ISP 3 2017/22 Improving Animal Health and Welfare

2020

Genetic parameters for resistance to Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Barria Gonzalez, A., Trinh, T. Q., Mahmuddin, M., Benzie, J., Chadag, V. M. & Houston, R., 15 Feb 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Aquaculture.

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Assembly of hundreds of novel bacterial genomes from the chicken caecum

Glendinning, L., Stewart, R., Pallen, M. J., Watson, K. & Watson, M., 12 Feb 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Genome Biology. 21, 34, p. 1-16 34 (2020).

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The quail genome: insights into social behaviour, seasonal biology and infectious disease response

Morris, K. M., Hindle, M. M., Boitard, S., Burt, D. W., Danner, A. F., Eory, L., Forrest, H. L., Gourichon, D., Gros, J., Hillier, L. W., Jaffredo, T., Khoury, H., Lansford, R., Leterrier, C., Loudon, A., Mason, A. S., Meddle, S. L., Minvielle, F., Minx, P., Pitel, F., & 8 othersSeiler, J. P., Shimmura, T., Tomlinson, C., Vignal, A., Webster, R. G., Yoshimura, T., Warren, W. C. & Smith, J., 12 Feb 2020, In: BMC Biology. 18, 1, 18 p., (2020) 18:14.

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Coping with extremes: Remarkably blunt adrenocortical responses to acute stress in two sympatric snow finches on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during winter relative to other seasons

Li, D., Davis, J. E., Wang, G., Nabi, G., Bishop, V., Sun, Y., Meddle, S., Wingfield, J. C. & Lei, F., 11 Feb 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: General And Comparative Endocrinology. 291

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Optimizing Low-Cost Genotyping and Imputation Strategies for Genomic Selection in Atlantic Salmon

Tsairidou, S., Hamilton, A., Robledo, D., Bron, J. E. & Houston, R. D., 6 Feb 2020, In: G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 10, 2, p. 581-590

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Divergence of Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) Axis Gene Expression and Testosterone in Migrant and Resident Female White-crowned Sparrows

Wingfield, J. C., Reid, A., Bishop, V., Krause, J. S. & Meddle, S., 2020.

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Elucidating potential neural correlates for positive affect induced by tickling in female and male juvenile Wistar rats.

Tivey, E., Brown, S., Bombail, V., Nielsen, B. L., Lawrence, A. B. & Meddle, S., 2020.

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2019

Tissue specific expression of 11BHSD and its effects on plasma corticosterone during the stress response

Pérez, J. H., Swanson, R. E., Lau, H. J., Cheah, J., Bishop, V. R., Snell, K. R. S., Reid, A. M. A., Meddle, S. L., Wingfield, J. C. & Krause, J. S., 3 Dec 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Experimental Biology.

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Development of a high number, high coverage dog rabies vaccination programme in Sri Lanka

Sánchez-Soriano, C., Gibson, A. D., Gamble, L., Burdon Bailey, J. L., Green, S., Green, M., Bronsvoort, B. M. D., Handel, I. G., Mellanby, R. J. & Mazeri, S., 20 Nov 2019, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 19, 1, p. 977

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On-Farm Livestock Genome Editing Using Cutting Edge Reproductive Technologies

McFarlane, G., Salvesen, H., Sternberg, A. & Lillico, S., 15 Nov 2019, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.

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Is the expression of positive emotions during rat tickling reduced by glucocorticoids?

Bombail, V., Raynaud, A., Lawrence, A. & Meddle, S., 2 Oct 2019.

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Relationships between play and responses to tickling in male juvenile rats.

Hammond, T., Bombail, V., Nielsen, B. L., Meddle, S., Lawrence, A. & Brown, S., 25 Sept 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

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Lactulose drives a reversible reduction and qualitative modulation of the faecal microbiota diversity in healthy dogs

Ferreira, M., Salavati Schmitz, S., Schoenebeck, J., Clements, D., Campbell, S., Gaylor, D., Mellanby, R., Gow, A. & Salavati, M., 16 Sept 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 9, 13350.

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Fine-tuning of seasonal timing of breeding is regulated downstream in the underlying neuro-endocrine system in a small song bird

Verhagen, I., Laine, V. N., Mateman, AC., Pijl, A., de Wit, R., van Lith, B., Kamphuis, W., Viitaniemi, HM., Williams, T. D., Caro, SP., Meddle, S., Gienapp, P., van Oers, K. & Visser, M. E., 3 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Experimental Biology.

