Ken Dodds

Publications

• Beyond the genome: a perspective on the use of DNA methylation profiles as a tool for the livestock industry
• Exclusion and Genomic Relatedness Methods for Assignment of Parentage Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Data
• Derivation of a new lamb survival trait for the New Zealand sheep industry
• Estimation of genetic connectedness diagnostics based on prediction errors without the prediction error variance-covariance matrix
• Hitchhiking Mapping of Candidate Regions Associated with Fat Deposition in Iranian Thin and Fat Tail Sheep Breeds Suggests New Insights into Molecular Aspects of Fat Tail Selection
• Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and effective population size in New Zealand sheep using three different methods to create genetic maps
• Genotyping-by-sequencing of pooled drone DNA for the management of living honeybee (Apis mellifera) queens in commercial beekeeping operations in New Zealand
• Genotyping-by-sequencing for genomic selection of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
• A high throughput single nucleotide polymorphism multiplex assay for parentage assignment in new zealand sheep
• An entropy-reducing data representation approach for bioinformatic data
• Genetic parameters of methane emissions determined using portable accumulation chambers in lambs and ewes grazing pasture and genetic correlations with emissions determined in respiration chambers1
• Derivation of a new lamb survival trait for the New Zealand sheep industry
• Developing successful breeding programs for New Zealand aquaculture: A perspective on progress and future genomic opportunities
• Genetic parameters for various growth, carcass and meat quality traits in a New Zealand sheep population
• Heritability of ram mating success in multi-sire breeding situations
• Using genotyping-by-sequencing to predict gender in animals
• Factors affecting differences between birth weight of littermates (BWTD) and the effects of BWTD on lamb performance
• A high throughput single nucleotide polymorphism multiplex assay for parentage assignment in New Zealand sheep
• Development of Epigenetic Clocks for Key Ruminant Species
• Prediction of genomic breeding values for growth, carcass and meat quality traits in a multi-breed sheep population using a HD SNP chip
• Genetic analysis and genomic selection of stayability and productive life in New Zealand ewes
• Mutations in the leptin receptor gene associated with delayed onset of puberty are also associated with decreased ovulation and lambing rates in prolific Davisdale sheep
• Application of Low Coverage Genotyping by Sequencing in Selectively Bred Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
• Genetic parameters of plasma and ruminal volatile fatty acids in sheep fed alfalfa pellets and genetic correlations with enteric methane emissions
• Genetic parameter analysis of bareness and tail traits in New Zealand sheep
• Genetic variation in skin traits in New Zealand lambs
• Genomic signatures of inbreeding in a critically endangered parrot, the kākāpō
• Characterization of the Ruminal Microbiome of Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) Kept in Different Ecosystems in the Eastern Amazon
• Construction of relatedness matrices using genotyping-by-sequencing data
• Genetic parameters for lamb birth weight, survival and death risk traits
• Genetic effects on first antler growth in relation to live-weight of red deer farmed in New Zealand
• Genomic prediction and genome-wide association study for dagginess and host internal parasite resistance in New Zealand sheep
• An ovine quantitative trait locus affecting fibre opacity in wool
• Estimates of genetic parameters for breech strike and potential indirect indicators in sheep
• Genetic diversity of a New Zealand multi-breed sheep population and composite breeds' history revealed by a high-density SNP chip
• Characterization of an X-chromosomal non-mosaic monosomy (59, X0) dairy heifer detected using routinely available single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data
• Copy number variants in the sheep genome detected using multiple approaches
• Assessing accuracy of imputation using different SNP panel densities in a multi-breed sheep population
• Incidence and heritability of ovine pneumonia, and the relationship with production traits in New Zealand sheep
• Accounting for Errors in Low Coverage High-Throughput Sequencing Data When Constructing Genetic Maps Using Biparental Outcrossed Populations
• Linkage Disequilibrium Estimation in Low Coverage High-Throughput Sequencing Data
• Reduced representation sequencing detects only subtle regional structure in a heavily exploited and rapidly recolonizing marine mammal species
• Exclusion and genomic relatedness methods for assignment of parentage using genotyping-by-sequencing data
• Heifers with positive genetic merit for fertility traits reach puberty earlier and have a greater pregnancy rate than heifers with negative genetic merit for fertility traits
• The Use of “Genotyping-by-Sequencing” to Recover Shared Genealogy in Genetically Diverse Eucalyptus Populations
• Development of epigenetic clocks for New Zealand livestock
• Genomic Tools for the Identification of Loci Associated with Facial Eczema in New Zealand Sheep
• Construction of relatedness matrices in autopolyploid populations using low-depth high-throughput sequencing data
• Developing breeding values for shedding using industry data from New Zealand sheep
• Assessing population allele frequency differences using low-depth sequencing data*
• Preventing limb bareness in young 'sundrop' apricot trees
• Genome-wide survey of SNP variation uncovers the genetic structure of cattle breeds
• Genetic evaluation using parentage information from genetic markers
• Genetic relationships between dagginess, breech bareness, and wool traits in New Zealand dual-purpose sheep
• Heritability estimates of methane emissions from sheep.
