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CURRICULUM VITAE – Dorian J Garrick Present Position: Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics Lush Chair in Animal Breeding & Genetics Iowa State University (Since August 2007) Massey University, A.L. Rae Chair (Since June 1994) DOB/Age: 18 February 1960 (54 years) Nationality: New Zealand and United States Marital Status: Married (1984) with three children (1987, 1989, 1992) Health: Excellent Qualifications: B.Agr.Sc. (Hons) (First Class), Massey University, 1982 Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., U.S.A., 1988 Previous Employment: 2007-present Lush Endowed Chair, Iowa State University 2009-present Executive Director US National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium 2002-2007 Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics Colorado State University 1994-present Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics (A.L. Rae Chair) [part time] Inst. of Vet. Animal & Biomed. Science

1988-94 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Department of Animal Science, Massey University

1985-88 Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant Department of Animal Science, Cornell University

1982-85 Research Officer Department of Sheep Husbandry, Massey University Current Address: 225D Kildee Hall Department of Animal Science Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-3150, U.S.A. Ph (work) +1-515-294 2080 (direct dial) Mobile +1-515-509 1582 Fax +1-515-294 9150

Curriculum vitae Dorian J. Garrick

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................ 2 1 PUBLICATIONS -‐ PEER-‐REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES ........................................................ 3 2 PUBLICATIONS – BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS ................................................................... 18 3 PUBLICATIONS – PEER-‐REVIEWED CONFERENCE ARTICLES ............................................ 19 4 PUBLICATIONS -‐ CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (NON-‐REFEREED) ................................... 25 5 PUBLICATIONS -‐ ABSTRACTS ....................................................................................................... 41 6 TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRY REPORTS ..................................................................................... 61 7 GRADUATE SUPERVISION ............................................................................................................. 68 8 QUALIFICATIONS & DISTINCTIONS ............................................................................................ 73 9 INVITED KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS ........................................................................................ 75 10 EXTENSION TEACHING (SINCE 2010) ..................................................................................... 82 11 RESEARCH GRANTS & CONTRACTS (SINCE 2010) .............................................................. 95


Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1 Publications - Peer-reviewed Journal Articles 1. Blair, H. T., D. J. Garrick, A. L. Rae and G. A. Wickham. 1984. Selection responses in

New Zealand Romney sheep. I. Selection for wool-free faces. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 27:329-336.

2. Blair, H. T., D. J. Garrick, A. L. Rae and G. A. Wickham. 1984. Selection responses in

New Zealand Romney sheep. II. Selection for yearling greasy fleece weight. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 28:257-264.

3. Kirkwood, R. N., K. R. Lapwood, W. C. Smith, K. Moller and D. J. Garrick. 1984.

Effects of oestradiol benzoate treatment on the reproductive performance and endocrine status of sows after lactations of 10 or 35 days. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 72:329-337.

4. Kirkwood, R. N., K. Moller, W. C. Smith, K. R. Lapwood and D. J. Garrick. 1985.

The influence of allyl trenbolone (Regumate) on the timing, duration and endocrinology of parturition in sows. Animal Reproduction Science, 6:163-171.

5. Garrick, D. J. and L. D. Van Vleck. 1987. Aspects of selection for performance in

several environments with heterogeneous variances. Journal of Animal Science, 65:409-421.

6. Smith, W. C., G. Pearson and D. J. Garrick. 1988. Evaluation of the Duroc in

comparison with the Landrace and Large White as a terminal sire of crossbred pigs slaughtered at 85 kg liveweight. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 31:421-430.

7. Garrick, D. J., E. J. Pollak, R. L. Quaas and L. D. Van Vleck. 1989. Variance

Heterogeneity in direct and maternal weight traits by sex and percent purebred for Simmental-sired calves. Journal of Animal Science, 67:2515-2528.

8. Quaas, R. L., D. J. Garrick and W. H. McElhenney. 1989. Multiple trait prediction for

a type of model with heterogeneous genetic and residual covariance structures. Journal of Animal Science, 67:2529-2535.

9. Butts, C.A., P.J. Moughan, W.C. Smith, G. Reynolds and D.J. Garrick. 1993. The

effect of food dry matter intake on endogenous ileal amino acid excretion determined under peptide alimentation in the 50kg liveweight pig. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 62:235-243.

10. Skorupski, M., D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair and W.C. Smith. 1995. Economic values of

traits for pig improvement. I A simulation model. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 46:285-303.



11. Skorupski, M., D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair and W.C. Smith. 1995. Economic values of traits for pig improvement. II Estimates for New Zealand conditions. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 46:305-318.

12. Williamson, J.F., H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick, W.E. Pomroy, P.G.C. Douch, R.S. Green,

and H.V. Simpson. 1995. Parasitism and production in fleece-weight-selected and control sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 38:381-387.

13. Williamson, J.F., H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick, W.E. Pomroy, P.G.C. Douch, R.S. Green.

1995. Parasitological characteristics of fleece-weight-selected and control sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 38:389-397.

14. Darragh, A.J., D.J. Garrick, P.J. Moughan, W.H. Hendriks. 1996. Correction for

amino-acid loss during acid hydrolysis of a purified protein. Analytical Biochemistry, 236(2):199-207.

15. Annor, S.Y., D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair. 1996. Profitability and efficiency of N’dama

and Zebu cattle in Southern Ghana. Bulletin of Animal Health & Production in Africa, 44(4):243-249.

16. Skorupski, M., D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair. 1996. Estimation of genetic parameters for

production and reproduction traits in pigs using restricted maximum likelihood. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 39:387-395.

17. Spelman, R.J. and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Utilisation of marker assisted selection in the

New Zealand dairy industry. Livestock Production Science, 47:139-147. 18. van den Berg, G.H.J. and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Inheritance of adult velvet antler

weights and live weights in farmed Red Deer. Livestock Production Science, 49:287-296.

19. Spelman, R.J. and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Effects of liveweight and differing relative

economic values on the responses of milkfat yield, protein yield, milk volume yield and liveweight using selection index techniques. Journal of Dairy Science, 80:2557-2562.

20. van der Waaij, E.H., P.J.B. Galesloot and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Some relationships

between weights of growing heifers and their subsequent lactation performances. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 40:87-92.

21. Spelman, R.J., and D.J. Garrick. 1998. Genetic and economic responses for within-

family marker-assisted selection in dairy cattle breeding schemes. Journal of Dairy Science 81:2942-50.



22. Spelman, R.J., D.J. Garrick and J.A.M. van Arendonk. 1999. Utilisation of genetic variation by marker assisted selection in commercial dairy cattle populations. Livestock Production Science, 59(1):51-60.

23. Apiolaza, L.A., R.D. Burdon and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Effect of univariate subsampling

on the efficiency of bivariate parameter estimation and selection from half-sib progeny tests. Forest Genetics, 6(2):79-87.

24. Purchas, R.W., D.J. Garrick and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 1999. Effects of estimation

accuracy on potential payment premiums for superior beef carcasses. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 42:305-314.

25. Spelman, R.J., A.E. Huisman, S.R. Singireddy, W. Coppieters, J. Arranz, M. Georges

and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Short Communication: Quantitative trait loci Analysis on 17 Nonproduction traits in the New Zealand Dairy Population. Journal of Dairy Science, 82:2514-2516.

26. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick, C.W. Holmes, H.T.Blair and R.J. Spelman. 2000.

Profitabilities of some mating systems for dairy herds in New Zealand. Journal of Dairy Science, 83:144-153.

27. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick, H.T.Blair and C.W. Holmes. 2000. Possible

effects of 25 years of selection and crossbreeding on the genetic merit and productivity of New Zealand dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 83:154-163.

28. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick, C.W. Holmes, H.T.Blair and R.J. Spelman. 2000.

Effects of selection and crossbreeding strategies on industry profit in the New Zealand dairy industry. Journal of Dairy Science, 83:164-172.

29. Currie, A.J., S. Ganeshanandam, D.A. Noiton, D.J. Garrick, C.J.A. Shelbourne, N.

Oraguzie. 2000. Quantitative evaluation of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) fruit shape by principal component analysis of Fourier descriptors. Euphytica 111(3):221-227.

30. Apiolaza, L.A., A.R. Gilmour and D.J. Garrick. 2000. Variance modelling of

longitudinal height data from a Pinus radiata progeny test. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30(4):645-654.

31. Apiolaza, L.A., D.J. Garrick and R.D. Burdon. 2000. Optimising early selection using

longitudinal data. Silvae Genetica 49(4-5):195-200. 32. Kumar, S., R.J. Spelman, D.J. Garrick, T.E. Richardson, M. Lausberg and P.W.

Wilcox. 2000. Multiple marker mapping of wood density loci in an outbred pedigree of radiata pine. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 100:926-933.



33. Kumar, S., R.D. Burdon and D.J. Garrick. 2000. Impact of errors of estimating multivariate genetic parameters on selection efficiency and efficacy of alternative methods of overcoming such errors. Forest Genetics, 7(1):39-46.

34. Kumar, S., S.D. Carson and D.J. Garrick. 2000. Detecting linkage between a fully-

informative marker locus and a trait locus in outbred populations using analysis of variance. Forest Genetics, 7(1):47-56.

35. Kumar, S., R.D. Burdon and D.J. Garrick. 2000. Marker-QTL linkage detection in

self-families of outbred populations. Silvae Genetica, 48(5):227-234. 36. Vetharaniam, I., D.G. McCall, P.F. Fennessy and D.J. Garrick. 2001. A model of

mammalian energetics and growth: model development. Agricultural Systems 68:55-68.

37. Vetharaniam, I., D.G. McCall, P.F. Fennessy and D.J. Garrick. 2001. A model of

mammalian energetics and growth: model testing (sheep). Agricultural Systems 68:69-91.

38. Apiolaza, L.A., and D.J. Garrick. 2001. Analysis of longitudinal data from progeny

tests: some multivariate approaches. Forest Science 47(2):129-140. 39. Apiolaza, L.A. and D.J. Garrick. 2001. Breeding objectives for three silvicultural

regimes of Radiata pine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 31(4):654-662. 40. Kumar, S., and D.J. Garrick. 2001. Genetic response to within-family selection using

molecular markers in some radiata pine breeding schemes. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 31:779-785.

41. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick and C.W. Holmes. 2001. Effects of importing

semen of Holstein, Holstein-Friesian and Jersey bulls on the future profitability of an Argentine dairy farm. Archivos de zootecnia 50(191):311-322.

42. Purchas, R.W., A.G. Silva Sobrinho, D.J. Garrick and K.I.Lowe. 2002. Effects of age

at slaughter and sire genotype on fatness, muscularity, and the quality of meat from ram lambs born to Romney ewes. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 45:77-86.

43. Evans, R.D. P. Dillon, L. Shalloo, M. Wallace and D.J. Garrick. 2004. An economic

comparison of dual-purpose and Holstein-Friesian cow breeds in a seasonal grass-based system under different milk production scenarios. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Production Research 43:1-16.

44. Evans, R.D., T. Grandin, J.M. DeJarnette, M. Deesing and D.J. Garrick. 2005.

Phenotypic relationships between hair whorl characteristics and spermatozoal attributes in Holstein bulls. Animal Reproduction Science 85:95-103.



45. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Genetics: population. Encyclopedia of Animal Science, doi

10.1081/E-EAS-120041456, online only. 46. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Genetics: quantitative. Encyclopedia of Animal Science, doi

10.1081/E-EAS-120019652, online only. 47. Cleveland, M.A., H.D. Blackburn, R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2005. Changes in

inbreeding of US Herefords during the twentieth century. Journal of Animal Science, 83:992-1001.

48. Garrick, D.J. and R.G. Snell 2005. Emerging technologies for identifying superior

dairy cows in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 53(6):390-399. 49. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 2005. Methodology for the design and

enhancement of genetic improvement programs illustrated in the context of the New Zealand dairy industry. Agrociencia IX:553-568.

50. Burns, E.M., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2006 . The effects of simulated censored

data on estimates of heritability of longevity in the thoroughbred racing industry. Genetics and Molecular Research, 5(1):7-15.

51. Olson, K.M., D.J. Garrick and R.M. Enns. 2006. Predicting breeding values and

accuracies from group in comparison to individual observations. Journal of Animal Science, 84:88-92.

52. Evans, R.D., M. Wallace, L. Shalloo, D.J. Garrick and P. Dillon. 2006. Financial

implications of recent declines in reproduction and survival of Holstein-Friesian cows in spring-calving Irish dairy herds. Agricultural Systems 89:165-183.

53. Evans, R.D., D.J. Garrick, P. Dillon, D.P. Berry and V. Olori. 2006. Effects of calving

age, breed fraction and month of calving on calving interval and survival across parities in Irish spring-calving dairy cows. Livestock Production Science 100:216-230.

54. Dukkipati, V.S.R., H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick and A. Murray. 2006. ‘Ovar-Mhc’ –

Ovine major histocompatibility complex: structure and gene polymorphisms. Genetics and Molecular Research, 5(4):581-608.

55. Dukkipati, V.S.R., H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick and A. Murray. 2006. ‘Ovar-Mhc’ –

Ovine major histocompatibility complex : role in genetic resistance to diseases. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 54(4):153-160.

56. Welsh, C.S., D.J. Garrick, R.M. Enns and G.B. Nicoll. 2006. Threshold model

analysis of lamb survivability in Romney sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 49:411-418.



57. Speidel, S.E., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Weaning weight inheritance in

environments classified by maternal weight change. Journal of Animal Science, 85:610-617.

58. Beckman, D.W., R.M. Enns, S.E. Speidel, B.W. Brigham and D.J. Garrick. 2007.

Maternal effects on docility in Limousin cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 85:650-657.

59. Evans, R.D., P. Dillon, F. Buckley, D.P. Berry, M. Wallace, V. Ducrocq and D.J.

Garrick. 2007. Trends in milk production, calving rate and survival of cows in 14 Irish dairy herds as a result of the introgression of Holstein-Friesian genes. Animal Science, 82:423-433.

60. Bryant, J.R., N. Lopez-Villalobos, J.E. Pryce, C.W. Holmes, D.L. Johnson and D.J.

Garrick. 2007. Environmental sensitivity in New Zealand Dairy Cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 90:1538-1547.

61. Bryant, J.R., N. Lopez-Villalobos, J.E. Pryce, C.W. Holmes, D.L. Johnson and D.J.

Garrick. 2007. Short Communication: Effect of Environment on the expression of Breed and Heterosis Effects for Production Traits. Journal of Dairy Science, 90:1548-1553.

62. Blair, H.T. and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Application of new technologies in sheep breeding.

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 50:85-98. 63. Fulwider, W.K., T. Grandin, D.J. Garrick, T.E. Engle, W.D. Lamm, N.L. Dalsted and

B.E. Rollin. 2007. Influence of free-stall base on tarsal joint lesions and hygiene in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 90:3559-3566.

64. Van Eenennaam, A.L., R.L. Weaber, D.J. Drake, M.C.T. Penedo, R.L. Quaas, D.J.

Garrick and E.J. Pollak. 2007. DNA-based paternity analysis and genetic evaluation in a large, commercial cattle ranch setting. Journal of Animal Science, 85:3159-3169.

65. Shirley, K.L., D.W. Beckman and D.J. Garrick. 2008. Inheritance of pulmonary

arterial pressure in Angus cattle and its correlation with growth. Journal of Animal Science, 86:815-819.

66. Garrick, D.J., and S.M. Lonergan. 2009. Early Careers Achievement Awards:

Recognizing achievement of young scholars working to foster the discovery, sharing, and application of knowledge concerning the responsible use of animals to enhance human life and well-being. Journal of Animal Science 87:E109-110E.

67. Garrick, D.J., and B.L. Golden. 2009. Producing and using genetic evaluations in

today’s U.S. beef industry. Journal of Animal Science 87:E11-18.



68. Golden, B.L., D.J. Garrick and L.L. Benyshek. 2009. Milestones in beef cattle genetic

evaluation. Journal of Animal Science 87:E3-10E. 69. Williams, J.L., D.J. Garrick and S.E. Speidel. 2009. Reducing bias in maintenance

energy EPD by accounting for selection on weaning and yearling weights. Journal of Animal Science 87:1628-1637.

70. Strandén, I., and D.J. Garrick. 2009. Technical note: Derivation of equivalent

computing algorithms for genomic predictions and reliabilities of animal merit. J. Dairy Sci. 92:2971-2975.

71. Garrick, D.J., J.F. Taylor, and R.L. Fernando. 2009. Deregressing estimated breeding

values and weighting information for genomic regression analyses. Genetics Selection Evolution, 41:55.

72. Márquez, G. C., S. E. Speidel, R. M. Enns, and D. J. Garrick. 2010. Genetic diversity

and population structure of American Red Angus Cattle. Journal of Animal Science 88:59:68.

73. Garrick, D.J. 2010. An animal breeding approach to the estimation of genetic and

environmental trends from field populations. Journal of Animal Science 88:E3-E10. 74. Kizilkaya, K., R. L. Fernando, and D. J. Garrick. 2010. Genomic prediction of

simulated multi-breed and purebred performance using observed 50k SNP genotypes. Journal of Animal Science 88:544-551.

75. Garrick, D.J. 2010. Early Careers Achievement Awards: Recognizing achievement of

young scholars working to foster the discovery, sharing, and application of knowledge concerning the responsible use of animals to enhance human life and well-being. Journal of Animal Science 88:E170-171.

76. Dukkipati, V. S. R., H. T. Blair, D. J. Garrick, N. Lopez-Villalobos, R. J. Whittington,

L. A. Reddacliff, J. Eppleston, P. Windsor, and A. Murray. 2010. Association of microsatellite polymorphisms with immune responses to a killed Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis vaccine in Merino sheep. N. Z. Veterinary Journal, 58(5):237-245.

77. Kizilkaya, K., D. J. Garrick, R. L. Fernando, B. Mestav, M. A. Yildiz. 2010. Use of

linear mixed models for genetic evaluation of gestation length and birth weight allowing for heavy-tailed residual effects. Genetics Selection Evolution, 42:26

78. Morris, S. T., D. J. Garrick, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P. R. Kenyon, J. L. Burke, and H. T.

Blair. 2010. Growth, feed intake and maternal performance of Angus heifers selected for high or low growth and milk production. Animal Production Science, 50:349-353.



79. Geary, U., N. Lopez-Villalobos, D. J. Garrick and L. Shalloo. 2010. Development and

application of a processing model for the Irish dairy industry. J. Dairy Sci. 93:5091-5100.

80. Wolc, A., C. Stricker, J. Arango, P. Settar, J. E. Fulton, N. P. O’Sullivan, D. Habier, R.

Fernando, D. J. Garrick, S. J. Lamont, J. C. M. Dekkers. 2011. Breeding value prediction for production traits in layer chickens using pedigree or genomic relationships in a reduced animal model. Genetics Selection Evolution, 43:5.

81. Onteru, S.K., B. Fan, M. T. Nikkila, D. J. Garrick, K. J. Stalder, and M. F. Rothschild.

2011. Whole genome association analyses for lifetime reproductive traits in the pig. Journal of Animal Science 89:988-995.

82. Onteru, S.K., B. Fan, Z-Q. Du, D. J. Garrick, K. J. Stalder, and M. F. Rothschild.

2011. A whole-genome association study for pig reproductive traits. Animal Genetics doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02213.x.

83. Fan, B., S.K. Onteru, Z-Q. Du, D. J. Garrick, K. J. Stalder, and M. F. Rothschild. 2011.

Genome-wide association study identifies loci for body composition and structural soundness traits in pigs. PLoS One 10.1371/journal.pone.0014726.

84. Garrick, D. J. 2011. The nature, scope and impact of genomic prediction in beef

cattle. Invited Review. Genetics Selection Evolution 43:17. 85. Zhao, X., K. E. Dittmer, H. T. Blair, K. G. Thompson, M. F. Rothschild and D. J.

Garrick. 2011. A novel nonsense mutation in the DMP1 gene identified by a genome-wide association study is responsible for inherited rickets in Corriedale sheep. PLoS One 10.1371/journal.pone.0021739.

86. Habier, D., R. L. Fernando, K. Kizilkaya, and D. J. Garrick. 2011. Extension of the

Bayesian Alphabet for Genomic Selection. BMC Bioinformatics 12:186. 87. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, R. Presinger, D. Habier, R.

Fernando, D.J. Garrick, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2011. Persistence of accuracy of genomic estimated breeding values over generations in layer chickens. Genetics Selection Evolution, 43:23.

88. Garrick, D.J., and M. Saatchi. 2011. Opportunities and challenges for genomic

selection of beef cattle. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, v.40, (Special Supplement) p.310-316.

89. Boddicker, N., E.H. Waide, R.R.R. Rowland, J.K. Lunney, D.J. Garrick, J.M. Reecy,

and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2012. Evidence for a major QTL associated with host response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus challenge. Journal of Animal Science 90:1733-1746.



90. Saatchi, M., M.C. McClure, S.D. McKay, M.M. Rolf, J. Kim, J.E. Decker, T.M. Taxis,

R.H. Chapple, H.R. Ramey, S.L. Northcutt, S. Bauck, B. Woodward, J.C.M. Dekkers, R.L. Fernando, R.D. Schnabel, D.J. Garrick, and J.F. Taylor. 2011. Accuracy of genomic breeding values in American Angus beef cattle using K-means clustering for cross-validation. Genetics Selection Evolution, 43:40.

91. Garrick, D.J., L.H. Baumgard, and H.L. Neibergs. 2012. Genomic analysis of data

from physiological studies. Invited review. Journal of Dairy Science, 95:499-507. 92. Zhao, X., S.K. Onteru, S. Piripi, K.G. Thompson, H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick, and M.F.

Rothschild. 2012. In a shake of a lamb’s tail: using genomics to unravel a cause of chondrodysplasia in Texel sheep. Animal Genetics. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02304.x

93. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, R. Preisinger, D. Habier,

R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, W.G. Hill, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2012. Genome-wide association analysis and genetic architecture of egg weight and egg uniformity in layer chickens. Animal Genetics, 43 (Suppl. 1):87-96.

94. Geary, U., N. Lopez-Villalobos, D.J. Garrick, and L. Shalloo. 2012. An analysis of

the implications of change to the seasonal milk supply profile in the Irish dairy industry utilising a seasonal processing sector model. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge, doi:10.1017/S0021859612000020.

95. Resende, M.F.R., P. Munoz, M.D.V. Resende, D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, J.M.

Davis, E.J. Jokela, T.A. Martin, G.F. Peter, M. Kirst. 2012. Accuracy of genomic selection models in Loblolly pine. Genetics, doi: 10.1534/genetics.111.137026.

96. Duan, Q., R.G. Tait, M.S. Mayes, D.J. Garrick, Q. Liu, A.L. Van Eenennaam, R.G.

Mateescu, D.L. Van Overbeke, A.J. Garmyn, D.C. Beitz, and J.M. Reecy. 2012. Genetic polymorphisms in bovine transferrin receptor 2 (TFR2) and solute carrier family 40 (iron-regulated transporter) member 1 (SLC40A1) gene and their associations with beef iron content. Animal Genetics. Doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02224.x

97. Mateescu, R.G., A.J. Garmyn, M.A. O’Neil, R.G. Tait, A. Abuzaid, M.S. Mayes, D.J.

Garrick, A.L. Van Eenennaam, D.L. VanOverbeke, G.G. Hilton, D.C. Beitz, and J.M Reecy. 2012. Genetic parameters for carnitine, creatine, creatinine, carnosine, and anserine concentration in longissimus muscle and their associations with palatability traits in Angus cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 90:4248-4255

98. Zhao, X., S.K. Onteru, K.E. Dittmer, K. Parton, H.T. Blair, M.F. Rothschild, D.J.

Garrick. 2012. A missense mutation in AGTPBP1 was identified in sheep with a lower motor neuron disease. Heredity doi: 10.1038/hdy.2012.23.



