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Liu, X., Wang, T., Zheng, Z., Dong, C., Liu, W., Niu, Z., Yang, Y., Wu, X., Qiu, Q., Yang, Y., Li, K., Lenstra, J. A., Yan, P., Kang, M., Li, B., Fang, L. & Liu, J. (2025). A 14-bp motif in the KIT active promoter region is critical for melanin accumulation in yaks, mice, and humans. BMC Biology, 23(1), Article 208. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02311-x
Ssemakula, F., Nawoya, S., Kunyanga, C. N., Akol, R., Nakimbugwe, D., Bett, R. C., Karstoft, H., Bjerge, K., Katumba, A., Mwikirize, C. & Gebreyesus, G. (2025). Emerging technologies for fast determination of nutritional quality and safety of insects for food and feed: A review. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 239, Article 111126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.111126
Berg, J. A., Sævik, B. K., Trangerud, C., Madsen, P. & Lingaas, F. (2025). Genetic analyses of lumbosacral transitional vertebra and hip dysplasia in nine dog breeds in Norway. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 67(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-025-00810-z
Gautason, E., Þórarinsdóttir, Þ. & Sahana, G. (2025). Haplotypes affecting stillbirth and fertility in Icelandic Dairy Cattle. Journal of Applied Genetics, 66(4), 1053-1064. Article e65550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13353-025-00978-0
Tabrizi, F., Rosén, J., Grönvall, H., William-Olsson, V. R., Arner, E., Magnusson, P. K., Palm, C., Larsson, H., Viktorin, A., Bernhardsson, J., Björkdahl, J., Jansson, B., Sundin, Ö., Zhou, X., Speed, D. & Åhs, F. (2025). Heritability and polygenic load for comorbid anxiety and depression. Translational Psychiatry, 15(1), 98. Article 98. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-025-03325-3
Kunduru, B., Bokros, N. T., Tabaracci, K., Kumar, R., Brar, M. S., Stubbs, C. J., Oduntan, Y., DeKold, J., Bishop, R., Woomer, J., Verges, V., McDonald, A. G., McMahan, C. S., DeBolt, S., Robertson, D. J. & Sekhon, R. S. (2025). High-density Phenotype Data of Intermediate Phenotypes Associated with Stalk Lodging Resistance in Maize. Scientific Data, 12(1), Article 1721. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06008-2
Chen, J., Huang, R., Ma, J., Su, G., Huang, M., Zhou, W., Liu, C., Liu, Q., Li, P. & Zhao, Q. (2025). Investigating the genetic imprint of long body length, high lean meat rate, high fertility and long gestation period in Danish Landrace pigs. BMC Genomics, 26(1), Article 869. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12092-w
Xi, Y., Qi, J., Yang, Z., Zeng, Y., Zhang, H., Tao, Q., Xu, M., Huang, A., Hu, S., Han, C., Bai, L., Hu, J., Wang, J., Li, L., Fang, L. & Liu, H. (2025). Mapping multitissue regulatory variants reveals a liver-centric coexpression network associated with duck egg-laying performance. Genome Research, 35(10), 2211-2225. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.280345.124
Zhu, X., Li, C., Luo, C., Bai, Z., Shu, D., Chen, P., Ren, J., Song, R., Fang, L., Qu, H., Wang, Y. & Hu, X. (2025). Mapping the regulatory genetic landscape of complex traits using a chicken advanced intercross line. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 5841. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60834-x
Yin, H., Yang, L., Zhao, Q., Yao, W., Teng, J., Gao, Y., Xu, Z., Lin, Q., Diao, S., Liu, X., Zhao, F., Zhou, Z., Wang, Q., Li, J., Zhang, Z., Zhou, H., Groenen, M. A. M., Madsen, O., Bai, L. ... Li, K. (2025). Multi-dimensional annotation of porcine variants using genomic and epigenomic features in pigs. BMC Biology, 23(1), Article 188. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02279-8
