, A., Panelli, S., Strozzi, F., Cambulli, C., Barbieri, I., Martinelli, N., . . . Williams, J. L. (2015). Expression of genes involved in the T cell signalling pathway in circulating immune cells of cattle 24 months following oral challenge with Bovine Amyloidotic Spongiform Encephalopathy (BASE). BMC Veterinary Research, 11(1), 105-1-105-9.
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    2015 Capomaccio, S., Milanesi, M., Bomba, L., Cappelli, K., Nicolazzi, E., Williams, J., . . . Stefanon, B. (2015). Searching new signals for production traits through gene-based association analysis in three Italian cattle breeds. Animal Genetics, 46(4), 361-370.
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    2015 Sevane, N., Caà on, J., Williams, J., Levà ziel, H., Valentini, A., Dunner, S., . . . Saà udo, C. (2015). SNP included in candidate genes involved in muscle, lipid and energy metabolism behave like neutral markers. Animal Production Science, 55(9), 1164-1171.
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    2015 Nicolazzi, E., Caprera, A., Nazzicari, N., Cozzi, P., Strozzi, F., Lawley, C., . . . Stella, A. (2015). SNPchiMp v.3: integrating and standardizing single nucleotide polymorphism data for livestock species. BMC Genomics, 16(1), 283-1-283-6.
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    2015 Marras, G., Gaspa, G., Sorbolini, S., Dimauro, C., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Valentini, A., . . . Macciotta, N. (2015). Analysis of runs of homozygosity and their relationship with inbreeding in five cattle breeds farmed in Italy. Animal Genetics, 46(2), 110-121.
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    2015 Gargani, M., Pariset, L., Lenstra, J., DeMinicis, E., European Cattle Genetic Diversity Consortium., & Valentini, A. (2015). Microsatellite genotyping of medieval cattle from central Italy suggests an old origin of Chianina and Romagnola cattle. Frontiers in Genetics, 6(MAR), 1-6.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC7
    2014 Nicolazzi, E., Iamartino, D., & Williams, J. (2014). AffyPipe: an open-source pipeline for Affymetrix Axiom genotyping workflow. Bioinformatics, 30(21), 3118-3119.
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    2014 Sevane, N., Armstrong, E., Wiener, P., Pong Wong, R., Dunner, S., Amarger, V., . . . Williams, J. (2014). Polymorphisms in twelve candidate genes are associated with growth, muscle lipid profile and meat quality traits in eleven European cattle breeds. Molecular Biology Reports, 41(7), 4721-4731.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC10
    2014 Utsunomiya, Y., Bomba, L., Lucente, G., Colli, L., Negrini, R., Lenstra, J., . . . Bradley, D. (2014). Revisiting AFLP fingerprinting for an unbiased assessment of genetic structure and differentiation of taurine and zebu cattle. BMC Genetics, 15(1), 47.
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    2014 Sevane, N., Nute, G., Sañudo, C., Cortes, O., Cañon, J., Williams, J., . . . Williams, J. (2014). Muscle lipid composition in bulls from 15 European breeds. Livestock Science, 160(1), 1-11.
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    2014 Sevane, N., Levéziel, H., Nute, G., Sañudo, C., Valentini, A., Williams, J., . . . GeMQual Consortium. (2014). Phenotypic and genotypic background underlying variations in fatty acid composition and sensory parameters in European bovine breeds. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 5(1), 20-1-20-9.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC1
    2013 Iamartino, D., Williams, J., Sonstegard, T., Reecy, J., Van Tassell, C., Nicolazzi, E., . . . International Buffalo Consortium. (2013). The buffalo genome and the application of genomics in animal management and improvement. Buffalo Bulletin, 32(Special Issue 1), 151-158.
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    2013 Dunner, S., Sevane, N., Garcia, D., Levéziel, H., Williams, J., Mangin, B., . . . GeMQual Consortium. (2013). Genes involved in muscle lipid composition in 15 European Bos taurus breeds. Animal Genetics, 44(5), 493-501.
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    2013 Dunner, S., Sevane, N., García, D., Cortés, O., Valentini, A., Williams, J., . . . Williams, J. (2013). Association of genes involved in carcass and meat quality traits in 15 European bovine breeds. Livestock Science, 154(1-3), 34-44.
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    2013 Lauri, A., Lazzari, G., Galli, C., Lagutina, I., Genzini, E., Braga, F., . . . Williams, J. (2013). Assessment of MDA efficiency for genotyping using cloned embryo biopsies. Genomics, 101(1), 24-29.
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    2013 Minozzi, G., Nicolazzi, E., Stella, A., Biffani, S., Negrini, R., Lazzari, B., . . . Williams, J. (2013). Genome wide analysis of fertility and production traits in Italian Holstein cattle. PLoS One, 8(11), e80219-1-e80219-10.
    DOI Scopus66 WoS57 Europe PMC43
    2013 Sevane, N., Armstrong, E., Cortés, O., Wiener, P., Wong, R. P., & Dunner, S. (2013). Association of bovine meat quality traits with genes included in the PPARG and PPARGC1A networks. Meat Science, 94(3), 328-335.
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    2012 Hall, S., Lenstra, J., & Deeming, D. (2012). Prioritization based on neutral genetic diversity may fail to conserve important characteristics in cattle breeds. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 129(3), 218-225.
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    2012 Williams, J. L., Bertrand, J. K., Misztal, I., & Łukaszewicz, M. (2012). Genotype by environment interaction for growth due to altitude in United States Angus cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 90(7), 2152-2158.
    DOI Scopus26 Europe PMC15
    2012 Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Wiener, P., Williams, J., & Haley, C. (2012). Investigation of the genetic architecture of a bone carcass weight QTL on BTA6. Animal Genetics, 43(6), 654-661.
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    2012 Cremonesi, P., Capoferri, R., Pisoni, G., Del Corvo, M., Strozzi, F., Rupp, R., . . . Stella, A. (2012). Response of the goat mammary gland to infection with Staphylococcus aureus revealed by gene expression profiling in milk somatic and white blood cells. BMC Genomics, 13(1), 540-1-540-17.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS41 Europe PMC23
    2012 Lenstra, J., Groeneveld, L., Eding, H., Kantanen, J., Williams, J., Taberlet, P., . . . Weigend, S. (2012). Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity. Animal Genetics, 43(5), 483-502.
    DOI Scopus112 WoS96 Europe PMC60
    2012 Minozzi, G., Williams, J., Stella, A., Strozzi, F., Luini, M., Settles, M., . . . Neibergs, H. (2012). Meta-analysis of two genome-wide association studies of bovine paratuberculosis. PLoS One, 7(3), e32578-1-e32578-8.
    DOI Scopus51 WoS48 Europe PMC35
    2012 Leach, R., O'Neill, R., Fitzpatrick, J., Williams, J., & Glass, E. (2012). Quantitative trait loci associated with the immune response to a bovine respiratory syncytial virus vaccine. PLoS One, 7(3), e33526-1-e33526-10.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC12
    2012 Gill, J., Bishop, S., McCorquodale, C., Williams, J., & Wiener, P. (2012). Identification of polymorphisms in the malic enzyme 1, NADP(+)-dependent, cytosolic and nuclear receptor subfamily 0, group B, member 2 genes and their associations with meat and carcass quality traits in commercial Angus cattle. Animal Genetics, 43(1), 88-92.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC5
    2011 Sironi, L., Williams, J., Stella, A., Minozzi, G., Moreno, A., Ramelli, P., . . . Mariani, P. (2011). Genomic study of the response of chicken to highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. BMC Proceedings, 5(Suppl 4), S25.
