Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia

Authors: Tegegn Fantahun Chernet, Okeyo Mwai, Selam Meseret, Enyew Negussie, Raphael Mrode, Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn, Zewdu Edea, Gebregziabher Gebreyohanes, Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu, Asrat Tera, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema

Source: Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Dairy cattle, milk, somatic cell score, mastitis, milk quality, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Agriculture, Food processing and manufacture, TP368-456

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1932

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Genetic diversity, population structure and kinship relationships highlight the environmental influence on Uganda’s indigenous goat populations

Authors: Ziwena Nantongo, Josephine Birungi, Stephen Obol Opiyo, Gabriel Shirima, Swidiq Mugerwa, Collins Mutai, Martina Kyalo, Linus Munishi, Morris Agaba, Raphael Mrode

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: genetic diversity, population structure, indigenous goats, kinship relatedness, Uganda, Mubende goats, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2024.1385611/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Variability in body weight and morphology of Uganda’s indigenous goat breeds across agroecological zones

Authors: Ziwena Nantongo, Morris Agaba, Gabriel Shirima, Swidiq Mugerwa, Stephen Opiyo, Raphael Mrode, Josephine Birungi, Linus Munishi

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10760760/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Potential for quantifying general environmental resilience of dairy cattle in sub-Saharan Africa using deviations in milk yield

Authors: Richard D. Oloo, Raphael Mrode, Jörn Bennewitz, Chinyere C. Ekine-Dzivenu, Julie M. K. Ojango, Gebregziabher Gebreyohanes, Okeyo A. Mwai, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: resilience indicators, robustness, cow, milk production, log-transformed variance, African tropics, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1208158/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Heat Stress Effects on Physiological and Milk Yield Traits of Lactating Holstein Friesian Crossbreds Reared in Tanga Region, Tanzania

Authors: Vincent Habimana, Athumani Shabani Nguluma, Zabron Cuthibert Nziku, Chinyere Charlotte Ekine - Dzivenu, Gota Morota, Raphael Mrode, Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga

Source: Animals, Vol 14, Iss 13, p 1914 (2024)

Subject Terms: lactating Holstein Friesian crossbreds, milk yield, milk composition, physiological parameters, temperature–humidity index, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/13/1914; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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Transcriptome analysis reveals gene expression changes of pigs infected with non-lethal African swine fever virus

Authors: Wen Feng, Lei Zhou, Heng Du, Edward Okoth, Raphael Mrode, Wenjiao Jin, Zhengzheng Hu, Jian-Feng Liu

Source: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Vol 46, Iss 3 (2023)

Subject Terms: ASFV, RNA-Sequencing, transcriptome, gene expression, non-lethal, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572023000500202&tlng=en; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-4685

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Enhancing individual animal resilience to environmental disturbances to address low productivity in dairy cattle performing in sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Richard D. Oloo, Julie M. K. Ojango, Chinyere C. Ekine-Dzivenu, Gebregziabher Gebreyohanes, Raphael Mrode, Okeyo A. Mwai, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Frontiers in Animal Science, Vol 4 (2023)

Subject Terms: resilience, environmental disturbances, dairy cattle, productivity, sub-Saharan Africa, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2023.1254877/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-6225

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Characterizing Management Practices in High- and Average-Performing Smallholder Dairy Farms under Contrasting Environmental Stresses in Tanzania

Authors: Dismas Said Shija, Okeyo A. Mwai, Perminus K. Migwi, Raphael Mrode, Bockline Omedo Bebe

Source: World, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 821-839 (2022)

Subject Terms: breeding practices, feed cost, healthcare cost, positive deviants, stressful production environment, Social Sciences

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4060/3/4/46; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-4060

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Heat stress effects on milk yield traits and metabolites and mitigation strategies for dairy cattle breeds reared in tropical and sub-tropical countries

Authors: Vincent Habimana, Athumani Shabani Nguluma, Zabron Cuthibert Nziku, Chinyere Charlotte Ekine-Dzivenu, Gota Morota, Raphael Mrode, Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga

Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 10 (2023)

Subject Terms: heat stress, milk yield and composition, milk and blood metabolites, physiological parameters, tropical countries, mitigation strategies, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1121499/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769

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Livestock phenomics and genetic evaluation approaches in Africa: current state and future perspectives

Authors: Isidore Houaga, Raphael Mrode, Oluyinka Opoola, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, Okeyo A. Mwai, John E. O. Rege, Victor E. Olori, Oyekanmi Nash, Cuthbert B. Banga, Tobias O. Okeno, Appolinaire Djikeng

