Projects

EVALUATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIFE-CYCLE EFFICIENCY OF BEEF CATTLE AND SHEEP Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412255

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATING BOVINE GENOME SEQUENCE USE TO IMPROVE CATTLE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PRODUCT QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412268

A SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (SNP) MARKER SET FOR DNA-BASED TRACEBACK IN NORTH AMERICAN BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 409004

Publications

Positional candidate genes for kyphosis in commercial swine populations - (Abstract)

Lindholm-Perry, A.K., Rohrer, G.A., Keele, J.W., Holl, J.W., Shackelford, S.D., Wheeler, T.L., Koohmaraie, M., Nonneman, D.J. 2009. Positional Candidate Genes for Kyphosis in Commercial Swine Populations. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome Conference XVII. 1/10-14/2009, San Diego, CA. P529.

Prevalence of the prion gene E211K variant in U.S. cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Heaton, M.P., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Richt, J., Koohmaraie, M., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Casas, E., King, D.A., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Neibergs, H.L., Chase, C.C., Kalbfleisch, T.S., Smith, T.P., Clawson, M.L., Laegreid, W.W. 2008. Prevalence of the prion gene E211K variant in U.S. cattle. BioMed Central (BMC) Veterinary Research [journal online]. 4:25. Available: (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/25).

A sequencing strategy for identifying variation throughout the prion gene of BSE-affected cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Clawson, M.L., Heaton, M.P., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P., Harhay, G.P., Richt, J., Laegreid, W.W. 2008. A sequencing strategy for identifying variation throughout the prion gene of BSE-affected cattle. BMC Research Notes [journal online]. 1:32. Available: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/1/32.

analysis of Cattle Copy Number Variation Reveals Insights into the Evolution of Ruminants - (Abstract)

Liu, G., Keele, J.W., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Li, R.W., Alexander, L.J., Matukumalli, L.K., Smith, T.P., Gasbarre, L.C. 2008. analysis of cattle copy number variation reveals insights into the evolution of ruminants. 2008 meeting on the Biology of Genomes, May 6-10, 2007, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. p197.

A high-resolution map of copy number variation in the cattle genome - (Abstract)

Liu, G., Keele, J.W., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Alexander, L.J., Li, R.W., Matukumalli, L.K., Smith, T.P., Gasbarre, L.C. 2008. A high-resolution map of copy number variation in the cattle genome. Plant and Animal Genome VX Conference Abstracts. The NRI Animal Genome PD Meeting, San Diego, CA. p84.

Analysis of copy number variation in the bovine genome - (Abstract)

Liu, G., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Li, R.W., Alexander, L.J., Keele, J.W., Matukumalli, L.K., Brown, T., Smith, T.P., Gasbarre, L.C. 2008. Analysis of copy number variation in the bovine genome. Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XVI Conference. San Diego, CA. p517.

Detection of germline and somatic copy number variations in cattle - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Liu, G., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Li, R.W., Alexander, L.J., Keele, J.W., Matukumalli, L.K., Smith, T.P., Gasbarre, L.C. 2008. Detection of germline and somatic copy number variations in cattle. Developments in Biologicals. 132:231-237.

Prevalence of the prion gene E211K variant in U.S. cattle - (Abstract)

Heaton, M.P., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Richt, J., Koohmaraie, M., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Casas, E., King, D.A., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Neibergs, H.L., Chase, C.C., Kalbfleisch, T.S., Smith, T.P., Clawson, M.L., Laegreid, W.W. 2008. Prevalence of the prion gene E211K variant in U.S. cattle (abstract). Plant and Animal Genome XVI Conference. Poster No. P538.

Integrating the USMARC genetic map for the pig with the pig physical map - (Abstract)

Wiedmann, R.T., Freking, B.A., Nonneman, D.J., Snelling, W.M., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Rohrer, G.A. Integrating the USMARC genetic map for the pig with the pig physical map. 2008. Annual International Plant & Animal Genome Conference. Poster No. P565, pg 259.

Description and analysis of the Bovine Gene Atlas - An extensive compendium of bovine transcript profiles - (Abstract)

Harhay, G.P., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P., Alexander, L.J., Matukumalli, L.K., Schroeder, S.G., Liu, G., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S. 2008. Description and analysis of the Bovine Gene Atlas - An extensive compendium of bovine transcript profiles (abstract). Plant and Animal Genome XVI Conference. Poster No. P516.

