Variants modulating the expression of a chromosome domain encompassing PLAG1 influence bovine stature L Karim, H Takeda, LI Lin, T Druet, JAC Arias, D Baurain, N Cambisano, ... Nature genetics 43 (5), 405-413, 2011 | 343 | 2011 |
Modulation of the maternal immune system by the pre-implantation embryo CG Walker, S Meier, MD Littlejohn, K Lehnert, JR Roche, MD Mitchell BMC genomics 11, 1-13, 2010 | 173 | 2010 |
Functionally reciprocal mutations of the prolactin signalling pathway define hairy and slick cattle MD Littlejohn, KM Henty, K Tiplady, T Johnson, C Harland, T Lopdell, ... Nature communications 5 (1), 5861, 2014 | 164 | 2014 |
Sequence-based Association Analysis Reveals an MGST1 eQTL with Pleiotropic Effects on Bovine Milk Composition MD Littlejohn, K Tiplady, TA Fink, K Lehnert, T Lopdell, T Johnson, ... Scientific reports 6 (1), 25376, 2016 | 122 | 2016 |
Genetic variation in PLAG1 associates with early life body weight and peripubertal weight and growth in Bos taurus M Littlejohn, T Grala, K Sanders, C Walker, G Waghorn, K Macdonald, ... Animal Genetics 43 (5), 591-594, 2012 | 102 | 2012 |
NGS-based reverse genetic screen for common embryonic lethal mutations compromising fertility in livestock C Charlier, W Li, C Harland, M Littlejohn, W Coppieters, F Creagh, ... Genome research 26 (10), 1333-1341, 2016 | 96 | 2016 |
Evaluation of real-time PCR endogenous control genes for analysis of gene expression in bovine endometrium CG Walker, S Meier, MD Mitchell, JR Roche, M Littlejohn BMC molecular biology 10, 1-12, 2009 | 94 | 2009 |
Expression variants of the lipogenic AGPAT6 gene affect diverse milk composition phenotypes in Bos taurus MD Littlejohn, K Tiplady, T Lopdell, TA Law, A Scott, C Harland, ... PloS one 9 (1), e85757, 2014 | 82 | 2014 |
Bronchodilator response in relation to β2-adrenoceptor haplotype in patients with asthma DR Taylor, MJ Epton, MA Kennedy, AD Smith, S Iles, AL Miller, ... American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 172 (6), 700-703, 2005 | 80 | 2005 |
Endometrial gene expression during early pregnancy differs between fertile and subfertile dairy cow strains CG Walker, MD Littlejohn, MD Mitchell, JR Roche, S Meier Physiological genomics 44 (1), 47-58, 2012 | 66 | 2012 |
Functional confirmation of PLAG1 as the candidate causative gene underlying major pleiotropic effects on body weight and milk characteristics T Fink, K Tiplady, T Lopdell, T Johnson, RG Snell, RJ Spelman, SR Davis, ... Scientific Reports 7 (1), 44793, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
DNA and RNA-sequence based GWAS highlights membrane-transport genes as key modulators of milk lactose content TJ Lopdell, K Tiplady, M Struchalin, TJJ Johnson, M Keehan, R Sherlock, ... BMC genomics 18, 1-18, 2017 | 57 | 2017 |
Leveraging genetically simple traits to identify small-effect variants for complex phenotypes KE Kemper, MD Littlejohn, T Lopdell, BJ Hayes, LE Bennett, RP Williams, ... BMC genomics 17, 1-9, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
Effects of reduced frequency of milk removal on gene expression in the bovine mammary gland MD Littlejohn, CG Walker, HE Ward, KB Lehnert, RG Snell, GA Verkerk, ... Physiological genomics 41 (1), 21-32, 2010 | 49 | 2010 |
BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM:Breeding heat tolerant dairy cattle: the case for introgression of the “slick” prolactin receptor variant into Bos taurus dairy … SR Davis, RJ Spelman, MD Littlejohn Journal of Animal Science 95 (4), 1788-1800, 2017 | 45 | 2017 |
Non-additive association analysis using proxy phenotypes identifies novel cattle syndromes EGM Reynolds, C Neeley, TJ Lopdell, M Keehan, K Dittmer, CS Harland, ... Nature Genetics 53 (7), 949-954, 2021 | 39 | 2021 |
The evolving role of Fourier-transform mid-infrared spectroscopy in genetic improvement of dairy cattle KM Tiplady, TJ Lopdell, MD Littlejohn, DJ Garrick Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 11, 1-13, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
Genome-wide association studies of lactation yields of milk, fat, protein and somatic cell score in New Zealand dairy goats M Scholtens, A Jiang, A Smith, M Littlejohn, K Lehnert, R Snell, ... Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 11, 1-14, 2020 | 33 | 2020 |
Genome-wide association analysis reveals QTL and candidate mutations involved in white spotting in cattle S Jivanji, G Worth, TJ Lopdell, A Yeates, C Couldrey, E Reynolds, ... Genetics Selection Evolution 51, 1-18, 2019 | 33 | 2019 |
Detection and assessment of copy number variation using PacBio long-read and Illumina sequencing in New Zealand dairy cattle C Couldrey, M Keehan, T Johnson, K Tiplady, A Winkelman, MD Littlejohn, ... Journal of dairy science 100 (7), 5472-5478, 2017 | 31 | 2017 |