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    2011 Wiener, P., Edriss, M., Williams, J., Waddington, D., Law, A., Woolliams, J., & Gutiérrez-Gil, B. (2011). Information content in genome-wide scans: Concordance between patterns of genetic differentiation and linkage mapping associations. BMC Genomics, 12(1), 65.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC8
    2011 Panelli, S., Strozzi, F., Capoferri, R., Barbieri, I., Martinelli, N., Capucci, L., . . . Williams, J. (2011). Analysis of gene expression in white blood cells of cattle orally challenged with bovine amyloidotic spongiform encephalopathy. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 74(2-4), 96-102.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC5
    2011 Almeida, L., Basu, U., Williams, J., Moore, S., & Guan, L. (2011). Microarray analysis in caudal medulla of cattle orally challenged with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Genetics and Molecular Research, 10(4), 3948-3962.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC6
    2011 Basu, U., Almeida, L., Olson, N., Meng, Y., Williams, J., Moore, S., & Guan, L. (2011). Transcriptome analysis of the medulla tissue from cattle in response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy using digital gene expression tag profiling. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 74(2-4), 127-137.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC4
    2011 Murdoch, B., Murdoch, G., Settles, M., McKay, S., Williams, J., & Moore, S. (2011). Genome-wide scan identifies loci associated with classical BSE occurrence. PLoS ONE, 6(11), e26819.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC6
    2011 Adebambo, A., Adebambo, O., Williams, J., Blott, S., & Urquart, B. (2011). Genetic distance between two popular Nigerian goat breeds used for milk production. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 23(2), 1-6.
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    2011 Almeida, L., Basu, U., Khaniya, B., Taniguchi, M., Williams, J., Moore, S., & Guan, L. (2011). Gene expression in the medulla following oral infection of cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 74(2-4), 110-126.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC11
    2011 Christensen, M., Ertbjerg, P., Failla, S., Sañudo, C., Richardson, R., Nute, G., . . . Williams, J. (2011). Relationship between collagen characteristics, lipid content and raw and cooked texture of meat from young bulls of fifteen European breeds. Meat Science, 87(1), 61-65.
    DOI Scopus176 WoS140 Europe PMC26
    2011 Edwards, C., Ginja, C., Kantanen, J., Pérez-Pardal, L., Tresset, A., Stock, F., . . . Nijman, I. (2011). Dual origins of dairy cattle farming--evidence from a comprehensive survey of European Y-chromosomal variation.. PloS one, 6(1), 1-13.
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    2011 Felius, M., Koolmees, P. A., Theunissen, B., Lenstra, J. A., Baumung, R., Manatrinon, S., . . . Penedo, M. C. T. (2011). On the breeds of cattle-Historic and current classifications. Diversity, 3(4), 660-692.
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    2010 Laloë, D., Moazami-Goudarzi, K., Lenstra, J. A., Marsan, P. A., Azor, P., Baumung, R., . . . Dalamitra, S. (2010). Spatial trends of genetic variation of domestic ruminants in Europe. Diversity, 2(6), 932-945.
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    2010 Williams, J. L., Aguilar, I., Rekaya, R., & Bertrand, J. K. (2010). Estimation of breed and heterosis effects for growth and carcass traits in cattle using published crossbreeding studies. Journal of Animal Science, 88(2), 460-466.
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    2010 Ajmone‐Marsan, P. (2010). A global view of livestock biodiversity and conservation – GLOBALDIV. Animal Genetics, 41(s1), 1-5.
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    2010 Murdoch, B. M., Clawson, M. L., Laegreid, W. W., Stothard, P., Settles, M., McKay, S., . . . Williams, J. L. (2010). A 2cM genome-wide scan of European Holstein cattle affected by classical BSE. BMC Genetics, 11(1), 10 pages.
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    2010 Pariset, L., Mariotti, M., Nardone, A., Soysal, M. I., Ozkan, E., Williams, J. L., . . . Valentini, A. (2010). Relationships between Podolic cattle breeds assessed by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyping. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 127(6), 481-488.
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    2010 Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Wiener, P., Richardson, R. I., Wood, J. D., & Williams, J. L. (2010). Identification of QTL with effects on fatty acid composition of meat in a Charolais × Holstein cross population. Meat Science, 85(4), 721-729.
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    2010 Gill, J. L., Matika, O., Williams, J. L., Worton, H., Wiener, P., & Bishop, S. C. (2010). Consistency statistics and genetic parameters for taste panel assessed meat quality traits and their relationship with carcass quality traits in a commercial population of Angus-sired beef cattle. Animal, 4(1), 1-8.
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    2010 Leach, R. J., Craigmile, S. C., Knott, S. A., Williams, J. L., & Glass, E. J. (2010). Quantitative trait loci for variation in immune response to a Foot-and-Mouth Disease virus peptide. BMC Genetics, 11(1), 14 pages.
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    2010 Gill, J. L., Bishop, S. C., McCorquodale, C., Williams, J. L., & Wiener, P. (2010). Associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in multiple candidate genes and carcass and meat quality traits in a commercial Angus-cross population. Meat Science, 86(4), 985-993.
    DOI Scopus33 WoS31 Europe PMC8
    2010 Sironi, L., Ramelli, P., Williams, J. L., & Mariani, P. (2010). PCR-RFLP genotyping protocol for chicken Mx gene G/A polymorphism associated with the S631N mutation. Genetics and Molecular Research, 9(2), 1104-1108.
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    2010 Minozzi, G., Buggiotti, L., Stella, A., Strozzi, F., Luini, M., & Williams, J. L. (2010). Genetic loci involved in antibody response to Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in cattle. PLoS ONE, 5(6), 10 pages.
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    2010 Murdoch, B. M., Clawson, M. L., Yue, S., Basu, U., McKay, S., Settles, M., . . . Moore, S. S. (2010). PRNP haplotype associated with classical BSE incidence in European Holstein cattle. PLoS ONE, 5(9), 1-6.
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    2009 Gill, J. L., Bishop, S. C., McCorquodale, C., Williams, J. L., & Wiener, P. (2009). Association of selected SNP with carcass and taste panel assessed meat quality traits in a commercial population of Aberdeen Angus-sired beef cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution, 41(1), 12 pages.
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    2009 Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium., Elsik, C., Tellam, R., & Worley, K. (2009). The genome sequence of Taurine cattle: a window to ruminant biology and evolution. Science, 324(5926), 522-528.
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    2009 Wiener, P., Woolliams, J. A., Frank-Lawale, A., Ryan, M., Richardson, R. I., Nute, G. R., . . . Williams, J. L. (2009). The effects of a mutation in the myostatin gene on meat and carcass quality. Meat Science, 83(1), 127-134.
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    2009 Mariotti, M., Williams, J. L., Dunner, S., Valentini, A., & Pariset, L. (2009). Polymorphisms within the toll-like receptor (TLR)-2, -4, and -6 genes in cattle. Diversity, 1(1), 7-18.
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    2009 Baxter, R., Craigmile, S. C., Haley, C., Douglas, A. J., Williams, J. L., & Glass, E. J. (2009). BoLA-DR peptide binding pockets are fundamental for foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccine design in cattle. Vaccine, 28(1), 28-37.