Bovine copy number variation and its implication in animal health - (Abstract)

Liu, G., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Alexander, L.J., Keele, J.W., Matukumalli, L.K., Smith, T.P., Gasbarre, L.C. 2007. Bovine copy number variation and its implication in animal health. [ abstract]. International Symposium on Animal Genomics for Animal Health. pp. 32.

A physical map of the bovine genome - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Snelling, W.M., Chiu, R., Schein, J.E., Hobbs, M., Abbey, C.A., Adelson, D.L., Aerts, J., Bennett, G.L., Bosdet, I.E., Boussaha, M., Brauning, R., Caetano, A.R., Costa, M.M., Crawford, A.M., Dalrymple, B.P., Eggen, A., Everts-Van Der Wind, A., Floriot, S., Gautier, M., Gill, C.A., Green, R.D., Holt, R., Jann, O., Jones, S.J., Kappes, S.M., Keele, J.W., De Jong, P.J., Larkin, D.M., Lewin, H.A., Mcewan, J.C., Mckay, S., Marra, M.A., Mathewson, C.A., Matukumalli, L.K., Moore, S.S., Murdoch, B., Nicholas, F.W., Osoegawa, K., Roy, A., Salih, H., Schibler, L., Schnabel, R.D., Silveri, L., Skow, L.C., Smith, T.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Taylor, J.F., Tellam, R., Van Tassell, C.P., Williams, J.L., Womack, J.E., Wye, N.H., Yang, G., Zhao, S. 2007. A physical map of the bovine genome. Genome Biology. 8:R165 (17 pp).

Initial analysis of copy number variation in the cow genome - (Abstract)

Liu, G., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Li, R.W., Alexander, L.J., Keele, J.W., Matukumalli, L.K., Smith, T.P., Gasbarre, L.C. 2007. Initial analysis of copy number variation in the cow genome. [abstract}. Gordon Research Conference Proceedings.

Creation of a Gene Atlas in cattle using sequence-based transcriptional profiling - (Abstract)

Sonstegard, T.S., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Smith, T.P., Matukumalli, L.K., Van Tassell, C.P., Liu, G., Alexander, L.J. 2007. Creation of a Gene Atlas in cattle using sequence-based transcriptional profiling. [abstract] Joint Abstracts of the American Dairy Science and Society of Animal Science.

Novel porcine repetitive elements - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wiedmann, R.T., Nonneman, D.J., Keele, J.W. 2006. Novel porcine repetitive elements. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 7:304 (12 pp). Online. BMC Genomics doi:10.1186/1471-2164/7/304. Available: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/304.

Prion gene haplotypes of U.S. cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Clawson, M.L., Heaton, M.P., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P., Harhay, G.P., Laegreid, W.W. 2006. Prion gene haplotypes of U.S. cattle. BioMed Central (BMC) Genetics. 7:51.

A rapid sequence-based method for comprehensive polymorphism identification within a 25.2-kb region of the bovine prion gene in BSE-affected cattle - (Abstract)

Clawson, M.L., Heaton, M.P., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P., Harhay, G.P., Laegreid, W.W. 2007. A rapid sequence-based method for comprehensive polymorphism identification within a 25.2-kb region of the bovine prion gene in BSE-affected cattle [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XV Conference. Poster No. P533.

A marker set for parentage-based DNA traceback in beef and dairy cattle - (Abstract)

Heaton, M.P., Snelling, W.M., Smith, T.P., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Wiedmann, R.T., Bennett, G.L., Freking, B.A., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Gasbarre, L.C., Moore, S.S., Murdoch, B., Mckay, S.D., Kalbfleisch, T., Laegreid, W.W. 2007. A marker set for parentage-based DNA traceback in beef and dairy cattle [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XV Conference. Poster No. P516.

Polymorphisms and haplotype structure of bovine PRND (doppel) and PRNT - (Abstract)

Laegreid, W.W., Clawson, M.L., Smith, T.P., Harhay, G.P., Keele, J.W., Heaton, M.P. 2007. Polymorphisms and haplotype structure of bovine PRND (doppel) and PRNT [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XV Conference. Poster No. P535.

An updated USMARC genetic map for the pig integrated with the pig physical map - (Abstract)

Rohrer, G.A., Snelling, W.M., Freking, B.A., Nonneman, D.J., Harhay, G.P., Keele, J.W. 2007. An updated USMARC genetic map for the pig integrated with the pig physical map [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XV Conference. Poster No. W421.

Evaluation in beef cattle of six deoxyribonucleic acid markers developed for dairy traits reveals an osteopontin polymorphism associated with postweaning growth. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, S.N., Casas, E., Allan, M.F., Keele, J.W., Snelling, W.M., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Koohmaraie, M., Smith, T.P. 2007. Evaluation in beef cattle of six deoxyribonucleic acid markers developed for dairy traits reveals an osteopontin polymorphism associated with post-weaning growth. Journal of Animal Science. 85:1-10.