Tu, J. H., Liu, B. G., Lin, B. J., Liu, H. C., Guo, S. C., Ouyang, Q. Y., Fang, L. Z., He, X., Song, Z. H. & Zhang, H. H. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the chicken cecum reveals cellular responses and state shifts during Eimeria tenella infection. BMC Genomics, 26(1), Article 141. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11302-9
Ollivier, R., Robin, S., Galland, M., Shih, P. Y., Morlière, S., Paulmann, M. K., Gershenzon, J., Kunert, G., Pilet-Nayel, M. L., Simon, J. C. & Sugio, A. (2025). Transcriptomic analysis reveals candidate molecular pathways involved in pea (Pisum sativum L.) resistance to pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) biotypes. BMC Genomics, 26(1), Article 580. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11742-3
Chen, L., Li, H., Teng, J., Wang, Z., Qu, X., Chen, Z., Cai, X., Zeng, H., Bai, Z., Li, J., Pan, X., Yan, L., Wang, F., Lin, L., Luo, Y., Sahana, G., Lund, M. S., Ballester, M., Crespo-Piazuelo, D. ... Yi, G. (2025). Construction of a Multitissue Cell Atlas Reveals Cell-Type-Specific Regulation of Molecular and Complex Phenotypes in Pigs. Advanced Science, e04961. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202504961
Johansen, N. H., Bellucci, A., Hansen, P. B., Marum, P., Amdahl, H., Gylstrøm, K. H., Rognli, O. A., Kemešytė, V., Brazauskas, G., Greve, M., Persson, C., Isolahti, M., Helgadóttir, Á., Aavola, R., Asp, T. & Ramstein, G. P. (2025). Genomic prediction of agronomic traits in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and genotype x environment interactions at the limit of the species distribution. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 138(11), Article 281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-05064-x
Yang, Z., Liu, P., Ying, F., Liu, D., Wen, J., Zhao, G. & An, B. (2025). The heart and liver transcriptome responses to acute and chronic heat stress in broilers. Poultry Science, 104(11), Article 105632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105632
Dai, D., Si, J., Jiang, L., Han, B., Wang, K., Wang, X., Yan, S., Yin, Y., Chen, W., Mao, H., Pauciullo, A., Li, S. T., Fang, L. & Zhang, Y. (2025). Comparative Single-Cell Transcriptomic Landscape Reveals the Regulatory Mechanisms of Lactation during Selective Breeding in Asian Water Buffalo. Advanced Science, 12(37), Article e08847. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202508847
Han, B., Li, H., Zheng, W., Zhang, Q., Chen, A., Zhu, S., Shi, T., Wang, F., Zou, D., Song, Y., Ye, W., Du, A., Fu, Y., Jia, M., Bai, Z., Yuan, Z., Liu, W., Tuo, W., Hope, J. C. ... Sun, D. (2025). A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. Nature Genetics, 57(10), 2546-2561. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02329-5
Wang, X., Yuan, Y., Pei, F., Yang, J., Wang, C., Bao, P., Zhao, X., Liu, H., Gao, H., Hou, M., Gao, Y., Li, J., Hao, D. & Li, R. (2025). Integrated Analysis of Proteomics and Metabolomics for Heat Stress in Chinese Holstein Cows. Animals, 15(20), Article 3049. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15203049
Pei, Y., Zhao, X., Du, W., Diao, W., Zhang, W., Xiong, B., Ramstein, G. P., Ottosen, C. O., Cheng, C., Zhao, Q., Li, J., Lou, Q., Chen, J. & Yu, X. (2025). Synthetic allopolyploidy unveils hybridization-driven transcriptional reprogramming underlying thermal adaptation in Cucumis. Plant Journal, 124(1), Article e70507. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70507
Gensemer, C., Petrucci, T., Beck, T., Daylor, V., Griggs, M., Griggs, C., Weintraub, A., Byerly, K., Guo, L., Morningstar, J., Kornblau, I., Biggs, R., Moore, K., Koren, N., Hastings, C., Oberlies, E., Zientara, E. R., Devey, E., Dooley, S. ... Norris, R. A. (2025). KLK15 alters connective tissues in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. iScience, 28(9), Article 113343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113343