99. Peters, S.O., K. Kizilkaya, D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, J.M. Reecy, R.L. Weaber, G.A. Silver, and M.G. Thomas. 2012. Bayesian genome-wide association analyses of growth and yearling ultrasound measures of carcass traits in Brangus heifers. Journal of Animal Science 90:3398-3409.

100. Weber, K.L., D.J. Drake, J.F. Taylor, D.J. Garrick, L.A. Kuehn, R.M. Thallman, R.D.

Schnabel, W.M. Snelling, E.J. Pollak, and A.L. Van Eenennaam. 2012. The accuracies of DNA-based estimates of genetic merit derived from Angus- or multi-breed beef cattle training populations. Journal of Animal Science 90:4191-4202.

101. Saatchi, M., R.D. Schnabel, M.M. Rolf, J.F. Taylor, and D.J. Garrick. 2012.

Accuracy of direct genomic breeding values for nationally evaluated traits in US Limousin and Simmental beef cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution, 44:38.

102. Mateescu, R.G., A.J. Garmyn, R.G. Tait, Q. Duan, Q. Liu, M.S. Mayes, D.J. Garrick,

A.L. Van Eenennaam, D.L. VanOverbeke, G.G. Hilton, D.C. Beitz, and J.M Reecy. 2013. Genetic parameters for concentrations of minerals in longissimus muscle and their associations with palatability traits in Angus cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 91:1067-1075.

103. Peters, S.O., K. Kizilkaya, D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, J.M. Reecy, R.L. Weaber,

G.A. Silver, and M.G. Thomas. 2012. Heritability and Bayesian genome-wide association study of first service conception and pregnancy in Brangus heifers. Journal of Animal Science, 91:605-612.

104. Schurink, A., A. Wolc, B.J. Ducro, K. Frankena, D.J. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers, J.A.M

van Arendonk. 2012. Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in two horse populations in the Netherlands. Genetics Selection Evolution 2012, 44:31.

105. Sun, X., L. Qu, R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, and J.C.M Dekkers. 2012. A fast EM

algorithm for BayesA-like prediction of genomic breeding values. PLoS One 7(11):e49157.

106. Nafikov, R.A., J.P. Schoonmaker, K.T. Korn, K. Noack, D.J. Garrick, K.J. Koehler, J.

Minick-Bormann, J.M. Reecy, D.E. Spurlock, D.C. Beitz. 2013. Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 (SREBP1) polymorphism and milk fatty acid composition. Journal of Dairy Science 96:2605-2616.


Minick-Bormann, J.M. Reecy, D.E. Spurlock, D.C. Beitz. 2013. Association of polymorphisms in solute carrier family 27, isoform A6 (SLC27A6) and fatty acid binding protein-3 and fatty acid binding protein-4 (FABP3 and FABP4) with fatty acid composition of bovine milk. Journal of Dairy Science 96:6007-6021.



108. Saatchi, M., J. Ward and D.J. Garrick. 2013. Impact of genetic relationships on the accuracy of direct genomic breeding values in Hereford beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science 91:1538-1551.

109. Peters, S.O., K. Kizilkaya, D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, E.J. Pollak, M. De Donato, T

Hussain, and I.G. Imumorin. 2013. Application of multivariate heavy-tailed distributions to residuals in estimation of genetic parameters of growth traits in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science 91:1552-1561.

110. Tart, J.K., R.K. Johnson, J.W. Bundy, N.N. Ferdinand, A.M. McKnite, J.R. Wood,

P.S. Miller, M.F. Rothschild, M.L. Spangler, D.J. Garrick, S.D. Kachman, and D.C. Ciobanu. 2013. Genome-wide prediction of age at puberty and reproductive longevity in sows. Animal Genetics, doi: 10.1111/age.12028.

111. Wolc, A., J. Arango, T. Jankowski, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, R.

Fernando, D.J. Garrick and J.C.M Dekkers. 2013. Genome-wide association study for Marek’s disease mortality in layer chickens. Avian Diseases 57:395-400.

112. Zeng, J., A. Toosi, R.L. Fernando, J.C.M. Dekkers and D.J. Garrick. 2013. Genomic

selection of purebred animals for crossbred performance in the presence of dominance gene action. Genetics Selection Evolution, 45:11.

113. Kizilkaya, K., R.G. Tait, D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, and J.M. Reecy. 2013.

Genome-wide association study of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Angus cattle. BMC Genetics, 14:23.

114. Mateescu, R.G., D.J. Garrick, R.G. Tait, A.J. Garmyn, Q. Duan, Q. Liu, M.S. Mayes,

A.L. van Eenennaam, D.L. VanOverbeke, G.G. Hilton, D.C. Beitz, and J.M Reecy. 2013. Genome-wide association study of concentrations of iron and other minerals in longissimus muscle of Angus cattle. Journal of Animal Science 91:3593-3600.

115. Downey, E.D., R.G. Tait, M.S. Mayes, C.A. Park, J.F. Ridpath, D.J. Garrick, J.M.

Reecy. 2013. An evaluation of circulating bovine viral diarrhea virus type 2 maternal antibody level and response to vaccination in Angus calves. Journal of Animal Science, 91:4440-4450.

116. Tait, R.G., E.D. Downey, M.S. Mayes, C.A. Park, J.F. Ridpath, D.J. Garrick, J.M.

Reecy. 2013. Evaluation of response to bovine viral diarrhea virus type 2 vaccinations and timing of weaning on yearling ultrasound body composition, performance, and carcass quality traits in Angus calves. Journal of Animal Science, 91:5466-5476.

117. Boddicker, N.J., D.J. Garrick, R.R.R. Rowland, J.K. Lunney, J.M Reecy, and J.C.M.

Dekkers. 2013. Validation of a major quantitative trait locus associated with host response to experimental infection with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus. Animal Genetics, doi: 10.1111/age.12079.



118. Kachman, S.D., M.L. Spangler, G.L. Bennett, K.J. Hanford, L.A. Kuehn, W.M.

Snelling, R.M. Thallman, M. Saatchi, D.J. Garrick, R.D. Schnabel, J.F. Taylor, E.J. Pollak. 2013. Comparison of molecular breeding values based on within and across-breed training in beef cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution 45:30.

119. Geary, U., N. Lopez-Villalobos, D.J. Garrick, and L. Shalloo. 2013. Spring calving

versus spit calving: effects on farm, processor and industry profitability for the Irish dairy industry. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge doi:10.1017.S0021859613000397.

120. Wolc, A., J. Arango, T. Jankowski, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, R.

Fernando, D.J. Garrick and J.C.M Dekkers. 2013. Pedigree and genomic analyses of feed consumption, feed conversion ratio and residual feed intake in laying hens. Poultry Science 92:2270-2275.

121. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, R. Presinger, R.

Fernando, D.J. Garrick and J.C.M Dekkers. 2013. Analysis of egg production in layer chickens using a random regression model with genomic relationships. Poultry Science 92:1486-1491.

122. Zhao, X., S. Onteru, M. Saatchi, D. Garrick and M. Rothschild. 2013. A genome-

wide association study for canine cryptorchidism in Siberian Huskies. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12064.

123. Habier, D., R.L. Fernando and D.J. Garrick. 2013. Genomic-BLUP decoded: a look

into the black box. Genetics 194:597-607. 124. Wang, C., D. Habier, B.L. Peiris, A. Wolc, A. Kranis, K. Watson, S. Avendano, D.

Garrick, R. Fernando, S. Lamont, J. Dekkers. 2013. Accuracy of genomic prediction using an evenly spaced, low-density SNP panel in broiler chickens”. Poultry Science 92:1712-1723.

125. Onteru, S.K., D.M. Gorbach, J.M. Young, D.J. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers, 2013.

Whole genome association studies of residual feed intake and related traits in the pig. PLoS One 8(6):e61756.

126. Kumar, S., D.J. Garrick, M.C.A.M. Bink, C. Whitworth, D. Chagne, R.K. Volz.

2013. Novel genomic approaches unravel genetic architecture of complex traits in apple. BMC Genomics 14:393.

127. Saatchi, M., D.J. Garrick, R.G. Tait Jr., M.S. Mayes, M. Drewnoski, J. Schoonmaker,

C. Diaz, D.C. Beitz, J.M. Reecy. 2013. Genome-wide association and prediction of direct genomic breeding values for composition of fatty acids in Angus beef cattle. BMC Genomics 14:730.



128. Pravia, M.I., O. Ravagnola, J.I. Urioste, D.J. Garrick. 2013. Identification of breeding objectives using a bioeconomic model for a beef cattle production system in Uruguay. Livestock Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2013.12.006

129. Hulsman-Hanna, L.L., D.J. Garrick, C.A. Gill, A.D. Herring, P.K. Riggs, R.K. Miller,

J.O. Sanders, D.G. Riley. 2013. Genome-wide association study of temperament and tenderness using different Bayesian approaches in a Nellore-Angus crossbred population. Livestock Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2013.12.012.

130. Geary, U., N. Lopez-Villalobos, B. O’Brien, D.J. Garrick, L. Shalloo. 2013. Meta-

analysis to investigate relationships between somatic cell count and raw milk composition, Cheddar cheese processing characteristics and cheese composition. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research 53:119-133.

131. Geary, U., N. Lopez-Villalobos, B. O’Brien, D.J. Garrick, L. Shalloo. 2013.

Examining the impact of mastitis on the profitability of the Irish dairy industry. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research 53:135-149.


R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers. 2014. Genome wide association study for egg production and quality in layer chickens. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 131:173-182.

133. Peters, S.O., K. Kizilkaya, D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, E.J. Pollak, R. M. Enns, M.

De Donato, O.O. Ajayi, I.G. Imumorin. 2014. Use of robust multivariate linear mixed models for estimation of genetic parameters for carcass traits in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 2014:1-9, doi: 10.1111/jbg.12093.

134. Morris, S.T., F.Y. Chan, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P.R. Kenyon, D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair.

2014. Growth, feed intake and maternal performance of Angus heifers from high and low feed efficiency selection lines. Animal Production Science 54:1428-1431.

135. Weng, Z., M. Saatchi, R.D. Schnabel, J.F. Taylor, D.J. Garrick. 2014.

Recombination locations and rates in beef cattle assessed from parent-offspring pairs. Genetics, Selection, Evolution 46:34.

136. Kizilkaya, K., R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Reduction in accuracy of genomic

prediction for ordered categorical data compared to continuous observations. Genetics, Selection, Evolution 46:37.

137. Banga, C.B. F.W.C. Neser, D.J. Garrick. 2014. The economic value of somatic cell

count in South African Holstein and Jersey cattle. South African Journal of Animal Science 44(2):173-177.

138. Banga, C.B. F.W.C. Neser, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Breeding objectives for Holstein

cattle in South Africa. South African Journal of Animal Science 44(3):199-214.



139. Garrick, D., J. Dekkers, R. Fernando. 2014. The evolution of methodologies for

genomic prediction. Livestock Science 166:10-18. 140. Cesar, A.S.M., L.C.A. Regitano, G.B. Mourao, R.R. Tullio, D.P.D. Lanna, R.T.

Nassu, M.A. Mudado, P.S.N. Oliveira, M.L. do Nascimento, A.S. Chaves, M.M. Alencar, T.S. Sonstegard, D.J. Garrick, J.M. Reecy, L.L. Coutinho. 2014. Genome-wide association study for intramuscular fat deposition and composition in Nellore cattle. BMC Genetics 15:39.

141. Saatchi, M., R.D. Schnabel, J.F. Taylor, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Large-effect pleiotropic

or closely linked QTL segregate within and across ten US beef cattle breeds. BMC Genomics 15:442.

142. Geary, U., N. Lopez-Villalobos, B. O’Brien, D.J. Garrick, L. Shaloo. 2014.

Estimating the impact of somatic cell count in the value of milk utilising parameters obtained from the published literature. Journal of Dairy Research 81(2):223-32, doi:10.1017/S0022029914000053.


Minick-Bormann, J.M. Reecy, D.E. Spurlock, D.C. Beitz. 2014. Polymorphisms in lipogenic genes and milk fatty acid composition in Holstein dairy cattle. Genomics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2014.10.001

144. Fernando, R.L., J.C.M. Dekkers, D.J. Garrick. 2014. A class of Bayesian methods to

combine large numbers of genotyped and non-genotyped animals for whole genome analyses. Genetics, Selection, Evolution 46:50.

145. Oliveira, P.S.N., A.S.M. Cesar, M.L. do Nascimento, A.S. Chaves, R.R. Tullio, D.P.

Lanna, A.N. Rosa, T. Sonstegard, G.B. Mourao, J.M. Reecy, D.J. Garrick, M.A. Mudadu, L.L. Coutinho, L.C.A. Regitano. 2014. Identification of genomic regions associated with feed efficiency in Nellore cattle. BMC Genetics 15:100.

146. Baes, C.F., M.A. Dolezal, J.E. Koltes, B. Bapst, E. Fritz-Waters, S. Jansen, C. Flury,

H. Signer-Hasler, C. Stricker, R. Fernando, R. Fries, J. Moll, D.J. Garrick, J.M. Reecy, B. Gredler. 2014. Evaluation of variant identification methods for whole genome sequencing data in dairy cattle. BMC Genomics (accepted – in press)

147. Littlejohn, M.D. K.M. Henty, K. Tiplady, T. Johnson, C. Harland, T. Lopdell, R.G.

Sherlock, W. Li, S.D. Lukefahr, B.C. Shanks, D.J. Garrick, R.G. Snell, R.J. Spelman, S.R. Davis. 2014. Functionally reciprocal mutations of the prolactin signalling pathway affect hair length, thermoregulation and lactation phenotypes in taurine cattle. Nature Communications DOI:10.1038/ncomms6861.

148. Saatchi, M., J.E. Beever, J.E. Decker, D.B. Faulkner, H.C. Freetly, S.L. Hansen, H.

Yampara-Iquise, K.A. Johnson, S.D. Kachman, M.S. Kerley, JW. Kim, D.D. Loy, E.



Marques, H.L. Neibergs, E.J. Pollak, R.D. Schnabel, C.M. Seabury, D.W. Shike, W.M. Snelling, M.L. Spangler, R.L. Weaber, D.J. Garrick, J.F. Taylor. 2014. QTL, candidate genes, metabolic and signalling pathways associated with growth, metabolic mid-test weight, feed intake and feed efficiency in beef cattle. BMC Genomics 15:1004.

149. Hulsman-Hanna, L.L., D.J. Garrick, C.A. Gill, A.D. Herring, J.O. Sanders, D.G.

Riley. 2014. Comparison of breeding value prediction for two traits in a Nellore-Angus crossbred population using different Bayesian modelling methodologies. Genetics and Molecular Biology 37, 4, 631-637.

150. Mateescu, R.G., D.J. Garrick, A.J. Garmyn, D.L. VanOverbeke, G.G. Hilton, J.M.

Reecy. 2015. Genetic parameters for sensory traits in longissimus muscle and their associations with tenderness, marbling score, and intramuscular fat in Angus cattle. Journal of Animal Science 93:21-27.


Book Chapters

2 Publications – Books and Book Chapters 1. Genetic improvement of milking sheep. Chapter 14 in: Sheep Dairying in New Zealand.

ISBN: 0-473-04741-1. The Sheep Dairy Association of New Zealand, 1997. 2. Genetic principles for dairy cattle improvement. Chapter 22 in: Milk production from

pasture – principles and practices. ISBN: 0-473-08308-6. Published Massey University, 2002.

3. Principles of animal evaluation. Chapter 23 in: Milk production from pasture –

principles and practices. ISBN: 0-473-08308-6. Published Massey University, 2002. 4. Selection objectives for dairy cattle improvement. Chapter 24 in: Milk production from

pasture – principles and practices. ISBN: 0-473-08308-6. Massey University, 2002. 5. Animal evaluation in practice. Chapter 25 in: Milk production from pasture – principles

and practices. ISBN: 0-473-08308-6. Published Massey University, 2002. 6. Determinants of the rate of genetic gain. Chapter 26 in: Milk production from pasture –

principles and practices. ISBN: 0-473-08308-6. Published Massey University, 2002. 7. Mating plans, breeds of dairy cattle and corrective mating. Chapter 27 in: Milk

production from pasture – principles and practices. ISBN: 0-473-08308-6. Published Massey University, 2002.

8. Cattle. M.D. MacNeil, J.M. Reecy and D.J. Garrick. In: Genome Mapping and

Genomics in Domestic Animals. Vol. 3. Edited Noelle Cockett and C. Kole. ISBN: 978-3-540-73834-3. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 2009. 280 pp.

9. Bayesian methods applied to GWAS. R.L Fernando and D.J. Garrick. Chapter in:

Gondro, C., J.H.J. van der Werf and B. Hayes (2013). “Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Prediction”. Berlin, Springer Series: Methods in Molecular Biology.

10. Implementing a QTL detection study (GWAS) using genomic prediction methodology.

D.J. Garrick and R.L. Fernando. Chapter in: Gondro, C., J.H.J. van der Werf and B. Hayes (2013). “Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Prediction”. Berlin, Springer Series: Methods in Molecular Biology.

11. Genomic Prediction and Genome-Wide Association Studies in Beef and Dairy Cattle.

Chapter 19 in: Garrick, D.J., and A. Ruvinsky (2014) “The Genetics of Cattle”, Second Edition, CABI.

12. “The Genetics of Cattle” (2014) Edited by D.J. Garrick and A. Ruvinsky. Second

Edition, CABI.


Peer-reviewed Conference Publications

3 Publications – Peer-reviewed Conference Articles 1. Garrick, D. J., R. W. Purchas and S. T. Morris. 1986. Consideration of alternative lamb

drafting strategies. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society Animal Production, 46:49-54.

2. Garrick, D. J. 1990. Maternal effects on growth in beef cattle. (Invited Paper).

Proceedings of Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics 8th Conference, 8:397-400.

3. Garrick, D. J., W. J. Parker and M. P. Dickson. 1990. On-farm electronic capture

systems for performance recording. Proceedings of Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics 8th Conference, 8:515-516.

4. Parker, W. J., S. N. McCutcheon and D. J. Garrick. 1990. The suitability of chromium

controlled release capsules for estimating the herbage intakes of grazing ruminants. Proceedings of Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics 8th Conference, 8:151-154.

5. Baker, R. L., P. Shannon, D. J. Garrick, H. T. Blair and B. W. Wickham. 1990. The

future impact of new opportunities in reproductive physiology and molecular biology on genetic improvement programmes. Invited paper for the 50th Jubilee conference of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 50:197-210.

6. Parker, W. J., S. T. Morris, D. J. Garrick, G. L. Vincent and S. N. McCutcheon. 1990.

Intraruminal chromium controlled release capsules for measuring herbage intake in ruminants. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 50:437-442.

7. Garrick, D. J. 1991. Best linear unbiased prediction for across-flock breeding values.

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 51:411-416. 8. Garrick, D.J., J.N. Clarke and C.F. Callow. 1992. The National Database for sheep

genetic evaluation and research. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 52:121-124.

9. Howse, S.W., H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick and W.E. Pomroy. 1992. A comparison of

internal parasitism in fleeceweight-selected and control Romney sheep. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 52:57-60.

10. Garrick, D.J. 1992. Computer software for animal breeding teaching at Massey

University. Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics 10th Conference, 10:553-554.



11. Clarke, J.N., D.J. Garrick and A.L. Rae. 1992. Development and commercialisation of genetic technology for animal improvement. Invited paper in the Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics 10th Conference, 10:261-266.

12. Garrick, D.J., H.T. Blair and S.A. Bisset. 1992. Selection of Romney sheep grazing

nematode infested pasture. Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics 10th Conference, 10:448-451.

13. Djegho, Y,. H.T. Blair and D. J. Garrick. 1992. Estimates of phenotypic and genetic

parameters for weaning and yearling weights in Bali beef cattle. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science, 5 (4):623-628.

14. Garrick, D.J., B.L. Harris, P. Shannon and C. Sosa-Ferreyra. 1993. A prototype sire

evaluation for New Zealand dairy cattle. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 53:91-94.

15. López-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick, B.L. Harris and H.T. Blair. 1994. Accounting for

scale effects in genetic evaluation of dairy cattle. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 54:275-279.

16. Williamson, J., H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick, W.E. Pomroy and P.G.C. Douch. 1994. The

relationship between internal parasite burden, faecal egg count and mucosal mast cells in fleeceweight-selected and control sheep. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 54:9-13.

17. Clark, J.M., C.W. Holmes and D.J. Garrick. 1994. Predicting the influence of high BI

dairy sires on farm productivity. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 54:281-284.

18. Blair, H.T. and D.J. Garrick. 1994. How relevant are current and emerging genetic

technologies to the beef breeding cow? Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 54:337-343.

19. Charteris, P.L., D.J. Garrick, S.T. Morris and L.A. Wright. 1995. Selection for beef

quality traits. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 55:275-277.

20. Meyer, K. and D.J. Garrick. 1995. Scope for a joint genetic evaluation of New

Zealand and Australian Angus Cattle. Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding & Genetics, 11th Conference, 11:250-253.

21. Sherlock, R.G. and D.J. Garrick. 1995. Impact of breeding technologies on the genetic

gain of a Merino flock. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 55:278-280.



22. Garrick, D.J. and R.J. Spelman. 1996. Potential for profitable use of DNA markers in the New Zealand dairy industry. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 56:9-11.

23. Garrick, D.J. and G.H.J. van den Berg. 1996. Relationships between adult liveweights

and velvet weights in farmed Red deer. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 56:334-337.

24. Charteris, P.L. and D.J. Garrick. 1996. Characterisation of beef cattle breeding

industry structure. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 56:386-389.

25. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 1996. Profitability of rotational crossbreeding

programmes in commercial dairy herds. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 56:216-220.

26. Stewart, J. and D.J. Garrick. 1996. Structural characteristics of the sheepbreeding

industry and implications for genetic and reproductive technologies. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 56:301-303.

27. Singireddy, S.R., N. Lopez-Villalobos and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Across-breed genetic

evaluation of New Zealand dairy goats. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 57:43-45.

28. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Effect of crossbreeding strategies on

long-term rates of genetic gain in New Zealand dairy cattle. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 57:22-25.

29. Charteris, P.L., D.J. Garrick and S.T. Morris. 1997. Sire by finishing environment

interactions for carcass and meat quality traits in beef cattle. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 57:192-195.

30. Garrick, D.J. 1997. A comparison of some challenges to genetic improvement in New

Zealand industries. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 12th Conference, 12:31-39.

31. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Improving a trait influenced by a major gene (QTL) and many

genes with small effects. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 12th Conference, 12:202-207.

32. Garrick, D.J., B.L. Harris and D.L. Johnson. 1997. The across-breed evaluation of

dairy cattle in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 12th Conference, 12:611-615.



33. Spelman, R.J., N. Lopez-Villalobos and D.J. Garrick. 1998. Experimental designs for Quantitative trait loci detection in the New Zealand dairy industry. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 58:6-9.

34. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick, R.J. Spelman, C.W. Holmes and H.T.Blair. 1998.

Effects of selection and crossbreeding on industry returns from whole milk powder, butter and casein in the New Zealand dairy industry. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 58:64-67.

35. Garcia-Muniz, J.G., C.W. Holmes, D.J. Garrick, N. Lopez-Villalobos, B.W. Wickham,

G.F.Wilson, I.M. Brookes and R.W. Purchas. 1998. Growth curves and productivity of Holstein-Friesian cows bred for heavy or light mature live weight. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 58:68-72.

36. Brookes, I.M., K.I. Lowe and D.J. Garrick. 1998. Modelling the feed requirements of

cross-bred sheep. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 58:161-164.

37. Parker, W.J., A.E. Dooley and D.J. Garrick. 1998. Sheep breeding: an enterprise

budgeting decision support model for on-farm planning. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 58:165-169.

38. Charteris, P., D.J. Garrick and S.T. Morris. 1998. New Zealand beef industry

structure and opportunities to improve income. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 58:228-230.

39. Lopez-Villalobos, N., and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Genetic parameter estimates for lamb

survival in Romney sheep. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 59:121-124.

