IS-2383-95 Abstract Achievements
A Systematic Genome Search for Genes Affecting Economic Traits Dairy Cattle with the Aid of Genetic Markers Budget Duration
$330,000 3 years
Ron, M. ARO, Min. Ag.
Weller, J.I. ARO, Min. Ag.
Lewin, H.A. U Illinois
Wiggans, G.R. USDA, ARS
VanRaden, P.M. USDA, ARS

Publication List


Weller, J.I., D.W. Heyen, M. Band, E. Feldmesser, Y. Da, G.R. Wiggans, P.M. VanRaden, M. Ron and H.A. Lewin (1996). Detection of individual loci affecting somatic cell scroe in the US Holstein population with the aid of DNA microsatellites. Proc. VIII Inter. Symp. Vet. Lab. Diagnost., Jerusalem, Israel. :13

Weller, J.I., M. Ron, P.M. VanRaden and G.R. Wiggans (1996). Detection of quantitative trait loci with the aid of genetic markers. Proc. Inter. Conf. Multiple Comparisons., Tel-Aviv, Israel. :42

Ron, M., D.W. Heyen, M. Band, E. Feldmesser, Y. Da, G.R. Wiggans, P,M, VanRaden, J.I. Weller and H.A. Lewin (1996). Detection of individual loci affecting economic traits in the US Holstein population with the aid of DNA microsatellites. Anim. Genet. 27:105


Band, M., A. Eggen, M.D. Bishop and M. Ron (1996). Targeted isolation of microsatellites from YAC clones harboring the SODI gene of cattle. Proc. 25th Conf. Inter. Soc. Anim. Genet., Tours, France. :91

Da, Y., P.M. VanRaden and J.I. Weller (2000). Designs of resource families for mapping quantitative trait loci using genetic markers. Book chapter to appear in: Anim. Biotech.: Molecular Breeding and Transgenics. International Academic Publishers. :

Gaynor, E.M., M.L. Mirsky and H.A. Lewin (1997). Use flow cytometry and RT-PCR for detecting gene expression by single cells. In: P. Siebert (Ed.) the PCR Technique: RT-PCR. Eaton Publishing. :139-148

Lewin, H.A. and M.L. Mirsky (1996). Mapping genes for disease resistance: lessons from the bovine leukemia virus. In: R.H. Miller (Ed.), Proc. 20th Beltsville Symp.: Biotechnology's Role in the Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals, Kowa Graphics Inc., Champaign, Illinois. :103-113

Barendse, W. et al (67 coauthors incl. M. Ron and H. Lewin) (1996). A genetic linkage map of the bovine genome II. Proc. 25th Conf. Inter. Soc. Anim. Genet., Tours, France. :91

Ron, M., D.W. Heyen, J.I. Weller, M. Band, M.E. Feldmesser, H. Pasternak, Y. Da, G.R. Wiggans, P.M. VanRaden, E.Ezra and H.A. Lewin (1998). Detection and analysis of a locus affecting milk concentration in the US and Israeli dairy cattle populations. Proc. 6th World Cong. Genet. Appl. Livest. Prod., Armidale, Australia. 26:422-425

Weller, J.I., J.Z. Song, D.W. Heyen, H.A. Lewin and M. Ron (1998). A new approach to the problem of multiple comparisons for detection of quantitative trait loci. Proc. 6th World Cong. Genet. Appl. Livest. Prod., Armidale, Australia. 26:229-232

Band, M., J.E. Womack and H.A. Lewin (1998). Comparison of radiation hybrid and linkage maps of BTA23 reveals regions of enhanced and suppressed meiotic recombination. Plant and Animal Genome VI., Jan. 18-22, 1998, San Diego, CA :

Da, Y., P.M. VanRaden, N. Li and C. Wu (1997). Construction of linkagemaps for dominant genetic markers. Intl. Conf. on Anim. Biotech., June 11-14, 1997, China Agricultural University, Bejing. :10-16

Da, Y., P. M. VanRaden, N. Li and C. Wu (1997). Construction of linkage maps for dominant genetic markers. Intl. Conf. on Anim. Biotech., June 11-14, 1997, China Agricultural University, Beijing. :10-16

Song, J.Z. and J.I. Weller (1998). Maximum likelihood estimation of quantitative trait loci parameters with flanking markers in a half-sib population. Proc. 6th World Cong. Genet. Appl. Livest. Prod., Armidale, Australia. 26:341-344

VanRaden, P.M. (1996). Integrating use of new markers in the real world. Beltsville Symp. in Agric. Res. XX, Biotechnology's Role in the Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals. Miller, R.H., Pursel, V.G. and Norman, H.D. (Eds.), Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci., Savoy, IL. :307-314

Weller, J.I. (1996). Introduction to QTL detection and marker-assisted selection. Beltsville Symp. in Agric. Res. XX, Biotechnology's Role in the Genetic Improvement of Farm Animals. Miller, R.H., Pursel, V.G. and Norman, H.D. (Eds.), Amer. Soc. Sci., Savoy, IL. :259-275

Heyen, D.W., J.I. Weller, M. Ron, M. Band, E. Feldmesser, Y. Da, , G.R. Wiggans, P.M. VanRaden and H.A. Lewin (1998). Genome scan for ETL influencing milk production and health traits in dairy cattle.      Anim Genet 29:61

Ron, M., H. Lewin, Y. Da, M. Band, A. Janai, J. Blank, E. Feldmesser and J.I. Weller (1995). Prediction of informativeness of progeny for detection of economic trait loci in dairy cattle with the aid of microsatellites genetic markers.      Anim Genet 26:439-441

