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  1. Excreta emissions in progeny of low and high enteric methane yield selection line sheep fed pasture of different qualities

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  2. Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white‐chinned petrel

    Article • Molecular Ecology, October 2019, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  3. Exclusion and Genomic Relatedness Methods for Assignment of Parentage Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing Data

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, August 2019, Genetics Society of America

    Mr John C McEwan

  4. A restriction enzyme reduced representation sequencing approach for low-cost, high-throughput metagenome profiling

    Article • July 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  5. Genetic parameters of plasma and ruminal volatile fatty acids in sheep fed alfalfa pellets and genetic correlations with enteric methane emissions1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  6. Using genotyping‐by‐sequencing to predict gender in animals

    Article • Animal Genetics, April 2019, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  7. Exclusion and genomic relatedness methods for assignment of parentage using genotyping-by-sequencing data

    Article • March 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  8. Population Connectivity and Traces of Mitochondrial Introgression in New Zealand Black-Billed Gulls (Larus bulleri)

    Article • Genes, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Mr John C McEwan

  9. Heritability of ram mating success in multi-sire breeding situations

    Article • animal, October 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  10. Across-Experiment Transcriptomics of Sheep Rumen Identifies Expression of Lipid/Oxo-Acid Metabolism and Muscle Cell Junction Genes Associated With Variation in Methane-Related Phenotypes

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, August 2018, Frontiers

    Mr John C McEwan

  11. Ovine keratome: identification, localisation and genomic organisation of keratin and keratin-associated proteins

    Article • Animal Genetics, July 2018, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  12. Development of an in situ procedure to evaluate the reticulo-rumen morphology of sheep selected for divergent methane emissions

    Article • animal, July 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  13. Genetic parameters of methane emissions determined using portable accumulation chambers in lambs and ewes grazing pasture and genetic correlations with emissions determined in respiration chambers1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, May 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  14. Linkage Disequilibrium Estimation in Low Coverage High-Throughput Sequencing Data

    Article • Genetics, March 2018, Genetics Society of America

    Mr John C McEwan

  15. An entropy-reducing data representation approach for bioinformatic data

    Article • Database, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  16. Linkage Disequilibrium Estimation in Low Coverage High-Throughput Sequencing Data

    Article • December 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  17. Genetic parameters for various growth, carcass and meat quality traits in a New Zealand sheep population

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, September 2017, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  18. Sheep from low-methane-yield selection lines created on alfalfa pellets also have lower methane yield under pastoral farming conditions1,2

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

    Mr John C McEwan

  19. Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and effective population size in New Zealand sheep using three different methods to create genetic maps

    Article • BMC Genetics, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  20. An ovine hepatorenal fibrocystic model of a Meckel-like syndrome associated with dysmorphic primary cilia and TMEM67 mutations

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan, Mike Eccles

  21. Genetic diversity of a New Zealand multi-breed sheep population and composite breeds’ history revealed by a high-density SNP chip

    Article • BMC Genetics, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  22. Characterization of an X-chromosomal non-mosaic monosomy (59, X0) dairy heifer detected using routinely available single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data1

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

    Mr John C McEwan

  23. Prediction of genomic breeding values for growth, carcass and meat quality traits in a multi-breed sheep population using a HD SNP chip

    Article • BMC Genetics, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  24. Characterization of an X-chromosomal non-mosaic monosomy (59, X0) dairy heifer detected using routinely available single nucleotide polymorphism genotype data

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

    Mr John C McEwan

  25. Gene network analysis identifies rumen epithelial cell proliferation, differentiation and metabolic pathways perturbed by diet and correlated with methane production

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  26. Assessing accuracy of imputation using different SNP panel densities in a multi-breed sheep population

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  27. Copy number variants in the sheep genome detected using multiple approaches

    Article • BMC Genomics, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  28. Correction: Design and Characterization of a 52K SNP Chip for Goats

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2016, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  29. Natural variation in methane emission of sheep fed on a lucerne pellet diet is unrelated to rumen ciliate community type