40. Amer, P.R., G.B. Nicoll and D.J. Garrick. 1999. The importance of date of birth

records in genetic evaluation of deer. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 59:129-130.

41. Miller, F.M., R.G. Sherlock and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Determinants of ram sale prices

for fine wool New Zealand Merinos. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 13th Conference, 13:270-273.

42. Lopez-Villalobos, N., C.W. Holmes y D.J. Garrick. 1999. El uso racional de la

alimentacion suplementaria en el sistema de produccion de leche de Nueva Zelandia. II Seminario internacional Estrategias de suplementacion a bovinos en pastoreo, 28-29 de Octubre de 1999, Chapingo, Mexico. Pp 135-152.

43. Lopez-Villalobos, N., C.W. Holmes and D.J. Garrick. 1999. The Milk Production

System in New Zealand. Anais do Simposio Sustentabilidade de Pecuaria de Leite no Brasil, Embrapa Gado de Leite Pp 85-117 (English) and pp 239-274 (Portugese).



44. Garrick, D.J., H.T. Blair and J.N. Clarke. 2000. Sheep industry structure and genetic

improvement. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 60:175-179.

45. Newman, S.-A., K.G. Dodds, J.N. Clarke, D.J. Garrick and J.C. McEwan. 2000. The

Sheep Improvement Limited (SIL) genetic engine. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 60:195-197.

46. Clarke, J.N., and D.J. Garrick. 2000. The benefits of sheep recording schemes for

genetic research. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 60:198-202.

47. Lopez-Villalobos, N., V. Lemus-Ramirez, C.W. Holmes and D.J. Garrick. 2001.

Lactation curves for milk traits, live weight and body condition score for heavy and light Holstein-Friesian cows. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 61:217-220.

48. Charteris, P.L., B.L. Golden and D.J. Garrick. 2001. Livestock breeding industries as

complex adaptive systems. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 14th Conference, 14:461-464.

49. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick and C.W. Holmes. 2001. Estimation of economic

values using an evolutionary algorithm with a New Zealand dairy cattle example. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 14th Conference, 14: 71-74.

50. Spelman, R.J., F.M. Miller, J.D. Hooper, M. Thielen and D.J. Garrick. 2001.

Experimental design for QTL trial involving New Zealand Friesian and Jersey breeds. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics 14th Conference, 14: 393-396.

51. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick and C.W. Holmes. 2002. Genetic opportunities to

improve milk value in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 62:90-94.

52. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 2003. Accounting for feed intake in dairy

cattle evaluation. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics 15th Conference, 15:318-321.

53. Sherlock, R.G., N. Lopez-Villalobos and D.J. Garrick. 2003. Genetic parameters for

wool traits in ultra-fine New Zealand Merinos. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics 15th Conference, 15:277-280.

54. Dukkipati, V.S.R., H.T. Blair, P.L. Johnson, A. Murray and D.J. Garrick. 2005. A

study on the association of genotypes at the interferon gamma microsatellite locus



with faecal strongyle egg counts in sheep. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics 16th Conference, 16:119-122.

55. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 2005. The breeding program for the genetic

improvement of New Zealand dairy cattle: an example of a systematic approach to design breeding programs. Simposio sobre recursos geneticos y bienestar animal aplicados a la produccion animal, Sociedad Chilena de produccion animal, sochipa A.G. ISSN 0717 = 9499. 11:41-72.

56. Banga, C.B., F.W.C. Neser, J. van der Westhuizen and D.J. Garrick. 2009. Economic

values for dairy production traits under different milk payment systems in South Africa. 10th World Conference on Animal Production. South African Journal of Animal Science, 39(Supplement 1):112-115.

57. Garrick, D.J. 2010. Milestones in genetic prediction for applied livestock

improvement. Proc. N.Z. Soc. Anim. Prod. 70:104-112. 58. Sun, X., D. Habier, R. L. Fernando, D. J. Garrick, J. C. M. Dekkers. 2010. Genomic

breeding value prediction and QTL mapping of QTLMAS2010 data using Bayesian methods. Proceedings of the 14th QTLMAS workshop. BMC Proceedings 2011, 5 (Suppl 3):S13.

59. Kizilkaya, K., R. G. Tait, D. J. Garrick, R. L. Fernando, and J. M. Reecy. 2010. Whole

genome analysis of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Angus cattle using Bayesian threshold models. Proceedings of the Animal Genomics for Animal Health International Symposium held in Paris, France. BMC Proceedings 2011, 5 (Suppl 4):S22.

60. Zeng, J., M. Pszczola, A. Wolc, T. Strabel, R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, and J.C.M.

Dekkers. 2011. Genomic breeding value prediction and QTL mapping of QTLMAS2011 data using Bayesian and GBLUP methods. Proceedings of the 15th QTLMAS workshop. BMC Proceedings 2012, (Suppl 2):S7.

61. Saatchi, M., and D.J. Garrick. 2013. Accuracies of genomic predictions in US beef

cattle. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics 20th Conference, 20:207-210.

62. Banga, C. F. Neser, D. Garrick. 2013. Derivation of economic values of longevity for

inclusion in the breeding objectives for South African dairy cattle. 2013 International Conference on Agriculture and Biotechnology IPCBEE 60:69-73.

63. Sneddon, N.W., N. Lopez-Villalobos, R.E. Hickson, L. Shalloo, D.J. Garrick and U.

Geary. 2014. Supply and demand for lactose in the New Zealand dairy industry. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 74:215-219.


Conference Presentations (non refereed)

4 Publications - Conference Proceedings (non-refereed) 1. Smith, W. C., G. Pearson and D. J. Garrick. 1983. An evaluation of the Duroc as a sire

of cross-bred pigs slaughtered at 85 kg liveweight. Proc. 2nd National Pig Production Review Conference in Hobart, Tasmania.

2. Smith, W. C., G. Pearson and D. J. Garrick. 1987. An evaluation of the Duroc as a

terminal sire of crossbred pigs slaughtered at 85 kg liveweight. Proceedings of the 4th Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Animal Science Congress, Pg. 478.

3. Garrick, D. J. and R. W. Purchas. 1989. Relative economic values for post-weaning

gain and GR tissue depth. Proceedings of the 12th workshop on overfatness and lean meat production from sheep. Pp 46-47.

4. Johnson, D. L. and D. J. Garrick. 1990. Data collection, processing and prediction of

breeding values. (Invited paper). Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Edinburgh, Scotland. Vol XV:337-346.

5. Morris, S. T., W. J. Parker, S. N. McCutcheon, D. J. Garrick and N. Nasution. 1990.

Estimation of herbage intake by ruminants at pasture using intraruminal chromium controlled release capsules. Proceedings of VIIth European Grazing Workshop, Wageningen, the Netherlands 8-11 October 1990.

6. Garrick, D. J. 1991. The value of genetic improvement: effects on milk production per

cow and per hectare. Proceedings of the Massey University Dairy Farmers Conference. Pp 115-119.

7. Garrick, D.J. 1991. New Horizons in Sheep Breeding. Proceedings of the Southland

Times Agricultural Conference held in Invercargill July 2-4, 1991. 8. Blair, H.T and D.J. Garrick. 1992. Genetic aspects of milkfat flavour. Proceedings of

the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute Flavour Forum, 3-4 March 1992. Pp 41. 9. Garrick, D.J. 1992. Technical aspects of Animalplan. Proceedings of the Central

Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers' Conference. Pp 25-33. 10. Blair, H.T. and D.J. Garrick. 1992. Breeding sheep for resistance to internal parasites.

Proceedings of the Central Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers' Conference. 1:101-104.

11. Garrick, D.J., and J.M. Rendel. 1992. Breeding the cow for the future. Proceedings of

the Ruakura Farmers' Conference, 1992:98-101.



12. Garrick, D.J. and H.T. Blair. 1992. Performance recording. Proceedings of the South Canterbury and North Otago Branch of the New Zealand Deer Farmers Association. 1992:79-87.

13. Harris, B.L. and D.J Garrick. 1993. Principles of Indexes. Proceedings of the

Livestock Improvement Annual Conference held at Waikato University, 9 February 1993.

14. Garrick, D.J. 1993. Selection for facial eczema resistance. Proceedings of the Central

Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers Conference. 2:91-96. 15. Garrick, D.J. 1993. The importance of industry structure. Proceedings of the

Symposium on animal breeding and genetics held in honour of Emeritus Professor A.L. Rae, pp 110-119.

16. Garrick, D.J. 1994. Meeting market specifications: exploiting breeds and

crossbreeding for profitable production of beef. Proceedings of the Central Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers Conference. 3:35-40.

17. Harris, B.L., D.L. Johnson, J. Clark and D.J. Garrick. 1994. New systems for

identifying the dairy cattle of high genetic and economic merit. Proceedings of the Ruakura Farmers Conference. 1994:60-63.

18. Meyer, K. and D.J. Garrick. 1995. Scope for a joint genetic evaluation of New

Zealand and Australian Angus Cattle. Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Vol 11:250-253.

19. Garrick, D.J. 1995. The effects of sire and dam breeds on improving your lamb

growth rates by 100g per day. Proceedings of the Central Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers Conference. 4:61-63.

20. Garrick, D.J. 1995. Genetic Principles in Deer Breeding. Proceedings of the Massey

University Deer Farmers’ Conference, 1995:38-67 21. Garrick, D.J. 1995. Short- and long-term responses to some selection strategies for

objectives influenced by a QTL and many genes with small effects. Proceeding of the Sixth Australasian Gene Mapping Workshop and New Zealand Genetical Society Conference, 6:25.

22. Garrick, D.J. 1996. Improving profit through genetic gains. Proceedings of the

Massey University Dairy Farmers’ Conference, 1996: 129-136. 23. Garrick, D.J. 1996. Beef Cattle outlook & options. Proceedings of the Central

Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers Conference. 5:5-7.



24. Garrick, D.J. 1996. DNA Technology. Proceedings of the Central Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers Conference. 5:61-67.

25. Garrick, D.J. 1996. Relationship between velvet production and liveweight in farmed

Red deer. Proceedings of the Massey University Deer Farmers’ Conference, 1996: 47-52.

26. Concheyro, S.C., M.J. Carson, D.J. Garrick and P.A. Jefferson. 1997. Evolution of

variance components in a Pinus radiata clonal trial planted over sites in New Zealand - some preliminary results. Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference on Silviculture and Improvement of Eucalyptus. Salvador, Brazil. August 24 to 29, 1997. Vol.1:Tree Improvement Strategies Pp. 193- 199.

27. Garrick, D.J. 1997. The potential benefits of knowing the pregnancy status of ewes.

Proceedings of the Central Districts Sheep and Beef Farmers Conference. 6:3-24. 28. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Some options for exploiting genetic differences between breeds.

1997 Autumn workshops on Sheep Breeding Strategies. C. Alma Baker Trust Series publication No. 16. ISBN 0-9583364-4-X, ISSN 0112 5583. Pp 39-44.

29. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Breed performance in difference environments. 1997 Autumn

workshops on Sheep Breeding Strategies. C. Alma Baker Trust Series publication No. 16. ISBN 0-9583364-4-X, ISSN 0112 5583. Pp 45-47.

30. Lopez-Villalobos, N., and D.J. Garrick. 1997. Crossbreeding for increased

profitability. Proceedings of the Massey University Dairy Farmers’ Conference, 1997: 164-172.

31. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Breeding objectives for farmed red deer. Deer Branch of the New

Zealand Veterinary Association, ISSN 0112-5265, 14:33-37. 32. Garrick, D.J. 1997. A comparison of some challenges to genetic improvement in New

Zealand livestock industries. Deer Branch of the New Zealand Veterinary Association, ISSN 0112-5265, 14:23-32.

33. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Genetic principles for deer improvement. Proceedings of a Deer

Course for Veterinarians. Deer Branch of the New Zealand Veterinary Association, ISSN 0112-5265, 14:1-13.

34. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Imagining the Future - genetic improvement in farm businesses.

New Zealand Society of Farm Management Primary Industry Conference, pp 195-199.

35. Garrick, D.J. 1997. Genetic principles for deer improvement. Proceedings for Deer

Seminar 1997, Central Southland Veterinary Services, pp 7-17.



36. Garrick, D.J. 1998. Achieving genetic improvement in non-conventional species using the New Zealand deer industry as an example. Proceedings of the sixth world congress on genetics applied to livestock production. 25:296-302.

37. Garcia-Muniz, J.G., C.W. Homes, D.J. Garrick, N. Lopez-Villalobos, and R.J.

Spelman. 1998. Calving difficulty in two genetic lines of Holstein-Friesian cows differing in mature live weight. Proceedings of the sixth world congress on genetics applied to livestock production. 25:39-42.

38. Charteris, P.L., D.J. Garrick and S. Newman. 1998. Customised selection indices for

New Zealand’s beef cattle industry. Proceedings of the sixth world congress on genetics applied to livestock production. 25:379-382.

39. Lopez-Villalobos, N., D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair, and C.W. Holmes. 1998. Effect of

selection and crossbreeding on rate of genetic gain and industry flows of milk, fat and protein in the New Zealand dairy industry. Proceedings of the sixth world congress on genetics applied to livestock production. 25:363-366.

40. Kumar, S., R.D. Burdon and D.J. Garrick. 1998. A proposal to overcome the effect of

sampling errors of estimating multivariate genetic parameters on the efficiency of selection indices. Proceedings of the sixth world congress on genetics applied to livestock production. 25:589-592.

41. Apiolaza, L.A., R.D. Burdon and D.J. Garrick. 1998. Effects of sampling on open-

pollinated bivariate progeny tests. Proceedings of the sixth world congress on genetics applied to livestock production. 27:491-494.

42. Garrick, D.J. 1998. Animal recording in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 31st

International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand. 31:In press.

43. Charteris, P.L., D.J. Garrick and S. Newman. 1998. Sire selection using internet

technologies. Proceedings of the Southern North Island Sheep & Beef Cattle Farmers’ Conference, 7:5-13.

44. Garrick, D.J. 1998. The potential benefits of knowing the pregnancy status of ewes.

Proceedings of the 28th seminar, the Society of sheep & beef cattle veterinarians, NZVA, Publication No. 180, ISSN 0112-9643, pp 203-218.

45. Garrick, D.J., and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 1998. Tomorrow’s Cows – Some Kiwi cows

of the future. Proceedings of Ruakura Dairy Farmers’ Conference. ISSN 0110-52272, pp 39-44.

46. Garrick, D.J. 1999. The future for the N.Z. Society of Animal Production.

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Animal Production 59:1-5.



47. Gopal, R.M., W.E. Pomroy, D.M. West and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Inheritance of ivermectin resistance in afield isolate of Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Parasitology 28:30-31.

48. Amer, P., and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Breeding Objectives. Proceedings of the

Conference on “Profitable Beef Breeding for Commercial Producers” held in Palmerston North, 23 February 1999. Pp 26-30.

49. Garrick, D.J. 2000. The principles of high sheep productivity. Proceedings of the 30th

seminar of the society of sheep & beef cattle veterinarians. Pp 13-18. ISSN 0112-9643.

50. Garrick, D.J. 2000. Some contributions of biotechnology – increased understanding

and new tools for breeding. In Wilson, G.F. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 52nd meeting of the Dairy Farmers held May 16-18 in Rotorua, New Zealand. 52:175-180.

51. Golden, B.L., D.J. Garrick, S. Newman and R.M. Enns. 2000. A framework for the

next generation of EPDs. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 32nd Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting held July 12-15 in Wichita, Kansas. 32:2-13.

52. Garrick, D.J. 2000. Research into the genetic improvement of animals. Guest

Editorial. Vetscript, Vol XIII No 11, pp 2-3, December 2000. ISN 1170-280X. 53. Garrick, D.J., and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 2000. Potential for economic benefits to the

producer from altering the composition of milk. In: Milk Composition Occasional Publication No. 25, British Society of Animal Science pp 93-108.

54. Garrick, D.J., P.R. Amer and M.L. Tate. 2000. Genetic improvement of farmed deer.

ISSN 1011-2367 Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Science 13:54-56. 55. Garrick, D.J., and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 2001. Dairy cattle improvement by selection.

Proceedings of the Second South African Large Herds Conference held at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 5-7 February 2001. Pp 43-50.

56. Garrick, D.J., and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 2001. Dairy cattle improvement by

crossbreeding. Proceedings of the Second South African Large Herds Conference held at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 5-7 February 2001. Pp 121-128.

57. Garrick, D.J., and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 2001. Opportunities for Genetic Selection to

increase Milk Quality. Advances in Dairy Technology. Proceedings of the 2001 Western Canadian Dairy Seminar. ISBN 1-896110-15-0. Vol 13:187-195.

58. Garrick, D.J., N. Lopez-Villalobos and C.W. Holmes. 2001. Recent pre- and post-

farm gate developments in the New Zealand Dairy Industry. Advances in Dairy



Technology. Proceedings of the 2001 Western Canadian Dairy Seminar. ISBN 1-896110-15-0. Vol 13:369-378.

59. Garrick, D.J. 2001. Challenging the norm – some alternative genetic approaches and

their farm and industry consequences. From Pumice to Profit. Proceedings of the Taupo Large Herds Conference. ISBN 0-473-07578-4. Vol 32:84-88.

60. Garrick, D.J. 2001. Genetic improvement of farmed deer. Proceedings of a Deer

Course for Veterinarians held by the Deer Branch of the New Zealand Veterinary Association. ISSN 0112-5265. Vol 18:180-186.

61. Garrick, D.J. 2001. Genetic improvement of farmed deer. Proceedings of the 2001

New Zealand Deer Industry Conference held at Copthorne Solway, Masterton, 22-25 May 2001. Pp 37-42.

62. Garrick, D.J. 2002. A systematic approach to dairy cattle improvement. Proceedings

of the Australian Large Herds Conference. CD-ROM. 63. Garrick, D.J. 2002. Dairy Cattle Improvement by selection and crossbreeding.

Proceedings of the Irish Grasslands Association Dairy Conference. Pp 1-12. 64. Garrick, D.J. 2002. Livestock resources for the future – their attributes, sources and

potential. Proceedings of the Southern North Island Sheep & Beef Cattle Farmers’ Conference. ISBN 0-473-08637-9. 11:1-7.

65. Garrick, D.J. 2002. Accounting for feed costs in improvement programmes for grazed

dairy cattle. Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Communication 01-36.

66. Navajas, E., D.J. Garrick, A.B. Pleasants and C.A. Morris. 2002. Superiority of a

biochemically-based approach for the detection of a quantitative trait locus affecting ultimate pH. Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Communication 11-16.

67. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 2002. Economic heterosis and breed

complementarity for dairy cattle in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Communication 01-37.

68. Johnson, P.L., R.G. Sherlock, N. Lopez-Villalobos, D.J. Garrick and H.T. Blair. 2002.

Optimisation of a breeding scheme design for the New Zealand Texel sire referencing scheme. Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Communication 02-08.

69. Garrick, D.J., C.A. Morris and R.M.W. Sumner. 2003. Honorary Life membership –

John Neil Clarke. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 63:283.



70. Garrick, D.J. 2003. Cross-breeding and composite breed formation. In: The Role of

Composites in Livestock Production, Proceedings of the 2003 Animal Industries Workshop. ISBN 0-86476-155 pages 21-29.

71. Garrick, D.J. and R.M. Enns. 2003. How best to achieve genetic change?

Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 35th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting. Pp 48-50.

72. Speidel, S.E., R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick, C.S. Welsh and B.L. Golden. Colorado State

University Center for Genetic Evaluation of Livestock: Current approaches to performing large scale beef cattle genetic evaluations. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, Vol 54: 152-158.

73. Bullock, K.D., E.J. Pollak, J.K. Bertrand, D. Garrick, M.Enns, B. Weaber and D.E.

Wilson. 2003. International beef cattle genetic evaluation in the United States and the role of the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium. Proceedings of the 2003 Interbull meeting held in Rome, Italy, August 28-30, 2003. Bulletin No. 31:156-157.

74. Garrick, D.J. 2003. Construccion y uso de indices economicos para el mejoramiento

de la rentabilidad del ganado de carne. XIII reunion internacional sobre producción de carne y leche in climas calidos memorias. Pp 15-18.

75. Garrick, D.J. and P.L. Johnson. 2003. Examples of marker-assisted selection in sheep

and cattle improvement in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 8th Genetic Prediction Workshop 8:5-23.

76. Enns, R.M. and D.J. Garrick. 2003. The economic benefits and potential when using

current and future EPD – economically relevant traits. Proceedings, The Range Beef Cow Symposium XVIII, pp 46-53.

77. Garrick, D.J. 2004. Genetics of Fiber Production. Proceedings of the Fiber to fashion

– fashioning our alpacas future Conference held at Reno Nevada. 4-8 February 2004, pp 27-35.

78. Garrick, D.J. 2004. Developing a Breeding Program. Proceedings of the Fiber to

fashion – fashioning our alpacas future Conference held at Reno Nevada. 4-8 February 2004, pp 36-41.

79. Garrick, D.J. 2004. Linebreeding & Crossbreeding. Proceedings of the Fiber to

fashion – fashioning our alpacas future Conference held at Reno Nevada. 4-8 February 2004, pp 42-47.

80. Burns, E.M., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2004. The status of equine genetic

evaluation. Proceedings of the Western Section of Animal Science 55:82-86.



81. Garrick, D.J. 2004. High-altitude disease – an example of genetic variation for adaptability. Proceedings of the NBCEC Adaptability Symposium held in Kansas City 29-30 October 2004.

82. Garrick, D.J. and R.M. Enns. 2004 Selecting for economically relevant traits.

Proceedings of the Beef Seedstock Conference on Genetic Innovations for Breeding Programs held by the Iowa Beef Center in Ames Iowa, 2 December 2004.

83. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Trends and developments in genetic evaluation of beef cattle in

the United States. Proceedings of the 9th World Angus Forum Technical Meeting, Angus in the Global Market, pp 24-31.

84. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Some tools to support genetic improvement. Proceedings of the

University of Missouri in-service training for livestock and dairy specialists. CD-ROM.

85. Bailey, D.W., H.C. VanWagoner, D.J. Garrick, M.G. Thomas and R. Weinmeister.

2005. Sire and dam effects on distribution patterns of cows grazing mountainous rangelands. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, 56:79-82.

86. Speidel, S.E., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2005. Weaning weight heritability

estimates in different environments. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, 56:83-86.

87. Brigham, B.W., R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick and S.E. Speidel. 2005. Using additional

phenotypic information in data poor analyses. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, 56:105-108.

88. Beckman, D.W., S.E. Speidel, B.W. Brigham, D.J. Garrick and R.M. Enns. 2005.

Genetic parameter estimates for docility in Limousin cattle. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, 56:109-111.

89. Enns, R.M., D.J. Garrick and B.W. Brigham. 2005. Variability in economic value is

dependent upon herd average stayability. Proceedings of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science, 56:112-115.

90. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Making the web equal profit – surfing for genetics. Proceedings

of the Beef Improvement Federations 37th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting held 6-9 July 2005 in Billings, Montana. 37:105-111.

91. Garrick, D.J. 2005. High Altitude disease – an example of genetic variation for

adaptability. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federations 37th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting held 6-9 July 2005 in Billings, Montana. 37:122-123.



92. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Formulating and using EPDs to improve feed efficiency. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federations 37th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting held 6-9 July 2005 in Billings, Montana. 37:143-145.

93. Garrick, D.J. 2005. A systematic approach to the design and enhancement of breeding

programmes. Invited. Online Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the European Association of Animal Production, http://www.eaap.org/uppsala/AA_pages/G5_session_26.htm.

94. Garrick, D.J. 2006. Development of genetic evaluations and decision support to

improve feed efficiency. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation’s 38 th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting. 38:32-40.

95. Williams, J.L., D.J. Garrick, R.M. Enns, K.L. Shirley. 2006. Inheritance of hair

slickness score and its correlation with growth. Proceedings, Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 57:29-31.