van der Heide, M. E. & Janss, L., (2025). Estimated usage of organic and non-organic feed and protein-rich feedstuff for organic pig and poultry in 2024, No. 2025-0830467, 22 p., Sept 10, 2025. Rådgivningsnotat fra DCA - Nationalt Center for Fødevarer og Jordbrug
Tariku, H. G., Nielsen, H. M., Walusimbi, S., Hansen, L. S., Gebreyesus, G., Rugira-Kugonza, D., Bett , R. C., Nakimbugwe, D., Geoffrey, S. & Kassie, G. T. (2025). Farmers’ Preferences for Larval Traits in Small-Scale Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Production System [019]. 43-43. Poster session presented at BSFcon 2025, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Furtado, B. U., Nagy, I., Tyburski, J., Roulund, N., Asp, T. & Hrynkiewicz, K. (2025). Functional Analysis of Lolium perenne L. in Response to Fungal Endophyte Inoculation and Salinity Stress. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 44(9), 5593-5615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11782-9
Dai, S., Zhao, P., Li, W., Peng, L., Jiang, E., Du, Y., Zhang, W., Dai, X., Yang, L., Li, Z., Xu, L., Lan, X., Lyu, W., Yang, L., Fang, L., Liu, G. E. & Zhou, Y. (2025). Global Pangenome Analysis Highlights the Critical Role of Structural Variants in Cattle Improvement and Identifies a Unique Event as a Novel Enhancer in IGFBP7+ Cells. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 42(9), Article msaf205. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf205
Balding, D. J. & Speed, D. (2025). Recent Statistical Innovations in Human Genetics. Annals of Human Genetics, 89(5), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahg.12606
Yu, X., Faggion, S., Liu, Y., Wang, B., Zeng, Q., Lu, C., Hu, J., Bargelloni, L., Fang, L. & Bao, Z. (2025). Role of multi-omics in aquaculture genetics and breeding: current status and future perspective. Science China Life Sciences, 68(9), 2591-2604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-024-2828-8
Bouquet, A. E. R., Kargo, M., Thorup, V. M., Chen, L., Østergaard, S. & Stephansen, R. B. (2025). Modelling feed efficiency in dairy cows for selection and management decisions. In Book of Abstracts - 76th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) (pp. 362). Article Theatre 5.
Teng, J., Duan, C., Zhang, X., Chen, Z., Ning, C., Li, R., Gao, Y., Gao, H., Liu, H., Li, J., Wang, X. & Zhang, Q. (2025). Bayesian fine-mapping and Mendelian randomization leveraging expression quantitative trait loci reveal novel candidate causal genes for body conformation traits in cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 108(8), 8637-8647. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-26361
Brulin, L., Sanchez, M.-P., Cai, Z., Ducrocq, S., Even, G., Martel, S., Merlin, S., Audebert, C., Estellé, J., Sahana, G. & Croiseau, P. (2025). Sequence-based genome-wide association study reveals host genomic regions and candidate genes influencing the fecal microbiota of Holstein cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 108(8), 8666-8684. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-26203
Sandrock, C., Generalovic, T. N., Paul, K., Petersen, G. E. L., Sellem, E., Smith, M. B., Tapio, M., Yakti, W., Beukeboom, L. W., Deruytter, D., Jiggins, C. D., Lefebvre, T., Librado, P., Pannebakker, B. A., Picard, C. J., Rhode, C., Sørensen, J. G., Bouwman, A. C., Hansen, L. S. & Obšteter, J. (2025). BugBook: Genetics of insects as food and feed. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 1-59. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-bja10260