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    2009 Williams, J. L., Dunner, S., Valentini, A., Mazza, R., Amarger, V., Checa, M. L., . . . Levéziel, H. (2009). Discovery, characterization and validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms within 206 bovine genes that may be considered as candidate genes for beef production and quality. Animal Genetics, 40(4), 486-491.
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    2009 Strozzi, F., Mazza, R., Malinverni, R., & Williams, J. L. (2009). Annotation of 390 bovine miRNA genes by sequence similarity with other species. Animal Genetics, 40(1), 125.
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    2009 Gill, J. L., Bishop, S. C., McCorquodale, C., Williams, J. L., & Wiener, P. (2009). Associations between the 11-bp deletion in the myostatin gene and carcass quality in Angus-sired cattle. Animal Genetics, 40(1), 97-100.
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    2009 Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Williams, J. L., Homer, D., Burton, D., Haley, C. S., & Wiener, P. (2009). Search for quantitative trait loci affecting growth and carcass traits in a cross population of beef and dairy cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 87(1), 24-36.
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    2009 Khaniya, B., Almeida, L., Basu, U., Taniguchi, M., Williams, J. L., Barreda, D. R., . . . Guan, L. L. (2009). Microarray analysis of differentially expressed genes from peyer's patches of cattle orally challenged with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 72(17-18), 1008-1013.
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    2009 Mazza, R., Strozzi, F., Caprera, A., Ajmone-Marsan, P., & Williams, J. L. (2009). The other side of comparative genomics: Genes with no orthologs between the cow and other mammalian species. BMC Genomics, 10(1), 15 pages.
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    2009 Gibbs, R. A., Taylor, J. F., Van Tassell, C. P., Barendse, W., Eversole, K. A., Gill, C. A., . . . Dodds, K. G. (2009). Genome-wide survey of SNP variation uncovers the genetic structure of cattle breeds. Science, 324(5926), 528-532.
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    2009 Negrini, R., Nicoloso, L., Crepaldi, P., Milanesi, E., Colli, L., Chegdani, F., . . . Ajmone Marsan, P. (2009). Assessing SNP markers for assigning individuals to cattle populations. Animal Genetics, 40(1), 18-26.
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    2009 Hauton, C., Tyrrell, T., & Williams, J. (2009). The subtle effects of sea water acidification on the amphipod gammarus locusta. Biogeosciences, 6(8), 1479-1489.
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    2008 Williams, J. (2008). Select and Carry out a gastropexy procedure. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 49(7), 14-17.
    2008 McKay, S. D., Schnabel, R. D., Murdoch, B. M., Matukumalli, L. K., Aerts, J., Coppieters, W., . . . Moore, S. S. (2008). An assessment of population structure in eight breeds of cattle using a whole genome SNP panel. BMC Genetics, 9(1), 9 pages.
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    2008 Juling, K., Schwarzenbacher, H., Frankenberg, U., Ziegler, U., Groschup, M., Williams, J. L., & Fries, R. (2008). Characterization of a 320-kb region containing the HEXA gene on bovine chromosome 10 and analysis of its association with BSE susceptibility. Animal Genetics, 39(4), 400-406.
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    2008 Di Meo, G. P., Perucatti, A., Floriot, S., Hayes, H., Schibler, L., Incarnato, D., . . . Iannuzzi, L. (2008). An extended river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n=50) cytogenetic map: Assignment of 68 autosomal loci by FISH-mapping and R-banding and comparison with human chromosomes. Chromosome Research, 16(6), 827-837.
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    2008 Sahana, G., Lund, M. S., Andersson-Eklund, L., Hastings, N., Fernandez, A., Iso-Touru, T., . . . Vilkki, J. (2008). Fine-mapping QTL for mastitis resistance on BTA9 in three Nordic red cattle breeds. Animal Genetics, 39(4), 354-362.
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    2008 Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Ball, N., Burton, D., Haskell, M., Williams, J. L., & Wiener, P. (2008). Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting cattle temperament. Journal of Heredity, 99(6), 629-638.
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    2008 Sironi, L., Williams, J. L., Moreno-Martin, A. M., Ramelli, P., Stella, A., Jianlin, H., . . . Mariani, P. (2008). Susceptibility of different chicken lines to H7N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and the role of Mx gene polymorphism coding amino acid position 631. Virology, 380(1), 152-156.
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    2008 Panzitta, F., Caprera, A., Merelli, I., Milanesi, L., Williams, J. L., Lazzari, B., & Stella, A. (2008). Mining the bovine genome with the "Bovine SNP Retriever". Journal of Heredity, 99(6), 696-698.
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    2008 Albertí, P., Panea, B., Sañudo, C., Olleta, J. L., Ripoll, G., Ertbjerg, P., . . . Williams, J. L. (2008). Live weight, body size and carcass characteristics of young bulls of fifteen European breeds. Livestock Science, 114(1), 19-30.
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    2008 Ajmone Marsan, P., Gorni, C., Milanesi, E., Mazza, R., Van Eijk, M. J. T., Peleman, J. D., & Williams, J. L. (2008). Assessment of AFLP® marker behaviour in enriching STS radiation hybrid maps. Animal Genetics, 39(4), 383-394.
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    2008 Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Wiener, P., Nute, G. R., Burton, D., Gill, J. L., Wood, J. D., & Williams, J. L. (2008). Detection of quantitative trait loci for meat quality traits in cattle. Animal Genetics, 39(1), 51-61.
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    2008 Negrini, R., Nicoloso, L., Crepaldi, P., Milanesi, E., Marino, R., Perini, D., . . . Ajmone Marsan, P. (2008). Traceability of four European Protected Geographic Indication (PGI) beef products using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) and Bayesian statistics. Meat Science, 80(4), 1212-1217.
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    2007 O'Neill, R. G., Fitzpatrick, J. L., Glass, E. J., Williams, J. L., & Woolliams, J. A. (2007). Optimisation of the response to respiratory virus vaccines in cattle. Veterinary Record, 161(8), 269-270.
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    2007 Saunders, G. C., Griffiths, P. C., Cawthraw, S., Tout, A. C., Wiener, P., Woolliams, J. A., . . . Windl, O. (2007). Polymorphisms of the prion gene coding region in born-after-the-reinforced-ban (BARB) bovine spongiform encephalopathy cattle in Great Britain. Journal of General Virology, 88(4), 1374-1378.
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    2007 Di Meo, G. P., Perucatti, A., Floriot, S., Hayes, H., Schibler, L., Rullo, R., . . . Iannuzzi, L. (2007). An advanced sheep ( Ovis aries, 2n = 54) cytogenetic map and assignment of 88 new autosomal loci by fluorescence in situ hybridization and R-banding. Animal Genetics, 38(3), 233-240.
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    2007 McKay, S. D., Schnabel, R. D., Murdoch, B. M., Aerts, J., Gill, C. A., Gao, C., . . . Moore, S. S. (2007). Construction of bovine whole-genome radiation hybrid and linkage maps using high-throughput genotyping. Animal Genetics, 38(2), 120-125.
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    2007 McKay, S. D., Schnabel, R. D., Murdoch, B. M., Matukumalli, L. K., Aerts, J., Coppieters, W., . . . Moore, S. S. (2007). Whole genome linkage disequilibrium maps in cattle. BMC Genetics, 8(1), 12 pages.