96. Shirley K.L., D.J. Garrick, T. Grandin, M. Deesing. 2006. Inheritance of facial hair

whorl attributes in holstein cattle. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 57:63-66.

97. Brigham B.W., S.E. Speidel, D.W. Beckman, D.J. Garrick, W. Vanderwert, S.

Willmon, and R.M. Enns. 2006. Parameter estimates and breeding values for days to a constant fat endpoint. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 57:79-81.

98. Speidel S.E., R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick. 2006. Potential re-ranking of sires for weaning

weight in above- and below-average environments. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 57:82-85.

99. Beckman D.W., S.E. Speidel, B.W. Brigham, D.J. Garrick, and R.M. Enns. 2006.

Genetic parameters for stayability and body condition score in beef females. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 57:93-95.

100. Lopez-Villalobos, N. and D.J. Garrick. 2006. Crossbreeding Systems for Dairy

Production in New Zealand. Invited. Invited. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 32_1024-1774.

101. Garrick, D.J. 2006. Genetic improvement – assessing the ramifications of genetic

change. Invited. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 3_466-1550.

102. Sherlock, R.G., P.R. Amer and D.J. Garrick. 2006. AnimalSim – simulating animal

populations using quantitative and QTL information. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 27_957-1423.



103. Tseveenjav, B., D.J. Garrick and Y. Zagsduren. 2006. Simulation model for cashmere production system to improve fiber quality in Mongolia. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 5_162-361.

104. Enns, R.M., D.J. Garrick and B.W. Brigham. 2006. Economic values of heifer

pregnancy and stayability vary with average herd performance. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 31_927-2053.

105. Bullock, K.D., D.R. Strohbehn, R.L. Weaber, E.J. Pollak, D.J. Garrick, J.K. Bertrand,

D.W. Moser and J.M. Reecy. 2006. From research to application: a model for educating beef producers in animal breeding technologies. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. 34_601-850

106. Garrick, D.J. 2006. Development of genetic evaluations and decision support to

improve feed efficiency. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation’s 38th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting. 38:32-40.

107. Fulwider, W.K., T. Grandin, D.J. Garrick, T.E. Engle, W.D. Lamm, N.L. Dalsted and

B.E. Rollin. 2007. Effect of Stall Base Type on Herd Health, Costs, and Producer Satisfaction. Sixth International Dairy Housing Conference Proceeding. ASABE Publication Number 701P0507e, 7 pages.

108. Beckman, D.W., and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Heterogeneous variance of docility scores

in Limousin cattle. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 58:11-14.

109. Brigham, B.W., S.E. Speidel, R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Stayability to

alternate ages. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 58:27-30.

110. Marquez, G.C., and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Selection intensities, generation intervals

and population structure of Red Angus cattle. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 58:55-58.

111. Garrick, D.J., B.W. Brigham, S.E. Speidel. 2007. Iterative solution of linear

equations from national beef cattle evaluation. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 58:89-92.

112. Shirley, K.L., and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Identification of factors affecting Angus bull

sale prices. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 58:101-104.

113. Garrick, D.J. 2007. The value of phenotypes. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement

Federation’s 39th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting. 39:59-64.



114. Garrick, D.J. Payment for quality: what the wine industry can learn from livestock. 2007. Proceedings of the 13th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. 13:27-29.

115. Garrick, D.J. Recent Developments in Beef Cattle Improvement”. 2008.

Proceedings of the 37th Cornbelt Cow Calf Conference. Accessed 20 January 2009 at http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/news_events_CCCC_2008.html.

116. Van Eenennaam, A.L., D.J. Drake and D.J. Garrick. 2008. Evaluation of calf output

and progeny carcass data of commercial beef bulls. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 59:122-125.

117. Garrick, D.J., and A.L. Van Eenennaam. 2008. “No Bull” discussion on genetic

markers. Proceedings of 57th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course, 57:33-38. 118. Garrick, D.J. 2009. New genomic advances in dairy and beef cattle improvement.

Proceedings of the Ensminger School held in Costa Rica Feb 11-13, 2009, Retos y alternativas para la produccion animal tropical. Pp 89-105.

119. Garrick, D.J. 2009. The nature and scope of some whole genome analyses in U.S.

beef cattle. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation’s 41st Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting. 41:92-102. http://www.bifconference.com/bif2009/proceedings/G3_pro_Garrick.pdf

120. Garrick, D.J. 2010. The nature scope and impact of some whole genome analyses in

beef cattle. Proc 9th World Congress on Genet Appl to Livestock Prod, 9:23. 121. Garrick, D.J. 2010. Consequence of genomic prediction in beef cattle. Proceedings

of the Interbull international workshop on genomic information in genetic evaluations. Bulletin No. 41, ISSN 1011-6079. http://www.interbull.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:interbull-bulletin-41&catid=4:organization&Itemid=112

122. Garrick, D.J. 2010. The nature scope and impact of some whole genome analyses in

beef cattle. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:23.

123. Gorbach, D., W. Cai, J. Dekkers, J. Young, D. Garrick, R. Fernando, M. Rothschild.

2010. Large-scale SNP association analyses of residual feed intake and its component traits in pigs.. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:265.

124. Cleveland, M., S. Forni, D. Garrick, N. Deeb. 2010. Prediction of genomic breeding

values in a commercial pig population. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:266.



125. Onteru, S., B. Fan, D. Garrick, K. Stalder, M Rothschild. 2010. Whole-genome association analyses for sow lifetime production, reproduction and structural soundness traits using the porcineSNP60 beadchip. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:273.

126. Banga, C., F. Neser, J. van der Westhuizen, D. Garrick. 2010. Economic value of

liveweight in South African dairy cattle. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:389.

127. Habier, D., R.L. Fernando, K. Kizilkaya, D.J. Garrick. 2010. Extension of the

Bayesian alphabet for genomic selection. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:468.

128. M. MacNeil, S. Northcutt, R. Schnabel, D. Garrick, B. Woodward, J. Taylor. 2010.

Genetic correlations between carcass traits and molecular breeding values in Angus cattle. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:482.

129. Reecy, J., R. Tait, D. Van Overbeke, A. Garmyn, R. Mateescu, A. Van Eenennaam, Q.

Duan, Q. Liu, J. Schoonmaker, M. Drewnowski, D. Beitz, K. Kizilkaya, R. Fernando, D. Garrick. 2010. Use of genomics to improve healthfulness and quality of meat. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:53.

130. Wolc, A., C. Stricker, J. Arango, P. Settar, J. E. Fulton, N. O’Sullivan, D. Habier, R.

L. Fernando, D. J. Garrick, S. J. Lamont, J. C. M. Dekkers. 2010. Breeding value prediction for production traits in layers using pedigree and marker based methods. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:552.

131. Habier, D, R. Fernando, D. Garrick. 2010. A combined strategy to infer high-density

SNP haplotypes in large pedigrees. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:915.

132. Bullock, D., R. Lewis, R. Weaber, B. Lockee, D. Strohbehn, D. Garrick, J. Pollak.

2010. Distance education: a short-term solution to training graduates and producers with a shrinking population of quantitative geneticists. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 9:916.

133. Garrick, D.J. 2011. Some research opportunities for using high-density SNP

genotyping in sheep. Proceedings of the 1st Joint Research Center Workshop on Sheep Breeding and Developmental Biology, held in Beijing, China. 1:1-4.

134. Downey, E.D., J.F. Ridpath, R.G. Tait, D.J. Garrick, and J.M. Reecy. 2011.

Environmental and management factors influencing BVDV antibody levels and



response to vaccination in weanling calves. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 43rd Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting, 43:32-41.

135. Amer, P.R., R. Banks, D.J. Garrick. 2012. Costs and effectiveness of various

national cattle breeding structures. Proceedings of the 38th ICAR session held in Cork, Ireland.

136. Garrick, D.J. 2013. Bad news – they’re all carriers of something – broken genes in

the beef business. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation’s 45th Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting. 45:88-95.

137. Saatchi, M., D.J. Garrick. 2013. Improving genomic prediction in Simmental beef

cattle using a multi-breed reference population. Proceedings Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, 64:174-177. https://www.asas.org/docs/default-source/western-section/proceedings.pdf?sfvrsn=0 .

138. Garrick, D.J. 2013. Genomic selection for the genetic evaluation of livestock –

theory and practice. Proceedings of the XL reunion de la Asociacion Mexicana para la Produccion Animal y Seguridad Alimentaria, held in Villahermosa, Mexico, 22-24 May 2013.

139. Garrick, D.J. 2013. Status of genomics technologies. Proceedings of the Sociedade

Brasileira de Zootechnia (SBZ) meeting held in Campinas 24 July, 2013. 140. Hyde, L., W. Shafer, S. McGuire, M. Saatchi, D.J. Garrick. 2013. American

Simmental Association experience with incorporating genomics into genetic evaluation. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 10th Genetic Prediction Workshop held in Kansas City 12-13 December 2103, pages 10-14.

141. Garrick, D.J., M. Saatchi. 2013. Experience in developing breed-specific predictions

for GE-EPDs. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 10th Genetic Prediction Workshop held in Kansas City 12-13 December 2103, pages 24-34.

142. Fernando, R.L., D.J. Garrick. 2013. Bayesian regression as an alternative

implementation of genomic-enhanced genetic evaluation. Proceedings of the Beef Improvement Federation 10th Genetic Prediction Workshop held in Kansas City 12-13 December 2103, pages 38-43.

143. Garrick, D.J., J.C.M. Dekkers, B.L. Golden, R.L. Fernando. 2014. (Invited paper)

Bayesian prediction combining genotyped and non-genotyped individuals. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/053_paper_10311_manuscript_1300_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

144. Saatchi, M., D.J. Garrick. 2014. (Invited paper) Across breed genomic predictions in

beef cattle. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to



Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/065_paper_10332_manuscript_1318_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

145. Wolc, A., A. Kranis, J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N. O’Sullivan, S. Avendano,

K.A. Watson, R. Preisinger, D. Habier, S.J. Lamont, R. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers. 2014. (Invited paper) Applications of genomic selection in poultry. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/080_paper_9732_manuscript_1554_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

146. Ferraz, J.B.S., M.H.A. Santana, G.A. Oliveira Jr., F.M. Rezende, H. Fukumasu, P.A.

Alexandre, A.S.M. Cesar, M.E. Carvalho, L.L. Coutinho, J.P. Eler, E.C. Mattos, F.S. Baldi, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Feed efficiency in Nellore cattle (Bos Indicus): impact of molecular breeding value estimation methods in the accuracy of breeding value estimates. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/118_paper_8699_manuscript_216_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

147. Fernando, R.L., A. Toosi, D.J. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers. 2014. Application of

whole-genome prediction methods for genome-wide association studies: a Bayesian approach. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/201_paper_10341_manuscript_1325_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

148. Sun, X., R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers. 2014. Improved accuracy of

genomic prediction for traits with rare QTL by fitting haplotypes. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/209_paper_9178_manuscript_1682_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

149. Cockrum, R.R., X. Zeng, N.F. Berge, J.M. Neary, F.B. Garry, T. Holt, H.D.

Blackburn, S. Thomas, S.E. Speidel, D.J. Garrick, R.M. Enns, M.G. Thomas. 2014. Angus cattle at high altitude: genetic relationships and initial genome-wide association analyses of pulmonary arterial pressure. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/236_paper_9105_manuscript_427_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

150. Weng, Z.-Q., A. Wolc, R.L. Fernando, J.C.M. Dekkers, J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E.

Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Prediction accuracy of pedigree and genomic estimated breeding values over generations in layer chickens. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-proceedings-oral/326_paper_8208_manuscript_114_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

151. Sneddon, N.W., N. Lopez-Villalobos, R.E. Hickson, L. Shaloo, D.J. Garrick, U.

Geary. 2014. Prediction of industry production of milk components, yields of dairy



products and lactose deficit under the current breeding objective of New Zealand dairy cattle. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/398_paper_9283_manuscript_538_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

152. Weng, X., R.R. Cockrum, N.F. Berge, J.M. Neary, F.B. Garry, T. Holt, H.D.

Blackburn, S.E. Speidel, D.J. Garrick, R.M. Enns, M.G. Thomas. Genetic correlation and genome wide association study of pulmonary arterial pressure and post weaning growth traits in Angus heifers from a high altitude breeding program. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/428_paper_9752_manuscript_1034_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

153. Hayr, M., M. Saatchi, R. Sherlock, D. Johnson, D. Garrick. 2014. Evaluating the

effects of QTN for milk fat yield and their impact on accuracy and bias of genomic prediction in New Zealand Holstein-Friesian cows. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/505_paper_9659_manuscript_827_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

154. Oliveira, P.S.N., A.S.M. Cesar, M.L. Do Nascimento, M.M. Souza, R.R. Tullio, D.O.

Lanna, T. Sonstegard, G.B. Mourao, J.M. Reecy, D.J. Garrick, M.A. Mudadu, L.L. Coutinho, L.C.A. Regitano. 2014. Potential candidate genes for residual intake and gain in Nelore beef cattle. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/555_paper_8744_manuscript_228_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

155. Peters, S., K. Kizilkaya, D. Garrick, R. Fernando, J. Reecy, I. Imumorin, M. Thomas.

2014. Genome-wide association study of first service conception rate in Brangus heifers using probit, robit and logit models. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/643_paper_9759_manuscript_927_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

156. Baes, C.F., M.A. Dolezal, E. Fritz-Waters, J.E. Koltes, B. Bapst, C. Flury, H. Signer-

Hasler, C. Stricker, R. Fernando, F. Schmitz-Hsu, D.J. Garrick, J.M. Reecy, B. Gredler. 2014. Comparison of variant calling methods for whole-genome sequencing data in dairy cattle. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/668_paper_10014_manuscript_1167_0b.pdf?sfvrsn=2

157. Cheng, H., D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando. 2014. Parallel computing to speed up

whole-genome analyses using independent Metropolis-Hastings sampling. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/694_paper_9259_manuscript_1683_0b.pdf?sfvrsn=2



158. Su, H., R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Haplotype diversity of ten US beef cattle breeds captured by different definitions of haplotypes based on BovineSNP50K chip. Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. https://asas.org/docs/default-source/wcgalp-posters/728_paper_9254_manuscript_512_0.pdf?sfvrsn=2

159. Garrick, D.J. 2014. Genetic and genomic improvement in Livestock. Proceedings of

the Ensminger School held in Lima Peru November 5-7, 2014. Advancing modern animal production. Pp 27-38.


Abstracts

5 Publications - Abstracts 1. Blair, H.T and D.J. Garrick. 1992. Genetic aspects of milkfat flavour (Abstract).

Proceedings of the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute Flavour Forum, 3-4 March 1992. Pp 41.

2. Garrick, D.J. 1995. Short- and long-term responses to some selection strategies for

objectives influenced by a QTL and many genes with small effects. Proceeding of the Sixth Australasian Gene Mapping Workshop and New Zealand Genetical Society Conference (abstract only), 6:25.

3. Davis, K.L., R.J. Spelman, W. Coppieters, A.M. Winkelman, D.J. Garrick and M.

Georges. 1998. Quantitative trait loci analysis for milk colour in New Zealand pasture-fed dairy cattle (abstract only). XXVI International Conference on Animal Genetics (ISAG). XXVI:95.

4. Gopal, R.M., W.E. Pomroy, D.M. West and D.J. Garrick. 1998. Isolation and

inheritance studies on an ivermectin-resistant field strain of Trichostrongylus colubriformis. (Abstract). Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Parasitology 27:9.

5. Gopal, R.M., W.E. Pomroy, D.M. West and D.J. Garrick. 1999. Inheritance of

ivermectin resistance in afield isolate of Trichostrongylus colubriformis. 17th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Copenhagen. Abstract a.1.08.

6. Garrick, D.J., and N. Lopez-Villalobos. 1999. Potential for economic benefits to the

producer from altering the composition of milk. British Society of Animal Science Occasional Meeting on Milk Composition, 16-17 September, Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Abstract only). P 4.

7. Lopez-Villalobos, N., and D.J. Garrick. 2001. Estimation of genetic parameters for

lactation yields of milk, fat and protein of New Zealand dairy goats. Abstract only, 292. Proceedings of the joint meeting of the American Dairy Science Association and the American Society of Animal Science 78:70 (Suppl. 1).

8. Gopal, RM, WE Pomroy, DM West, DJ Garrick. 2001. Inheritance of ivermectin

resistance in a field isolate of Trichostrongylus colubriformis. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 28:236.

9. Jubileu, J.S., N. Maiwashe, M. Cleveland, B. Tsevenjaav, R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick.

2003. Estimates of genetic parameters of carcass traits in Limousin cattle. Abstract only, W96. Journal of Animal Science, 81:318, Suppl. 1.


Abstracts

10. Welsh, C.S., B.L. Golden, R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick and G.B. Nicoll. 2003. Influence of birth weight and birth rank on lamb survivability. Abstract only, 270. Journal of Animal Science, 81:68, Suppl. 1.

11. Tseveenjav, B., D.J. Garrick, S. Levalley, C. Kimberling and Y. Zagsduren. 2004.

Economic selection indexes to improve fiber production for cashmere goats in Mongolia. Abstract from Western Section of Animal Science. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.2 pp 110.

12. Burns, E.M., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2004. The status of equine genetic

evaluation. Abstract from Western Section of Animal Science. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.2 pp 109.

13. Brigham, B.W., D.J. Garrick and R.M. Enns. 2004. Development of web-based cow-

calf decision support software. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.1 pp 391.

14. Cleveland, M.A. R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick and H.D. Blackburn. 2004. Examining the

genetic diversity of Hereford cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.1 pp 451.

15. Maiwashe, A. D.J. Garrick and R.M. Enns. 2004. Weighting of information when

predicting breeding values using the standard or marker-based inverse of the numerator relationship matrix. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.1 pp 243.

16. Olson, K.M., D.J. Garrick and R.M. Enns. 2004. Predicting breeding values for feed

intake from individual or pen-fed data. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.1 pp 452.

17. Speidel, S.E., D.J. Garrick and R.M. Enns. 2004. Genetic prediction for estimating

mature cow maintenance energy requirements. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 82:Suppl.1 pp 450.

18. Garrick, D.J. 2004. Sampling populations for genetic conservation, gene discovery,

validation and exploitation. Proceedings of the ADSA 9th Discover Conference on Genetic Resources. Abstract only.

19. Cleveland, M.A., R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick and H.D. Blackburn. 2004. Poster.

Analysis of inbreeding in the U.S. Hereford population. ADSA 9th Discover Conference on Genetic Resources.

20. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Calculating the distribution of the correlation between estimated

breeding values from different analyses. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 1, 73-74.


Abstracts

21. Garrick, D.J. 2005. Using appropriate genetic evaluations to make better selection decisions. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 1, 327.

22. Van Cise, A, T. Grandin, D.J. Garrick, and R. Enns. 2005. Inheritance of hair whorl

characteristics in Holstein cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 1, 380.

23. Tseveenjav, B., D.J. Garrick, S. LeValley, Z. Yondon. 2005. Simulation model of

cashmere goat production system: I. A dynamic herd simulation model and breeding strategies for fiber quality. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 1, 9-10.

24. Dukkipati, V.S.R., H.T. Blair, A. Murray, D.J. Garrick, R.J. Whittington, L.A.

Reddacliff, J. Eppleston and P. Windsor. 2005. Extensive polymorphism at nine immunologically significant microsatellite marker loci in merino sheep. Proceedings of the third international symposium on genetics of animal health, held at Ames, Iowa, 13-15 July 2005. Abstract, pp 106.

25. Bailey, D.W., H.C. VanWagoner, D.J. Garrick, M.G. Thomas and R. Weinmeister.

2005. Sire and dam effects on distribution patterns of cows grazing mountainous rangelands. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 2, 113.

26. Speidel, S.E., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2005. Weaning weight heritability

estimates in different environments. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 2, 114.

27. Brigham, B.W., R.M. Enns, D.J. Garrick and S.E. Speidel. 2005. Using additional

phenotypic information in data poor analyses. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 2, 114.


Genetic parameter estimates for docility in Limousin cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 2, 115.

29. Enns, R.M., D.J. Garrick and B.W. Brigham. 2005. Variability in economic value is

dependent upon herd average stayability. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 83, Suppl. 2, 115.

30. Garrick, D.J. 2005. A systematic approach to the design and enhancement of breeding

programmes. Abstract. Proceedings of the European Association of Animal Production. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 496 pages.

31. Maiwashe A., and D. J. Garrick. 2005. Accuracy of genetic prediction obtained using

genetic relationships based on pedigree or marker information. Abstract. 4th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and 31st Annual Meeting of the Tanzania Society for Animal Production, Arusha, Tanzania, 20-24 Sept. p58.


Abstracts

32. Garrick, D.J. 2006. The evaluation, interpretation and relevance of stayability in genetic improvement of beef cattle. Invited. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 84, Suppl.2, 87.

33. Williams, J.L., D.J. Garrick, R.M. Enns and K.L. Shirley. 2006. Inheritance of hair

slickness score and its correlation with growth. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 84, Suppl.2, 139.

34. Shirley, K.L., D.J. Garrick, T.Grandin and M. Deesing. 2006. Inheritance of facial

hair whorl attributes in Holstein cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 84, Suppl.2, 141-142.

35. Brigham, B.W., S.E. Speidel, D.W. Beckman, D.J. Garrick, S. Willmon, W.

Vanderwert and R.M. Enns. 2006. Parameter estimates and breeding values for days to finish to a constant endpoint. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 84, Suppl.2, 143.

36. Speidel, S.E., R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2006. Insignificant re-ranking of sires for

weaning weight in above- and below-average environments. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 84, Suppl.2, 143.


Genetic parameters for stayability and body condition score in beef females. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 84, Suppl.2, 144.

38. Fulwider, W., T. Grandin, D. Lamm, N. Dalsted, D. Garrick and B. Rollin. 2006.

Hock lesion and hygiene score by stall bed type in commercial U.S. dairy cows. Abstract. Journal of Dairy Science 89, Suppl. 1, 411.

39. Fulwider, W., T. Grandin, D.J. Garrick, T.E. Engle, W.D. Lamm, N.L. Dalsted and

B.E. Rollin. 2007. Survey of calf and heifer husbandry practices on dairies in the mid-western and eastern U.S. Abstract. Journal of Dairy Science 90, Suppl. 1, 244.

40. Fulwider, W., T. Grandin, , D.J. Garrick, T.E. Engle, W.D. Lamm, N.L. Dalsted and

B.E. Rollin. 2007. Correlation between tarsal lesions on dairy cows housed in free-stalls and culling rate, somatic cell count, percent mature cows, and milk production by stall base. Abstract. Journal of Dairy Science 90, Suppl. 1, 229.

41. Garrick, D.J. 2007. Equivalent mixed model equations for genomic selection.

Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 85, Suppl. 1, 376. 42. Lopez-Villalobos, D.J. Garrick and C.W. Holmes. 2007. Crossbreeding in New

Zealand dairy Cattle. Abstract, European Association of Animal Production. 43. Beckman, D.W., and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Heterogeneous variance of docility scores in

Limousin cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 85, Suppl. 2, 149.


Abstracts

44. Brigham, B.W., S.E. Speidel, R.M. Enns and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Stayability to

alternate ages. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 85, Suppl. 2, 151. 45. Marquez, G.C., and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Selection intensities, generation intervals and

population structure of Red Angus cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 85, Suppl. 2, 153.

46. Garrick, D.J., B.W. Brigham, S.E. Speidel. 2007. Iterative solution of linear equations

from national beef cattle evaluation. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 85, Suppl. 2, 154.

47. Shirley, K.L., and D.J. Garrick. 2007. Identification of factors affecting Angus bull

sale prices. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 85, Suppl. 2, 155. 48. Garrick, D.J. 2007. Payment for quality: what the wine industry can learn from

livestock. Abstract. Abstracts of the 13th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference held in Adelaide 28 July-2 August, 2007.

49. Garrick, D.J. 2008. Producing and using genetic evaluations in today’s beef industry.

Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 86: E-Suppl.2/Journal of Dairy Science 91:E-Suppl. 1, page 103.