de Hollander, C. A., Chu, T. T., Marois, D., Felipe, V. B., Lopes, F. B. & Calus, M. P. L. (2025). The Effect of Preselection on the Level of Bias and Accuracy in a Broiler Breeder Population, a Simulation Study. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 142(4), 392-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12908
Stephansen, R. B., van Breukelen, A. E., Almasi, F., González-Recio, O., Teran, E., Milkevych, V., Miglior, F., Baes, C. F., Bakke, K. A., Benzoni, L., Finocchiaro, R., Frizzarin, M., Krattenmacher, N., Lassen, J., Pryce, J. E., Richardson, C. & Gredler-Grandl, B. (2025). Are methane sniffer phenotypes useful for genetic ranking of dairy cattle? In Book of Abstracts - ADSA 2025 Annual Meeting (pp. 143-144). Article 1513 https://www.adsa.org/Portals/0/SiteContent/Docs/Meetings/2025ADSA/Abstracts_BOOK_2025_20250624-1249.pdf
Kristensen, P. S., Chu, T. T., Sarup, P., Orabi, J., Mohlfeld, M., Jahoor, A. & Jensen, J. (2025). Optimizing hybrid rye breeding programs using simulations. 26. Abstract from International Symposium on Rye Breeding and Genetics, Tartu, Estonia. https://www.ryest2025.ee/userfiles/ryest2025/RYEST_abstract_book_2025_2.pdf
Zhu, D., Wang, Y., Qu, H., Feng, C., Zhang, H., Sheng, Z., Jiang, Y., Nie, Q., Chu, S., Shu, D., Jiang, Z., Zhang, D., Fang, L., Li, H., Xu, Z., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y. & Hu, X. (2025). GCRP: Integrated Global Chicken Reference Panel from 11,951 Chicken Genomes. Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, 23(3), Article qzaf032. https://doi.org/10.1093/gpbjnl/qzaf032
McLain, A., Kowalczyk, A., Baran-Rachwalska, P., Sutera, F. M., Robertson, L. J., Nielsen, N. S., Enghild, J. J., Cobice, D., Bonelli, F., Barbaro, V., Ferrari, S., Patterson, B., Moore, L., Marshall, J., Nesbit, M. A. & Moore, T. (2025). TGFBI R124H mutant allele silencing in granular corneal dystrophy type 2 using topical siRNA delivery. Journal of Controlled Release, 382, Article 113681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.113681
Xu, Z., Lin, Q., Cai, X., Zhong, Z., Teng, J., Li, B., Zeng, H., Gao, Y., Cai, Z., Wang, X., Shi, L., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Lin, Y., Liu, S., Yin, H., Bai, Z., Wei, C. ... Zhang, Z. (2025). Integrating large-scale meta-GWAS and PigGTEx resources to decipher the genetic basis of 232 complex traits in pigs. National Science Review, 12(5), Article nwaf048. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf048
Loft, A., Emont, M. P., Weinstock, A., Divoux, A., Ghosh, A., Wagner, A., Hertzel, A. V., Maniyadath, B., Deplancke, B., Liu, B., Scheele, C., Lumeng, C., Ding, C., Ma, C., Wolfrum, C., Strieder-Barboza, C., Li, C., Truong, D. D., Bernlohr, D. A. ... Rosen, E. D. (2025). Towards a consensus atlas of human and mouse adipose tissue at single-cell resolution. Nature Metabolism, 7(5), 875-894. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01296-9
ChickenGTEx Consortium (2025). Genetic regulation of gene expression across multiple tissues in chickens. Nature Genetics, 57(5), 1298-1308. Article 1821. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02155-9
Epi25 Collaborative (2025). Genome-wide association meta-analyses of drug-resistant epilepsy. EBioMedicine, 115, 105675. Article 105675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105675
Bengtsson, C., Stålhammar, H., Thomasen, J. R., Fikse, W. F., Strandberg, E., Eriksson, S. & Johnsson, M. (2025). Simulation of long-term impact of dairy cattle mating programmes using genomic information at the herd level. ANIMAL, 19(5), Article 101498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101498
