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  1. Association between SNP variation and muscling measured by computed tomography in Texel sheep

    Article • animal, October 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  2. Baseline Muscle Mass Is a Poor Predictor of Functional Overload-Induced Gain in the Mouse Model

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, November 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  3. Oxidative costs of reproduction in mouse strains selected for different levels of food intake and which differ in reproductive performance

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2016, Nature

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  4. Myostatin dysfunction impairs force generation in extensor digitorum longus muscle and increases exercise-induced protein efflux from extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, August 2015, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  5. Genotype by environment interaction in Texel sheep

    Article • animal, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  6. Corrigendum to ‘Prediction of intramuscular fat levels in Texel lamb loins using X-ray computed tomography scanning’ [Meat Science 98/2 (2014) 263–271]

    Article • Meat Science, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  7. Genome-wide association study of footrot in Texel sheep

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  8. Non-invasive methods for the determination of body and carcass composition in livestock: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound: invited review

    Article • animal, March 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  9. Evaluating invasive and non-invasive methods to determine fat content in the laboratory mouse

    Article • Open Life Sciences, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  10. Heterogeneous variances and genetics by environment interactions in genetic evaluation of crossbred lambs

    Article • animal, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  11. Effects of low protein diets on performance of pigs with a lean genotype between 40 and 115 kg liveweight

    Article • Animal Production Science, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  12. Prediction of intramuscular fat levels in Texel lamb loins using X-ray computed tomography scanning

    Article • Meat Science, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  13. Limits to sustained energy intake. XXII. Reproductive performance of two selected mouse lines with different thermal conductance

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, September 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  14. Genetic improvement of hill sheep – Impacts on profitability and greenhouse gas emissions

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  15. PHOSPHO1: roles beyond skeletal mineralisation

    Article • Endocrine Abstracts, March 2014, Bioscientifica

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  16. Effect of the Texel muscling QTL (TM-QTL) on spine characteristics in purebred Texel lambs

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  17. Effect and mode of action of the Texel muscling QTL (TM-QTL) on carcass traits in purebred Texel lambs

    Article • animal, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  18. Characterisation of terminal sire sheep farm systems, based on a range of environmental factors: a case study in the context of genotype by environment interactions using Charollais lambs

    Article • animal, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger, Ann McLaren

  19. The relationship between video image analysis (VIA), visual classification, and saleable meat yield of sirloin and fillet cuts of beef carcasses differing in breed and gender

    Article • Livestock Science, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  20. Genetic and genomic analyses of musculoskeletal differences between BEH and BEL strains

    Article • Physiological Genomics, October 2013, American Physiological Society

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  21. Effects of low protein diets on pigs with a lean genotype 2. Compositional traits measured with computed tomography (CT)

    Article • Meat Science, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  22. Effects of low protein diets on pigs with a lean genotype. 1. Carcass composition measured by dissection and muscle fatty acid composition

    Article • Meat Science, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  23. Analyses of muscle spindles in the soleus of six inbred mouse strains

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  24. An emerging role of phospho1 in the regulation of energy metabolism

    Article • Bone Abstracts, May 2013, Bioscientifica

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  25. Index selection in terminal sires improves lamb performance at finishing1

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

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  26. Between- and within-breed variations of spine characteristics in sheep

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, December 2012, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  27. A review of the development and use of video image analysis (VIA) for beef carcass evaluation as an alternative to the current EUROP system and other subjective systems

    Article • Meat Science, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  28. Genetic Parameters for Fitness and Neonatal Behavior Traits in Sheep

    Article • Behavior Genetics, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  29. The effect of the Texel Muscling QTL on live and carcass weight in Texel lambs

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  30. Investigation into the presence of genotype by environment interactions (G×E) in Scottish Blackface lamb traits

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  31. Parallel Selection Mapping Using Artificially Selected Mice Reveals Body Weight Control Loci

    Article • Current Biology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  32. Factors affecting dystocia and offspring vigour in different sheep genotypes

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  33. Bayesian meta-analysis of the effect of fasting, transport and lairage times on four attributes of pork meat quality

    Article • Meat Science, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  34. Index selection in terminal sires improves early lamb growth1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  35. Genotypic effects of the Texel Muscling QTL (TM-QTL) on meat quality in purebred Texel lambs

    Article • Meat Science, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  36. Use of X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) in UK Sheep Production and Breeding

    Article • September 2011, IntechOpen

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  37. A Stratified Transcriptomics Analysis of Polygenic Fat and Lean Mouse Adipose Tissues Identifies Novel Candidate Obesity Genes

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2011, PLOS

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  38. Evaluating the effects of the c.*1232G > A mutation and TM-QTL in Texel×Welsh Mountain lambs using ultrasound and video image analyses

    Article • Small Ruminant Research, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  39. Interactive effects of protein nutrition, genetic growth potential andHeligmosomoides bakeriinfection pressure on resilience and resistance in mice

    Article • Parasitology, July 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger, Jennifer Coltherd

  40. Evaluating the effects of a single copy of a mutation in the myostatin gene (c.*1232G>A) on carcass traits in crossbred lambs