50. Beckman, D.W., and D.J. Garrick. 2008. Clustering of herds to account for

heterogeneous variance of docility scores in Limousin cattle. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 86: E-Suppl.2/Journal of Dairy Science 91:E-Suppl. 1, page 548.

51. Beckman, D.W., and D.J. Garrick. 2008. Maternal inheritance of pulmonary arterial

pressure in Angus cattle and its correlation with growth. Abstract. Journal of Animal Science 86, E-Suppl. 3, page 48.

52. Garrick, D.J. 2008. A comprehensive approach to beef production – genetics for beef

quality and sustainability. Abstract. Proceedings of the III Congreso Nacional de Carne de Vacuno, held in Avila, Spain, 19-21 November 2008.

53. Stricker, C., J. Moll, D.J. Garrick, and R.L. Fernando. 2009. First results on genome-

wide genetic evaluation in Swiss dairy cattle. Abstract, EAAP 60th Annual Meeting, Barcelona http://www.eaap.org/Barcelona/Book_Abstracts.pdf

54. Brigham, B.W., S.E. Speidel, D.J. Garrick, L.K. Keenan and R.M. Enns. 2009.

Aggregate stayability – using information from younger ages. J. Anim. Sci. 87:E-suppl 3, abstract 4.

55. Kizilkaya, K. R.L. Fernando and D.J. Garrick. 2009. Simulation of genomic selection

in a crossbred beef cattle population. J. Anim. Sci. 87:E-suppl 3, abstract 38.


Abstracts

56. Garrick, D.J. 2009. The nature and scope of some whole genome analyses in beef cattle. http://www.bifconference.com/bif2009/ab_g1_4_garrick.html

57. Dekkers, J.C.M., C. Stricker, R. L. Fernando, D. J. Garrick, S. J. Lamont, N. P.

O'Sullivan, J. E. Fulton, J. Arango, P. Settar, A. Kranis, J. McKay, A. Koerhuis, R. Preisinger. 2009. Implementation of genomic selection in egg layer chickens. Late breaking abstract of the joint ASAS/ADSA/CSAS meeting held in Montreal, Canada, 11 July, 2009.

58. Nkrumah, J.D., D.J. Garrick, R.L. Fernando, S. Northcutt, B. Bowman, B.W.

Woodward, S.W. Bauck, D. Vasco, T.M. Taxis, M.M. Rolf, J.E. Decker, J.W. Kim, M.C. McClure, S.D. McKay, R.D. Schnabel, J.F. Taylor. 2009. Alternative methods for selecting SNP panels to predict marbling in Angus cattle. . Late breaking abstract of the joint ASAS/ADSA/CSAS meeting held in Montreal, Canada, 11 July, 2009.

59. Garrick, D.J. 2009. Bioinformatics requirements to apply whole-genome prediction

in livestock. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 87, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 92, E-Suppl. 1, abstract 203.

60. Garrick, D.J. 2009. An animal breeding approach to the estimation of genetic and

environmental trends from field populations. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 87, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 92, E-Suppl. 1, abstract 398.

61. Garrick, D.J. 2009. Recent developments in genetic evaluation tools. J. Anim. Sci.

Vol. 87, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 92, E-Suppl. 1, abstract 624. 62. Garrick, D.J. 2009. Bayesian analyses of whole-genome data. Australasian

conference on statistical methods for genomic data analysis. http://genepi.qimr.edu.au/genomics/sept30_files/Page671.htm

63. Onteru, SK, B Fan, D Garrick, K J Stalder and MF Rothschild. 2009. Whole-genome

analyses for pig reproductive traits using the PorcineSNP60 BeadChip. Pig Genome III Conference held in Sanger Institute, UK, 2-4 November 2009.

64. Fan, B, SK Onteru, D Garrick, K J Stalder and MF Rothschild. 2009. A genome-wide

association study for pig production and feet and leg structure traits using the PorcineSNP60 BeadChip. Pig Genome III Conference held in Sanger Institute, UK, 2-4 November 2009.

65. Gorbach, DM, W Cai, JCM Dekkers, JM Young, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, and MF

Rothschild. 2009. Whole-genome analyses for genes associated with residual feed intake and related traits utilizing the PorcineSNP60 BeadChip. Pig Genome III Conference, Hinxton, UK, Nov. 2-4. Abstract No. 11.

66. Dekkers, JCM, C Stricker, RL Fernando, DJ Garrick, SJ Lamont, NP O’Sullivan, JE

Fulton, J Arango, P Settar, A Kranis, J MacKay, A Koerhuis, R Preisinger. 2010.


Abstracts

Implementation of genomic selection in egg-layer chickens. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, W493.

67. Zhao, Xia, HT Blair, S Onteru, SA Piripi, MF Rothschild, KG Thompson, DJ Garrick.

2010. A genome wide association study and fine-mapping for chondrodysplasia of Texel sheep. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P579.

68. Hu, Zhiliang, Rex Fernando, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy. 2010. SNPlotz: A genome plot

tool for SNP association studies. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P851.

69. Thomas, MG, SO Peters, K Kizilkaya, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, JM Reecy, Z-L Hu,

FD Schilkey, RL Weaber, GA Silver. 2010. QTL Hypothalamic-transcriptome, and candidate gene query suggest bovine chromosome 2 influences heifer pregnancy. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P537.

70. Peters, SO, K Kizilkaya, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, JM Reecy, RL Weaber, GA Silver,

MG Thomas. 2010. Bayesian QTL inference from whole genome growth and carcass analyses in Brangus heifers. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P558.

71. Fan, Bin, SK Onteru, DJ Garrick, KJ Stalder, MF Rothschild. 2010. Whole-genome

association analysis on body composition and feet and leg structure soundness traits in the pig. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P605.

72. Onteru, SK, B Fan, DJ Garrick, KJ Stalder, MF Rothschild. 2010. Genome-wide

analyses for pig reproductive traits using the porcineSNP60 beadchip. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P615.

73. Gorbach, DM, W Cai, JCM Dekkers, JM Young, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, MF

Rothschild. 2010. Genetic analysis of residual feed intake and its components based on the porcineSNP60 beadchip. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, P614.

74. Rothschild, MF, DM Gorbach, B Fan, SK Onteru, Z-Q Du, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando,

KJ Stalder, JCM Dekkers. 2010. Applications of new porcine genomic tools to trait discovery and understanding of genomic architecture. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XVIII conference, San Diego, W614.

75. Downey, ED, EC Conrad, RG Tait, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy. 2010. Whole genome

analysis of response to BVDV2 vaccinations in Angus calves using Bayesian models. International Symposium on Animal Genomics for Animal Health, Paris, France, May 2010. 2-PA27.


Abstracts

76. Kizilkaya, K, RG Tait, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, JM Reecy. 2010. Whole genome analysis of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Angus cattle using Bayesian threshold models. International Symposium on Animal Genomics for Animal Health, Paris, France, May 2010. 2-PA28.

77. Dittmer, KE, KG Thompson, X Zhao, L Howe, S Onteru, HT Blair, MF Rothschild, DJ

Garrick. 2010. Inherited rickets of Corriedale sheep with inappropriate overexpression of CYP24 and a mutation in dentin matrix protein1. Proceedings of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Abstract 189. Veterinary Pathology 47(6S).

78. Zhao, X., KE Dittmer, S Onteru, HT Blair, KG Thompson, MF Rothschild, DJ Garrick.

2010. A novel nonsense mutation of the DMP1 gene is responsible for inherited rickets in Corriedale sheep. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-suppl. 2/ J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. Abstract LB2.

79. Nafikov, RA, JP Schoonmaker, KT Korn, K Noack, DJ Garrick, KJ Koehler, J Minick-

Bormann, JM Reecy, DE Spurlock, DC Beitz. 2010. Association of polymorphisms in GPAT4 and SLC27A6 genes with bovine milk fat percentage and fatty acid composition. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-suppl. 2/ J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. Abstract LB3.

80. Garrick, D.J. 2010. Genomic analysis of data from physiological studies. Symposium

on bridging the gap between physiology and genomics. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-suppl. 2/ J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. Abstract 289.

81. Woodward, BW, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, S Northcutt, B Bowman, SW Bauck, RD

Schnabel, JF Taylor. 2010. Development and validation of an Angus-specific IGENITY profile for marbling, backfat thickness, hot carcass weight, ribeye area, yearling weight, and heifer pregnancy based on a whole genome scan. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-suppl. 2/ J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. Abstract 788.

82. Peters, SO, K Kizilkaya, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, JM Reecy, Z-L Hu, RL Weaber,

GA Silver, MG Thomas. 2010. Bayesian QTL inference and gene identification for first service conception rate in Brangus heifers. . J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-suppl. 2/ J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. Abstract 924.

83. Geary, U, L Shalloo, DJ Garrick, N Lopez-Villalobos. 2010. Development of a milk

processing sector model. International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit. http://www.wds2010.com/delegates/posters/DPE-Geary.pdf and http://www.wds2010.com/posters/AllPosterAbstracts.pdf

84. Boddicker, N, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy, B Rowland, MF Rothschild, JP Steibel, JK

Lunney, JCM Dekkers. 2011. Genetic parameters and markers associated with viremia and growth in pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory virus. Proceedings of 2010 International PRRS Symposium, 23.


Abstracts

http://www.prrssymposium.org/Documents/Proceedings/PrrsSymposiumProceedings2010.PDF.

85. Downey, ED, EC Conrad, KK Lintz, JF Ridpath, RG Tait, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy.

2011. Environmental effects and Bayesian whole genome analysis of BVDV2 titers following vaccination in Angus weanling cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P545.

86. Zhao, X, KE Dittmer, MF Rothschild, HT Blair, KG Thompson, DJ Garrick. 2011. A

genome-wide association study (GWAS) discovered a novel nonsense mutation in Dmp1 gene responsible to inherited rickets in Corriedale sheep. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P554.

87. Wolc, A, J Arango, P Settar, J Fulton, N O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, D Habier, D

Garrick, R Fernando, S Lamont, J Dekkers. 2011. Persistence of accuracy of estimated breeding values in layers using marker and pedigree based relationship matrices. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P566.

88. Wang, C, D Habier, A Kranis, K Watson, S Avendano, D Garrick, R Fernando, S

Lamont, J Dekkers. 2011. Accuracy of genomic EBV using an evenly spaced low density SNP panel in broiler chickens. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P580.


Lunney, JCM Dekkers. 2011. Genetic parameters and markers associated with viremia and growth in pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory virus. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P588.

90. Onteru, SK, B Fan, MT Nikkila, DJ Garrick, KJ Stalder, MF Rothschild. 2011. Whole

genome association analyses for lifetime reproductive traits in the pig. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P595.

91. Ros, R, SK Onteru, DJ Garrick, MF Rothschild. 2011. Whole genome association

analyses for principal components of lifetime reproduction and structural soundness traits in the pig. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P596.

92. Zeng, J, A Toosi, RL Fernando, JCM Dekkers, D Garrick. 2011. Genomic selection

of purebred animals for crossbred performance under dominance. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XIX conference, San Diego, P688.

93. Dittmer, KE, KG Thompson, X Zhao, L Howe, S Onteru, HT Blair, MF Rothschild, DJ

Garrick. 2011. Finding the mutation responsible for inherited rickets in Corriedale sheep. New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Volume 59: Issue 3, p 153.


Abstracts

94. Downey, ED, EC Conrad, KK Lintz, JF Ridpath, RG Tait, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy. 2011. BVDV titer level relationships with growth and body composition traits in Angus calves. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 84. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.


Lunney, JCM Dekkers. 2011. Genetic parameters and markers associated with viremia and growth in pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory virus. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 112. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf..

96. Sun, X, RL Fernando, DJ Garrick, JCM Dekkers. 2011. An iterative approach for

efficient calculation of breeding values and genome-wide association analysis using weighted genomic BLUP. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 28. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.

97. Wolc, A, J Arango, P Settar, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, D Habier, R

Fernando, DJ Garrick, SJ Lamont, JCM. Dekkers. 2011. Persistence of accuracy of estimated breeding values in layers using marker and pedigree based relationship matrices. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 29. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.

98. Wang, C, D Habier, A Kranis, KA Watson, S Avendano, DJ Garrick, R Fernando, SJ

Lamont, JCM Dekkers. 2011. Accuracy of genomic EBV using an evenly spaced, low-density SNP panel in broiler chickens. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 30. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.

99. Kizilkaya, K, RL Fernando, D Garrick. 2011. Accuracy of genomic prediction using a

threshold model to analyze categorical traits in purebred and crossbred beef cattle populations. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 31. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.

100. Saatchi, M, DJ Garrick, J Ward. 2011. Accuracy of genomic breeding values in

Hereford beef cattle using k-means clustering method for cross-validation. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 32. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.

101. Reecy, JM, RG Tait, DL VanOverbeke, AJ Garmyn, RG Mateescu, AL Van

Eenennaam, Q Duan, Q Liu, JP Schoonmaker, ME Drewnoski, DC Beitz, K Kizilkaya, RL Fernando, DJ Garrick. 2011. Use of genomics to improve the fatty acid composition of meat. J. Anim. Sci. 89, E Suppl.2: 137. http://www.asas.org/abstracts/ASAS_2011_Sect_ABS_E-Supplement-2.pdf.

102. Lunney, JK, N Boddicker, JCM Dekkers, DJ Garrick, S Abrams, JP Steibel, JM

Reecy, E Fritz, M Rothschild, M Kerrigan, B Trible, RRR Rowland. 2011. PRRS host


Abstracts

genetics consortium: Background and current progress. J. Anim. Sci./J. Dairy Sci. (submitted).

103. Boddicker, N, DJ Garrick, MF Rothschild, JM Reecy, R Rowland, JK Lunney, JCM

Dekkers. 2011. Validation of a major quantitative trait locus associated with host response to experimental infection with PRRS virus. Proceedings of 2011 International PRRS Symposium, 56. http://www.prrssymposium.org/Documents/Proceedings/PrrsSymposiumProceedings2011.PDF

104. Boddicker, N, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy, R Rowland, MF Rothschild, JP Steibel, JK

Lunney, JCM Dekkers. 2011. A major QTL for response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 94, E-Suppl. 1:335. http://www.jtmtg.org/2011/abstracts/0420.PDF

105. Wolc, A., J.M. Hickey, M. Sargolzaei, J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P.

O’Sullivan, R. Preisinger, D. Habier, R. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, C. Wang, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2011. Comparison of the accuracy of genotype imputation using different methods. P76 in: Proceeding 7th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics. http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/7espg/assets/7espg-edited-proceedings.pdf.


R. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, C. Wang, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2011. Accuracy of imputation with low density SNP genotyping of selection candidates and multiple generations of low density genotyped dams. P75 in: Proceeding 7th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics. http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/7espg/assets/7espg-edited-proceedings.pdf.

107. Wang, C., D. Habier, A. Wolc, A. Kranis, K.A. Watson, S. Avendano, D.J. Garrick,

R. Fernando, S.J. Lamont, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2011. Accuracy of genomic EBV using an evenly-spaced, low-density, 384-SNP panel in broiler chickens. P73 in: Proceeding 7th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics. http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/7espg/assets/7espg-edited-proceedings.pdf

108. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, D. Habier, R. Fernando,

D.J. Garrick and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2011. Description of mean-variance relationships for egg weight in laying chickens using genomic selection models. XXIII International Poultry Breeders Symposium WPSA, Tarnowo Podgórne.

109. Fritz, E, J Koltes, RG Tait, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy. 2012. Pipseq: a DNA Sequencing

Alignment, Variant Detection, Annotation and Effect Prediction Pipeline. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0013. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper4171.html

110. Rolf, M, R Schnabel, R Weaber, S McKay, M McClure, H Ramey, DJ Garrick, EJ

Pollak, J Taylor. 2012. Accuracies Resulting From Alternative Methods to Separate


Abstracts

Training and Validation Populations for Genomic Selection in Commercial Beef Cattle Populations Using Models Which Allow Selection of Informative Markers for Targeted SNP Panels. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0548. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper2451.html

111. Saatchi, M, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, N Boddicker. 2012. Comparison of Different

Bayesian Methods for QTL Mapping in Hereford Beef Cattle Using 1 Mb Windows. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0552. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3217.html

112. Peters, SO, K Kizilkaya, M Thomas, RL Fernando, J Reecy, A Yakubu, M De Donato,

I Imumorin. 2012. Whole Genome Linkage Disequilibrium Pattern in US Brangus Heifers. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0558. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3583.html

113. Zhao, X, K Dittmer, K Parton, H Blair, MF Rothschild, DJ Garrick. 2012. A

Heritable AGTPBP1 Missense Mutation is Responsible for a Lower Motor Neuron Disease in Romney Sheep. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0587. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper2600.html

114. Onteru, SK, DM Gorbach, JM Young, DJ Garrick, J Dekkers, MF Rothschild. 2012.

Validation of Whole Genome Association Analyses for Residual Feed Intake in the Pig. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0624. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3055.html

115. Tart, JK, JW Bundy, NF Ferdinand, AM McKnite, MF Rothschild, PS Miller, SD

Kachman, DJ Garrick, RK Johnson, S Ciobanu. 2012. Genome-wide association study of age at puberty and reproductive longevity in two maternal lines of crossbred gilts. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0631. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3886.html

116. Boddicker, N, DJ Garrick, J Reecy, RR Rowland, J Lunney, J Dekkers. 2012.

Validation of a major quantitative trait locus associated with host response to experimental infection with PRRS virus. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0636. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3384.html

117. Staiger, EA, D Miller, C Tseng, J Cassano, L Nasir, DJ Garrick, S Brooks, D Antczak.

2012. Genome wide association of sarcoid tumors in horses. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, P0650. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper4380.html

118. Taylor, J, R Schnabel, M Saatchi, DJ Garrick, US Feed Efficiency Consortium, US

Bovine Respiratory Disease CAP Consortium. 2012. Current Status of Genomic Selection in US Beef Cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX


Abstracts

conference, San Diego, W140. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper1662.html

119. Dekkers, J, N Boddicker, E Waide, J Lunney, RR Rowland, DJ Garrick, J Reecy.

2012. Genome-wide Association Study of Host Response to Experimental Infection with the PRRS Virus in Pigs. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, W156. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper1677.html

120. Wolc, A, J Arango, P. Settar, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, D Habier, R

Fernando, DJ Garrick, and JCM Dekkers. 2012. Genome wide association study for egg defects in layer chickens. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XX conference, San Diego, W592. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper2564.html

121. Zang, J., A. Wolc, R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2011. Genomic

breeding value prediction and QTL mapping of QTLMAS2011 data using Bayesian methods. 5th QTL-MAS Workshop held in Rennes, France, abstract 22.

122. Peters, SO, K Kizilkaya, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, EJ Pollak, M DeDonato, E

Chaffee, T Hussain, and IG Imumorin. 2012. Model comparison for genetic parameter estimation of birth and weaning weight traits in beef cattle. J Anim Sci Vol 90 Suppl. 3/J Dairy Sci Vol 95 Suppl 2 :M35. http://www.jtmtg.org/2012/abstracts/15.pdf

123. Koltes JE, RG Tait, ER Fritz, BP Mishra, AL Van Eenennaam, RG Mateescu, DL Van

Overbeke, AJ Garmyn, Q Liu, G Duan, D Nettleton, D Beitz, D Garrick and JM Reecy. 2012. A systems-genetic analysis of bovine skeletal muscle iron content. J Anim Sci Vol 90 Suppl. 3/J Dairy Sci Vol 95 Suppl 2 :60. http://www.jtmtg.org/2012/abstracts/162.pdf

124. Saatchi M, RD Schnabel, JF Taylor and DJ Garrick. 2012. Comparison of single

breed and admixed reference populations for across-breed prediction of direct genomic breeding values in Red Angus beef cattle. J Anim Sci Vol 90 Suppl. 3/J Dairy Sci Vol 95 Suppl 2 : 467. http://www.jtmtg.org/2012/abstracts/451.pdf

125. Dekkers J, N Boddicker, E Waide, JK Lunney, RRR Rowland, DJ Garrick and J

Reecy. 2012. The genetic basis of host response to experimental infection with the PRRS virus in pigs. J Anim Sci Vol 90 Suppl. 3/J Dairy Sci Vol 95 Suppl 2 : 691. http://www.jtmtg.org/2012/abstracts/675.pdf

126. Wolc A, J Arango, P Settar, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, D Habier, R

Fernando, DJ Garrick and JCM Dekkers. 2012. Analysis of egg production using a random regression model with genomic relationships in layer chickens. J Anim Sci Vol 90 Suppl. 3/J Dairy Sci Vol 95 Suppl 2 : 726. http://www.jtmtg.org/2012/abstracts/686.pdf


Abstracts

127. Boddicker NJ, DJ Garrick, JM Reecy, RRR Rowland, JK Lunney, JCM Dekkers.

2012. Genetic architecture of response to experimental porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection. Abstract 58, http://adsa.asas.org/midwest/2012/MW2012Abstracts.pdf

128. Wang C, D Habier, L Peiris, A Wolc, A Kranis, KA Watson, S Avendano, DJ

Garrick, RL Fernando, SJ Lamont, and JCM Dekkers. 2012. Identification of genomic regions affecting body weight and hen house production using genomic prediction methods in broiler chickens. Abstract 60, http://adsa.asas.org/midwest/2012/MW2012Abstracts.pdf

129. Saatchi M, D Garrick, and J Taylor. 2012. Genetic correlations between carcass

traits and genomic breeding values in Limousin cattle. Abstract 66, http://adsa.asas.org/midwest/2012/MW2012Abstracts.pdf

130. Tart JK, JW Bundy, NN Ferdinand, AM McKnite, MF Rothschild, DJ Garrick, PS

Miller, SD Kachman, RK Johnson, DC Ciobanu. 2012. Genome-wide association study for age at puberty in maternal line gilts. Abstract 210P, http://adsa.asas.org/midwest/2012/MW2012Abstracts.pdf

131. Koltes JE, RG Tait, ER Fritz, BP Mishra, AL Van Eenennaam, RG Mateescu, DL

Van Overbeke, AJ Garmyn, Q Liu, G Duan, D Nettleton, D Beitz, DJ Garrick, and JM Reecy. 2012. A systems-genetics analysis of bovine skeletal muscle iron content. Abstract P2050, ISAG2012, http://www.isag.us/2012/docs/ISAG_2012_Abstracts.pdf

132. Onteru SK, DM Gorbach, JM Young, DJ Garrick, JCM Dekkers, and MF Rothschild.

2012. Genome wide association study for residual feed intake in the pig. Abstract P4051, ISAG2012, http://www.isag.us/2012/docs/ISAG_2012_Abstracts.pdf

133. Zhao X, S Onteru, D Garrick and M Rothschild. 2012. Genome-wide association

study for cryptorchidism in dogs. Abstract P5056, ISAG2012, http://www.isag.us/2012/docs/ISAG_2012_Abstracts.pdf

134. Habier, D., R. Fernando and D. Garrick. Genomic-BLUP decoded: a look into the

black box. 2012. 4th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics: Understanding variation in complex traits, held in Edinburgh UK, 17-22 June 2012, O-57.

135. Resende M., P.R. Munoz Del Valle, M.D.V. Resende, D.J. Garrick, R. Fernando, J.M.

Davis, G. Peter, M. Kirst. Improvement of genomic selection using a ridge regression approach with selected markers. 2012. 4th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics: Understanding variation in complex traits, held in Edinburgh UK, 17-22 June 2012, P-199.


Abstracts

136. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, D. Habier, R. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, W.G. Hill, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2012. Genome-wide association analysis and genetic architecture of egg weight and egg uniformity in layer chickens. 4th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics: Understanding variation in complex traits, held in Edinburgh UK, 17-22 June 2012, P-243.


R. Fernando, D.J. Garrick and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2012. Genome-wide association study on Marek’s disease mortality in chickens. 9th International Symposium on Marek’s disease and Avian Herpes virus, held in Berlin, Germany.

