Gary L Bennett
Genetics & Breeding Research
Supervisory Research Geneticist (Animals)
Phone: (402) 762-4254
Fax: (402) 762-4155
U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER
STATE SPUR 18D CLAY CENTER, NE, 68933-0000
Casas, E., Wheeler, T.L., Shackelford, S.D., Bennett, G.L., Smith, T.P.L. 2009. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes residing under quantitative trait loci in beef cattle [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XVII Conference Proceedings. Poster No. P477.
Bennett, G.L. 2008. Experimental selection for calving ease and postnatal growth in seven cattle populations. I. Changes in estimated breeding values. Journal of Animal Science. 86(9):2093-2102.
Thallman, R.M., Kuehn, L.A., Allan, M.F., Bennett, G.L., Koohmaraie, M. 2008. Opportunities for collaborative phenotyping for disease resistance traits in a large beef cattle resource population. Developments in Biologicals. 132:327-330.
Casas, E., White, S.N., Shackelford, S.D., Wheeler, T.L., Koohmaraie, M., Bennett, G.L., Smith, T.P.L. 2007. Assessing the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms at the thyroglobulin gene with carcass traits in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 85:2807-2814.
Cundiff, L.V., Thallman, R.M., Van Vleck, L.D., Bennett, G.L., Morris, C.A. 2007. Cattle breed evaluation at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Centre and implications for commercial beef farmers. Proceedings New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 67:9-17.
Bennett, G.L. 2006. Breeding value and phenotypic differences in seven cattle populations selected for calving ease. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production, August 13-18, 2006, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. CD-ROM Communication No. 03-21.
Snowder, G.D., Van Vleck, L.D., Cundiff, L.V., Bennett, G.L. 2006. Genetic parameters for respiratory disease in feedlot beef cattle. Proceedings 8th World Congress of Genetics Applied in Livestock Production. CD-ROM Communication No. 15-14. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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.
Bennett, G.L., Allan, M.F., Cushman, R.A., Echternkamp, S.E. 2006. Observed and predicted numbers of single, twin, and triplet births in a cattle population selected for increased twinning [abstract]. Journal of Animal Science 84(Suppl. 1):203.
Williams, C.B., Bennett, G.L., Jenkins, T.G., Cundiff, L.V., Ferrell, C.L. 2006. Using simulation models to predict feed intake: phenotypic and genetic relationships between observed and predicted values in cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 84(6):1310-1316.
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.
Snowder, G.D., Van Vleck, L.D., Cundiff, L.V., Bennett, G.L. 2005. Influence of breed, heterozygosity and disease incidence on estimates of variance components of respiratory disease in preweaned beef calves. Journal of Animal Science. 83:1247-1261.
Snowder, G.D., Van Vleck, L.D., Cundiff, L.V., Bennett, G.L. 2005. Genetic and environmental factors associated with incidence of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in preweaned beef calves. Journal of Animal Science 83:507-518.
Chase, C.C. Jr., Casas, E., White, S.N., Riley, D.G., Smith, T.P., Brenneman, R.A., Olson, T.A., Johnson, D.D., Coleman, S.W., Bennett, G.L. 2005. Assessment of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes residing on chromosomes 14 and 29 for association with carcass composition traits in Bos indicus cattle [Abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XIII, January 15-19, 2005, San Diego, CA. p. 203.
Casas, E., White, S.N., Riley, D.G., Smith, T.P., Brenneman, R.A., Olson, T.A., Johnson, D.D., Coleman, S.W., Bennett, G.L., Chase, C.C. 2005. Assessment of single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes residing on chromosomes 14 and 29 for association with carcass composition traits in bos indicus cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 83:13-19.
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.
Ihara, N., Takasuga, A., Mizoshita, K., Takeda, H., Sugimoto, M., Mizoguchi, Y., Hirano, T., Itoh, T., Watanabe, T., Reed, K.M., Snelling, W.M., Kappes, S.M., Beattie, C.W., Bennett, G.L., Sugimoto, Y. 2004. A comprehensive genetic map of the cattle genome based on 3802 microsatellites. Genome Research 14:1987-1998.
Casas, E., Bennett, G.L., Smith, T.P., Cundiff, L.V. 2004. Association of myostatin on early calf mortality, growth, and carcass composition traits in crossbred cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 82:2913-1918.
Mizoshita, K., Ihara, N., Carpio, C.M., Bennett, G.L., Ponce De Leon, F.A., Beattie, C.W., Sugimoto, Y. 2004. Chromosomal mapping of 65 microsatellites developed from microdissected BTA14 and BTA20 chromosome-specific genomic libraries. Animal Genetics 35:408-410.
Martinez-Velazquez, G., Gregory, K.E., Bennett, G.L., Van Vleck, L.D. 2004. Genetic parameters for scrotal circumference, age at puberty in heifers and weaning rate in several breeds of beef cattle. Tecnia Pecuaria En Mexico.42(2):159-170.
Snowder, G.D., Van Vleck, L.D., Cundiff, L.V., Bennett, G.L. 2004. Estimates of genetic parameters for infectious keratoconjunctivitis in beef calves before weaning [abstract]. Journal of Animal Science 82(Suppl. 1):449.
Snowder, G.D., Van Vleck, L.D., Cundiff, L.V., Gregory, K.E., Bennett, G.L. 2004. Effect of heterozygosity on the incidence of bovine respiratory disease [abstract]. Jouranl of Animal Science 82(Suppl. 2):36.
Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Ashwell, M.S., Bennett, G.L., Williams, J.L. 2004. Chromosomal mapping of 12 gene-associated markers in cattle identifies novel regions of conserved synteny between the human and bovine genomes. Plant and Animal Genome XII:228. Abstract P630.
Bennett, G.L. 2002. Live weights and carcass traits of steers from heifer calving ease selection and control lines [abstract]. Journal of Animal Science. 80(Supplement 1):322. (Abstract #1285)
REED, K.M., IHARA, N., PONCE DE LEON, F.A., SONSTEGARD, T.S., SMITH, T.P., BENNETT, G.L., SUGIMOTO, Y., BEATTIE, C.W. DEVELOPMENT OF 47 NEW MICROSATELLITE MARKERS FROM A BTA6 LIBRARY. ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL. 2002, Vol. 13(2), pp. 195-202.
Thallman, R.M., Cooke, D.B., Bennett, G.L. 2002. Genoprob: Computation of genotype and grandparental origin probabilities in complex pedigrees with missing marker data. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. CD-ROM Communication No. 28-09. Montpellier, France.
Showalter, A.D., Smith, T.P., Bennett, G.L., Sloop, K.W., Whitsett, J.A., Rhodes, S.J. 2002. Differential conservation of transcriptional domains of mammalian prophet of pit-1 proteins revealed by structural studies of the bovine gene and comparative functional analysis of the protein. Gene. 291:211-221.