Proposed Strategy for Selection Against Recessive Genetic Defects Through a Combination of Inbreeding and DNA Markers - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Thallman, R.M., Keele, J.W., Bennett, G.L. 2006. Proposed strategy for selection against recessive genetic defects through a combination of inbreeding and DNA markers. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production. CD-Rom Communication No. 03-08. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Characterization of 954 Bovine Full-Cds Cdna Sequences - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Harhay, G.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Keele, J.W., Heaton, M.P., Clawson, M.L., Snelling, W.M., Wiedmann, R.T., Van Tassell, C.P., Smith, T.P. 2005. Characterization of 954 bovine full-CDS cDNA sequences. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics 6:166 (11 pp).

Linkage Disequilibrium and Haplotype Structure in the Prion Gene of U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle - (Abstract)

Clawson, M.L., Heaton, M.P., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P., Laegreid, W.W. 2006. Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype structure in the prion gene of U.S. beef and dairy cattle (abstract). Plant and Animal Genome Conference Proceedings. p. 145.

Software Agents in Molecular Computational Biology - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Keele, J.W., Wray Jr, J.E. 2005. Software agents in molecular computational biology. Briefings in Bioinformatics 6(4):370-379.

Identification of Genetic Markers for Fat Deposition and Meat Tenderness on Bovine Chromosome 5: Development of a Low Density Snp Map - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Stone, R.T., Casas, E., Smith, T.P.L., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Bennett, G.L., Koohmaraie, M., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Snelling, W.M. 2005. Identification of genetic markers for fat deposition and meat tenderness on bovine chromosome 5: Development of a low-density single nucleotide polymorphism map. Journal of Animal Science. 83:2280-2288.

A New Snp in Capn1 Extends the Current Tenderness Marker Test to Include Cattle of Bos Indicus, Bos Taurus, and Crossbred Descent - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

White, S.N., Casas, E., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Koohmaraie, M., Riley, D.G., Chase, C.C., Johnson, D.D., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P. 2005. A new snp in capn1 extends the current tenderness marker test to include cattle of bos indicus, bos taurus, and crossbred descent. Journal of Animal Science. 83:2001-2008.

Linkage Mapping Bovine Est-Based Snp - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Snelling, W.M., Casas, E., Stone, R.T., Keele, J.W., Harhay, G.P., Bennett, G.L., Smith, T.P. 2005. Linkage mapping bovine EST-based SNP. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics 6:74.

Identification of Novel Porcine Repeat Elements - (Abstract)

Wiedmann, R.T., Nonneman, D.J., Keele, J.W. Identification of novel porcine repeat elements. Proc., Plant & Animal Genome XIII, San Diego, CA. P528. p. 203. 2005.

Correlation of Amino Acid Preference and Mammalian Viral Genome Type - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Rose, J.R., Turkett Jr., W.H., Oroian, I.C., Laegreid, W.W., Keele, J.W. 2005. Correlation of amino acid preference and mammalian viral genome type. Bioinformatics 21(8):1349-1357.

A New Snp Marker in Capn1 Is Associated with Tenderness in Cattle of Indicine, Taurine, and Admixed Descent - (Abstract)

White, S.N., Casas, E., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Koohmaraie, M., Riley, D.G., Chase, C.C., Johnson, D.D., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P. 2005. A new snp marker in capn1 is associated with tenderness in cattle of indicine, taurine, and admixed descent. Proc., Plant & Animal Genome XIII, San Diego, CA. P528. p. 203. 2005.

Integrating Linkage and Radiation Hybrid Mapping Data for Bovine Chromosome 15 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Snelling, W.M., Gautier, M., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P., Stone, R.T., Harhay, G.P., Bennett, G.L., Ihara, N., Takasuga, A., Takeda, H., Sugimoto, Y., Eggen, A. Integrating linkage and radiation hybrid mapping data for bovine chromosome 15. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 5:77. 2004.

Association of Markers in the Bovine Capn1 Gene with Meat Tenderness in Large Crossbred Populations That Sample Influential Industry Sires - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Page, B.T., Casas, E., Quaas, R.L., Thallman, R.M., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Koohmaraie, M., White, S.N., Bennett, G.L., Keele, J.W., Dikeman, M.E., Smith, T.P. Association of markers in the bovine capn1 gene with meat tenderness in large crossbred populations that sample influential industry sires. Journal of Animal Science. 82:3474-3481. 2004.

