Gregor Gorjanc

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• 2017

  Reliability of genetic evaluation using purebred and crossbred data from different pig farms

  Skorput, D., Gorjanc, G. & Lukovic, Z., 23 Feb 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal Science Papers and Reports. 35, 1, p. 47-56 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Pig 100%
  • Large White 100%
  • Purebreds 100%
  • Breeding Value 66%
  • Gene Flow 66%

• Prospects for cost-effective genomic selection via accurate within-family imputation

  Gorjanc, G., Battagin, M., Dumasy, J-F., Antolin, R., Gaynor, R. & Hickey, J., 19 Jan 2017, In: Crop science. 57, 1, p. 216-228

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Marker-Assisted Selection 100%
  • Genotyping 100%
  • Plant Genetics 40%
  • Selection Intensity 20%

• Potential of gene drives with genome editing to increase genetic gain in livestock breeding programs

  Gonen, S., Jenko, J., Gorjanc, G., Mileham, A. J., Whitelaw, C. & Hickey, J., 4 Jan 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 49, 1, 3.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Allele 100%
  • Livestock Breeding 100%
  • Inbreeding 100%
  • Genome Editing 100%
  • Genetic Gain 100%

• National single-step genomic method that integrates multi-national genomic information

  Vandenplas, J., Spehar, M., Potocnik, K., Gengler, N. & Gorjanc, G., Jan 2017, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 100, 1, p. 465-478

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Sires 100%
  • Breeding Value 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 100%
  • Cow 100%
  • Pedigree 75%
• 2016

  AlphaSim: Software for Breeding Program Simulation

  Faux, A., Gorjanc, G., Gaynor, R. C., Battagin, M., Hoj-Edwards, S., Wilson, D. L., Hearne, S. J., Gonen, S. & Hickey, J. M., 22 Sept 2016, In: The Plant Genome. 9, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Genetic identification of thiosulfate sulfurtransferase as an adipocyte-expressed antidiabetic target in mice selected for leanness

  Morton, N. M., Beltram, J., Carter, R. N., Michailidou, Z., Gorjanc, G., McFadden, C., Barrios-Llerena, M. E., Rodriguez-Cuenca, S., Gibbins, M. T. G., Aird, R. E., Moreno-Navarrete, J. M., Munger, S. C., Svenson, K. L., Gastaldello, A., Ramage, L., Naredo, G., Zeyda, M., Wang, Z. V., Howie, A. F., Saari, A., & 13 othersSipilä, P., Stulnig, T. M., Gudnason, V., Kenyon, C. J., Seckl, J. R., Walker, B. R., Webster, S. P., Dunbar, D. R., Churchill, G. A., Vidal-Puig, A., Fernandez-Real, J. M., Emilsson, V. & Horvat, S., Jul 2016, In: Nature Medicine. 22, 7, p. 771-779 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adipocyte 100%
  • Thiosulfate 100%
  • Genetic Identification 100%
  • Thiosulfate Sulfurtransferase 100%
  • Diabetes 57%

• Effect of manipulating recombination rates on response to selection in livestock breeding programs

  Battagin, M., Gorjanc, G., Faux, A-M., Johnston, S. E. & Hickey, J. M., 22 Jun 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 48, 1, p. 44

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Quantitative Trait 100%
  • Livestock Breeding 100%
  • Genetic Divergence 100%
  • Genetic Variance 66%
  • Genetic Variability 66%

• Promotion of alleles by genome editing in livestock breeding programmes

  Hickey, J., Whitelaw, C. & Gorjanc, G., 16 Mar 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 133, 2, p. 83-84 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Initiating maize pre-breeding programs using genomic selection to harness polygenic variation from landrace populations

  Gorjanc, G., Jenko, J., Hearne, S. J. & Hickey, J. M., 5 Jan 2016, In: BMC Genomics. 17, 1, 30.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Marker-Assisted Selection 100%
  • Landrace 100%
  • Seeds 33%
  • Germplasm 33%
  • Genetic Variability 22%
• 2015

  Erratum to: Potential of promotion of alleles by genome editing to improve quantitative traits in livestock breeding programs