• The locus for an inherited cataract in sheep maps to ovine chromosome 6
• Genetic parameters for production traits in New Zealand dual-purpose sheep, with an emphasis on dagginess
• Genomic scan of selective sweeps in thin and fat tail sheep breeds for identifying of candidate regions associated with fat deposition
• Heterozygous Inverdale ewes show increased ovulation rate sensitivity to pre-mating nutrition
• Identification of a line of sheep carrying a putative autosomal gene increasing ovulation rate in sheep that does not appear to interact with mutations in the transforming growth factor beta superfamily
• Repeatability of methane emissions from sheep
• A linkage map of Sheep Chromosome X (OARX) aligned to Human Chromosome X (HSAX)
• Association mapping of cold-induced sweetening in potato using historical phenotypic data
• Effect of fleece weight selection on reproduction, live weight and wool characteristics in mature Romney ewes
• Selection response to fleece weight, wool characteristics, and heritability estimates in yearling Romney sheep
• Investigations into the GDF8 g+6723G-A polymorphism in New Zealand Texel sheep.
• A genome-screen experiment to detect quantitative trait loci affecting resistance to facial eczema disease in sheep
• Quantitative trait loci for live animal and carcass composition traits in Jersey and Limousin back-cross cattle finished on pasture or feedlot
• Generation of a preliminary bovine gene atlas, using expression clustering to annotate gene function
• DNA-based traceability of meat
• Management of maternal-offspring behavior to improve lamb survival in easy care sheep systems.
• The activin receptor-like kinase 6 Booroola mutation enhances suppressive effects of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), BMP4, BMP6 and growth and differentiation factor-9 on FSH release from ovine primary pituitary cell cultures
• Using genetic markers in unpedigreed populations to detect a heritable trait.
• Use of stochastic simulations to investigate the power and design of a whole genome association study using single nucleotide polymorphism arrays in farm animals.