138. Saatchi M, RL Fernando and DJ Garrick. 2012. QTL mapping and prediction of

direct genomic breeding value using 1 Mb SNP windows ad Bayesian inference. Abstract, 16th QTL-MAS workshop held in Alghero, Italy.

139. Garrick DJ. 2012. A case-study of the American Hereford Association-Iowa State

University collaboration in genomics. Abstracts of the Bayer and Bioniche International beef cattle genetics conference held at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia, 6-7 May.

140. Wolc A, J Arango, P Settar, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, D Habier, R

Fernando, DJ Garrick and JCM Dekkers. 2012. Genome wide association study for egg production and egg quality in layer chickens. World Poultry Conference held 5-9 August 2012 at Bahia convention center, Brazil.

141. Amer PR, R Banks and D Garrick. 2012. Costs and effectiveness of various national

cattle breeding structures. Abstracts of the International Committee of Animal Recording Annual Meeting held in Ireland, http://www.icar2012.ie/files/Abstracts_17052012.pdf

142. Garrick DJ. 2012. Using genomics for livestock improvement. Abstract for the XII

Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference, http://www.abic2012.com/index.cfm/programme/

143. Garrick DJ. 2013. Current Status Of Genomic Prediction and GWAS In Livestock.

Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract W357. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper4908.html

144. Habier D, RL Fernando, DJ Garrick. 2013. The Three Types Of Quantitative-

Genetic Information In Genomic Prediction. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract W359. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper5200.html

145. Taylor J, US Consortium for the genetic improvement of feed efficiency in beef

cattle. 2013. National program for genetic improvement of feed efficiency in beef


Abstracts

cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0521. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper7049.html

146. Peters SO, K Kizilkaya, IG Imumorin, M Thomas, RL Fernando, JM Reecy, M De

Donato, DJ Garrick. 2013. Genome-Wide Linkage Disequilibrium Patterns in 10 Beef Cattle Breeds. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0530. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper7894.html

147. Bowerman NC, RL Fernando, C Stricker, DJ Garrick. 2013. Using Genomic

Relationships to Identify Haplotypes. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0532. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper7824.html

148. Saatchi M, DJ Garrick. 2013. A Region on Chromosome 14 Containing PLAG1

Controls Significant Variation in Body Weights and Calving Ease of Gelbvieh Cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0566. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper6006.html

149. Onteru SK, DM Gorbach, JM Young, DJ Garrick, J Dekkers, MF Rothschild. 2013.

Whole Genome Association Studies of Residual Feed Intake and Related Traits in the Pig. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0590. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper5239.html

150. Lucot KL, JK Tart, JW Bundy, PS Miller, MF Rothschild, ML Spangler, DJ Garrick,

RK Johnson, SD Kachman, D Ciobanu. 2013. Genome-wide Prediction of Pleiotropic Regions that Influence Age at Puberty and Reproductive Longevity in Sows. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0600. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper7801.html

151. Reecy JM, J Koltes, RG Tait, MS Mayes, R Mateescu, DJ Garrick, DC Beitz. 2013.

A Systems-Genetics Analysis of Bovine Skeletal Muscle Iron Level. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0105, W157. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper7200.html

152. Weng Z, DJ Garrick, M Saatchi, R Schnabel, J Taylor. 2013. Impact of Pedigree

Information and Genome Assembly Errors on Inference of SNP Haplotypes in Cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0539. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper5173.html

153. Saatchi M, VK Katneni, DJ Garrick. 2013. QTL Mapping for Body Weights and

Calving Ease in Hereford Cattle Using 1Mb SNP Windows and Bayesian Inference. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0565. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper6684.html

154. Hayr M, M Saatchi, D Johnson, DJ Garrick. 2013. Increasing the Accuracy of

Genomic Estimated Breeding Values of Milk Traits in New Zealand Dairy Cattle


Abstracts

Using DGAT Genotypes. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0577. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper6689.html

155. Staiger EA, D Miller, C Tseng, J Cassano, L Nasir, DJ Garrick, S Brooks, D Antczak.

2013. Fine-Mapping of Loci Contributing to Sarcoid Tumor Developments in Horses. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0587, W261. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper6888.html

156. Zhao X, SK Onteru, M Saatchi, DJ Garrick, MF Rothschild. 2013. Bayesian

Inference Identifies a Candidate Region Associated with Canine Posters Cryptorchidism that Includes the AMHR2 Gene. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0629. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper5780.html

157. Wolc A, J Arango, P Settar, JE Fulton, NP O'Sullivan, R Preisinger, RL Fernando, DJ

Garrick, J Dekkers. 2013. Application of a Weighted Genomic Relationship Matrix to Breeding Value Prediction for Egg Production in Laying Hens. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXI conference, San Diego, abstract P0639. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Paper7058.html

158. Baes C, B Gredler, B Bapst, J Moll, C Stricker, R Fenando, D Garrick, F Schmitz-

Hsu, R Fries. 2013. Improving geneti evaluation of Swiss dairy cattle breeds using whole genome sequence data. Annual meeting of the Swiss Association for Animal Production held at Posieux, Switzerland, 19 March 2013.

159. Saatchi, M., E. Marques, S. Bauck, and D.J. Garrick. 2012. Comparison of genomic

predictions in Hereford using actual or imputed 50K genotypes. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O064.

160. Weng, Z., M. Saatchi, R. Schnabel, J. Taylor, D. Garrick. 2013. Influence of phasing

on accuracy of imputation from 7k to 50k genotypes in cattle. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O065.

161. Ward, J., D. Garrick, M. Saatchi, D. Johnston, B. Crook. 2013. Incorporation of

genomic predictions into the American Hereford Association (AHA) national cattle evaluation. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O066.

162. Saatchi, M., and D. Garrick. 2013. Genomic prediction in Red Angus beef cattle is

improved by using a multi-breed reference population. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O068.


Abstracts

163. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, N.P. O’Sullivan, R. Preisinger, D. Habier, R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, S.J. Lamont, and J.C. Dekkers. 2013. Genomic selection in layer chickens outperforms pedigree-based selection. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O071.

164. Sun, X., R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, and J.C.M. Dekkers. 2013. Accurate

prediction of genomic breeding values across families combining linkage disequilibrium and co-segregation. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O181.

165. Hayr, M., M. Saatchi, D. Johnson, and D. Garrick. 2013. Improving the accuracy of

genomic prediction of milk traits in the New Zealand Holstein Friesian population. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O183.

166. Katneni, V.K., M. Saatchi, D. Berry, and D.J. Garrick. 2013. Comparison of actual

50K and imputed 770K genotypes for QTL mapping in Hereford cattle using 1 Mb SNP windows and Bayesian inference. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O184.

167. Boddicker, N.J., J.K. Lunney, B.R.R. Rowland, D.J. Garrick, and J.M. Reecy. 2013.

Genetic basis of host response to PRRSv infection. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 45th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting, abstract O187.

168. Garrick, D.J. 2013. Status of genomics technologies. Abstracts of the Sociedade

Brasileira de Zootechnia (SBZ) meeting held in Campinas 24 July, 2013. 169. Diaz, C., D.J. Garrick, M. Saatchi, J. Reecy. 2013. Profiling the architecture of

genetic correlations between some fatty acids in ribeye of beef cattle. Abstracts of EAAP – 64th Annual meeting held in Nantes, France, page 176.

170. Fernando, R.L., D. Garrick, J.C.M. Dekkers. 2013. Bayesian regression method for

genomic analyses with incomplete genotype data. Abstracts of EAAP – 64th Annual meeting held in Nantes, France, page 225.

171. Su, H., J. Lee, M. Saatchi, R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Population structure

of ten US beef cattle breeds revealed by principal components analysis on genomic data. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract P531. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper11207.html

172. Lee, J., H. Su, M. Saatchi, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Accuracies of genomic breeding

values for carcass traits in Korean Hanwoo cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract P556. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper11209.html


Abstracts

173. Wolc, A., J. Arango, P. Settar, J.E. Fulton, R.L. Fernando, D.J. Garrick, J. Dekkers, N.P. O’Sullivan. 2014. Genome wide association study for heat stress mortality in a white egg layer line. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract P641. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper11328.html

174. Buchanan, J.W. J. Koltes, J.M. Reecy, D.J. Garrick, R. Mateescu. 2014. Deriving

gene networks underlying fatty acid composition of the triacylglycerol lipid fraction in Angus Longissimus muscle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract P769. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper10668.html

175. Baes, C.F., M.A. Dolezal, E. Fritz-Waters, J. Koltes, B. Bapst, C. Flury, H. Signa-

Hasler, C. Stricker, R.L. Fernando, J.M. Reecy, D. J. Garrick, R. Fries, B. Gredler. 2014. Comparison of variant calling pipelines for whole-genome sequencing data in dairy cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract P1053. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper12007.html

176. Garrick, D.J., M. Saatchi, J. Taylor, US Feed Efficiency Consortium. 2014. Genome

wide association study of dry matter intake, metabolic weight, growth and feed efficiency in beef cattle. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract W152. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper9254.html

177. Garrick, D.J., J.C.M. Dekkers, R.L. Fernando. 2014. Genomic analysis combining

genotyped and non-genotyped individuals. Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, abstract W766. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper10906.html

178. Yu, J., D.J. Garrick. 2014. Genomic selection and genome-wide association studies.

Abstracts of the Plant & Animal Genome XXII conference, San Diego, workshop. https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Session2153.html

179. Lee, J., M. Saatchi, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Comparison of genomic breeding values

based on single or multiple breed reference populations in US Maine-Anjou cattle. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 46th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting.

180. Hayr, M., M. Saatchi, D. Johnson, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Improving the accuracy of

genomic prediction of milk fat yield in the New Zealand Holstein Friesian population. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 46th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting.

181. Cheng, H., R.L. Fernando, D.J Garrick. 2014. A Gibbs sampler for BayesB.

Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 46th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting.


Abstracts

182. Su, H., J. Koltes, M. Saatchi, J. Lee, R. Fernando, D.J. Garrick. 2014. Haplotype diversity analysis in ten US cattle breeds. Proceedings ASAS/ADSA 46th Midwestern sectional scientific sessions and business meeting.

183. Morris, S.T., F.Y. Chan, N. Lopez-Villalobos, P.R. Kenyon, D.J. Garrick, H.T. Blair.

2014. Growth and reproduction of Angus heifers from high and low feed efficiency selection lines. Abstract of the Australian Society of Animal Production Conference on Harnessing the Ecology and Physiology of Herbivores.


Technical and Industry Reports

6 Technical and Industry Reports 1. Garrick, D.J. 1992. The influence of the dam. Limousin Year Book, 1992:35-36. 2. Anderson, R.D., A.L. Rae, H.T. Blair, D.J. Garrick, B.W. Wickham and S.J. Lane.

1992. "Key factors determining the rate of genetic gain in the New Zealand dairy herd over the next 25 years". The report of a working group to the Herd Test Review Committee, New Zealand Dairy Board. Appendix E, Macdonald committee report.

3. Garrick, D.J. 1992. publn3 techpublnuation System for New Zealand. Report to

Livestock Improvement Corporation on the prototype system for animal model evaluation.

4. Harris, B.L. and D.J Garrick. 1992. Animal Evaluation. Notes of a briefing seminar

for Dairy Industry representatives held at McMeekan Centre, Ruakura, Hamilton on 16 December 1992.

5. Harris, B.L. and D.J Garrick. 1993. Animal Evaluation. Notes of an instructional

seminar held at Jersey Breeders Junior Camp at Narrows Park, Hamilton, 27 January 1993.

6. Harris, B.L. and D.J Garrick. 1993. Animal Evaluation. Notes of an instructional

seminar held at the Ambreed 1993 Market Launch at Waitomo, Hamilton, 18 March 1993.

7. Garrick, D.J., C.F. Callow, J.N. Clarke, A.C. Cooke and A.L. Rae. A national database

for the genetic improvement of deer in New Zealand. February 1993. 8. Garrick, D.J. 1993. Notes for participants at the Geneplan ram-breeding seminars,

1,2,8 & 9 June 1993. 9. Garrick, D.J and H.T. Blair. Genetic improvement programmes for the New Zealand

deer industry, 22 June 1993. 10. Harris, B.L., R.G. Jackson and D.J. Garrick. 1993. Animal evaluation system for New

Zealand dairy cattle. Livestock Improvement Technical Report, July 1993. 11. Garrick, D.J. and S.T. Morris. Principles of breeding values, industry structures and

the Japanese beef-cattle grading system, 3 September, 1993. 12. Garrick, D.J and N. Lopez-Villalobos. Design of experiments to investigate

physiological indicator traits to assist in dairy cattle selection and breeding. October 1993.



13. Garrick, D.J. and N. Lopez-Villalobos. Genetic evaluation of dairy cattle in the presence of heterogeneous variance - a practical strategy. Report to Livestock Improvement Corporation, 13 November 1993.

14. Harris, B.L., D.L. Johnson and D.J. Garrick. Technical report for the Animal

Evaluation user group meeting. 1 December 1993. 15. Garrick, D.J. and R.G. Sherlock. Genetic improvement of fine-woolled merinos at

Forest Range Station - results from ten years selection and recommendations for the future. 10 January 1994.

16. Garrick, D.J.; Charteris, P.L.; Morris, S.T.; Purchas, R.W. 1994. Angus Carcass

Evaluation and Progeny Test (ACEPT). Department of Animal Science, Massey University.

17. Garrick, D.J.; Charteris, P.L. 1994. Genetic Evaluation of Blonde d’ Aquitane sires.

Department of Animal Science, Massey University. 18. Garrick, D.J.; Charteris, P.L. 1995. Angus Carcass Evaluation and Progeny Test

(ACEPT) - Estimated Breeding Values for ACE Bulls. Department of Animal Science, Massey University.

19. Charteris, P.L.; Garrick, D.J. 1995. Breedplan Research and Extension Support for

New Zealand Simmental Beef Cattle. Presented to New Zealand Simmental Association Council Meeting, Christchurch, July 1995.

20. Charteris, P.L.; Garrick, D.J. 1995. Breedplan Research and Extension Support for

New Zealand Angus Beef Cattle. Presented to New Zealand Angus Association Council Meeting, Hastings, August 1995.

21. Charteris, P.L.; Van Der Waaij, L.; Garrick, D.J. 1996. Breeding objectives for

Hereford beef cattle in New Zealand. Presented to New Zealand Hereford Association Council Meeting, Fielding, February 7, 1996.

22. Garrick, D.J. and S. Singireddy. A preliminary study of the genetic improvement of

New Zealand dairy goats. 20 May 1996. 23. Charteris, P.L.; Garrick, D.J., Van Der Waaij, L. 1996. From genes to consumers -

Consumer focused selection objectives for New Zealand beef cattle. Presented to representatives of The New Zealand Meat Producer’s Board, Wellington, June 6, 1996.

24. Charteris, P.L.; Garrick, D.J.; Montgomery, G. August 1996. Breeding Matters.

August 1996. Emerging DNA Technologies for breed improvement. Department of Animal Science, Massey University and The New Zealand Animal Breeding Trust.



25. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Evaluation of BREEDOBJECT for New Zealand Angus

breeders. October 1996. Department of Animal Science, Massey University. 26. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Evaluation of BREEDOBJECT for New Zealand

Hereford breeders. October 1996. Department of Animal Science, Massey University.

27. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Evaluation of BREEDOBJECT for New Zealand

Simmental breeders. October 1996. Department of Animal Science, Massey University.

28. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Buying an Angus bull. October 1996. Department of

Animal Science, Massey University. 29. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Buying a Hereford bull. October 1996. Department of

Animal Science, Massey University. 30. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Buying a Simmental bull. October 1996. Department of

Animal. Science, Massey University. 31. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J, Villalobos-Lopez, N. Sire evaluation within the Hereford

Prime programme. October 1996. Department of Animal Science, Massey University.

32. Charteris, P.L, Garrick, D.J. Angus Carcass Evaluation and Progeny Test (ACEPT-

1996). January 1997. Department of Animal Science, Massey University. 33. Charteris P.L, Garrick, D.J. Recommendations for the ACEPT programme. January

1997. Department of Animal Science, Massey University. 34. Purchas, R.W., D.J. Garrick, P.L. Charteris, N.J. Lopez-Villalobos & C.K. Dake

Benefits from More Accurate Estimation of Saleable Meat Yield for Beef Carcass Classification Purposes. A report prepared for the Beef Classification Review Group. March 1997.

35. Garrick, D.J.; Charteris, P.L. Selection objectives for beef cattle in New Zealand.

Proceedings of the 10th J.S. Davies Beef Research Forum. Designer Beef: tailoring Genes for client needs. April 1997. Pp 19-23.

36. Garrick, D.J. Genetic improvement of milking sheep. MAF Technical bulletin.

September 1997. Chapter 14, pp 1-11. 37. Garrick, D.J. Comment on review of herdtesting in New Zealand. 2009. New

Zealand Herd improvement database review committee.



38. Garrick, D, R Fernando, K Kizilkaya, J Reecy. 2009. High-density SNP genotypes for predicting genetic merit of beef cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2009, A.S. leaflet R2397. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2009pdf/R2397.pdf

39. Gorbach, DM, B Fan, SK Onteru, X Zhao, Z-Q Du, D Garrick, J Dekkers, MF

Rothschild. 2010. Genome-wide association studies for important economic traits in domestic animals using high-density SNP genotyping. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2010, A.S. leaflet R2540. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2011pdf/R2540.pdf

40. Wolc, A, C Stricker, J Arango, P Settat, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Presinger, D

Habier, R Fernando, SJ Lamont, JCM Dekkers. 2011. Breeding value prediction for production traits in layers using high-density SNP markers. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2011, A.S. leaflet R2619. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2011pdf/R2619.pdf

41. Wang, C, D Habier, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, SJ Lamont, JCM Dekkers, A Kranis,

KA Watson, S Avendano. 2011. Accuracy of genomic EBV using an evenly spaced, low-density SNP panel in broiler chickens. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2011, A.S. leaflet R2620. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2011pdf/R2620.pdf

42. Zhao, X, S Onteru, MF Rothschild, D Garrick. 2011. Causative gene discovery for

sheep inherited disorders. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2011, A.S. leaflet R2625. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2011pdf/R2625.pdf

43. Boddicker, N, DJ Garrick, J Reecy, B Rowland, MF Rothschild, JP Steibel, JK

Lunney, JCM Dekkers, 2011. Genetic parameters and chromosomal regions associated with viral load and growth in pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2011, A.S. leaflet R2646. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2011pdf/R2646.pdf

44. Sun, X, D Habier, R Fernando, D Garrick, J Dekkers. 2011. Genomic prediction and

QTL mapping using Bayesian methods. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2011, A.S. leaflet R2647. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2011pdf/R2647.pdf

45. Garrick, DJ. 2011. Nuevos desarrollos en genomica. Argentine Hereford, 654:78-83. 46. Weng, Z, D Garrick, M Saatchi, R Schnabel, J Taylor. 2013. Impact of pedigree

information and genome assembly errors on inference of SNP haplotypes in cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2770. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2770.pdf



47. Saatchi, M, D Garrick. 2013. Accuracies of genomic prediction in beef cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2771. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2771.pdf

48. Zeng, J, A Toosi, R Fernando, J Dekkers, D Garrick. 2013. Genomic selection of

purebred animals for crossbred performance in the presence of dominant gene action. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2772. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2772.pdf

49. Zhao, X, S Onteru, M Saatchi, D Garrick, M Rothschild. 2013. Bayesian inference

identifies a candidate region associated with canine cryptorchidism that includes the AMHR2 gene. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2780. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2780.pdf

50. Hayr, M, M Saatchi, D Johnson, D Garrick. 2013. Improving accuracy of genomic

prediction in Holstein Friesians. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2784. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2784.pdf

51. Wang, C, D Habier, A Wolc, DJ Garrick, RL Fernando, SJ Lamont, JCM Dekkers, A

Kranis, KA Watson, 2013. Application of genomic selection using an evenly spaced low-density marker panel in broiler chickens. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2807. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2807.pdf

52. Onteru, S, D Gorbach, J Young, D Garrick, J Dekkers, M Rothschild. 2013. Genome

wide association studies for residual feed intake traits in pigs. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2816. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2816.pdf

53. Sun, X, R Fernando, D Garrick, J Dekkers. 2013. Genomic prediction using linkage

disequilibrium and co-segregation. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2818. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2818.pdf

54. Boddicker, N, DJ Garrick, J Reecy, B Rowland, JK Lunney, JCM Dekkers. 2013.

Quantitative trait locus on Sus Scrofa chromosome 4 associated with host response to experimental infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2013, A.S. leaflet R2823. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2013pdf/R2823.pdf

55. Garrick, DJ. 2013. They’re all carriers of something. October 2013 Angus Journal,

pages 250-253. 56. Garrick, DJ, A Markey, J Reecy. 2014. Genomic characterization of the McNay

Angus beef cattle herd. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2842. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2842.pdf



57. Weng, Z, DJ Garrick, M Saatchi, R Schnabel, J Taylor. 2014. Identifying chromosomal recombinations in beef cattle fron genotyped parent-offspring pairs. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2845. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2845.pdf

58. Su, H, J Koltes, M Saatchi, J Lee, R Fernando, DJ Garrick. 2014. Characterizing

haplotype diversity in ten US beef cattle breeds. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2846. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2846.pdf

59. Yan, J, M Saatchi, H Su, J Lee, R Fernando, DJ Garrick. 2014. Characterization and

associations of haplotypes containing PLAG1 in cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2851. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2851.pdf

60. Saatchi, M, DJ Garrick. 2014. Developing a reduced SNP panel for low-cost

genotyping in beef cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2854. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2854.pdf

61. Saatchi, M, DJ Garrick, US Feed efficiency consortium, J Taylor. 2014. Genome-

wide association study of feed efficiency in beef cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2855. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2855.pdf

62. Lee, J, M Saatchi, H Su, R Fernando, DJ Garrick. 2014. Genomic prediction using

single or multi-breed reference populations in Maine-Anjou cattle. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2856. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2856.pdf

63. Fernando, RL, J Dekkers, DJ Garrick. 2014. Bayesian methods for genomic

prediction and genome-wide association studies combining information on genotyped and non-genotyped individuals. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2865. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2865.pdf

64. Cheng, H, R Fernando, DJ Garrick. 2014. Three different Gibbs samplers for BayesB

genomic prediction. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2867. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2867.pdf

65. Hayr, M, D Johnson, DJ Garrick. 2014. Improving the accuracy of genomic

prediction of milk fat. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2870. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2870.pdf

66. Wolc, A, J Arango, P Settar, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, R Fernando, DJ

Garrick, J Dekkers. 2014. Genetics of feed efficiency in laying hens. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2894. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2894.pdf



67. Weng, Z, A Wolc, R Fernando, J Dekkers, DJ Garrick. 2014. Prediction accuracy and

genomic estimated breeding values over generations in layer chickens. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2897. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2897.pdf

68. Wolc, A, J Arango, P Settar, JE Fulton, NP O’Sullivan, R Preisinger, R Fernando, DJ

Garrick, J Dekkers. 2014. Application of genomic information to longitudinal traits. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report 2014, A.S. leaflet R2901. http://www.ans.iastate.edu/report/air/2014pdf/R2901.pdf


Graduate Supervision

7 Graduate Supervision GRADUATED STUDENTS Ph.D.

Mariusz Skorupski (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “Breeding objectives and genetic evaluation to improve pig farm profitability”. 1995.

Gisela Ahlborn (NZ). "Relative economic values for dairying traits in Holstein-Friesian cattle". 1996.

Jose Garcia-Muniz (Mexico). “Studies of Holstein-Friesian cattle bred for heavy or light mature live weight”. 1998.

Richard Spelman (NZ). "Detection and utilisation of quantitative trait loci in dairy cattle", University of Wageningen. 1998.

Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos (NZ). (Chief Supervisor) "Effects of crossbreeding and selection on the productivity and profitability of the New Zealand dairy industry". 1999.