  Jenko, J., Gorjanc, G., Cleveland, M. A., Varshney, R. K., Whitelaw, C. B. A., Woolliams, J. A. & Hickey, J. M., 13 Sept 2015, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 47, 1, p. 69

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Gene Editing 100%
  • Quantitative Trait 100%
  • Allele 100%

• Reliability of pedigree-based and genomic evaluations in selected populations

  Gorjanc, G., Bijma, P. & Hickey, J. M., 14 Aug 2015, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 47, 1, p. 65

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Pedigree 100%
  • Genomics 100%
  • Breeding Value 100%
  • Genetic Divergence 60%
  • Inbreeding 40%

• Partition of genetic trends by origin in Landrace and Large-White pigs

  Škorput, D., Gorjanc, G., Kasap, A. & Luković, Z., 8 Jul 2015, In: Animal . 9, 10, p. 1605-1609

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pig 100%
  • Large White 100%
  • Landrace 100%
  • Genetic Trend 100%
  • Germplasm 50%

• Potential of promotion of alleles by genome editing to improve quantitative traits in livestock breeding programs

  Jenko, J., Gorjanc, G., Cleveland, M. A., Varshney, R. K., Whitelaw, C. B. A., Woolliams, J. A. & Hickey, J. M., 2 Jul 2015, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 47, 1, 55.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Allele 100%
  • Quantitative Trait 100%
  • Livestock Breeding 100%
  • Genome Editing 100%
  • Sires 50%

• Recovery of Native Genetic Background in Admixed Populations Using Haplotypes, Phenotypes, and Pedigree Information - Using Cika Cattle as a Case Breed

  Simcic, M., Smetko, A., Soelkner, J., Seichter, D., Gorjanc, G., Kompan, D. & Medugorac, I., 29 Apr 2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 4, 20 p., 0123253.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Haplotype 100%
  • Pedigree 100%
  • Breed 100%
  • Genetic Background 100%
  • Genetics 42%

• Potential of genotyping-by-sequencing for genomic selection in livestock populations

  Gorjanc, G., Cleveland, M. A., Houston, R. D. & Hickey, J. M., 1 Mar 2015, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 47, 1, 13 p., 12.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Genotyping 100%
  • Marker-Assisted Selection 100%
  • Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism 50%
  • Genomics 30%
  • Poisson Distribution 10%

• Genome-wide association study for dairy traits in slovenian brown swiss breed

  Špehar, M., Mrak, V., Smetko, A., Potočnik, K. & Gorjanc, G., 1 Jan 2015, In: Slovenian Veterinary Research. 52, 2, p. 49-55 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Brown Swiss 100%
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism 100%
  • Breed 100%
  • Genome-Wide Association Study 100%
  • Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism 100%

• Imputation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotypes in Biparental, Backcross, and Topcross Populations with a Hidden Markov Model

  Hickey, J. M., Gorjanc, G., Varshney, R. K. & Nettelblad, C., 1 Jan 2015, In: Crop science. 55, 5, p. 1934-1946 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism 100%
  • Inbreeding 100%
  • Marker-Assisted Selection 100%
  • Hidden Markov Model 100%
  • Genotype Imputation 100%
• 2014

  AlphaMPSim: Flexible simulation of multi-parent crosses

  Hickey, J. M., Gorjanc, G., Hearne, S. & Huang, B. E., 28 May 2014, In: Bioinformatics. 30, 18, p. 2686-2688 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pedigree 100%
  • Genetic Architecture 50%
  • Haplotype 50%
  • Genomic Structure 50%
  • Allele 50%

• Genetic parameters for litter size in Black Slavonian pigs

  Skorput, D., Gorjanc, G., Dikic, M. & Lukovic, Z., Mar 2014, In: Spanish journal of agricultural research. 12, 1, p. 89-97 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Black Slavonian 100%

• Estimation of additive and dominance variance for litter size components in rabbits

  Nagy, I., Farkas, J., Curik, I., Gorjanc, G., Gyovai, P. & Szendro, Z., 2014, In: Czech journal of animal science. 59, 4, p. 182-189 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Breeding Value 100%
  • Leporidae 100%
  • Litter Size 100%
  • Animal Models 50%
  • Genetic Correlation 50%