Li, X., Wang, Z., Zhu, M., Wang, B., Teng, S., Yan, J., Wang, H., Yuan, P., Cao, S., Qu, X., Wang, Z., Zhan, K., Choudhury, M. P., Yang, X., Bao, Q., He, S., Liu, L., Zhao, P., Jiang, J. ... Yi, G. (2025). Genomic Insights into Post-Domestication Expansion and Selection of Body Size in Ponies. Advanced Science, 12(16), Article 2413023. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202413023
Zhou, J., Xu, L., Liu, Q., Ma, J., He, J., Casey, D. S., Zhong, L., Su, G., Huang, R., Li, P. & Zhao, Q. (2025). Genetic parameters of vulva traits and impact of vulva scores on gilts culling in Large White pigs. ANIMAL, 19(4), Article 101472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101472
Henry, A., Mo, X., Finan, C., Chaffin, M. D., Speed, D., Issa, H., Denaxas, S., Ware, J. S., Zheng, S. L., Malarstig, A., Gratton, J., Bond, I., Roselli, C., Miller, D., Chopade, S., Schmidt, A. F., Abner, E., Adams, L., Andersson, C. ... Genes & Health Research Team (2025). Genome-wide association study meta-analysis provides insights into the etiology of heart failure and its subtypes. Nature Genetics, 57(4), 815-828. Article 163. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-02064-3
Gao, Y., Yang, L., Kuhn, K., Li, W., Zanton, G., Bowman, M., Zhao, P., Zhou, Y., Fang, L., Cole, J. B., Rosen, B. D., Ma, L., Li, C., Baldwin, R. L., Van Tassell, C. P., Zhang, Z., Smith, T. P. L. & Liu, G. E. (2025). Long read and preliminary pangenome analyses reveal breed-specific structural variations and novel sequences in Holstein and Jersey cattle. Journal of Advanced Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2025.04.014
FarmGTEx Consortium (2025). The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) Project. Nature Genetics, 57(4), 786-796. Article 604. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02121-5
Zan, Y., Chen, S., Ren, M., Liu, G., Liu, Y., Han, Y., Dong, Y., Zhang, Y., Si, H., Liu, Z., Liu, D., Zhang, X., Tong, Y., Li, Y., Jiang, C., Wen, L., Xiao, Z., Sun, Y., Geng, R. ... Yang, A. (2025). The genome and GeneBank genomics of allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum provide insights into genome evolution and complex trait regulation. Nature Genetics, 57(4), 986-996. Article 3833. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02126-0
Conover, C. A. & Oxvig, C. (2025). The IGF System and Aging. Endocrine Reviews, 46(2), 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1210/endrev/bnae029
Worm, J., Jørgensen, I. F., Davídsson, Ó. B., Hjalgrim, H., Röder, T., Ostrowski, S. R., Pedersen, O. B., Erikstrup, C., Bruun, M. T., Jensen, B. A., Sørensen, E., Ullum, H., Björnsdóttir, G., Thorgeirsson, T., Stefánsson, H., Sveinsson, Ó. Á., Stefansson, K., Schytz, H. W., Bendtsen, L. ... Westergaard, D. (2025). Trigeminal neuralgia and its comorbidities: A nationwide disease trajectory study. Pain, 166(4), 879-887. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003428
Ramírez-Díaz, J., Bobbo, T., Guldbrandtsen, B., Schönherz, A. A., Cozzi, P., Kusza, S., Sahana, G., Stella, A. & Manunza, A. (2025). Exploring the complex population structure and admixture of four local Hungarian sheep breeds. Frontiers in Genetics, 16, Article 1507315. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2025.1507315
Holur, P., Enevoldsen, K. C., Rajesh, S., Mboning, L., Georgiou, T., Bouchard, L. S., Pellegrini, M. & Roychowdhury, V. (2025). Embed-Search-Align: DNA sequence alignment using Transformer models. Bioinformatics, 41(3), Article btaf041. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btaf041
Cantet, R. J. C. & Jensen, J. (2025). Causal inference and GWAS: Rubin, Pearl, and Mendelian randomization. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 142(2), 200-213. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12898