Prion Gene Sequence Variation Within Diverse Groups of U.S. Sheep, Beef Cattle, and Deer - (Abstract)

HEATON, M.P., LEYMASTER, K.A., FREKING, B.A., HAWK, D.A., KEELE, J.W., LAEGREID, W.W. PRION GENE SEQUENCE VARIATION WITHIN DIVERSE GROUPS OF U.S. SHEEP, BEEF CATTLE, AND DEER. PLANT AND ANIMAL GENOME CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. 2004. ABSTRACT NO. P311.

Genetic Risk Factors for Failure of Passive Transfer in the Bovine Neonatal Fc Receptor - (Abstract)

LAEGREID, W.W., CLAWSON, M.L., HEATON, M.P., KEEN, J.E., CHITKO MCKOWN, C.G., FOX, J.M., SMITH, T.P., SNELLING, W.M., KEELE, J.W. GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR FAILURE OF PASSIVE TRANSFER IN THE BOVINE NEONATAL FC RECEPTOR. PLANT AND ANIMAL GENOME CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. ABSTRACT NO. P642.

Association of Capn1 Markers with Beef Tenderness in Crossbred, Multibreed Populations - (Abstract)

White, S.N., Page, B.T., Casas, E., Koohmaraie, M., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P. 2004. Association of CAPN1 markers with beef tenderness in crossbred, multibreed populations. Proc.,Plant and Animal Genome Abstracts. P644. p. 232.

Beta-2-Microglobulin Haplotypes in U.S. Beef Cattle and Association with Failure of Passive Transfer in Newborn Calves - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Clawson, M.L., Heaton, M.P., Chitko Mckown, C.G., Fox, J.M., Smith, T.P., Snelling, W.M., Keele, J.W., Laegreid, W.W. 2004. Beta-2-microglobulin haplotypes in u.s. beef cattle and association with failure of passive transfer in newborn calves. Mammalian Genome. 2004. V. 15. P. 227-236.

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Growth and Carcass Composition in Cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

CASAS, E., KEELE, J.W., SHACKELFORD, S.D., KOOHMARAIE, M., STONE, R.T. IDENTIFICATION OF QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI FOR GROWTH AND CARCASS COMPOSITION IN CATTLE. ANIMAL GENETICS. 2004. 35:2-6.

Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci for Growth and Carcass Composition in Cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

CASAS, E., SHACKELFORD, S.D., KEELE, J.W., KOOHMARAIE, M., SMITH, T.P., STONE, R.T. DETECTION OF QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI FOR GROWTH AND CARCASS COMPOSITION IN CATTLE. 2003. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. 81:2976-2983.

Physical and Linkage Mapping of Mammary-Derived Expressed Sequence Tags in Cattle. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Keele, J.W., Bennett, G.L., Williams, J.L., Papworth, R., Van Tassell, C.P., Ashwell, M.S. 2004. Physical and lindage mapping of mammary-derived expressed sequence tags (EST) in cattle. Genomics. vol. 83, pp.148-152.

Prion Gene Sequence Variation Within Diverse Groups of U.S. Sheep, Beef Cattle, and Deer - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

HEATON, M.P., LEYMASTER, K.A., FREKING, B.A., HAWK, D.A., SMITH, T.P., KEELE, J.W., SNELLING, W.M., FOX, J.M., CHITKO MCKOWN, C.G., LAEGREID, W.W. PRION GENE SEQUENCE VARIATION WITHIN DIVERSE GROUPS OF U.S. SHEEP, BEEF CATTLE, AND DEER. MAMMALIAN GENOME. 2003. V. 14. P. 765-777.

Quantitative Trait Loci for Retail Product Yield and Marbling Score on Bovine Chromosome 9 - (Proceedings/Symposium)

CASAS, E., SHACKELFORD, S.D., KEELE, J.W., STONE, R.T., KOOHMARAIE, M. QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI FOR RETAIL PRODUCT YIELD AND MARBLING SCORE ON BOVINE CHROMOSOME 9. John M. Airy Beef Cattle Symposium: Visions for Genetics and Breeding. 2003. P. 128.

Development of Microarrays for Transcriptome Research in Rainbow Trout - (Abstract)

Rexroad III, C.E., Keele, J.W. 2003. Development of microarrays for transcriptome research in rainbow trout. VI Inter Congress of Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry. Feb 2-7, 2003. Vol 134. Supl 1. Abstract 8.2. p.S29.