• Transcriptional profiling of Ovis aries identifies Ovar-DQA1 allele frequency differences between nematode-resistant and susceptible selection lines
• A QTL study of growth and body shape in the inter-species hybrid of Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus)
• Integration of molecular and quantitative information in sheep and goat industry breeding programmes
• Cloning, mapping and association studies of the ovine ABCG2 gene with facial eczema disease in sheep
• Comparative mapping of sheep chromosome 2q
• Establishment of a pipeline to analyse non-synonymous SNPs in Bos taurus
• Discovery of quantitative trait loci for resistance to parasitic nematode infection in sheep: I. Analysis of outcross pedigrees
• Fine mapping of genes on sheep chromosome 1 and their association with milk traits
• A putative autosomal gene increasing ovulation rate in Romney sheep
• A directed search in the region of GDF8 for quantitative trait loci affecting carcass traits in Texel sheep
• Meat quality traits were unaffected by a quantitative trait locus affecting leg composition traits in Texel sheep
• Practical aspects of a genetic evaluation system using parentage assigned from genetic markers
• Evaluation of microsatellites as a potential tool for product tracing of ground beef mixtures
• Understanding the relationship between the inbreeding coefficient and multilocus heterozygosity: Theoretical expectations and empirical data
• The effect of an imprecise map on interval mapping QTLs
• Bone density in sheep: Genetic variation and quantitative trait loci localisation
• An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the fourth intron of POP5 is used for linkage mapping in sheep
• Linkage mapping of the ovine ANLN gene using an insertion/deletion polymorphism
• Linkage disequilibrium in domestic sheep
• Linkage mapping of the ovine single-stranded DNA-binding protein 1 (SSBP1) using microsatellite marker OARCDT7
• Identifying genes for intestinal nematode resistance using transcriptional profiling
• Genomic breed prediction in New Zealand sheep
• Genomic prediction of breeding values in the New Zealand sheep industry using a 50K SNP chip
• Towards genomic selection for facial eczema disease tolerance in the New Zealand sheep industry
• Signatures of selection in sheep bred for resistance or susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes
• Identifying chromosomal selection-sweep regions in facial eczema selection-line animals using an ovine 50K-SNP array
• Effect of method of application of paclobutrazol in high-density sweet cherry orchards on tree performance and apparent soil residue
• Influence of year, age, and geographical location on induced oestrus in ewes early in the breeding season
• Determination of optimum nutrient element ratios in plant tissue
• Responses to fleece weight selection and heritability estimates of wool characteristics in Romney sheep
• Finding disease resistance QTL in sheep
• Rapid communication: Microsatellites isolated from BAC clones containing v-akt1 murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 and bradykinin receptor B2 assigned to sheep chromosome 18 by linkage analysis
• Effects and interactions of phosphorus and sulphur on a mown white clover/ryegrass sward: 1. Herbage dry matter production and balanced nutrition
• Catalase gene is associated with facial eczema disease resistance in sheep
• Coriander spice oil: Effects of fruit crushing and distillation time on yield and composition
• Production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates for live weight, fleece weight and fiber characteristics of alpacas in New Zealand
• Ovine T-cell receptor γ genes contain polymorphic microsatellites
• An enhanced linkage map of the sheep genome comprising more than 1000 loci
• Economic values for ewe prolificacy and lamb survival in New Zealand sheep
• Response to selection for ultrafine Merino sheep in New Zealand. I. Wool production and wool characteristics of ultrafine fibre diameter selected and control Merino yearlings
• Microsatellite evolution: Testing the ascertainment bias hypothesis
• Mutations in an oocyte-derived growth factor gene (BMP15) cause increased ovulation rate and infertility in a dosage-sensitive manner
• Genetic resistance to experimental infection with Mycobacterium bovis in red deer (Cervus elaphus)
• Alpha motoneurons are present in normal numbers but with reduced soma size in neurotrophin-3 knockout mice
• A second-generation linkage map of the sheep genome
• Seasonal effects on gestation length and birth weight in alpacas
• Exclusion probabilities for pedigree testing farm animals
• Linkage mapping in sheep and deer identifies a conserved pecora ruminant linkage group orthologous to two regions of HSA16 and a portion of HSA7Q
• Erratum to: A bivariate response surface for grwoth data