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    2007 Snelling, W., Chiu, R., Schein, J., Hobbs, M., Abbey, C., Adelson, D., . . . Zhao, S. (2007). A physical map of the bovine genome. Genome Biology, 8(8), 1-17.
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    2007 Lund, M. S., Sahana, G., Andersson-Eklund, L., Hastings, N., Fernandez, A., Schulman, N., . . . Vilkki, J. (2007). Joint analysis of quantitative trait loci for clinical mastitis and somatic cell score on five chromosomes in three nordic dairy cattle breeds. Journal of Dairy Science, 90(11), 5282-5290.
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    2007 Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Wiener, P., & Williams, J. L. (2007). Genetic effects on coat colour in cattle: Dilution of eumelanin and phaeomelanin pigments in an F2-Backcross Charolais × Holstein population. BMC Genetics, 8(1), 12 pages.
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    2007 Negrini, R., Nijman, I. J., Milanesi, E., Moazami-Goudarzi, K., Williams, J. L., Erhardt, G., . . . Felius, M. (2007). Differentiation of European cattle by AFLP fingerprinting. Animal Genetics, 38(1), 60-66.
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    2006 Connor, E. E., Ashwell, M. S., Schnabel, R., & Williams, J. L. (2006). Comparative mapping of bovine chromosome 27 with human chromosome 8 near a dairy form QTL in cattle. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 112(1-2), 98-102.
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    2006 McGuire, K., Jones, M., Werling, D., Williams, J. L., Glass, E. J., & Jann, O. (2006). Radiation hybrid mapping of all 10 characterized bovine Toll-like receptors. Animal Genetics, 37(1), 47-50.
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    2006 Juling, K., Schwarzenbacher, H., Williams, J. L., & Fries, R. (2006). A major genetic component of BSE susceptibility. BMC Biology, 4(1), 9 pages.
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    2006 Jann, O. C., Aerts, J., Jones, M., Hastings, N., Law, A., McKay, S., . . . Williams, J. L. (2006). A second generation radiation hybrid map to aid the assembly of the bovine genome sequence. BMC Genomics, 7(1), 15 pages.
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    2006 Connor, E. E., Cates, E. A., Williams, J. L., & Bannerman, D. D. (2006). Cloning and radiation hybrid mapping of bovine toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) signaling molecules. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 112(3-4), 302-308.
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    2006 Jensen, K., Speed, D., Paxton, E., Williams, J. L., & Glass, E. J. (2006). Construction of a normalized Bos taurus and Bos indicus macrophage-specific cDNA library. Animal Genetics, 37(1), 75-77.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC5
    2006 Szperka, M. E., Connor, E. E., Paape, M. J., Williams, J. L., & Bannerman, D. D. (2006). Sequencing, chromosomal mapping, and functional characterization of bovine FLICE-Like Inhibitory Protein (FLIP). Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 112(1-2), 90-97.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3
    2006 O'Neill, R. G., Woolliams, J. A., Glass, E. J., Williams, J. L., & Fitzpatrick, J. L. (2006). Quantitative evaluation of genetic and environmental parameters determining antibody response induced by vaccination against bovine respiratory syncytial virus. Vaccine, 24(18), 4007-4016.
    DOI Scopus33 WoS30 Europe PMC21
    2006 Lenstra, J. A., Nijman, I. J., Eding, H., Engelsma, K. A., Bijma, P., Garcia, D., . . . Windig, J. J. (2006). Marker-assisted conservation of European cattle breeds: An evaluation. Animal Genetics, 37(5), 475-481.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS57 Europe PMC43
    2005 Kuiper, H., Williams, J. L., Distl, O., & Drögemüller, C. (2005). Assignment of the &lt;i&gt;PAX6&lt;/i&gt; gene to bovine chromosome 15q25→q27 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and confirmation by radiation hybrid mapping. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 109(4), 533F.
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    2005 Marchitelli, C., Crisà, A., Checa, M. L., Miranda, M. E., Dunner, S., Armarger, V., . . . Valentini, A. (2005). Polymorphisms in genes affecting meat quality in European beef breeds. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 4(SUPPL. 2), 34-36.
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    2005 Young, F. J., Woolliams, J. A., Williams, J. L., Glass, E. J., O'Neill, R. G., & Fitzpatrick, J. L. (2005). In vitro peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation in a crossbred cattle population. Journal of Dairy Science, 88(7), 2643-2651.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC7
    2005 Schenkel, F. S., Miller, S. P., Ye, X., Moore, S. S., Nkrumah, J. D., Li, C., . . . Williams, J. L. (2005). Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the leptin gene with carcass and meat quality traits of beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 83(9), 2009-2020.
    DOI Scopus119 WoS107 Europe PMC44
    2005 Kuiper, H., Mömke, S., Drögemüller, C., Spötter, A., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2005). Assignment of the MRPS35 gene to bovine chromosome 5q3.2→q3.4 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and confirmation by radiation hybrid mapping. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 109(4), 533.
    DOI Scopus2
    2005 Drögemüller, C., Kuiper, H., Spötter, A., Martins-Wess, F., Williams, J. L., Lassnig, C., . . . Leeb, T. (2005). Assignment of the bovine TYK2 and PDE4A genes to bovine chromosome 7q15 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 108(4), 363H-U17.
    DOI
    2005 Valle, E., Moore, S. S., Jann, O., Williams, J. L., Crews, D. H., & Benkel, B. F. (2005). The bovine cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript locus: Gene characterization and SNP discovery. Animal Genetics, 36(1), 74-75.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC4
    2005 Di Meo, G. P., Perucatti, A., Uboldi, C., Roperto, S., Incarnato, D., Roperto, F., . . . Iannuzzi, L. (2005). Comparative mapping of the fragile histidine triad (FHIT) gene in cattle, river buffalo, sheep and goat by FISH and assignment to BTA22 by RH-mapping: A comparison with HSA3. Animal Genetics, 36(4), 363-364.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC8
    2005 Connor, E. E., Laiakis, E. C., Fernandas, V. M., Williams, J. L., & Capuco, A. V. (2005). Molecular cloning, expression and radiation hybrid mapping of the bovine deiodinase type II (DIO2) and deiodinase type III (DIO3) genes. Animal Genetics, 36(3), 240-243.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC11
    2005 Rehfeldt, C., Ott, G., Gerrard, D. E., Varga, L., Schlote, W., Williams, J. L., . . . Bünger, L. (2005). Effects of the Compact mutant myostatin allele Mstn<sup>Cmpt-dl1Abc</sup> introgressed into a high growth mouse line on skeletal muscle cellularity. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 26(2), 103-112.
    DOI Scopus41 WoS39 Europe PMC34
    2005 Szperka, M. E., Connor, E. E., Paape, M. J., Williams, J. L., & Bannerman, D. D. (2005). Characterization of bovine FAS-associated death domain gene. Animal Genetics, 36(1), 63-66.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
    2005 Kuiper, H., Spötter, A., Williams, J. L., Distl, O., & Drögemüller, C. (2005). Physical mapping of CHX10, ALDH6A1, and ABCD4 on bovine chromosome 10q34. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 109(4), 533.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2005 Connor, E. E., Wood, D. L., Sonstegard, T. S., da Mota, A. F., Bennett, G. L., Williams, J. L., & Capuco, A. V. (2005). Chromosomal mapping and quantitative analysis of estrogen-related receptor alpha-1, estrogen receptors alpha and beta and progesterone receptor in the bovine mammary gland. Journal of Endocrinology, 185(3), 593-603.
