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Research Project: Agroecological Approach to Enhance U.S. Sheep Industry Viability and Rangeland Ecosystem Conservation

Location: Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Genetic impact of external Targhee sires at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station: a case study of introgression - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Combined purebred and crossbred genetic evaluation of Columbia, Suffolk, and crossbred lamb birth and weaning weights: systematic effects and heterogenous variances Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vargas-Jurado, N., Notter, D.R., Taylor, J.B., Brown, D.B., Mousel, M.R., Lewis, R.M. 2024. Combined purebred and crossbred genetic evaluation of Columbia, Suffolk, and crossbred lamb birth and weaning weights: systematic effects and heterogenous variances. Journal of Animal Science. Volume 102, page 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad410.

Effect of ewe birth litter size and estimation of genetic parameters on ewe reproductive life traits Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hanna, L.L., Taylor, J.B., Holland, P.W., Vonnahme, K.A., Reynolds, L.P., Riley, D.G. 2023. Effect of ewe birth litter size and estimation of genetic parameters on ewe reproductive life traits. Animal. Volume 17(8). Article 100900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100900.

Targhee sire benchmarking at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station - (Abstract Only)

Using whole genome sequence to compare variant callers and breed differences of US sheep Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stegemiller, M.R., Redden, R.R., Notter, D.R., Taylor, T., Taylor, J.B., Cockett, N.E., Heaton, M.P., Kalbfleisch, T.S., Murdoch, B.M. 2023. Using whole genome sequence to compare variant callers and breed differences of US sheep. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. Article 1060882. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1060882.

Feed intake and behavioral responses of mature rams provided feed containing phenylthiocarbamide - (Abstract Only)