    Article • Microbiology, March 2016, Society for General Microbiology

    Mr John C McEwan

  30. Copy number variants in the sheep genome detected using multiple approaches

    Article • February 2016, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  31. Ovine rumen papillae biopsy via oral endoscopy; a rapid and repeatable method for serial sampling

    Article • New Zealand Veterinary Journal, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  32. Genomic application in sheep and goat breeding

    Article • Animal Frontiers, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  33. Construction of relatedness matrices using genotyping-by-sequencing data

    Article • BMC Genomics, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  34. Genomic prediction and genome-wide association study for dagginess and host internal parasite resistance in New Zealand sheep

    Article • BMC Genomics, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  35. Utilization of high throughput genome sequencing technology for large scale single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in red deer and Canadian elk

    Article • September 2015, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  36. Large animal models of rare genetic disorders: sheep as phenotypically relevant models of human genetic disease

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan, Mike Eccles

  37. Construction of relatedness matrices using genotyping-by-sequencing data

    Article • August 2015, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  38. Genetic analysis and genomic selection of stayability and productive life in New Zealand ewes1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  39. Animal board invited review: genetic possibilities to reduce enteric methane emissions from ruminants

    Article • animal, June 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  40. Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project

    Article • March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  41. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis: no evidence for stable hemimethylation in the sheep muscle genome

    Article • Animal Genetics, February 2015, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  42. Estimates of genetic parameters for breech strike and potential indirect indicators in sheep

    Article • New Zealand Veterinary Journal, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  43. Genetic parameters for predicted methane production and laser methane detector measurements1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  44. Accuracy of genotype imputation in Nelore cattle

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  45. Genomic breed prediction in New Zealand sheep

    Article • BMC Genetics, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  46. Genomic prediction of breeding values in the New Zealand sheep industry using a 50K SNP chip

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, August 2014, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)

    Mr John C McEwan

  47. Selection Signatures in Worldwide Sheep Populations

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  48. Two Different Bacterial Community Types Are Linked with the Low-Methane Emission Trait in Sheep

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan, Dr Sandra Kittelmann

  49. Signatures of selection in sheep bred for resistance or susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes

    Article • BMC Genomics, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Neil J Gemmell, Mr John C McEwan

  50. Linkage disequilibrium over short physical distances measured in sheep using a high‐density SNP chip

    Article • Animal Genetics, July 2014, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  51. Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Patterns and Transcription Analysis in Sheep Muscle

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  52. Methane yield phenotypes linked to differential gene expression in the sheep rumen microbiome

    Article • Genome Research, June 2014, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Sandra Kittelmann, Mr John C McEwan

  53. The sheep genome illuminates biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

    Article • Science, June 2014, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Mr John C McEwan

  54. Towards genomic selection for facial eczema disease tolerance in the New Zealand sheep industry

    Article • Animal Genetics, May 2014, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  55. SNPs for Parentage Testing and Traceability in Globally Diverse Breeds of Sheep

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  56. A High Throughput Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Multiplex Assay for Parentage Assignment in New Zealand Sheep

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  57. Genome-Wide Mapping of Loci Explaining Variance in Scrotal Circumference in Nellore Cattle

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  58. Design and Characterization of a 52K SNP Chip for Goats

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  59. Accuracy of genomic predictions in Bos indicus (Nellore) cattle

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  60. Genetic relationships between dagginess, breech bareness, and wool traits in New Zealand dual-purpose sheep

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, July 2013, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)

    Mr John C McEwan

  61. Genome-wide association study for birth weight in Nellore cattle points to previously described orthologous genes affecting human and bovine height

    Article • BMC Genetics, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  62. Heritability estimates of methane emissions from sheep

    Article • animal, January 2013, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  63. Methane emission from sheep is related to concentrations of rumen volatile fatty acids

    Article • January 2013, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Mr John C McEwan

  64. Imputation of microsatellite alleles from dense SNP genotypes for parentage verification across multiple Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, January 2013, Frontiers

    Mr John C McEwan

  65. Consistent divergence times and allele sharing measured from cross‐species application of SNP chips developed for three domestic species

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2012, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan, Joshua M Miller