• Evaluation of genomic selection training population designs and genotyping strategies in plant breeding programs using simulation

  Hickey, J. M., Dreisigacker, S., Crossa, J., Hearne, S., Babu, R., Prasanna, B. M., Grondona, M., Zambelli, A., Windhausen, V. S., Mathews, K. & Gorjanc, G., 2014, In: Crop science. 54, 4, p. 1476-1488 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Use of Genome Editing in Animal Breeding Programs

  Jenko, J., Gorjanc, G., Meszaros, G., Whitelaw, B., Woolliams, J., Cleveland, M. A. & Hickey, J., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2013

  Geographical distribution of sheep and goat breeds in Slovenia

  Lotrič, M. Ž., Gorjanc, G. & Kompan, D., 1 Dec 2013, In: Slovenian Veterinary Research. 50, 4, p. 183-191 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Autochthonous Breed 100%
  • Cumulative Distribution 11%

• Comparison between sire-maternal grandsire and animal models for genetic evaluation of longevity in a dairy cattle population with small herds

  Jenko, J., Gorjanc, G., Kovac, M. & Ducrocq, V., Dec 2013, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 96, 12, p. 8002-8013 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sires 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 100%
  • Herd 100%
  • Breeding Value 38%
  • Cow 23%

• Accuracy of genomic prediction for milk production traits with different approaches in a small population of Slovenian Brown bulls

  Spehar, M., Potocnik, K. & Gorjanc, G., Nov 2013, In: Livestock Science. 157, 2-3, p. 421-426 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bulls 100%
  • Milk Production 100%
  • Breeding Value 37%
  • Young Animals 12%
  • Pedigree 12%

• The contribution of dominance and inbreeding depression in estimating variance components for litter size in Pannon White rabbits

  Nagy, I., Gorjanc, G., Curik, I., Farkas, J., Kiszlinger, H. & Szendro, Z., Aug 2013, In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 130, 4, p. 303-311 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Leporidae 100%
  • Inbreeding 100%
  • Litter Size 100%

• Genetic prediction of complex traits: integrating infinitesimal and marked genetic effects

  Carré, C., Gamboa, F., Cros, D., Hickey, J. M., Gorjanc, G. & Manfredi, E., 30 Jun 2013, In: Genetica. 141, p. 239-246 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Concentrates 100%
  • Genetic Variance 100%
  • Genetic Background 100%
  • Genetic Variability 100%
  • Genetic Divergence 100%

• Genetic and environmental parameters estimation for milk traits in Slovenian dairy sheep using random regression model

  Komprej, A., Malovrh, S., Gorjanc, G., Kompan, D. & Kovac, M., 2013, In: Czech journal of animal science. 58, 3, p. 125-135 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Covariance 100%
  • Dairy Sheep 100%
  • Flocks 75%
  • Milk Yield 75%
  • Lactation Curve 50%
• 2012

  Lactation curves for milk yield, fat, and protein content in Slovenian dairy sheep

  Komprej, A., Gorjanc, G., Kompan, D. & Kovac, M., May 2012, In: Czech journal of animal science. 57, 5, p. 231-239 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lactation Curve 100%
  • Milk Fat Yield 100%
  • Milk Protein Yield 100%
  • Dairy Sheep 100%
  • Breed 87%

• Simulated data for genomic selection and genome-wide association studies using a combination of coalescent and gene drop methods

  Hickey, J. M. & Gorjanc, G., Apr 2012, In: G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 2, 4, p. 425-7 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Genome-Wide Association Study 100%
  • Marker-Assisted Selection 100%
  • Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism 66%
  • Quantitative Trait Locus 66%
  • Genotyping 33%
• 2011

  Effects of two probiotic additives containing Bacillus spores on carcass characteristics, blood lipids and cecal volatile fatty acids in meat type chickens

  Novak, R., Matijasic, B. B., Tercic, D., Cervek, M., Gorjanc, G., Holcman, A., Levart, A. & Rogelj, I., Aug 2011, In: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 95, 4, p. 424-433 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Volatile Fatty Acid 100%
  • Meat Type 100%
  • Probiotics 100%
  • Bacillus cereus 100%
  • Cholesterol 40%
• 2010