Luis Apiolaza (Chile). (Chief Supervisor) “Genetic improvement of forest trees”. 2000.

Alastair Currie (NZ). (Chief Supervisor) “Quantitative genetics in apple (Malus x domestica (Borkh.)) breeding:Fruit shape traits, genetic parameter estimation and breeding strategy development”. 2000.

Satish Kumar (NZ). (Chief Supervisor) “Statistical methods for tree improvement incorporating molecular techniques”. 2000.

Rajesh Gopal (India). “Some aspects of ivermectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and goats”, jointly supervised with Assoc Professor Dave West (Chief Supervisor) and Dr Bill Pomroy. 2001.

Patricia Johnson (NZ). “A directed search for QTL affecting carcass composition traits in Texel sheep”, with Professor Hugh Blair (Chief Supervisor), Assoc Professor Roger Purchas and Mr John McEwan (AgResearch). 2004.

Azwihangwisi Maiwashe (South Africa). (Chief Supervisor) “Improving genetic prediction by accounting for mendelian sampling or inbreeding depression”. 2004.

Ross Evans (Ireland). “Impact of different mating strategies on long term rates of genetic gain in Irish dairy cattle: biological and economic consequences”. 2005.

Matthew Cleveland (USA). “Sire selection for profit in postweaning beef production”. 2006.

Wendy Fulwider (USA). “Influence of stall type and bedding on dairy cow welfare and productivity”. 2007.

Rao Dukkipati (India). “A search for genetic factors influencing immune response to Mycobacterium subspecies paratuberculosis vaccine in Australian fine-wool Merino sheep”. 2007.

Cuthbert Banga (South Africa). “Development of Breeding Objectives for Holstein and Jersey Cattle Breeds in South Africa”. 2010.

Rafael Nafikov (USA) “Genetic regulation of bovine milk fatty acid composition: improving the healthfulness of milk through selection” 2010.



Danielle Gorbach (USA). “The prediction of single nucleotide polymorphisms and their utilization in mapping traits and determining population structure in production animals”. 2011.

Xia Zhao (China). (Co-chief Supervisor) “Gene mapping of monogenic disorders and complex diseases via genome wide association studies”. 2012.

Nick Boddicker (USA). “The genetic basis of host response to experimental infection with the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in pigs”. 2013.

Lauren Hulsman (USA). “Investigation of genomic estimated breeding values and association methodologies using Bayesian inference in a Nellore-Angus crossbred population for two traits”. 2013.

Xiaochen Sun (China). “Genomic prediction using linkage disequilibrium and co-segregation”. 2014.

Dinesh Thekkoot (India). “Genetic basis for variation in lactation yield and efficiency in pigs”. 2014.



Master of Agricultural Science Ardeshir Nejati-Javaremi (Iran). (Chief Supervisor). “Genetic evaluation of Holstein-

Friesian and Jersey sires using records from pure- and cross-bred progeny in New Zealand”. (Honours) 1991.

Yohanes Djegho (Indonesia). “Estimates of phenotypic and genetic parameters in Bali beef cattle”. (Honours) 1991.

Jason Clark (NZ). “The effects of high protein Jersey sires from New Zealand and North America on dairy farm profitability and implications for the New Zealand dairy industry”. (Honours) 1994.

Russell Knutson (NZ). “A semi-stochastic simulation model of the New Zealand dairy cattle artificial insemination industry”. (Honours) 1994.

Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos (Mexico). (Chief Supervisor). “Accounting for scale effects in genetic evaluation of New Zealand dairy cattle”. (First Class Honours) 1994.

John Williamson (NZ). “Parasitism and production in fleeceweight-selected and control sheep”. (Second Class Honours, Division II) 1995.

Paul Charteris (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “Selection for beef cattle carcass and meat quality traits”. 1995.

Richard Spelman (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “Utilisation of marker assisted selection in the New Zealand dairy industry”. (Second Class Honours, Division I) 1995.

Serekye Annor (Ghana). “Development of a breeding objective for beef cattle in Ghana”. (Second Class Honours, Division I) 1996.

Master of Applied Science

Silvia Concheyro (NZ). (Chief Supervisor) “Evaluation of 1986-1987 radiata pine clonal trials at Forest Research, New Zealand”. 1998.

Maura Pereira (Brazil). (Chief Supervisor) “Genetic and economic aspects of the improvement of beef cattle in Brazil”. Second Class Honours (Division II). 2001.

Elly Navajas (Uruguay). (Chief Supervisor). “Applying a novel method for the analysis of beef ultimate pH in the detection of quantitative trait loci”. First Class Honours. 2002.

Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Science

Russell Knutson (NZ). “Comparison of sire evaluation methods in five major dairying countries”. 1991.

Alex Manderson (NZ). (Chief Supervisor) “The effect of selection for plasma levels of IGF-1 on the faecal output of helminth eggs in Romney sheep”. 1995.

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science

Srivinasa Singireddy (NZ). (Chief Supervisor) “Breeding objectives and breeding industry structures for the New Zealand dairy goat industry”. With distinction. 1997.



Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) Steven Howse (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “A comparison of internal parasitism in

fleeceweight-selected and control Romney sheep”. First Class Honours. 1992. Carlyn Morley (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “Alternative strategies for the improvement

of a developing breed of dairy cattle in New Zealand”. 1993. Katherine Coles (NZ). “A case study investigation of the ram selection decisions made

by commercial sheep farmers”. First Class Honours. 1995. Clare Kokich (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “An analysis of the quality attributes of

Hereford Prime beef carcasses”. First Class Honours. 1996. Kendra Davis (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “Detection of QTLs for milk colour in two

New Zealand Jersey sire families. First Class Honours. 1997.

Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) Aimee Charteris (NZ) (First Class Honours). “A case study investigation into vertical

integration within the sheep-meat industry – a co-operative approach to selection in NZ Romneys”. 2001.

Master of Science

Jennifer Anderson (NZ). “Fine mapping QTL in NZ dairy cattle”, with Dr Kathryn Stowell (Chief Supervisor), Professor Hugh Blair and Dr Richard Spelman (Livestock Improvement Corporation). 2002.

Juliano da Silva Jubileu (Brazil). (Chief Supervisor) “The use of random regression models to predict days to finish in beef cattle”. 2003.

Batchimeg Tseveenjav (Mongolia). (Chief Supervisor) “Economic Selection Index to improve fiber quality in Cashmere goats in Mongolia”. 2004.

Ellie Burns (Ireland). (Chief Supervisor) “The effect of censored data on estimates of heritability of longevity in the thoroughbred racing industry”. 2004.

Katie Olson (USA). (Chief Supervisor). “Predicting days to an endpoint using random regression models”. 2005.

Elizabeth Freeman (USA). “A beef cattle decision support system”. 2005 Devori Beckman (USA). “Genetic parameter estimation for docility in Limousin

cattle”. 2006. Carrie Welsh (USA). “Influence of birth rank and birth weight on lamb survivability”.

2006. Jamie Williams (USA). (Chief Supervisor). “Maintenance energy EPD for Red Angus

cattle predicted from mature weights, condition scores, weaning weights, post weaning gains and milk production potentials”. 2006.

Brian Brigham (USA). “Decision support system for cow-calf producers”. 2011. Jian Zeng (China). “Genomic selection of purebred animals for crossbred performance

under dominance”. 2011. Erika Downey (USA). “Evaluation of environmental effects and gentic markers on

bovine viral diarrhea virus type 2 (BVDV2) antibody levels and response to BVDV2 vaccination in Angus calves”. 2011.

Maliviwe Mpayipheli (South Africa). “Economic evaluation of Nguni and Nguni crossbreds in the communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa”. 2011.



Melanie Hayr (NZ). (Chief Supervisor). “Statistical analyses of milk traits in the New Zealand dairy cattle population”. 2014.

CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS Ph.D.

Ziqing Weng (China) (Chief Supervisor) Hao Cheng (China) (Co-chief Supervisor) Emily Waide (USA) Jian Zeng (China) Dossay Oryspayev (Kazahkstan) Andreomar Kurek (Brazil) Melanie Hayr (NZ) (Chief Supervisor) .


Qualifications & Distinctions

8 Qualifications & Distinctions At initial appointment: Degrees University Date B.Agr.Sc. (Hons)(First-Class) Massey University 1982 Summary of academic record: number of papers by grade Grade Paper A+ 14 A 6 A- 6 B 2 Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A. 1988 Summary of academic record: number of papers by grade Grade Paper A+ 7 A 2 A- 4 Prizes, Hons, Fellowships Source Date Lord Bledisloe Prize for Leading student (B.Agr.Sc.III)

Massey University 1981

New Zealand Wool Board Studentship (B.Agr.Sc. IV)

New Zealand Wool Board 1981

Sir James Wilson Prize for Leading student (B.Agr.Sc. II,III,and IV)

Massey University 1982

Post-graduate Study Award (declined) University Grants Committee 1982 Massey Scholarship (declined) Massey University 1982 William Georgetti Scholarship University Grants Committee 1984 C. Alma Baker Post-graduate Scholarship C. Alma Baker Trust 1985 Andrew D. White Fellowship Cornell University 1985 Fulbright Travel Grant N. Z. – U.S. Education Foundation 1985 Cornell Summer Fellowship Cornell University 1986 C. Alma Baker Post-graduate Scholarship C. Alma Baker Trust 1987 Sage Graduate Fellowship Cornell University 1987 William Raymond & Mary Stenson Wilde Cornell University 1987 Cornell Summer Fellowships Cornell University 1987 &1988


Qualifications & Distinctions

Since initial appointment: Prizes, Hons, Fellowships Source Date C. Alma Baker Trust Travel Award C. Alma Baker Trust 1990 Prince & Princess of Wales Science Award Royal Society of New Zealand 1990 C.R. Henderson memorial lecture Cornell University 2000 LandCorp lecture N.Z. Society of Animal Production 2010 Animal Industry Service Award American Society Animal Science 2011 J.L. Lush Award American Dairy Science Assoc. 2011 A.B. Chapman memorial lecture University of Madison-Wisconsin 2012 Hall of Merit American Hereford Association 2013 Rockefeller-Prentice Award American Society Animal Science 2014


Invited International Presentations

9 Invited Keynote Presentations 1. “A comparison of some challenges to genetic improvement in New Zealand” a keynote

address to Australasian Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 7 April 1997.

2. “The New Zealand Sheep Trade” at Expointer, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2 September 1997. 3. “Achieving genetic improvement in non-conventional species – the New Zealand deer

industry as an example” to World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia, 15 January 1998.

4. “Animal recording in New Zealand – some features – industry differences” to the 31st

meeting of the International Committee for Animal Recording, Rotorua, New Zealand, 20 January 1998.

5. “Potential for economic benefits to the producer from altering the composition of milk”

to the Milk Composition Occasional Conference of the British Society of Animal Science, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 16 September 1999.

6. “Dairy Cattle improvement in New Zealand” memorial C.R. Henderson invited lecture

to Animal Science staff and postgraduate students at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., 28 June 2000.

7. “Focussing on economically relevant traits – selection for profit” an invited keynote

presentation to the Beef Improvement Federation annual meeting at the Hyatt, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A., 12 July 2000.

8. “Dairy cattle improvement by selection and crossbreeding” to South African Large

Herds Conference, Tsitsikamma conference centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 5-6 February 2001.

9. “Opportunities for Genetic Selection to increase Milk Quality” to the 2001 Western

Canadian Dairy Seminar, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 15 March 2001. 10. “Recent pre- and post-farm gate developments in the New Zealand Dairy Industry” to

the 2001 Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 15 March 2001.

11. “A systematic approach to dairy cattle improvement” to the Australian Large Herds

Conference held at the Cessnock Supporters Club, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 17 March 2002.

12. “Dairy Cattle Improvement by selection and crossbreeding” to the Irish Grasslands

Conference held at the Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick, Ireland, 17 April 2002.



13. “How best to achieve genetic change” keynote address to the Beef Improvement Federation 35th Annual Research Symposium held at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington, Kentucky, 30 May, 2003.

14. “The construction & use of economic indexes to improve the profitability of beef

cattle” to the XIII reunion internacional sobre produccion de carne y leche in climas calidos, held at the Hotel Araiza, Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico, 9 October 2003.

15. “Examples of marker-assisted selection in sheep and cattle improvement in New

Zealand”, to the NCR-199 Technical committee and Beef Improvement Federation 8th Genetic Prediction workshop held in Kansas City, 5 December 2003.

16. “Sampling populations for genetic conservation, gene discovery, validation and

exploitation” at the ADSA 9th Discover Conference on Protecting & Managing Animal Genetic Resources for Future generations – the next steps held in Cheyenne Wyoming 2-4 November 2004.

17. “Trends and developments in genetic evaluation of beef cattle in the United States” to

the Annual Conference of the World Angus Federation held in Capetown, South Africa, 19 March, 2005.

18. “A systematic approach to the design and enhancement of breeding programmes”,

invited keynote presentation to the European Association of Animal Production Annual Meeting at Uppsala University, Sweden, 7 June 2005.

19. “Using appropriate genetic evaluations to make better selection decisions” to the joint

annual meeting of the American Association of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association held at Cincinnati, Ohio, 27 July 2005.

20. “Stayability in beef cattle: its definition, evaluation, interpretation and relevance”.

Invited address to the Mid-western section of the American Society of Animal Science Breeding and Genetics Symposium on Genetics of Longevity in Food Animals held in Des Moines, Iowa, 21 March, 2006.

21. “Development of Feed Efficiency Genetic Evaluation and Decision Support” invited

keynote address to the Annual Research Meeting of the Beef Improvement Federation held at the Pearl River resort, Mississippi, 20 April 2006.

22. “Exploiting omics for animal improvement”, invited keynote speaker and moderator of

the “omics” symposium, held by the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science at Logan, Utah, 21 June 2006.

23. “Genetic improvement of beef cattle – assessing the ramifications of genetic change”

invited keynote presentation at the Eighth World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on 17 August, 2006.



24. “Potential for genomic selection” to Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Forum held by the Canadian Dairy Network and Alta Genetics in Calgary, Alberta, on 12 September 2006.

25. “Prediction using equivalent models” an invited presentation at the Symposium in

honor of L.D. Van Vleck, held in Lincoln, Nebraska, 7 October 2006. 26. “Payment for quality: what the wine industry can learn from livestock” to the 13th

annual Australian wine industry technical conference held at the Adelaide convention center, 29 July, 2007.

27. “Producing and using genetic evaluations in today’s beef industry” an invited

presentation at a symposium on The Evolution of Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation, at the ASAS/ADSA Joint Annual Meeting held in Indianapolis, 8 July 2008.

28. “Future World Perspectives for Animal Breeding” to Embrapa senior management and

animal breeding leaders, Brasilia, Brazil, 5 August 2008. 29. “A comprehensive approach to beef production – genetics for beef quality and

sustainability” to the III Congreso Nacional de Carne de Vacuno, held in Avila, Spain, 19 November 2008.

30. “New genomic advances in dairy and beef cattle improvement” to participants at the

Ensminger conference held in San Jose, Costa Rica, 12 February 2009. 31. “New tools for enhancing genetic improvement of beef cattle” to IV Congreso Mundial

Braford international conference held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, 31 March 2009. 32. “Bioinformatics requirements to apply whole-genome prediction in livestock” at a

Symposium on whole genome selection – the new frontier, held at the ASAS/ADSA/CSAS joint annual meeting in Montreal, Canada on 13 July, 2009.

33. “An animal breeding approach to the estimation of genetic and environmental trends

from field populations” at a Symposium on population data analyses to evaluate trends in animal production systems, held at the ASAS/ADSA/CSAS joint annual meeting in Montreal, Canada on 14 July, 2009.

34. “Bayesian analyses of whole-genome data”, to the Australasian conference on

statistical methods for genomic data analysis held in Brisbane, Australia, 5 October 2009.

35. “Genomic Selection in livestock” to the 10th International conference on genetic

epidemiology, held at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 11 November 2009.



36. “Current status of animal breeding and genetics R&D for commercial application” to the Korean animal breeding and genetics society meeting held at GyeongSang University, Jinju, Korea 13 November 2009.

37. “Consequences of genomic selection in cattle” to the International Committee for

Animal Recording, Interbull meeting held in Paris, France, 5 March 2010. 38. “Milestones in genetic prediction for applied livestock improvement” at the LandCorp

lecture, Annual meeting of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 24 June 2010.

39. “Contributions of RL Quaas to genetic evaluation” at a Symposium in honor of Dr R.L.

Quaas held at the Annual meeting of the Beef Improvement Federation, Columbia, Missouri, 28 June 2010.

40. “Genomic analysis of data from physiological studies” to the Physiology and Breeding

and Genetic Symposium held at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association, Denver, Colorado on 12 July 2010.

41. “The nature, scope and impact of some whole genome analyses in beef cattle” to the 9th

World Congress on genetics applied to livestock production held in Leipzig, Germany, 2 August 2010.

42. “Genomic analysis using high-density SNP panels” at the Cat & Dog workshop held at

the XIX Plant and Animal Genome Conference held in San Diego California, 16 January 2011.

43. “Current status of genomic prediction in beef cattle” at the Cattle/Sheep workshop held

at the XIX Plant and Animal Genome Conference held in San Diego California, 16 January 2011.

44. “Genomic Selection in Beef Cattle” to the British Cattle Breeders Conference held in

Shropshire, United Kingdom, 25 January 2011. 45. “Using genomics for animal improvement” to the World Jersey 19th International

Congress held at Novotel Tainui, Hamilton, New Zealand, 11 February 2011. 46. “Has the era of molecular breeding finally arrived?”, invited session Chair at Gordon

Research Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, held at Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas, 23 February 2011.

47. “Strategies to improve the accuracy of genomic predictions”, invited review to the

QTLMAS workshop held in Rennes, France, 20 May 2011.



48. “Some research opportunities for using high-density SNP genotyping in sheep” to the 1st Joint Research Center workshop on Sheep Breeding and Developmental Biology, held in Beijing, China, 6 June 2011.

49. “State of the art of genomic selection and its application to predict meat quality, feed

efficiency and disease resistance in beef cattle” to 48th Brazilian Congress of Animal Sciences, held at Belem, Para, Brazil, 20 July 2011.

50. “Some aspects of genomic prediction research and application being undertaken at

Iowa State University” to the conference on stimulating collaborations within European livestock genomics projects held in Brussels, Belgium, 26 September 2011.

51. “Present and future of genomic information” at the World Angus Secretariat Technical

meeting at Park Hyatt, Buenos Aries, Argentina, 10 October 2011. 52. “Milestones in genetic prediction for applied livestock improvement” to Chinese

Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 10 December 2011. 53. “Current status of beef cattle genomic prediction in the U.S.” at the Swedish University

of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden on 24 January 2012. 54. “Introduction to genomic prediction”, a televised undergraduate lecture as the 2012 AB

Chapman lecturer, at University of Madison-Wisconsin, 30 April 2012. http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/chapman/index.htm

55. “State of the art in genomic prediction of beef cattle”, the 2012 AB Chapman lecture

(televised), at University of Madison-Wisconsin, 30 April 2012. http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/chapman/index.htm

56. “A case-study of the American Herford Association-Iowa State University

collaboration in genomics”, at the Bayer and Bioniche international beef cattle genetics conference, held at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia, 7 May 2012.

57. “Genomic prediction in Hereford cattle” invited talk to the World Hereford Conference

Technical program, held at Stampede Park, Calgary, Canada, 14 July 2012. 58. “Using genomics for livestock improvement” invited plenary presentation at the

Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference held in Rotorua, New Zealand, 5 September 2012.

59. “Current status of genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies in

livestock” at Genomic Selection and Genome-Wide Association Studies Workshop held at the XXII Plant and Animal Genome Conference in San Diego, 12 January 2013.



60. “In search of the missing heritability: architecture of complex traits”, an invited presentation at the Gordon Research Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics held in Galveston, Texas, 19 February 2013.

61. “Recent advances in cattle genomics – visions from quantitative genetics” an invited

presentation at the 3rd International Workshop on Genomics Applied to Livestock held in Aracatuba, Brazil, 25 February 2013.

62. “Where is DNA marker technology heading for stud breeders in the USA and what

applies to us in New Zealand?” at the AgInnovation Field days held in Feilding, NZ on the 12 May 2013.

63. “Status of genomics technologies” an invited presentation at Sociedade Brasileira de

Zootechnia (SBZ) meeting held in Campinas 24 July, 2013. 64. “How to validate and apply genomic selection in beef cattle” an invited presentation at

a two-day workshop on genomic prediction held in Jaboticabal, Brazil, 12-13 August 2013.

65. “Improving Angus in the genomics era” an invited talk to the World Angus Forum held

in Rotorua, New Zealand on 15 October 2013. 66. “Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies using Bayesian methods” at

Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea on 11-12 February 2014. 67. “Genomic prediction – a viewpoint from animal improvement and personalized

medicine” for University of 3rd age, held in Whangarei, NZ, 25 March 2014. 68. “Genomic prediction and its role in livestock improvement” invited Plenary

presentation to the Plant and Animal Genomics Asia meeting held in Singapore, 20 May 2014.

69. “Implementation of genomic prediction in routine genetic evaluations: state of the art

in different species – pitfalls and future developments” invited presentation to the SABRE meeting held in Zug, Switzerland, 12 June 2014.

70. “Bayesian prediction combining genotyped and non-genotyped individuals” invited

presentation at 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 18 August 2014.

71. “Across-breed genomic prediction in beef cattle” invited presentation at 10th World

Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 19 August 2014.

72. “The Science of genomic prediction and its role in livestock improvement” at the

Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science in Chengdu, China on 8 October 2014.



73. “Genetic and Genomic Improvement in Livestock” at the Ensminger School held at La Molina University, Lima, Peru on 5 November 2014.

74. “An international perspective on the current and future application of genomics in farm

animals” to the Irish Cattle Breeders Federation, Teagasc and Irish Farmers Journal conference for Animal Genomics Users, held in Dublin, Ireland, 26 November 2014.


Extension Teaching (2010-2014)

10 Extension Teaching (Since 2010) 1. “Genomics and its role in the convergence of basic and applied research in animal

science” to Animal Science Seminar held in Ensminger room, Iowa State University, 26 February 2010.

2. “Consequences of genomic selection in cattle” to the Interbull meeting held in Paris,

France, 5 March 2010. 3. “Science-based strategies for improving your herds potential to perform on a grass-

based diet and how to build upon the genetic foundations in your herd” to the Iowa grass-based livestock working group meeting at Quality Inn, Ankeny, Iowa, 19 March 2010.

4. “Developments in genomic selection and sequencing” to Livestock Improvement

Corporation staff and scientists at Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1 April 2010. 5. “Breeding objectives and economically relevant traits” to INIA researchers at Las

Brujas research station, Uruguay, 4 May 2010. 6. “Breeding objectives and economically relevant traits: 1) multiple trait selection” to a

breeder workshop held at INIA Las Brujas research station, Uruguay, 7 May 2010. 7. “Breeding objectives and economically relevant traits: 2) research and information

gaps” to a breeder workshop held at INIA Las Brujas research station, Uruguay, 7 May 2010.

8. “Breeding objectives and economically relevant traits: 3) implementation in Uruguayan

beef cattle improvement” to a breeder workshop held at INIA Las Brujas research station, Uruguay, 7 May 2010.

9. “Beef breeding systems to improve cow-herd efficiency” to Veterinary continuing

education forum at McNay research station, Iowa, 19 May 2010. 10. “Genomic selection – its background, current and likely future status in animal

improvement” at the CRI Genex annual symposium held in Appleton, Wisconsin, 8 June 2010.

11. “Milestones in genetic prediction for applied livestock improvement” at the LandCorp

lecture, Annual meeting of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 24 June 2010.



12. “Contributions of RL Quaas to genetic evaluation” at a Symposium in honor of Dr R.L. Quaas held at the Annual meeting of the Beef Improvement Federation, Columbia, Missouri, 28 June 2010.