    DOI Scopus43 WoS40 Europe PMC26
    2005 Williams, J. L. (2005). The use of marker-assisted selection in animal breeding and biotechnology. OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique, 24(1), 379-391.
    DOI Scopus100 WoS75 Europe PMC21
    2004 Jann, O. C., Ibeagha-Awemu, E. M., Özbeyaz, C., Zaragoza, P., Williams, J. L., Ajmone-Marsan, P., . . . Erhardt, G. (2004). Geographic distribution of haplotype diversity at the bovine casein locus. Genetics Selection Evolution, 36(2), 243-257.
    DOI Scopus58 WoS47 Europe PMC21
    2004 Zhang, C., De Koning, D. J., Hernández-Sánchez, J., Haley, C. S., Williams, J. L., & Wiener, P. (2004). Mapping of multiple quantitative trait loci affecting bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Genetics, 167(4), 1863-1872.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS42 Europe PMC31
    2004 Morton, H. C., Pleass, R. J., Storset, A. K., Dissen, E., Williams, J. L., Brandtzaeg, P., & Woof, J. M. (2004). Cloning and characterization of an immunoglobulin A Fc receptor from cattle. Immunology, 111(2), 204-211.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC17
    2004 Connor, E. E., Sonstegard, T. S., Keele, J. W., Bennett, G. L., Williams, J. L., Papworth, R., . . . Ashwell, M. S. (2004). Physical and linkage mapping of mammary-derived expressed sequence tags in cattle. Genomics, 83(1), 148-152.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2
    2004 Yuan, Y. Q., Peelman, L. J., Williams, J. L., Van Zeveren, A., De Kruif, A., Law, A., & Van Soom, A. (2004). Differential transcription of the bovine AMPD3 gene in single blastocysts cultured under various oxygen tensions. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 121(5), 356-360.
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    2004 Drögemüller, C., Mömke, S., Spötter, A., Kuiper, H., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2004). Physical mapping of the KCNJ8 gene to bovine chromosome 5q3.2-q3.4. Animal Genetics, 35(6), 476-477.
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    2004 Bünger, L., Ott, G., Varga, L., Schlote, W., Rehfeldt, C., Renne, U., . . . Hill, W. G. (2004). Marker-assisted introgression of the Compact mutant myostatin allele Mstn <sup>Cmpt-dl1Abc</sup> into a mouse line with extreme growth effects on body composition and muscularity. Genetical Research, 84(3), 161-173.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS27 Europe PMC21
    2004 Drögemüller, C., Kuiper, H., Spötter, A., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2004). Mapping of the ATP11B gene and refined localization of the SOX2<sup>a</sup> and FXR1<sup>b</sup> genes to BTA1q33. Animal Genetics, 35(6), 499-501.
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    2004 Yuan, Y. Q., Peelman, L. J., Williams, J. L., Van Zeveren, A., De Kruif, A., Law, A., & Van Soom, A. (2004). Mapping and transcription profiling of CASP1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 in relation to caspase activity in the bovine cumulus-oocyte complex. Animal Genetics, 35(3), 234-237.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC8
    2004 Mömke, S., Kuiper, H., Spötter, A., Drögemüller, C., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2004). Assignment of the PRPH gene to bovine chromosome 5q1.4 by FISH and confirmation by RH mapping. Animal Genetics, 35(6), 477-478.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
    2004 Gorni, C., Williams, J. L., Heuven, H. C. M., Negrini, R., Valentini, A., Van Eijk, M. J. T., . . . Peleman, J. D. (2004). Application of AFLP® technology to radiation hybrid mapping. Chromosome Research, 12(3), 285-297.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC8
    2004 Connor, E. E., Sonstegard, T. S., Ashwell, M. S., Bennett, G. L., & Williams, J. L. (2004). An expanded comparative map of bovine chromosome 27 targeting dairy form QTL regions. Animal Genetics, 35(4), 265-269.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
    2004 Williams, J. L. (2004). Genetics of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy susceptibility and the search for surrogate markers for infection. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 44(11), 1119-1126.
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    2004 Germerodt, M., Knorr, C., Beck, J., Drögemüller, C., Williams, J. L., Habermann, F., . . . Brenig, B. (2004). Characterization and chromosome localization of a processed pseudogene related to the bovine laminin receptor gene family. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 107(1-2), 123-127.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
    2004 Wiener, P., Burton, D., & Williams, J. L. (2004). Breed relationships and definition in British cattle: A genetic analysis. Heredity, 93(6), 597-602.
    DOI Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC28
    2004 Drögemüller, C., Kuiper, H., Spötter, A., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2004). Mapping of the bovine homologue of the human chromosome 14 open reading frame 4 (C14orf4) gene to BTA10q36. Animal Genetics, 35(6), 498-499.
    DOI WoS1
    2003 Moore, S. S., Hansen, C., Williams, J. L., Fu, A., Meng, Y., Li, C., . . . Gill, C. A. (2003). A comparative map of bovine chromosome 19 based on a combination of mapping on a bacterial artificial chromosome scaffold map, a whole genome radiation hybrid panel and the human draft sequence. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 102(1-4), 32-38.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC1
    2003 Wiener, P., Burton, D., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Dunner, S., Mommens, G., Nijman, I. J., . . . Williams, J. L. (2003). Signatures of selection? Patterns of microsatellite diversity on a chromosome containing a selected locus. Heredity, 90(5), 350-358.
    DOI Scopus23 WoS24 Europe PMC17
    2003 Hills, D., Schlaepfer, J., Comincini, S., MacLean, I., Dolf, G., Ferretti, L., . . . Williams, J. L. (2003). Sequence variation in the bovine and ovine PRNP genes. Animal Genetics, 34(3), 183-190.
    DOI Scopus35 WoS35 Europe PMC29
    2003 Lagonigro, R., Wiener, P., Pilla, F., Woolliams, J. A., & Williams, J. L. (2003). A new mutation in the coding region of the bovine leptin gene associated with feed intake. Animal Genetics, 34(5), 371-374.
    DOI Scopus112 WoS100 Europe PMC38
    2003 Storset, A. K., Slettedal, I. O., Williams, J. L., Law, A., & Dissen, E. (2003). Natural killer cell receptors in cattle: A bovine killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor multigene family contains members with divergent signaling motifs. European Journal of Immunology, 33(4), 980-990.
    DOI Scopus89 WoS84 Europe PMC70
    2003 Haegeman, A., Williams, J. L., Law, A., Van Zeveren, A., & Peelman, L. J. (2003). Mapping and SNP analysis of bovine candidate genes for meat and carcass quality. Animal Genetics, 34(5), 349-353.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC12
    2003 Haegeman, A., Williams, J. L., Law, A., Van Zeveren, A., & Peelman, L. J. (2003). Characterization and mapping of bovine dopamine receptors 1 and 5. Animal Genetics, 34(4), 290-293.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2
    2003 Dunner, S., Miranda, M. E., Amigues, Y., Cañón, J., Georges, M., Hanset, R., . . . Ménissier, F. (2003). Haplotype diversity of the myostatin gene among beef cattle breeds. Genetics Selection Evolution, 35(1), 103-118.
