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  1. Molecular Pathways for Muscle and Adipose Tissue Are Altered between Beef Steers Classed as Choice or Standard

    Article • Animals, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  2. Associations among the genome, rumen metabolome, ruminal bacteria, and milk production in early-lactation Holsteins

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, May 2023, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  3. Characterizing ruminal acidosis risk: A multiherd, multicountry study

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, May 2023, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  4. Molecular Pathways for Muscle and Adipose Tissue are Altered between Animals Classed as Choice or Standard

    Article • February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  5. Fat Deposition and Fat Effects on Meat Quality—A Review

    Article • Animals, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  6. Average kinship within bighorn sheep populations is associated with connectivity, augmentation, and bottlenecks

    Article • Ecosphere, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  7. Sustainability of Wild Populations: A Conservation Genetics Perspective

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  8. A comparative approach to refine molecular mechanisms impacting meat quality and carcass characteristics

    Article • Translational Animal Science, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  9. Gene Expression and Carcass Traits Are Different between Different Quality Grade Groups in Red-Faced Hereford Steers

    Article • Animals, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  10. 1H NMR based metabolic profiling distinguishes the differential impact of capture techniques on wild bighorn sheep

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  11. Identification of Genomic Regions for Carcass Quality Traits within the American Simmental Association Carcass Merit Program

    Article • Animals, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  12. Differential haptoglobin responsiveness to a Mannheimia haemolytica challenge altered immunologic, physiologic, and behavior responses in beef steers

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  13. Phenotypic and genetic differences in Rambouillet lines divergently selected for reproductive rate over 50 years1,2

    Article • Translational Animal Science, December 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  14. Evaluating wildlife translocations using genomics: A bighorn sheep case study

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  15. Blood lactate and rectal temperature can predict exit velocity of beef feedlot steers

    Article • Translational Animal Science, July 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  16. Identification of genetic markers and QTL for carcass quality traits within the American Simmental Association Carcass Merit Program1

    Article • Translational Animal Science, September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  17. Evaluating sample size to estimate genetic management metrics in the genomics era

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, June 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  18. Genetic Markers Are Associated with the Ruminal Microbiome and Metabolome in Grain and Sugar Challenged Dairy Heifers

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, February 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  19. Feed efficiency phenotypes in lambs involve changes in ruminal, colonic, and small-intestine-located microbiota1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  20. Impacts of environment on gene expression and epigenetic modification in grazing animals

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, November 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  21. Invited review: Recommendations for reporting intervention studies on reproductive performance in dairy cattle: Improving design, analysis, and interpretation of research on reproduction

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, January 2016, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  22. The use of blood lactate concentration as an indicator of temperament and its impact on growth rate and tenderness of steaks from Simmental×Angus steers

    Article • Meat Science, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  23. Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiota of Ewes and Cows Reveals a Unique Microbiota with Low Levels of Lactobacilli and Near-Neutral pH

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, October 2014, Frontiers

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  24. Plasma metabolites associated with residual feed intake and other productivity performance traits in beef cattle

    Article • Livestock Science, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  25. Candidate genes and biological pathways associated with carcass quality traits in beef cattle

    Article • Canadian Journal of Animal Science, September 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  26. Candidate genes and single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with variation in residual feed intake in beef cattle1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, August 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  27. The identification of candidate genes and SNP markers for classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy susceptibility

    Article • Prion, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  28. Characterization of the longissimus lumborum transcriptome response to adding propionate to the diet of growing Angus beef steers

    Article • Physiological Genomics, May 2012, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  29. Whole genome resequencing of black Angus and Holstein cattle for SNP and CNV discovery

    Article • BMC Genomics, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  30. Differential expression of genes in adipose tissue of first-lactation dairy cattle

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, January 2011, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  31. The effect of Ala293Val single nucleotide polymorphism in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene on conjugated linoleic acid concentration in milk fat of dairy cows

    Article • Canadian Journal of Animal Science, December 2010, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  32. Expression of Lipolytic Genes in the Adipose Tissue of Pregnant and Lactating Holstein Dairy Cattle

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, November 2007, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson

  33. Effects of Chromium Propionate on Response to an Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test in Growing Holstein Heifers

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, July 2007, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr. Jennifer Thomson