  66. Genome-Wide Analysis of the World's Sheep Breeds Reveals High Levels of Historic Mixture and Strong Recent Selection

    Article • PLoS Biology, February 2012, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  67. Genomic scan of selective sweeps in thin and fat tail sheep breeds for identifying of candidate regions associated with fat deposition

    Article • BMC Genetics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  68. Genetic parameters for production traits in New Zealand dual-purpose sheep, with an emphasis on dagginess

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, November 2011, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)

    Mr John C McEwan

  69. Repeatability of methane emissions from sheep

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, June 2011, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  70. Genome‐wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2011, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  71. The sheep genome reference sequence: a work in progress

    Article • Animal Genetics, August 2010, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  72. Expression of Genes for Appetite-Regulating Peptides in the Hypothalamus of Genetically Selected Lean and Fat Sheep

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, November 2009, Karger Publishers

    Mr John C McEwan

  73. Resolving the evolution of extant and extinct ruminants with high-throughput phylogenomics

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, November 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Mr John C McEwan

  74. Genome-Wide Survey of SNP Variation Uncovers the Genetic Structure of Cattle Breeds

    Article • Science, April 2009, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Mr John C McEwan

  75. The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

    Article • Science, April 2009, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Mr John C McEwan, Dr Nelida Rodriguez-Osorio

  76. A Genome Wide Survey of SNP Variation Reveals the Genetic Structure of Sheep Breeds

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2009, PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  77. Investigations into the GDF8 g+6723G-A polymorphism in New Zealand Texel sheep

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, February 2009, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)

    Mr John C McEwan

  78. A multiway analysis for identifying high integrity bovine BACs

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  79. Phylogenetic reconstruction and the identification of ancient polymorphism in the Bovini tribe (Bovidae, Bovinae)

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  80. An examination of positive selection and changing effective population size in Angus and Holstein cattle populations (Bos taurus) using a high density SNP genotyping platform and the contribution of ancient polymorphism to genomic diversity in Domestic...

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  81. Molecular evolution of the Bovini tribe (Bovidae, Bovinae): Is there evidence of rapid evolution or reduced selective constraint in Domestic cattle?

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  82. Generation of a preliminary bovine gene atlas, using expression clustering to annotate gene function

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Research, January 2009, Genetics and Molecular Research

    Mr John C McEwan

  83. Identifying Genes for Intestinal Nematode Resistance using Transcriptional Profiling

    Article • January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Mr John C McEwan

  84. Distribution of prion protein genotypes in breeds of sheep in New Zealand

    Article • New Zealand Veterinary Journal, October 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  85. A physical map of the bovine genome

    Article • August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  86. Genetically resistant sheep avoid parasites to a greater extent than do susceptible sheep

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2007, Royal Society Publishing

    Mr John C McEwan

  87. Inference of transcriptional regulation using gene expression data from the bovine and human genomes

    Article • BMC Genomics, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  88. Using comparative genomics to reorder the human genome sequence into a virtual sheep genome

    Article • July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  89. Integration of molecular and quantitative information in sheep and goat industry breeding programmes

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, June 2007, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  90. Transcriptional profiling of Ovis aries identifies Ovar-DQA1 allele frequency differences between nematode-resistant and susceptible selection lines

    Article • Physiological Genomics, May 2007, American Physiological Society

    Mr John C McEwan

  91. A QTL study of growth and body shape in the inter‐species hybrid of Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus)

    Article • Animal Genetics, April 2007, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  92. Comparative mapping of sheep chromosome 2q

    Article • Cytogenetic and Genome Research, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Mr John C McEwan

  93. Expansion of the Bactericidal/Permeability Increasing-like (BPI-like) protein locus in cattle

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  94. Fatty acid synthase effects on bovine adipose fat and milk fat

    Article • Mammalian Genome, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  95. Expression of NPY and POMC in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of genetically lean and fat sheep

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  96. Testing the neutral theory of molecular evolution using genomic data: a comparison of the human and bovine transcriptome

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, April 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  97. Testing the neutral theory of molecular evolution using genomic data: a comparison of the human and bovine transcriptome

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, April 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  98. Article • BMC Genomics, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  99. Article • BMC Genomics, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  100. Article • BMC Genomics, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  101. Carcass composition and meat quality differences between pasture-reared ewe and ram lambs