    DOI Scopus115 WoS100 Europe PMC58
    2003 Tenesa, A., Knott, S. A., Ward, D., Smith, D., Williams, J. L., & Visscher, P. M. (2003). Estimation of linkage disequilibrium in a sample of the United Kingdom dairy cattle population using unphased genotypes. Journal of Animal Science, 81(3), 617-623.
    DOI Scopus56 WoS56 Europe PMC43
    2003 Williams, J. L., Friend, T. H., Collins, M. N., Toscano, M. J., Sisto-Burt, A., & Nevill, C. H. (2003). Effects of imprint training procedure at birth on the reactions of foals at age six months. Equine Veterinary Journal, 35(2), 127-132.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC6
    2002 Visscher, P. M., Woolliams, J. A., Smith, D., & Williams, J. L. (2002). Estimation of pedigree errors in the UK dairy population using microsatellite markers and the impact on selection. Journal of Dairy Science, 85(9), 2368-2375.
    DOI Scopus129 WoS114 Europe PMC54
    2002 Drögemüller, C., Kuiper, H., Hauke, G., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2002). Fine mapping<sup>1</sup> of the bovine solute carrier family 25, member 4 (SLC25A4) gene to BTA27q14-q15 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping. Animal Genetics, 33(4), 318-320.
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    2002 Williams, J. L., Friend, T. H., Toscano, M. J., Collins, M. N., Sisto-Burt, A., & Nevill, C. H. (2002). The effects of early training sessions on the reactions of foals at 1, 2, and 3 months of age. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 77(2), 105-114.
    DOI Scopus41 WoS36
    2002 Drogemuller, C., Kuiper, H., Hauke, G., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2002). Fine mapping* of the bovine solute carrier family 25, member 4 (SLC25A4) gene to BTA27q14-q15 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping. Animal Genetics, 33(4), 318-320.
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    2002 Wiener, P., Smith, J. A., Lewis, A. M., Woolliams, J. A., & Williams, J. L. (2002). Muscle-related traits in�cattle: The role of the myostatin gene
    in the South Devon breed. Genetics Selection Evolution, 34(2), 221-232.
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    2002 Schläpfer, J., Stahlberger-Saitbekova, N., Comincini, S., Gaillard, C., Hills, D., Meyer, R. K., . . . Dolf, G. (2002). A higher resolution radiation hybrid map of bovine chromosome 13. Genetics Selection Evolution, 34(2), 255-267.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC5
    2002 Wiener, P., Smith, J. A., Lewis, A. M., Woolliam, J. A., & Williams, J. L. (2002). Muscle-related traits in cattle: The role of the myostatin gene in the South Devon breed. Genetics Selection Evolution, 34(2), 221-232.
    DOI Scopus58 WoS53 Europe PMC26
    2002 Jann, O., Prinzenberg, E. M., Brandt, H., Williams, J. L., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Zaragoza, P., . . . Erhardt, G. (2002). Intragenic haplotypes at the bovine CSN1S1 locus. Archives Animal Breeding, 45(1), 13-21.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS16
    2002 Kuiper, H., Hauke, G., Drögemüller, C., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2002). Assignment of the bovine C10orf2 gene to bovine 26q13--&gt;q21 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and confirmation by radiation hybrid mapping.. Cytogenetic and genome research, 97(3-4), 276B.
    DOI Scopus1
    2002 Drögemüller, C., Kuiper, H., Hauke, G., Williams, J. L., & Distla, O. (2002). Comparative mapping of the POLG gene to cattle chromosome 21q17→q22 by FISH and confirmation by RH mapping. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 97(3-4), 276C.
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    2002 Hernández-Sánchez, J., Waddington, D., Wiener, P., Haley, C., & Williams, J. (2002). Genome-wide search for markers associated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Mammalian Genome, 13(3), 164-168.
    DOI Scopus36 WoS35 Europe PMC27
    2002 Williams, J. L., Eggen, A., Ferretti, L., Farr, C. J., Gautier, M., Amati, G., . . . Waddington, D. (2002). A bovine whole-genome radiation hybrid panel and outline map. Mammalian Genome, 13(8), 469-474.
    DOI Scopus93 WoS82 Europe PMC65
    2001 Comincini, S., Foti, M. G., Tranulis, M. A., Hills, D., Di Guardo, G., Vaccari, G., . . . Ferretti, L. (2001). Genomic organization, comparative analysis, and genetic polymorphisms of the bovine and ovine prion Doppel genes (PRND). Mammalian Genome, 12(9), 729-733.
    DOI Scopus49 WoS45 Europe PMC35
    2001 Hills, D., Comincini, S., Schlaepfer, J., Dolf, G., Ferretti, L., & Williams, J. L. (2001). Complete genomic sequence of the bovine prion gene (PRNP) and polymorphism in its promoter region. Animal Genetics, 32(4), 231-232.
    DOI Scopus60 WoS58 Europe PMC42
    2001 Drögemüller, C., Bader, A., Kuiper, H., Leeb, T., Williams, J. L., & Distl, O. (2001). Assignment of the bovine runt-related transcription factor 1 gene (RUNX1) to bovine chromosome 23q21 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and radiation hybrid mapping. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 94(3-4), 248-249.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    2001 Visscher, P. M., Smith, D., Hall, S. J. G., & Williams, J. L. (2001). A viable herd of genetically uniform cattle. Nature, 409(6818), 303.
    DOI Scopus76 WoS73 Europe PMC45
    2000 Wiener, P., Maclean, I., Williams, J. L., & Woolliams, J. A. (2000). Testing for the presence of previously identified QTL for milk production traits in new populations. Animal Genetics, 31(6), 385-395.
    DOI Scopus34 WoS33 Europe PMC22
    2000 Smith, J. A., Lewis, A. M., Wiener, P., & Williams, J. L. (2000). Genetic variation in the bovine myostatin gene in UK beef cattle: Allele frequencies and haplotype analysis in the South Devon. Animal Genetics, 31(5), 306-309.
    DOI Scopus61 WoS56 Europe PMC33
    1999 Blott, S. C., Williams, J. L., & Haley, C. S. (1999). Discriminating among cattle breeds using genetic markers. Heredity, 82(6), 613-619.
    DOI Scopus48 WoS42 Europe PMC23
    1999 Zhu, B., Smith, J. A., Tracey, S. M., Konfortov, B. A., Welzel, K., Schalkwyk, L. C., . . . Ross Miller, J. (1999). A 5x genome coverage bovine BAC library: Production, characterization, and distribution. Mammalian Genome, 10(7), 706-709.
    DOI Scopus51 WoS48 Europe PMC29
    1999 Hills, D., Tracey, S., Masabanda, J., Fries, R., Schalkwyk, L. C., Lehrach, H., . . . Williams, J. L. (1999). A bovine YAC library containing four- to five-fold genome equivalents. Mammalian Genome, 10(8), 837-838.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC4
    1999 Viuff, D., Rickords, L., Offenberg, H., Hyttel, P., Avery, B., Greve, T., . . . Thomsen, P. D. (1999). A high proportion of bovine blastocysts produced in vitro are mixoploid. Biology of Reproduction, 60(6), 1273-1278.
    DOI Scopus162 WoS150 Europe PMC109
    1998 Blott, S. C., Williams, J. L., & Haley, C. S. (1998). Genetic variation within the Hereford breed of cattle. Animal Genetics, 29(3), 202-211.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS21 Europe PMC9
    1998 Blott, S. C., Williams, J. L., & Haley, C. S. (1998). Genetic relationships among European cattle breeds. Animal Genetics, 29(4), 273-282.