• Breeding for a sheep with bulky wool by crossbreeding texel sires with fleece-weight-selected romney ewes
• Balanced and adequate potassium and phosphorus nutrition of pasture
• A new gene mapping resource: Interspecies hybrids between Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus)
• Identification of Booroola carriers using microsatellite markers
• Comparative linkage mapping of genes on sheep chromosome 3 provides evidence of chromosomal rearrangements in the evolution of the Bovidae
• Identification and genetic mapping of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to the sheep genome
• Effects and interactions of phosphorus and sulphur on a mown white clover/ryegrass sward 3. Indices of nutrient adequacy
• Classing of adult merino fleeces using fibre diameters predicted from hogget measurements
• A rapid image analysis procedure for quantitative measurement of wool follicles and fibres in sheep skin
• A genome screen for QTL for wool traits in a Merino x Romney backcross flock
• Highly prolific Booroola sheep have a mutation in the intracellular kinase domain of bone morphogenetic protein IB receptor (ALK-6) that is expressed in both oocytes and granulosa cells
• Balanced and adequate nutrition of phosphorus and sulphur in pasture
• Linkage mapping of the ovine α-inhibin (INHA), β(A)-inhibin/activin (INHBA), and β(B)-inhibin/activin (INHBB) genes
• Polymorphism at the ovine major histocompatibility complex class II loci
• An autosomal genetic linkage map of the sheep genome
• QTL for live weight traits in Pere David's x red deer interspecies hybrids
• Classing of adult Merino fleeces using fibre diameters predicted from hogget measurements
• QTL for pubertal and seasonality traits in male Pere David's x red deer interspecies hybrids
• Selection for ultrafine Merino sheep in New Zealand: Heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations of live weight, fleece weight and wool characteristics in yearlings
• Effects and interactions of phosphorus and sulphur on a mown white clover/ryegrass sward: 2. Concentrations and ratios of phosphorus, sulphur, and nitrogen in clover herbage in relation to balanced plant nutrition
• Evidence that an imprinted gene on the X chromosome increases ovulation rate in sheep
• Genetic studies of prolificacy in New Zealand sheep
• Mapping the Horns (Ho) locus in sheep: A further locus controlling horn development in domestic animals
• A linkage map of the ovine X chromosome
• A rapid image analysis procedure for quantitative measurement of wool follicles and fibres in sheep skin
• A bivariate response surface for growth data
• The linkage map of sheep Chromosome 6 compared with orthologous regions in other species
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIMPLE X2 AND NEYMAN SMOOTH GOODNESS OF FIT TESTS
• Evidence for the presence of a major gene influencing ovulation rate on the X chromosome of sheep
• Effects of Postharvest Treatments on Yield and Composition of Coriander Herb Oil
• The Effect of Categorization on a Simple Analysis of Variance Model
• Linkage of LHB and MAG to GPI on sheep Chromosome 14
• The booroola fecundity (FECB) gene maps to sheep chromosome 6
• The ovine Booroola fecundity gene (FecB) is linked to markers from a region of human chromosome 4q
• Myosin heavy chain composition of single fibres and their origins and distribution in developing fascicles of sheep tibialis cranialis muscles
• Testing for linkage between a marker locus and a major gene locus in half-sib families
• Sheep linkage mapping: Nineteen linkage groups derived from the analysis of paternal half-sib families
• Infertility due to bilateral ovarian hypoplasia in sheep homozygous (FecX(I) FecX(I)) for the Inverdale prolificacy gene located on the X chromosome
• Genetic polymorphism of plasminogen and vitamin D binding protein in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.)
• Genetic linkage analysis between protein polymorphisms and the FecB major gene in sheep
• Sheep linkage mapping: RFLP markers for comparative mapping studies
• Effect of selection for wool growth on seasonal patterns of yield, fibre diameter, and colour in romney lines
• The variance of sample heterozygosity
• Some effects of soil-applied paclobutrazol on performance of 'sundrop' apricot (Prunus armeniaca l.) trees and on residue in the soil
• Assessment of grass grub (costelytra zealandica (white)) (coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) damage in ryegrass-white clover pasture in southland
• DNA fingerprinting analysis of Booroola pedigrees: a search for linkage to the Booroola gene
• Evaluation of the agronomic potential of pasture legume introductions on droughty outwash soils
• Liveweight, fleece weight and prolificacy of Romney ewes carrying the Inverdale prolificacy gene (FecXI) located on the X-chromosome
• Assessing population allele frequency differences using low-depth sequencing data