Weller, J.I., G.R. Wiggans, P.M. VanRaden and M. Ron (1996). Application of a canonical transformation to detection of quantitative trait loci with the aid of genetic markers in a multi-trait experiment.     Theor Appl Genet 92:998-1002

Weller, J.I., J.Z. Song, D.W. Heyen, H.A. Lewin and M. Ron (1998). A new approach to the problem of multiple comparisons in the genetic dissection of complex traits.    Genetics 150:1699-1706

Band, M. and M. Ron (1996). Creation of a SINE enriched library for the isolation of polymorphic (AGC)n microsatellite markers in the bovine genome.    Anim Genet 27:243-248

Band, M. and M. Ron (1997). Heterozygote deficiency caused by a null lallele at the bovine ARO23 microsatellite.      Anim Biotechnol 8:187-190

Band, M. and M. Ron (1998). Determination of allele frequency from DNA pools using bovine trinucleotide microsatellites.   Anim Biotechnol 9:34-45

Band, M., A. Eggen, M.D. Bishop and M. Ron (1997). ARO81: a polymorphic X-linked bovine microsatellite.     Anim Genet 28:244

Band, M., A. Eggen, M.D. Bishop and M. Ron (1997). Isolation of microsatellites from a bovine YAC clone harbouring the SOD1 gene.   Anim Genet 28:363-366

Band, M., D. Vaiman, E.P. Cribiu and M. Ron (1997). Four bovine microsatellites derived from a sorted chromosome 25 library.    Anim Genet 28:239

Barendse, W. et al. (M. Ron, H. Lewin and 61 coauthors) (1997). A medium density genetic linkage map of the bovine genome.   Mamm Genome 8:21-28

Beever, J.E., H.A. Lewin, W. Barendse, L. Andersson, S.M. Armitage, C.W. Beattie, B.M. Burns, S.K. Davis, S.M. Kappes, B.W. Kirpatrick, R. Ma, R.A. McGraw, R.T. Stone and J.F. Taylor (1996). Report of the first workshop on the genetic map of bovine chromosome 23.   Anim Genet 27:69-75

Beever, J.E., S.R. Fisher, G. Guerin and H.A. Lewin (1997). Mapping of eight human chromosome 1 orthologs to cattle chromosomes 3 and 16.   Mamm Genome 8:533-536

Da, Y. and H.A. Lewin (1995). Linkage information content and efficiency of fullsib and halfsib designs for gene mapping.     Theor Appl Genet 90:699-706

Da, Y., V.L. Jarrell, T. Wang, R.L. Fernando, M.B. Wheeler and H.A. Lewin (1995). Multilocus analysis for gene-centromere mapping using first polar bodies and secondary oocytes.   Genetics 139:1091-1097

Fisher, S.R., J.E. Beever and H.A. Lewin (1997). Genetic mapping of five human chromosome 4 orthologues to bovine chromosomes 6 and 17.    Anim Genet 28:253-257

Heyen, D.W., J.E. Beever, Y. Da, C. Green, S.R.E. Bates, J.S. Ziegle and H.A. Lewin (1996). Exclusion probabilities of 22 bovine microsatellite markers in fluorescent multiplexes for semi-automated parentage testing.      Anim Genet 28:21-27

Hochman, D., Y. Zaron, I. Dekel, E. Feldmesser, M. Shani, J.F. Medrano and M. Ron (1996). Multiple genotype analysis and sexing of IVF bovine embryos.   Theriogenology 46:1063-1075

Israel, C. and J.I. Weller (1998). Estimation of candidate gene effects in dairy cattle populations.    J Dairy Sci 81:1653-1662

Kemp., S.J., O. Hishida, J. Wambugu, A. Rink, M.L. Longeri, R.Z. Ma, Y. Da, H.A. Lewin, W. Barendse and A.J. Teale (1995). A panel of polymorphic bovine, ovine and caprine microsatellite markers.     Anim Genet 26:299-306

Ma, R.Z., J.E. Beever, Y. Da, C.A. Green, I. Russ, C. Park, D.W. Heynen, R.E. Everts, S.R. Fisher, K.M. Overton, A.J. Teale, S.J. Kemp, H.C. Hines, G. Guerin and H.A. Lewin (1996). A male linkage map of the cattle (Bos taurus) genome.    J Hered :261-271

Ma, R.Z., M.J.T. van Eijk, J.E. Beever, G. Guerin, C.L. Mummery and H.A. Lewin (1998). Comparative analysis of 82 expressed sequence tags from a cattle ovary cDNA library.    Mamm Genome 9:545-549

Ron, M., N. Verner, E. Feldmesser, D. Hochman, M. Band and M. Shani (1996). Amplification of the conserved cytochrome b locus as a versatile internal control for PCR analysis in animals.     Biotechniques 20:604-606

Ron, M., Y. Blank, M. Band, E. Ezra and J.I. Weller (1996). Misidentification rate in the Israeli dairy cattle population and its implications for genetic improvement.    J Dairy Sci 79:676-681

Ronin, Y.I., A.B. Korol and J.I. Weller (1998). Selective genotyping to detect quantitative trait loci affecting multiple traits: interval mapping analysis.     Theor Appl Genet 97:1169-1178

Weller, J.I., J.Z. Song, Y.I,. Ronin and A.B. Korol (1997). Experimental designs and solutions to multiple trait comparisons.     Anim Biotechnol 8:107-122