  Evaluation of different approaches for the estimation of daily yield from single milk testing scheme in cattle

  Jenko, J., Perpar, T., Gorjanc, G. & Babnik, D., May 2010, In: Journal of Dairy Research. 77, 2, p. 137-143 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Milking 100%
  • Milk Protein 50%
  • Milk Fat 50%
  • Dairy Cattle 25%
  • Linear Models 25%

• Congenic and bioinformatics analyses resolved a major-effect Fob3b QTL on mouse Chr 15 into two closely linked loci

  Prevorsek, Z., Gorjanc, G., Paigen, B. & Horvat, S., Apr 2010, In: Mammalian Genome. 21, 3-4, p. 172-185 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Quantitative Trait Locus 100%
  • Congenic 100%
  • Bioinformatics 100%
  • Allele 25%
  • Congenic Strain 16%

• Inference of genotype probabilities and derived statistics for PrP locus in the Jezersko-Solcava sheep

  Gorjanc, G., Kovac, M. & Kompan, D., Apr 2010, In: Livestock Science. 129, 1-3, p. 232-236 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Genotyping 100%
  • Pedigree 30%
  • Allele 20%
  • Penetrance 20%
  • Flocks 10%
• 2009

  Covariance components by a repeatability model in Slovenian dairy sheep using test-day records

  Komprej, A., Gorjanc, G., Kompan, D. & Kovac, M., Sept 2009, In: Czech journal of animal science. 54, 9, p. 426-434 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Milk Yield 100%
  • Covariance 100%
  • Repeatability 100%
  • Dairy Sheep 100%
  • Lambing 75%

• The lifetime production of Bovec and Improved Bovec sheep breeds

  Gorjanc, G., Gantner, V. & Kompan, D., 2009, In: Mljekarstvo. 59, 2, p. 114-124 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2008

  Porous concrete block as an environmental enrichment device increases activity of laying hens in cages

  Holcman, A., Gorjanc, G. & Stuhec, I., Sept 2008, In: Poultry Science. 87, 9, p. 1714-1719 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Laying Hens 100%
  • Cage 100%
  • Environmental Enrichment 100%
  • Hen 87%
  • Pecking 75%

• Effect of gnawing wood as environmental enrichment on behaviour of individually housed growing rabbits

  Jordan, D., Gorjanc, G. & Stuhec, I., Aug 2008, In: Archives of Poultry Science. 72, 4, p. 181-187 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Leporidae 100%
  • Environmental Enrichment 100%
  • Cage 60%
  • Picea Abies 40%
  • Sires 20%

• Genotoxicity evaluation of water soil leachates by Ames test, comet assay, and preliminary Tradescantia micronucleus assay

  Lah, B., Vidic, T., Glasencnik, E., Cepeljnik, T., Gorjanc, G. & Marinsek-Logar, R., Apr 2008, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 139, 1-3, p. 107-118 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Soil Water 100%
  • Tradescantia 100%
  • Ames Test 100%

• Straw or hay as environmental improvement and its effect on behaviour and production traits of fattening pigs

  Jordan, D., Zgur, S., Gorjanc, G. & Stuhec, I., 2008, In: Archives Animal Breeding. 51, 6, p. 549-559 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pig 100%
  • Environmental Enrichment 100%
  • Fattening pigs 100%
  • Animal Welfare 33%
  • Slaughter 33%

• Wooden sticks as environmental enrichment effect on fattening and carcass traits of individually housed growing rabbits

  Jordan, D., Gorjanc, G., Kermauner, A. & Stuhec, I., 2008, In: World rabbit science. 16, 4, p. 237-243 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carcass Characteristics 100%
  • Leporidae 100%
  • Environmental Enrichment 100%
  • Picea Abies 50%
  • Cage 33%
• 2004

  Comet assay assessment of wastewater genotoxicity using yeast cells

  Lah, B., Gorjanc, G., Nekrep, FV. & Marinsek-Logar, R., Mar 2004, In: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 72, 3, p. 607-616 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A random regression model in analysis of litter size in pigs

  Lukovic, Z., Malovrh, S., Gorjanc, G. & Kovac, M., 2004, In: South african journal of animal science. 34, 4, p. 241-248 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Swedish Landrace 100%