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: animal identification, livestock data recording, genetic evaluation, ICT and mobile technologies, Africa, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1115973/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Functionally prioritised whole-genome sequence variants improve the accuracy of genomic prediction for heat tolerance

Authors: Evans K. Cheruiyot, Mekonnen Haile-Mariam, Benjamin G. Cocks, Iona M. MacLeod, Raphael Mrode, Jennie E. Pryce

Source: Genetics Selection Evolution, Vol 54, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2022)

Subject Terms: Animal culture, SF1-1100, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1297-9686

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Genes and models for estimating genetic parameters for heat tolerance in dairy cattle

Authors: Vincent Habimana, Chinyere Charlotte Ekine-Dzivenu, Athumani Shabani Nguluma, Zabron Cuthibert Nziku, Gota Morota, Sebastian Wilson Chenyambuga, Raphael Mrode

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: genetic models, heat tolerance, milk production traits, physiological markers, temperature-humidity index, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1127175/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Genomic evaluations using data recorded on smallholder dairy farms in low- to middle-income countries

Authors: Owen Powell, Raphael Mrode, R. Chris Gaynor, Martin Johnsson, Gregor Gorjanc, John M. Hickey

Source: JDS Communications, Vol 2, Iss 6, Pp 366-370 (2021)

Subject Terms: Dairy processing. Dairy products, SF250.5-275

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910221001411; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9102

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From a documented past of the Jersey breed in Africa to a profit index linked future

Authors: Oluyinka Opoola, Felicien Shumbusho, David Hambrook, Sam Thomson, Harvey Dai, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, Jude L. Capper, Dominic Moran, Raphael Mrode, Appolinaire Djikeng

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Rwanda, dairy profit index, feed efficiency, milk yield, fertility, Jersey breed, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.881445/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Warthog and Sus Scrofa Identifies Adaptive Genes Associated with African Swine Fever

Authors: Wen Feng, Lei Zhou, Pengju Zhao, Heng Du, Chenguang Diao, Yu Zhang, Zhen Liu, Wenjiao Jin, Jian Yu, Jianlin Han, Edward Okoth, Raphael Mrode, Jian-Feng Liu

Source: Biology, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 1001 (2023)

Subject Terms: warthog, Kenyan domestic pig, genome assembly, African swine fever, lactate dehydrogenase B, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/7/1001; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737

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A Random Regression Model Based on a Single-Step Method for Improving the Genomic Prediction Accuracy of Residual Feed Intake in Pigs

Authors: Ye Wang, Chenguang Diao, Huimin Kang, Wenjie Hao, Raphael Mrode, Junhai Chen, Jianfeng Liu, Lei Zhou

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 12 (2022)

Subject Terms: residual feed intake, random regression model, animal model, genomic prediction, pigs, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.769849/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Ancestral Haplotype Mapping for GWAS and Detection of Signatures of Selection in Admixed Dairy Cattle of Kenya

Authors: Hassan Aliloo, Raphael Mrode, A. M. Okeyo, John P. Gibson

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 11 (2020)

Subject Terms: local ancestry inference, admixed cattle, GWAS, signatures of selection, haplotype, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00544/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Eigen decomposition expedites longitudinal genome-wide association studies for milk production traits in Chinese Holstein

Authors: Chao Ning, Dan Wang, Xianrui Zheng, Qin Zhang, Shengli Zhang, Raphael Mrode, Jian-Feng Liu

Source: Genetics Selection Evolution, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)

Subject Terms: Animal culture, SF1-1100, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-018-0383-0; https://doaj.org/toc/1297-9686

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Challenges and Opportunities in Applying Genomic Selection to Ruminants Owned by Smallholder Farmers

Authors: Heather M. Burrow, Raphael Mrode, Ally Okeyo Mwai, Mike P. Coffey, Ben J. Hayes

Source: Agriculture, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 1172 (2021)

Subject Terms: genomic selection, smallholder farmers, beef and dairy cattle, sheep and goats, phenotypes, reference populations, Agriculture (General), S1-972

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1172; https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0472

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Characterization of genome-wide segmental duplications reveals a common genomic feature of association with immunity among domestic animals

Authors: Xiaotian Feng, Jicai Jiang, Abinash Padhi, Chao Ning, Jinluan Fu, Aiguo Wang, Raphael Mrode, Jian-Feng Liu

Source: BMC Genomics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)

Subject Terms: Domestic animals, Segmental duplications, Copy number, Duplicated genes, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3690-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164

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