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Odour conditioning of positive affective states: Rats can learn to associate an odour with being tickled.

Bombail, V., Jerôme, N., Lam, H., Muszlak, S., Meddle, S., Lawrence, A. & Nielsen, B. L., 12 Jun 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PLoS ONE.

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Species specific differences in use of ANP32 proteins by influenza A virus

Long, J. S., Idoko-Akoh, A., Mistry, B., Goldhill, D. H., Staller, E., Schreyer, J., Ross, C., Goodbourn, S., Shelton, H., Skinner, M. A., Sang, H., McGrew, M. & Barclay, W. S., 4 Jun 2019, In: eLIFE. N/A, 22 p., 2019;8:e45066.

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The effect of food-restriction on the regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in male house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus).

Valle, S., Das, C., Meddle, S. & Deviche, P. J., 1 Jun 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: General And Comparative Endocrinology.

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Neuroendocrine regulation of food hoarding in birds

Boswell, T., Henderson, L., Alsayegh, B., Bishop, V., Meddle, S. & Smulders, T. V., May 2019, (Unpublished).

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Extra-retinal regulation of avian reproduction: A role for VA-opsin and neuropsin

Perez, J., Tolla, E., Dunn, I., Meddle, S. & Stevenson, T. J., 14 Apr 2019, (Unpublished).

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Sex differences in the behavioural response to tickling in juvenile Wistar rats.

Tivey, E., Brown, S., Lawrence, A. & Meddle, S., 2019, (Unpublished).

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Tickling does not increase play in young rats

Hammond, T., Brown, S., Meddle, S., Bombail, V., Nielsen, B. L. & Lawrence, A., 2019, (Unpublished).

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2018

Genome-wide study of hair colour in UK Biobank explains most of the SNP heritability

Morgan, M. D., Pairo-Castineira, E., Rawlik, K., Canela-Xandri, O., Rees, J., Sims, D., Tenesa, A. & Jackson, I. J., 10 Dec 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 10 p., 5271.

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Environmental influences on neuromorphology in the non-native starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Cardilini, A., Micallef, S., Bishop, V., Sherman, CDH., Meddle, S. & Buchanan, KL., Dec 2018, In: Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 92, 1-2, p. 63-70

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Characterisation of the British honey bee metagenome

Regan, T., Barnett, M. W., Laetsch, D. R., Bush, S. J., Wragg, D., Budge, G. E., Highet, F., Dainat, B., De Miranda, J. R., Watson, M., Blaxter, M. & Freeman, T. C., 26 Nov 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1, 13 p., 4995(2018).

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Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals

Tait-burkard, C., Doeschl-wilson, A., Mcgrew, M. J., Archibald, A. L., Sang, H. M., Houston, R. D., Whitelaw, C. B. & Watson, M., 26 Nov 2018, In: Genome Biology. 19, 1

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The genomic architecture of fowl typhoid resistance in commercial layer

Psifidi, A., Russell, K., Matika, O., Sanchez Molano, E., Wigley, P., Fulton, J. E., Stevens, M. & Fife, M., 19 Nov 2018, In: Frontiers in Genetics. 9, p. 519 11 p., 519.

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Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) genetics in the 21st century: taking leaps forward in aquaculture and biological understanding

Houston, R. & Macqueen, D., 14 Nov 2018, In: Animal Genetics.

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MAGpy: a reproducible pipeline for the downstream analysis of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs)

Stewart, R., Auffret, M. D., Snelling, T. J., Roehe, R. & Watson, M., 10 Nov 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bioinformatics.

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Mapping and Sequencing of a Significant Quantitative Trait Locus Affecting Resistance to Koi Herpesvirus in Common Carp

Palaiokostas, C., Robledo Sanchez, D., Vasely, T., Prchal, M., Pokorova, D., Piackova, V., Pojezdal, L., Kocour, M. & Houston, R., 1 Nov 2018, In: G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 8, 11, p. 3507-3513

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A heuristic method for fast and accurate phasing and imputation of single-nucleotide polymorphism data in bi-parental plant populations

Gonen, S., Wimmer, V., Gaynor, R. C., Byrne, E., Gorjanc, G. & Hickey, J. M., Nov 2018, In: TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 131, 11, p. 2345-2357

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SNP markers for the genetic characterization of Mexican shrimp broodstocks

perez-enriquez, R., Robledo Sanchez, D., Houston, R. & llera-herrera, R., Nov 2018, In: Genomics. 110, 6, p. 423-429

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Harnessing longitudinal information to identify genetic variation in tolerance of pigs to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus infection

Lough, G., Hess, A. S., Hess, M. K., Rashidi, H., Matika, O., Lunney, J. K., Rowland, R. R. R., Kyriazakis, I., Mulder, H. A., Dekkers, J. CM. & Wilson, A., 24 Oct 2018, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 50, 1, 13 p., 50.