13. “Health traits and beef quality traits – the latest genomic findings” to the Pfizer

breakfast at the Annual meeting of the Beef Improvement Federation held in Columbia, Missouri, 30 June 2010.

14. “A novel nonsense mutation of the DMP1 gene is responsible for inherited rickets in

Corriedale sheep” to the Late Breaking session of the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association, held in Denver, Colorado, 11 July 2010.

15. “Genomic analysis of data from physiological studies” to the Physiology and Breeding

and Genetic Symposium held at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association, Denver, Colorado on 12 July 2010.

16. “The nature, scope and impact of some whole genome analyses in beef cattle” to the 9th

World Congress on genetics applied to livestock production held in Leipzig, Germany, 2 August 2010.

17. “Status of bioinformatics for genomic selection” to NBCEC statistics group meeting

held in Lincoln, Nebraska, 6 October 2010. 18. “Bayesian prediction using Student’s t-distribution” to NBCEC statistics group

meeting held in Lincoln, Nebraska, 6 October 2010. 19. “DNA sequencing and other issues for genomic prediction” to Aviagen scientific

advisory board meeting held in Chicago, 28 October, 2010. 20. “Genomic prediction in Herefords” to breed improvement committee of American

Hereford Association, Kansas City, Missouri on 29 October 2010. 21. “Genomic prediction – opportunities in Herefords” to an educational seminar for

members of the American Hereford Association held in Kansas City, Missouri, 30 October 2010.

22. “The general context of genome wide association studies : what’s needed for success?”

to the National Swine Improvement Federation meeting held in Kansas City, Missouri, 2 December 2010.

23. “Review of status of Angus and Hereford within-breed genomic predictions” at the

Future of Genomics workshop held by the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium in Kansas City, Missouri on 14 December 2010.



24. “Summary of workshop findings” at the Future of Genomics workshop held by the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium in Kansas City, Missouri on 15 December 2010.

25. “Genomic analysis using high-density SNP panels” at the Cat & Dog workshop held at

the XIX Plant and Animal Genome Conference held in San Diego California, 16 January 2011.

26. “Current status of genomic prediction in beef cattle” at the Cattle/Sheep workshop held

at the XIX Plant and Animal Genome Conference held in San Diego California, 16 January 2011.

27. “Genomic predictions for beef cattle breed associations” to United Kingdom Angus

Association representatives at Bush Estate, Edinburgh, 20 January 2011. 28. “Genomic Selection” a seminar to staff at the Scottish Agricultural College at Bush

Estate, Edinburgh, help on 21 January 2011. 29. “Implementation of Genomic Selection” at a workshop on genomic selection held in

conjunction with the British Cattle Breeders Conference at Shropshire, United Kingdom, 24 January 2011.

30. “Genomic Selection in Beef Cattle” to the British Cattle Breeders Conference held in

Shropshire, United Kingdom, 25 January 2011. 31. “Genetic improvement for pastoral animal production” to scientists at AgResearch

Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 8 February 2011. 32. “Developments in Sheep Improvement” to WRIG members meeting at Massey

University, 9 February 2011. 33. “Using genomics for animal improvement” to the World Jersey 19th International

Congress held at Novotel Tainui, Hamilton, New Zealand, 11 February 2011. 34. “Has the era of molecular breeding finally arrived?”, invited session Chair at Gordon

Research Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, held at Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas, 23 February 2011.

35. “Genomic prediction in Brangus” to the Annual membership meeting of the

International Brangus Breeders Association held at the Holiday Inn Reliant, in Houston, Texas, 4 March 2011.

36. “Role of genomics in selection of beef cattle for healthfulness characteristics” at the

USDA-NBCEC meeting on healthfulness of beef, held at Cornhusker Lincoln, 8 March 2011.



37. “Status of genomic prediction in beef cattle” webinar presentation to the Technical Advisory Committee of the American Simmental Association, 21 March 2011.

38. “Genomics in beef cattle – genetic defects, gene testing and implementation of

genomics into breeding decisions” to the Dubuque County Extension meeting on 21 March 2011.

39. “Next generation of genetic prediction tools” webinar to American Society of Animal

Science, on 6 April 2011. 40. “Predicting performance and hunting for genes using high-density SNP panels – some

approaches from animal breeding” to the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine and Computational Bioscience, 18 April 2011.

41. “Bioinformatics to implement genomic selection” to USDA-AFRI principal

investigators meeting held at Marriott Washington D.C., 19 April 2011. 42. “Developments in genomics and genomic prediction” to Livestock Improvement

Corporation Staff at the Tempero Center, Newstead, 10 May 2011. 43. “Genomic breeding value prediction and QTL mapping of QTLMAS2011 data using

Bayesian methods” at the QTLMAS workshop held in Rennes, France, 19 May 2011. 44. “Strategies to improve the accuracy of genomic predictions”, invited review to the

QTLMAS workshop held in Rennes, France, 20 May 2011. 45. “Goals and objectives for a 5-year national consortium for the genetic improvement of

feed efficiency in beef cattle”, to the Beef Improvement Federation meeting in Bozeman, Montana, 5 June 2011.

46. “Some research opportunities for using high-density SNP genotyping in sheep” to the

1st Joint Research Center workshop on Sheep Breeding and Developmental Biology, held in Beijing, China, 6 June 2011.

47. “Genomic prediction – what’s needed for success” to Genus/ABS/PIC meeting at

Hyatt Place, Madison, Wisconsin, 6 July 2011. 48. “State of the art of genomic selection and its application to predict meat quality, feed

efficiency and disease resistance in beef cattle” to 48th Brazilian Congress of Animal Sciences, held at Belem, Para, Brazil, 20 July 2011.

49. “National consortium for the genetic improvement of beef feed efficiency” to the

Land-o-Lakes staff at Iowa State University dairy farm on 30 August 2011.



50. “Some aspects of genomic prediction research and application being undertaken at Iowa State University” to the conference on stimulating collaborations within European livestock genomics projects held in Brussels, Belgium, 26 September 2011.

51. “Current status of genomic prediction in (other) livestock” at the Aviagen Advisory

Board meeting held in Edinburgh, 3 October 2011. 52. “Present and future of genomic information” at the World Angus Secretariat Technical

meeting at Park Hyatt, Buenos Aries, Argentina, 10 October 2011. 53. “Genomic prediction” at the First National Angus Show held in Tandil, Argentina, 14

October 2011. 54. “Implementing genomic prediction in the American Hereford Association” to the

NCERA-199 meeting held in Kansas City, 21 October 2011. 55. “Update on status of genomic prediction in American Hereford Association” to the

Breed Improvement Committee and Board of the American Hereford Association, Kansas City, 27 October 2011.

56. “Update on status of genomic prediction for the American Hereford Association” to the

Annual Meeting of the American Hereford Association held in Kansas City, 28 October 2011.

57. “Genetic improvement and its role in improving pasture production” to Teagasc

scientists and industry at Moorepark, Ireland, 1 November 2011. 58. “Genomic prediction in Hereford beef cattle” to Teagasc and ICBF scientists and

industry at Moorepark, Ireland, 1 November 2011. 59. “Within- and across-breed validation of genomic predictions” to the NBCEC Breed

Association meeting on the application of genomics for beef cattle improvement, Kansas City, 7 November 2011.

60. “Unique animal identification systems and international collaboration in genomic

prediction of beef cattle” to the NBCEC Breed Association meeting on the application of genomics for beef cattle improvement, Kansas City, 8 November 2011.

61. “Sequencing individual sires for genomic prediction” to the NBCEC Breed Association

meeting on the application of genomics for beef cattle improvement, Kansas City, 8 November 2011.

62. “Milestones in genetic prediction for applied livestock improvement” to Chinese

Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 10 December 2011.



63. “Current status of genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies in livestock” to Chinese Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 10 December 2011.

64. “Development of modern quantitative genetics – milestones in genetic prediction for

applied livestock improvement” to the Animal Breeding and Genetics group of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China on 12 December 2011.

65. “Genomic selection and genome-wide association studies using GenSel software” to

the Animal Breeding and Genetics group of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China on 13 December 2011.

66. “Genomic analysis of data” to the Animal Science Department of Huazhong

Agricultural University, Wuhan, China on 14 December 2011. 67. “The status of genomic prediction” to scientists at the Animal Genetics and Breeding

Unit (AGBU) and Department of Animal Science, Armidale, Australia, on 18 January 2012.

68. “Genetics of carcass composition in Irish cattle exploiting carcass video image

analysis” to the PhD defence meeting of Thierry Pabiou, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden on 24 January 2012.

69. “Current status of beef cattle genomic prediction in the U.S.” at the Swedish University

of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden on 24 January 2012. 70. “Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies – analytical methods” to

investigators and scientific advisory board members for the National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, held in Kansas City, 5 March 2012.

71. “Delivering genomic technology to the beef industry – an overview of the National

Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium” to the NBCEC Symposium held in Kansas City, 6 March 2012.

72. “Delivering genomic technology to the beef industry – a summary of current status” to

the NBCEC Symposium held in Kansas City, 6 March 2012. 73. “Developments in sheep breeding and genomics” to the Wairarapa Romney

Improvement Group meeting held at John Hume’s, Pirinoa, Wairarapa, 15 March 2012.

74. “The US beef industry and some aspects of its genetic improvement programs” to

visitors to ISU from Serbia, 12 April 2012.



75. “Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies –theory and application” webinar to scientists at Livestock Improvement Corporation and ViaLactia BioSciences, 12 April 2012.

76. “State of genomics including an update on NBCEC projects” to the Emerging

Technologies committee at Annual Beef Improvement Federation meeting held at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, 19 April 2012.

77. “Genomic prediction for the American Gelbvieh Association” to AGA Board and staff

at their headquarters, Denver, 27 April 2012. 78. “Introduction to genomic prediction”, a televised undergraduate lecture as the 2012 AB

Chapman lecturer, at University of Madison-Wisconsin, 30 April 2012. http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/chapman/index.htm

79. “State of the art in genomic prediction of beef cattle”, the 2012 AB Chapman lecture

(televised), at University of Madison-Wisconsin, 30 April 2012. http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/chapman/index.htm

80. “A case-study of the American Herford Association-Iowa State University

collaboration in genomics”, at the Bayer and Bioniche international beef cattle genetics conference, held at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, 7 May 2012.

81. “Genomic prediction and its application in beef cattle” , (repeated 2x) at the Bayer and

Bioniche international beef cattle genetics conference, held at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, 7 May 2012.

82. “Genomic prediction in Hereford cattle” invited talk to the World Hereford Conference

Technical program, held at Stampede Park, Calgary, 14 July 2012. 83. “Using genomics for livestock improvement” invited plenary presentation at the

Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference held in Rotorua, 5 September 2012.

84. “Genomic prediction research and application” to GeneSeek Staff and Board members,

at GeneSeek headquarters, Lincoln, NE on 13 September 2012. 85. “GenSel/Bayesian prediction error variance philosophy and calculations” to the

NCER225 meeting held in Des Moines, 19 October 2012. 86. “Update on genomic prediction” to the American Hereford Association Board and

breed improvement committee, at AHA headquarters, Kansas City, 1 November 2012. 87. “An update on the status of genomic prediction in American Hereford and other US

beef cattle breeds”, to the Educational Forum held in association with the AGM of the AHA in Kansas City, 2 November 2012.



88. “Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies using Bayesian techniques

and GenSel – a one-day workshop” to researchers at Pig Improvement Corporation, at the headquarters in Hendersonville, Tennessee, 14 November 2012.

89. “Principles and practice of genomic selection in livestock – a 4 day short course” for

academics and scientists working with livestock, held at Agricultural Research Council’s Irene campus, Centurion, Gauteng province, South Africa, 27-30 December 2012.

90. “Economic indexes for dairy cattle improvement” to a technical committee of the

South African Holstein Association held at their headquarters in Bloemfontein, 5 December 2012.

91. “Genomic prediction in beef cattle and its immediate limitations in South Africa”, to a

meeting of SA-Studbook and the South African Angus Association, held at the Studbook headquarters in Bloemfontein, South Africa, 5 December 2012.

92. “Current status of genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies in

livestock” at Genomic Selection and Genome-Wide Association Studies Workshop held at the XXI Plant and Animal Genome Conference in San Diego, 12 January 2013.

93. “Genomic prediction in American Hereford and other US beef cattle breed

associations” to a regional Hereford Association meeting held in Lebanon, Tennessee, 2 February 2013.

94. “In search of the missing heritability: architecture of complex traits”, an invited

presentation at the Gordon Research Conference on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics held in Galveston, Texas, 19 February 2013.

95. “Recent advances in cattle genomics – visions from quantitative genetics” an invited

presentation at the 3rd International Workshop on Genomics Applied to Livestock held in Aracatuba, Brazil, 25 February 2013.

96. “Combined analysis of pedigree, phenotypic and genomic information” to American

Hereford Association, at Kansas City, 3 March 2013. 97. “Preliminary GWAS, QTL analysis and genomic selection” to the Annual meeting of

the scientific and industry advisory board meeting for the National program for genetic improvement of feed efficiency in beef cattle, held in Kansas City, 4 March 2013.

98. “Role of the NBCEC in the genomic improvement of beef cattle” at the NBCEC

symposium on integrating DNA information into beef cattle production systems held in Kansas City, 5 March 2013.



99. “Genomic prediction in beef cattle” at the NBCEC symposium on integrating DNA information into beef cattle production systems held in Kansas City, 5 March 2013.

100. “Genomic prediction in the American Hereford Association” to the AHA Board

meeting in Kansas City, 9 April 2013. 101. “In search of missing heritability – genomic architecture of complex traits” to the

Livestock Improvement Corporation research team at Waitomo, NZ on 22 April 2013. 102. “Developments in genomics and genomic prediction” to Livestock Improvement

Corporation staff at Newstead, 24 April 2013. 103. “Current status of genomic prediction in livestock” to scientists at AgResearch

Invermay, NZ on 29 April 2013. 104. “Where is DNA marker technology heading for stud breeders in the USA and what

applies to us in New Zealand?” at the AgInnovation Field days held in Feilding, NZ on the 12 May 2013.

105. “Overview of genomic prediction and its status in beef cattle” at the AgInnovation

Field days held in Feilding, NZ on the 13 May 2013. 106. “New tools for genetic improvement” at the AgInnovation Field days held in

Feilding, NZ on the 13 May 2013. 107. “Genomic prediction and its status in US beef cattle breed associations” to the

American Shorthorn Association meeting held at Iowa State University on 8 June 2013.

108. “Bad news: they’re all carriers of something – broken genes in the beef business”

Invited plenary presentation to the 45th Annual Research Symposium of the Beef Improvement Federation held in Oklahoma City, 14 June 2013.

109. “Update on genomic projects and incorporation of marker information into genetic

analysis” to the Emerging Technology subcommittee of the 45th Annual Research Symposium of the Beef Improvement Federation held in Oklahoma City, 14 June 2013.

110. “Genomic Selection” – a 4 day short course organized by Genome Canada at

University Laval, Quebec, from 25-28 June 2013. 111. “Genomic Prediction” – a 3 day short course organized by Ondokuz Mayis University

in Samsun Turkey, from 3-5 July 2013. 112. “Bayesian regression and its application to genomic prediction” – a 5 day short course

held in Davos, Switzerland from 8-12 July 2013.



113. “Status of genomics technologies” an invited presentation at Sociedade Brasileira de

Zootechnia (SBZ) meeting held in Campinas 24 July, 2013. 114. “How to validate and apply genomic selection in beef cattle” an invited presentation

at a two-day workshop on genomic prediction held in Jaboticabal, Brazil, 12-13 August 2013.

115. “Bayesian regression and genomic prediction” – a 2 day short course held in UNESP

Jaboticabal, 15-16 August 2013. 116. “Unifying GWAS and genomic prediction” an invited presentation at a workshop on

Phenotype Prediction Using Genomic Data. Held at University of Florida in Gainesville on 19 August 2013.

117. “New opportunities for plant and animal improvement – using genomics to improve

populations” to Iowa Master Farmers’ Meeting held at Gateway, Ames, 8 September 2013.

118. “Cattle genomics – where have we come from and where are we headed?” to

GeneSeek scientists and advisory board members at a meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska on 12 September 2013.

119. “Improving Angus in the genomics era” an invited talk to the World Angus Forum

held in Rotorua, New Zealand on 15 October 2013. 120. “Genomic prediction and GWAS in livestock” a seminar to Institute of Veterinary,

Animal and Biomedical Sciences at Massey University on 18 October 2013. 121. “Implementation of genomic information into US beef cattle national genetic

evaluations” at the 20th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference held in Napier, New Zealand, 22 October 2013.

122. “Challenges and opportunities with genomic selection” at a Sheep Breeders Day at

Hawkes Bay A&P Showgrounds, 24 October 2013. 123. “Update on genomic predictions in Herefords” to the American Hereford Association

Board Meeting held in Kansas City 1 November 2013. 124. “Genomic prediction for the American Hereford Association” to the American

Hereford Association Educational Forum held in Kansas City 1 November 2013. 125. “Practical experiences in developing breed-specific predictions for genome-enhanced

EPDs” at the 10th Genetic Prediction Workshop held by the Beef Improvement Federation in Kansas City 13 December 2013.



126. “Genomic prediction and its application in the American Gelbvieh Association” at Doubletree Quebec in Denver Colorado, 10 January 2014.

127. “Genome-wide association studies of dry matter intake, metabolic body weight,

growth and feed efficiency in beef cattle” to the Cattle/Sheep/Gat combined workshop at the XXII Plant & Animal genome Conference in San Diego, 12 January 2014.

128. “Genomic analysis combining genotyped and no-genotyped individuals” to the

Statistics workshop at the XXII Plant & Animal genome Conference in San Diego, 12 January 2014.

129. “Improving cattle in the genomics era” to the Sons of Pioneers meeting at Marriott

downtown Denver, 15 January 2014. 130. “Methodological advances in across-breed genomic prediction” to USDA-Zoetis

workshop held at Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln Nebraska on 16 January 2014. 131. “Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies using Bayesian methods”

at Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea on 11-12 February 2014. 132. “Major genes in beef production” to the Large Ranch Managers’ meeting held at

Dobson Inn, Arizona 28 February 2014. 133. “Status of genomic prediction” to NZ Animal Evaluation Limited strategy day held in

Newstead, 18 March 2014. 134. “Genomic prediction – a viewpoint from animal improvement and personalized

medicine” for University of 3rd age, held in Whangarei, NZ, 25 March 2014. 135. “Update on genomics research at Iowa State University” held at Livestock

Improvement Corporation Scientific Advisory Board meeting held in Tauranga 26 March 2014.

136. “Genomic prediction and dairy cattle improvement” at the Livestock Improvement

Staff day held at Newstead, 28 March 2014. 137. “Genome-wide association study, quantitative trait locus analysis, and genomic

prediction within breed associations” held at Holiday Inn Kansas City, 9 April 2014. 138. “(Inter)national cattle evaluation using genomics” to American Simmental

Association Board and its partner breed associations in Bozeman, Montana, 26 April 2014.

139. “Genomic prediction and its role in livestock improvement” invited Plenary

presentation to the Plant and Animal Genomics Asia meeting held in Singapore, 20 May 2014.



140. “Implementation of genomic prediction in routine genetic evaluations: state of the art

in different species – pitfalls and future developments” invited presentation to the SABRE meeting held in Zug, Switzerland, 12 June 2014.

141. “The role of genomics in Akaushi improvement” to the Akaushi Breed Association

members and executives meeting in the Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln 17 June 2014. 142. “Genomic predictions in US Charolais” at the Charolais Educational Forum meeting

held in the Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln Nebraska 17 June 2014. 143. “Opportunities and challenges for a new approach to genomic prediction” at the

Advancements in Genetic Prediction workshop held at the Beef Improvement Federation meeting in the Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln Nebraska 20 June 2014.

144. “Genomics and Expected Progeny Differences” to Canadian Simmental Association

Annual Meeting held at Elkhorn resort, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba on 25 July 2014.

145. “Bayesian prediction combining genotyped and non-genotyped individuals” invited

presentation at 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 18 August 2014.

146. “Across-breed genomic prediction in beef cattle” invited presentation at 10th World

Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 19 August 2014.

147. “Single-step genomic prediction” to the Aviagen-E.W. Group Scientific Advisory

Board meeting held in Vancouver 23 August 2024. 148. “Understanding conventional and genomic Expected Progeny Differences” held at the

American Simmental Association Educational Forum in Bozeman, Montana on 8 September 2014.

149. “The future of national cattle evaluation – a quantum leap” held at the American

Simmental Association Educational Forum in Bozeman, Montana on 8 September 2014.

150. “Opportunities for parallel computing in genomic prediction” to the High-

Performance Computing group at Iowa State University, 26 September 2014. 151. “The Science of genomic prediction and its role in livestock improvement” at the

Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science in Chengdu, China on 8 October 2014. 152. “Cattle improvement programs” to local farmers in Maoxian, Sichuan, China on 9

October 2014.



153. “National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency” to the National Beef

Cattle Evaluation Consortium Brown Bagger webinar session held on-line on 29 October 2014.

154. “Genetic and Genomic Improvement in Livestock” at the Ensminger School held at

La Molina University, Lima, Peru on 5 November 2014. 155. “Current status of genomics applied to Beef Cattle improvement in North America” at

the Interbeef Genomics Workshop held in Dublin, Ireland 25 November 2014. 156. “An international perspective on the current and future application of genomics in

farm animals” to the Irish Cattle Breeders Federation, Teagasc and Irish Farmers Journal conference for Animal Genomics Users, held in Dublin, Ireland, 26 November 2014.

157. “An international perspective on genomics”, a seminar to Teagasc researchers held at

Moorepark, Ireland on 28 November 2014. 158. “Recent developments on theory and application of genomic prediction in (North

American) beef cattle” to the National Swine Improvement Federation annual conference and symposium held at Embassy Suites, Lincoln NE on 5 December 2014.

159. “Enhanced Bioinformatics to implement genomic selection (e-BIGs)” to the

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Annual Project Director Meeting held in San Diego, 9 January 2015.


Research Grants & Contracts (2010-)

11 Research Grants & Contracts (Since 2010) Funded as Principal Investigator USDA CSREES NRI 43.0C 2009/2011 Bioinformatics to Implement Genomic Selection (with 7 co-PIs) $909,439 USDA CSREES Special Grant National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium 2009/2010 Iowa State University $55,000 2010/2011 Iowa State University $125,000 USDA AFRI 2012/2013 Enhanced Bioinformatics to Implement Genomic Selection (5 co-PIs) $488,500 Zoetis 2014/2015 Multi-breed genomic prediction using LDCS (1 co-PI) $92,540 Funded as Co-Principal Investigator California State Universities Agriculture Research Initiative 2008/2011 High capacity SNP arrays for detecting genetic effects on dairy production traits PI BL Golden, Calpoly SLO $450,000 USDA CSREES NRI 43.0 Integrated 2009/2012 Integrating DNA information into beef cattle production systems PI AL Van Eenennaam UC Davis $550,000 USDA AFRI Animal Genomics 2010/2012 Use of high-density SNP genotyping for genetic improvement of livestock PI JCM Dekkers, Iowa State University $449,958 USDA AFRI Feed Efficiency 2011/2015 National program for genetic improvement of feed efficiency in beef cattle PI JF Taylor, University of Missouri ISU subcontract $899,197 USDA AFRI Animal Health and Disease 2013/2016 Enhancing host genetic resistance to bovine respiratory disease complex PI JM Reecy, Iowa State University $499,999 USDA NIFA AFRI National Needs 2012/2017 Combined computational and genomics education in livestock PI JM Reecy, SJ Lamont, DJ Garrick $262,500 2013/2018 Improving the efficiency of livestock production using genetic selection PI D Spurlock, DJ Garrick, MF Rothschild $262,500 USDA NIFA AFRI Animal Genomics 2014/2017 Single-step Bayesian methods for genomic analyses that combine information from genotyped and non-genotyped animals PI RL Fernando $350,000

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