    DOI Scopus56 WoS55 Europe PMC28
    1998 Slate, J., Coltman, D. W., Goodman, S. J., MacLean, I., Pemberton, J. M., & Williams, J. L. (1998). Bovine microsatellite loci are highly conserved in red deer (Cervus elaphus), sika deer (Cervus nippon) and Soay sheep (Ovis aries). Animal Genetics, 29(4), 307-315.
    DOI Scopus120 WoS111 Europe PMC47
    1998 Nijman, I. J., Vastenburg, J. B. L., Williams, J. L., Olsaker, I., Thieven, U., & Lenstra, J. A. (1998). Thirteen bovine microsatellite markers that are polymorphic in sheep. Animal Genetics, 29(6), 474-475.
    Scopus2 WoS1
    1998 Taylor, J. F., Brenneman, R. A., Burns, B. M., Davis, S. K., Yeh, C. C., Bishop, M. D., . . . Zanotti, M. C. (1998). Report of the first workshop on the genetic map of bovine chromosome 1. Animal Genetics, 29(3), 228-235.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC3
    1998 Blott, S. C., Williams, J. L., & Haley, C. S. (1998). Genetic variation within the Hereford breed of cattle. Animal Genetics, 29(3), 202-211.
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    1997 Williams, J. L., Olsaker, I., & Teres, V. M. (1997). Using SSCP to facilitate mapping microsatellite loci. Mammalian Genome, 8(1), 79-80.
    DOI Scopus1
    1997 Olsaker, I., Williams, J. L., Chowdhary, B. P., Karlsson, L., Urquhart, B. G. D., & Prakash, B. (1997). Physical and genetic mapping of a bovine dinucleotide repeat marker D23S38 (IOBT1479) to chromosome 23q24-q25. Animal Genetics, 28(1), 60-61.
    WoS2
    1997 Williams, J. L., Usha, A. P., Urquhart, B. G. D., & Kilroy, M. (1997). Verification of the identity of bovine semen using DNA micro satellite markers. Veterinary Record, 140(17), 446-449.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC7
    1997 Usha, A. P., Lester, D. H., & Williams, J. L. (1997). Dwarfism in Dexter cattle is not caused by the mutations in FGFR3 responsible for achondroplasia in humans. Animal Genetics, 28(1), 55-57.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC8
    1997 Ferretti, L., Urquhart, B. G. D., Eggen, A., Olsaker, I., Harlizius, B., Castiglioni, B., . . . Williams, J. L. (1997). Cosmid-derived markers anchoring the bovine genetic map to the physical map. Mammalian Genome, 8(1), 29-36.
    DOI Scopus33 WoS36 Europe PMC14
    1997 Barendse, W., Vaiman, D., Kemp, S. J., Sugimoto, Y., Armitage, S. M., Williams, J. L., . . . Zaragoza, P. (1997). A medium-density genetic linkage map of the bovine genome. Mammalian Genome, 8(1), 21-28.
    DOI Scopus288 WoS281 Europe PMC142
    1997 Williams, J. L., Lester, D. H., Teres, V. M., Barendse, W., Sim, R. B., & Soames, C. J. (1997). Mapping the bovine factor H gene to chromosome 16 by SSCP analysis. Mammalian Genome, 8(1), 77-78.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    1996 Oliver, R. A., & Williams, J. L. (1996). Altered expression of class I major histocompatibility antigens on bovine cells infected with the protozoan parasite Theileria annulata. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 50(1-2), 173-179.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
    1996 Urquhart, B. G. D., Lester, D. H., & Williams, J. L. (1996). Sequencing of a novel cDNA and mapping to bovine chromosome 7 bydenaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Animal Genetics, 27(5), 371-372.
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    1996 Urquhart, B. G. D., & Williams, J. L. (1996). Sequencing of a novel cDNA and mapping to bovine chromosome 3 by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP). Animal Genetics, 27(6), 438.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1
    1996 Williams, J. L., Urquhart, B. G., Castiglioni, B., & Ferretti, L. (1996). Mapping two bovine marker loci, IDVGA66 (D16S34) and IDVGA76 (D14S35) by SSCP. Animal Genetics, 27(6), 442.
    DOI Scopus1
    1996 Williams, J. L., Morgan, A. L. G., Guerin, G., & Urquhart, B. G. D. (1996). Ten new cosmid-derived bovine microsatellite markers. Animal Genetics, 27(5), 380.
    DOI Scopus4
    1996 Lester, D. H., Russell, G. C., Barendse, W., & Williams, J. L. (1996). The use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in mapping the bovine tumor necrosis factor α gene locus. Mammalian Genome, 7(3), 250-252.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC4
    1996 Teres, V., Lester, D. H., & Williams, J. L. (1996). Mapping of bovine fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) to thetelomeric region of chromosome 6 by SSCP analysis. Animal Genetics, 27(5), 371.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    1996 Williams, J. L., Urquhart, B. G., Barendse, W., & Ferretti, L. (1996). Genetic mapping of 26 cosmid-derived bovine microsatellite markers.. Animal genetics, 27(5), 380-381.
    DOI Europe PMC2
    1995 WILLIAMS, J. L., URQUHART, B. G., & BARENDSE, B. (1995). 3 BOVINE CHROMOSOME-15 MICROSATELLITE MARKERS. ANIMAL GENETICS, 26(2), 124.
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    1995 Williams, J. L., Urquhart, B. G., & Barendse, B. (1995). Three bovine chromosome 15 microsatellite markers. Animal Genetics, 26(2), 124.
    DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC4
    1995 Usha, A. P., Simpson, S. P., & Williams, J. L. (1995). Probability of random sire exclusion using microsatellite markers for parentage verification. Animal Genetics, 26(3), 155-161.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS43 Europe PMC17
    1995 Mezzelani, A., Zhang, Y., Redaelli, L., Castiglioni, B., Leone, P., Williams, J. L., . . . Ferretti, L. (1995). Chromosomal localization and molecular characterization of 53 cosmid-derived bovine microsatellites. Mammalian Genome, 6(9), 629-635.
    DOI Scopus69 WoS65 Europe PMC35
    1995 Sawhney, S. M. S., Hasima, N. N., Glass, E. J., Al-Murrani, S. W. K., Nichani, A. K., Spooner, R. L., . . . Russell, G. C. (1995). Transfection, expression, and DNA sequence of a gene encoding a BoLA-A11 antigen. Immunogenetics, 41(4), 246-250.
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    1994 Neibergs, H. L., Ryan, A. M., Womack, J. E., Spooner, R. L., & Williams, J. L. (1994). Polymorphism analysis of the prion gene in BSE‐affected and unaffected cattle. Animal Genetics, 25(5), 313-317.
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    1993 Al‐Murrani, S. W. K., Glass, E. J., Williams, J. L., & Oliver, R. A. (1993). 1D‐IEF analysis of BoLA class I expression using allo‐antisera reveals additional complexity. Animal Genetics, 24(6), 427-431.
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    1992 GLASS, E. J., OLIVER, R. A., WILLIAMS, J. L. W., & MILLAR, P. (1992). Alloreactive T‐cell recognition of bovine major histocompatibility complex class II products defined by one‐dimensional isoelectric focusing. Animal Genetics, 23(2), 97-111.