    Article • Meat Science, October 2005, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  102. Microarray analysis of selection lines from outbred populations to identify genes involved with nematode parasite resistance in sheep

    Article • Physiological Genomics, March 2005, American Physiological Society

    Mr John C McEwan

  103. Molecular and bioinformatic strategies for gene discovery for meat traits: a reverse genetics approach

    Article • Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, January 2005, CSIRO Publishing

    Mr John C McEwan

  104. Economic benefits in selection for weight and composition of lamb cuts predicted by computer tomography

    Article • Livestock Production Science, November 2004, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  105. Understanding the relationship between the inbreeding coefficient and multilocus heterozygosity: theoretical expectations and empirical data

    Article • Heredity, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  106. Physical mapping of thestearoyl-CoA desaturase(SCD) locus in sheep

    Article • Animal Genetics, April 2004, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  107. Bone density in sheep: genetic variation and quantitative trait loci localisation

    Article • Bone, October 2003, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  108. Breeding sheep in New Zealand that are less reliant on anthelmintics to maintain health and productivity

    Article • New Zealand Veterinary Journal, December 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  109. Highly Prolific Booroola Sheep Have a Mutation in the Intracellular Kinase Domain of Bone Morphogenetic Protein IB Receptor (ALK-6) That Is Expressed in Both Oocytes and Granulosa Cells1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, April 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  110. Genetic characterisation of protective vaccine responses in sheep using multi-valent Dichelobacter nodosus vaccines

    Article • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, December 1999, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  111. Catalase gene is associated with facial eczema disease resistance in sheep

    Article • Animal Genetics, August 1999, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  112. Economic values for ewe prolificacy and lamb survival in New Zealand sheep

    Article • Livestock Production Science, March 1999, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  113. Autoradiographic localisation of [3H]-SCH23390 and [3H]-spiperone binding sites in honey bee brain

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, April 1998, Wiley

    Mr John C McEwan

  114. The physiological effects of natural variation in growth hormone gene copy number in ram lambs

    Article • Domestic Animal Endocrinology, November 1997, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  115. Selection for high or low backfat depth in Coopworth sheep: juvenile traits

    Article • Animal Science, August 1997, Cambridge University Press

    Mr John C McEwan

  116. Finding disease resistance QTL in sheep

    Article • Animal Biotechnology, April 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  117. Phenotypic markers for selection of nematode-resistant sheep

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, August 1996, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  118. Exclusion probabilities for pedigree testing farm animals

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Genetics, June 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  119. Exclusion probabilities for pedigree testing farm animals

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Genetics, June 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  120. Liveweight, fleece weight and prolificacy of Romney ewes carrying the Inverdale prolificacy gene (FecXI) located on the X-chromosome

    Article • Livestock Production Science, March 1993, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  121. Myosin heavy chain composition of single fibres and their origins and distribution in developing fascicles of sheep tibialis cranialis muscles

    Article • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, October 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  122. Early stages of myogenesis in a large mammal: Formation of successive generations of myotubes in sheep tibialis cranialis muscle

    Article • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, October 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr John C McEwan

  123. Infertility Due to Bilateral Ovarian Hypoplasia in Sheep Homozygous (FecX1 FecX1) for the Inverdale Prolificacy Gene Located on the X Chromosome

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, April 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  124. Evidence for the Presence of a Major Gene Influencing Ovulation Rate on the X Chromosome of Sheep

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, April 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr John C McEwan

  125. Effect of Cimaterol implants on lamb growth and carcass traits

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, July 1990, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  126. Brown adipose tissue in lean and fat selection lines of sheep identified by immunodetection of uncoupling protein in western blots of tissue homogenates

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry, January 1989, Elsevier

    Mr John C McEwan

  127. The effect of liveweight and liveweight change on ewe ovulation rate at 3 successive oestrous cycles

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, October 1985, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  128. Liveweight, ovulation rate, and wool growth responses of light and heavy ewes to differential feeding

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Experimental Agriculture, July 1983, Taylor & Francis

    Mr John C McEwan

  129. Article • PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan

  130. Article • PLOS

    Mr John C McEwan