Sequence Analysis and Utilization of Rainbow Trout Expressed Sequence Tags (Est's) - (Abstract)

Gahr, S.A., Keele, J.W., Palti, Y., Rexroad III, C.E. 2003. Sequence analysis and utilization of rainbow trout expressed sequence tags (est's). Plant and Animal Genome Abstracts. Abstract P667. p.241.

Identification and Mapping of Microsatellites in Rainbow Trout Est Sequences - (Abstract)

Rexroad III, C.E., Keele, J.W., Hostuttler, M.A., Palti, Y. 2003. Identification and mapping of microsatellites in rainbow trout est sequences. Plant and Animal Genome XI Book of Abstracts. p.242.

Mapping of Gene-Associated Sequence Tagged Sites (Stss) to the Bovine Linkage and Radiation Hybrid Maps - (Germplasm Release)

Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Keele, J.W., Bennett, G.L., Williams, J., Papworth, R., Van Tassell, C.P., Ashwell, M.S. 2003. Mapping of gene-associated sequence tagged sites (stss) to the bovine linkage and radiation hybrid maps. Germplasm Release. Accession Numbers BV005755-BV005814.

Production of a Porcine-Human Comparative Map Based on the Porcine Genetic Map and Human Genome Sequence - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Rohrer, G.A., Nonneman, D.J., Freking, B.A., Harhay, G.P., Snelling, W.M., Keele, J.W. 2002. Production of a porcine-human comparative map based on the porcine genetic map and human genome sequence. Plant and Animal Genome Conference Proceedings. Abstract P612.

Development of An Est-Derived Snp-Based Linkage Map in Swine - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Nonneman, D.J., Keele, J.W., Freking, B.A., Rohrer, G.A. Proceeding of the Plant & Animal Genome XI, 1/11-15/2003, San Diego, CA. p. 231.

Association of Bovine Neonatal Fc Receptor Gene (Fcgrt) Haplotypes with Serum Igg Concentration in Newborn Calves - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

LAEGREID, W.W., HEATON, M.P., KEEN, J.E., GROSSE, W.M., CHITKO MCKOWN, C.G., SMITH, T.P., KEELE, J.W., BENNETT, G.L., BESSER, T.E. ASSOCIATION OF BOVINE NEONATAL FC RECEPTOR GENE ALPHA-CHAIN GENE (FCGRT) HAPLOTYPES WITH SERUM IgG CONCENTRATION IN NEWBORN CALVES. MAMMALIAN GENOME. 2002. v. 13. p. 704-710.

Identification of the Single Base Change Causing the Callipyge Muscle Hypertrophy Phenotype, the Only Known Example of Polar Overdominance in Mammals. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Freking, B.A., Murphy, S., Wylie, A., Jirtle, R.L., Rhodes, S., Keele, J.W., Leymaster, K.A., Smith, T.P. 2002. Identification of the single base change causing the callipyge muscle hypertrophy phenotype, the only known example of polar overdominance in animals. Genome Research. 12:1496-1506.

Evaluation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Capn1 for Association with Meat Tenderness in Cattle. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Page, B.T., Casas, E., Heation, M.P., Cullen, N.G., Hyndman, D.L., Morris, C.A., Crawford, A.M., Wheeler, T.L., Koohmaraie, M., Keele, J.W., Smith, T.P.L. Journal Animal Science. 2002. v. 80. p. 3077-3085.

Positional Candidate Gene Selection from Livestock Est Databases Using Gene Ontology - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Harhay, G.P., Keele, J.W. 2003. Positional candidate gene selection from livestock EST databases using Gene Ontology. Bioinformatics. 19:249-255.

Mapping of Mammary Gland-Derived Expressed Sequence Tags (Ests) in Cattle. - (Abstract)

Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Keele, J.W., Bennett, G.L., Williams, J., Papworth, R., Ashwell, M.S. Mapping of mammary gland-derived expressed sequence tags (ests) in cattle.. Animal Genetics International Conference Proceedings.

Quantitative Trait Loci for Birth Weight, Longissimus Muscle Area, and Marbling on Bovine Chromosome 5 - (Proceedings/Symposium)

CASAS, E., KEELE, J.W., SHACKELFORD, S.D., STONE, R.T. QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI FOR BIRTH WEIGHT, LONGISSIMUS MUSCLE AREA, AND MARBLING ON BOVINE CHROMOSOME 5. ANIMAL GENETICS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. Gottingen, Germany. 2002. P. 163. Abstract No. E010.

Selection and Use of Snp Markers for Animal Identification and Paternity Analysis in U.S. Beef Cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Mammalian Genome. 2002. v. 13. p. 272-281.