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    1991 WILLIAMS, J. L., OLIVER, R. A., MORGAN, A. L. G., GLASS, E. J., & SPOONER, R. L. (1991). Production of alloantisera against class II bovine lymphocyte antigens (BoLA) by cross‐immunization between class I matched cattle. Animal Genetics, 22(5), 407-415.
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    1989 Joosten, I., Sanders, M. F., van der Poel, A., Williams, J. L., Hepkema, B. G., & Hensen, E. J. (1989). Biochemically defined polymorphism of bovine MHC class II antigens. Immunogenetics, 29(3), 213-216.
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    1989 OLIVER, R. A., BROWN, P., SPOONER, R. L., JOOSTEN, I., & WILLIAMS, J. L. (1989). The analyses of antigen and DNA polymorphism within the bovine major histocompatibility complex: 1. The class I antigens. Animal Genetics, 20(2), 31-41.
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    1989 OLIVER, R. A., BROWN, P., SPOONER, R. L., JOOSTEN, I., & WILLIAMS, J. L. (1989). THE ANALYSES OF ANTIGEN AND DNA POLYMORPHISM WITHIN THE BOVINE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX .1. THE CLASS-I ANTIGENS. ANIMAL GENETICS, 20(1), 31-41.
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    1988 JOOSTEN, I., OLIVER, R. A., SPOONER, R. L., WILLIAMS, J. L., HEPKEMA, B. G., SANDERS, M. F., & HENSEN, E. J. (1988). Characterization of class I bovine lymphocyte antigens (BoLA) by one‐dimensional isoelectricfocusing. Animal Genetics, 19(2), 103-113.
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    1987 Williams, J. L., Saunders, R. D. C., Bownes, M., & Scott, A. (1987). Identification of a female-sterile mutation affecting yolk protein 2 in Drosophila melanogaster. MGG Molecular &amp; General Genetics, 209(2), 360-365.
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    1986 WILLIAMS, J. L., & BOWNES, M. (1986). Reduced stability of RNA coding for yolk polypeptide 3 in Drosophila melanogaster ovary. European Journal of Biochemistry, 161(1), 95-101.
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    1985 WOLFFE, A. P., GLOVER, J. F., MARTIN, S. C., TENNISWOOD, M. P. R., WILLIAMS, J. L., & TATA, J. R. (1985). Deinduction of transcription of Xenopus 74‐kDa albumin genes and destabilization of mRNA by estrogen in vivo and in hepatocyte cultures. European Journal of Biochemistry, 146(3), 489-496.
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    1983 Williams, J. L., & Tata, J. R. (1983). Simultaneous analysis of conformation and transcription of A and B groups of vitellogenin genes in male and female Xenopus daring primary and secondary activation by estrogen. Nucleic Acids Research, 11(4), 1151-1166.
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    1983 Tata, J. R., James, T. C., Watson, C. S., Williams, J. L., & Wolffe, A. P. (1983). Hormonal regulation and expression of vitellogenin multigene family.. Ciba Foundation symposium, 98, 96-110.
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  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2023 Ertbjerg, P., Christensen, M., Failla, S., Gigli, S., Olleta, J. L., Sañudo, C., . . . Williams, J. L. (2023). The calpain system in 15 European cattle breeds and relationship to shear force. In 52nd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology: Harnessing and exploiting global opportunities (pp. 281-282).
    2022 Colli, L., Williams, J. L., & Ajmone-Marsan, P. (2022). Water Buffalo Genomic Diversity. In Biotechnological Applications in Buffalo Research (pp. 33-55). Springer Singapore.
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    2008 Williams, J. L. (2008). Genetic control of meat quality traits. In Meat Biotechnology (pp. 21-60). Springer New York.
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    2006 Williams, J. L. (2006). Gene technology for meat quality. In Advanced Technologies for Meat Processing (pp. 21-42).

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2011 Minozzi, G., Nicolazzi, E., Strozzi, F., Stella, A., Negrini, R., Ajmone-Marsan, P., & Williams, J. (2011). Genome wide scan for somatic cell counts in holstein bulls.. In BMC proceedings Vol. 5 Suppl 4 (pp. 1-3). Paris, France: Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
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    2007 Negrini, R., Milanesi, E., Filippini, F., Dunner, S., Leveziel, H., Williams, J., . . . Ajmone Marsan, P. (2007). Traceability of the PGI product “Vitellone Bianco dell’Appennino Centrale” by SNP markers. In Italian Journal of Animal Science Vol. 6 (pp. 174). Alghero, ITALY: PAGEPRESS PUBL.
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    2007 Valentini, A., Nardone, A., Crisà, A., Marchitelli, C., Failla, S., Gigli, S., . . . Williams, J. (2007). European cattle breed cluster accordingly to their meat quality parameters. In Italian Journal of Animal Science Vol. 6 (pp. 490). Alghero, ITALY: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
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    2005 Bünger, L., Ott, G., Varga, L., Schlote, W., Renne, U., Williams, J. L., . . . Rehfeldt, C. (2005). Marker assisted introgression of the Compact mutant myostatin allele: Mstn<sup>Cmpt-dl1Abc</sup> into a mouse line with extreme growth: Effects on body composition, muscularity and skeletal muscle cellularity. In Archiv fur Tierzucht Vol. 48 (pp. 88-97).
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    2003 Gorni, C., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Van Eijk, M. J. T., Zevenbergen, M., Heuven, H., Negrini, R., . . . Peleman, J. (2003). Enriching the bovine microsatellite Radiation Hybrid map with AFLP® markers. In Italian Journal of Animal Science Vol. 2 (pp. 28-30). PAGEPRESS PUBL.
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  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2016 Prause, M. R., Murdoch, B. M., Sawyer, J. E., Williams, J. L., McKay, S. D., & Gill, C. A. (2016). Analysis of methylation patterns in bovine spermatozoa. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
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2018-2020       Longitudinal analysis of antimicrobial resistance of grain-fed beef cattle.  Meat and Livestock Australia. Project grant: 901611. With D. Trott, A. Carr and K. Petrovski ($687K)

2018-2019       Accelerating genetic gain through integrating genomics and high value MSA carcass traits in genetic evaluation to aid selection.  Meat and Livestock Australia. Project grant:  P.PSH.0989.  With W. Pitchford, I, Locke, B, Corrigan, L. Corrigan, R. Corrigan, A Ball, S.  Lee and R. Tearle. (15M)

 2017-2018       Quantitative image assessment of embryos to predict pregnancy in embryo transfer programs. Meat and Livestock Australia.   Project grant: 901611.  With J. Thompson and S. Lee ($246K) 

2017-2019       Principle: Enhancing South Australia's beef cattle and sheep sectors in the focus area of biomarkers for animal welfare improvement.  S Primary Industries and Regions South Australia. Grant: 901061) ($200K)

2016-2016       Coordinator: Portable real time test for detection of sheep lice. Primary Industries and Regions South Australia. Grant: FND000137 ($70K). With S. Lee.

2014-2018       Project Committee Member: Investigation of novel biomarkers and definition of the role of the microbiome in Graves’ Orbitopathy “INDIGO”.  European Commission FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IAPP, Grant Agreement 612116,         ).

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Transfer of Colostrum Components to Newborn Calves Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Hue Thi Do
    2017 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Investigation into the genetic basis of bovine horn development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Johanna Ellen Aldersey
    2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Sex and Parental Genome Effects on Bovine Fetal Development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Cynthia Liu
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