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High fidelity CRISPR/Cas9 increases precise monoallelic and biallelic editing events in primordial germ cells

Idoko-Akoh, A., Taylor, L., Sang, H. & McGrew, M., 11 Oct 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 15126.

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Visualisation and characterisation of mononuclear phagocytes in the chicken respiratory tract using CSF1R-transgenic chickens

Sutton, K., Pereira Da Costa, T., Alber, A., Bryson, K., Borowska, D., Balic, A., Kaiser, P., Stevens, M. & Vervelde, L., 10 Oct 2018, In: Veterinary Research. 49, 1, 104.

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Social network properties predict chronic aggression in commercial pig systems

Foister, S., Wilson, A., Roehe, R., Arnott, G., Boyle, L. A. & Turner, S. P., 4 Oct 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PLoS ONE. 13, 10, e0205122.

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AlphaMate: a program for optimising selection, maintenance of diversity, and mate allocation in breeding programs

Gorjanc, G. & Hickey, J., 1 Oct 2018, In: Bioinformatics. 34, 19, p. 3408-3411

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Impact of genetic selection for increased cattle resistance to bovine tuberculosis on disease transmission dynamics

Raphaka, K., Sanchez Molano, E., Tsairidou, S., Anacleto, O., Glass, E., Woolliams, J., Wilson, A. & Banos, G., 1 Oct 2018, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5, 14 p., 237.

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Weathering the storm: Do Arctic blizzards cause repeatable changes in stress physiology and body condition in breeding songbirds?

Krause, J., Perez, J., Chmura, H., Meddle, S., Hunt, K., Gough, L., Boelman, N. & Wingfield, J. C., 1 Oct 2018, In: General And Comparative Endocrinology. 267, p. 183-192

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Genomic Prediction Using Individual-Level Data and Summary Statistics from Multiple Populations

Vandenplas, J., Calus, M. P. L. & Gorjanc, G., 1 Sept 2018, In: Genetics. 210, 1, p. 53-69

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Optimal cross selection for long-term genetic gain in two-part programs with rapid recurrent genomic selection

Gorjanc, G., Gaynor, R. & Hickey, J., Sept 2018, In: TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 131, 9, p. 1953-1966 TAAG-D-17-00548R2.

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Seasonal changes in hypothalamic and pituitary feedback sensitivity in sparrows

Krause, J. S., Reid, A., Perez, J., Bishop, V., Cheah, J. C., Wingfield, J. C. & Meddle, S., 18 Aug 2018.

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Increased susceptibility to oral Trichuris muris infection in the specific absence of CXCR5+ CD11c+ cells

Bradford, B., Donaldson, D., Forman, R., Else, K. & Mabbott, N., Aug 2018, In: Parasite Immunology. 40, 8, e12566.

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Late-season snowfall is associated with decreased offspring survival in two migratory arctic-breeding songbird species

Chmura, H., Krause, J., Perez, J., Asmus, A., Sweet, S. K., Hunt, K. E., Meddle, S., McElreath, R., Boelman, N. T., Gough, L. & Wingfield, JC., 15 Jun 2018, In: Journal of avian biology. 49, 9, e01712.

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How selection for contrasting yolk testosterone levels affected reproductive axis in male Japanese quail

Okuliarova, M., Meddle, S. & Zeman, M., 13 Jun 2018.

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Anxiety and physical condition may affect responses to tickling in male wistar rats.

Hammond, T. J., Brown, S., Meddle, S., Bombail, V. & Lawrence, A. B., Jun 2018, (Unpublished).

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Sex differences in basal hypothalamic anorectic and orexigenic gene expression and the effect of quantitative and qualitative food restriction

Caughey, S., Wilson, P., Mukhtar, N., Brocklehurst, S., Reid, A., D'Eath, R., Boswell, T. & Dunn, I., 29 May 2018, In: Biology of Sex Differences. 9, 1, 20.

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CowPI: A rumen microbiome focussed version of the PICRUSt functional inference software

Wilkinson, T., Huws, S. A., Edwards, J. E., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Siu Ting, K., Hughes, M., Rubino, F., Friedersdorff, M. & Creevey, C. J., 25 May 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, 1095.

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