    Article • Meat Science, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  41. Meta-analysis of the effects of dietary vitamin E supplementation on α-tocopherol concentration and lipid oxidation in pork

    Article • Meat Science, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  42. The effect of gestational undernutrition on maternal weight change and fetal weight in lines of mice selected for different growth characteristics

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, January 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  43. The effect of sex on some carcass and meat quality traits in Texel ewe and ram lambs

    Article • Animal Production Science, January 2011, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  44. Development and validation of on-farm behavioural scoring systems to assess birth assistance and lamb vigour

    Article • animal, December 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  45. The effect of the Texel muscling QTL (TM-QTL) on meat quality traits in crossbred lambs

    Article • Meat Science, August 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  46. The effect of conditioning period on loin muscle tenderness in crossbred lambs with or without the Texel muscling QTL (TM-QTL)

    Article • Meat Science, August 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  47. The prediction of carcass composition and tissue distribution in beef cattle using ultrasound scanning at the start and/or end of the finishing period

    Article • Livestock Science, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  48. Characterisation of white line degeneration in sheep and evidence for genetic influences on its occurrence

    Article • Veterinary Research Communications, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  49. Comparison of repeatability and multiple trait threshold models for litter size in sheep using observed and simulated data in Bayesian analyses

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  50. Interactions between neonatal lamb vigour and faecal soiling at weaning in three breeds of sheep

    Article • Advances in Animal Biosciences, April 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  51. Genetic parameters for carcass dimensional measurements from Video Image Analysis and their association with conformation and fat class scores

    Article • Livestock Science, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  52. Prediction of beef carcass composition and tissue distribution using ultrasound scanning

    Article • Advances in Animal Biosciences, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  53. Prediction of lamb meat eating quality in two divergent breeds using various live animal and carcass measurements

    Article • Meat Science, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  54. Genetic relationship between longevity and objectively or subjectively assessed performance traits in sheep using linear censored models1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, November 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  55. The effects of a loin muscling quantitative trait locus (LoinMAX™) on carcass and VIA-based traits in crossbred lambs

    Article • animal, October 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  56. Effects of a quantitative trait locus for increased muscularity on carcass traits measured by subjective conformation and fat class scores and video image analysis in crossbred lambs

    Article • animal, July 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  57. Genetic growth potential interacts with nutrition on the ability of mice to cope with Heligmosomoides bakeri infection

    Article • Parasitology, June 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Jennifer Coltherd, Professor Lutz Bunger

  58. Evaluation of Video Image Analysis (VIA) technology to predict meat yield of sheep carcasses on-line under UK abattoir conditions

    Article • Meat Science, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  59. Prediction of lamb carcass composition and meat quality using combinations of post-mortem measurements

    Article • Meat Science, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  60. Genetic parameters for carcass composition and performance data in crossbred lambs measured by Video Image Analysis

    Article • Meat Science, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  61. Muscle fibre characteristics of two contrasting sheep breeds: Scottish Blackface and Texel

    Article • Meat Science, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  62. Use of meat quality information in breeding programmes

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  63. The use of various live animal measurements to predict carcass and meat quality in two divergent lamb breeds

    Article • Meat Science, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  64. Effects of the Texel muscling quantitative trait locus on carcass traits in crossbred lambs

    Article • animal, November 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  65. Breeding for resistance to footrot – the use of hoof lesion scoring to quantify footrot in sheep

    Article • Veterinary Research Communications, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  66. Muscularity and eating quality of lambs: Effects of breed, sex and selection of sires using muscularity measurements by computed tomography

    Article • Meat Science, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  67. Divergent Physical Activity and Novel Alternative Responses to High Fat Feeding in Polygenic Fat and Lean Mice

    Article • Behavior Genetics, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  68. Breeding for resistance to mastitis in United Kingdom sheep, a review and economic appraisal

    Article • Veterinary Record, March 2008, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  69. Genetic and phenotypic aspects of foot lesion scores in sheep of different breeds and ages

    Article • animal, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  70. The effects of selection indices for sustainable hill sheep production on carcass composition and muscularity of lambs, measured using X-ray computed tomography

    Article • animal, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  71. Relationships between lamb carcass quality traits measured by X-ray computed tomography and current UK hill sheep breeding goals

    Article • animal, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  72. Quantitative Trait Loci for Regional Adiposity in Mouse Lines Divergently Selected for Food Intake

    Article • Obesity, December 2007, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  73. Fine Mapping of Mouse QTLs for Fatness Using SNP Data

    Article • OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology, December 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  74. Statistical Genetics of Quantitative Traits: Linkage, Maps and QTL. R. Wu, C.-X. Ma & G. Casella. Springer. 2007. 354 pages. ISBN 978 0 387 20334 8. Price $84.95. (hardback).

    Article • Genetics Research, August 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  75. Prediction of sensory characteristics of lamb meat samples by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

    Article • Meat Science, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  76. Correction for Amthor et al., Lack of myostatin results in excessive muscle growth but impaired force generation

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  77. Changes in carcass traits during growth in lambs of two contrasting breeds, measured using computer tomography

    Article • Livestock Science, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  78. Accuracy of in vivo muscularity indices measured by computed tomography and their association with carcass quality in lambs

    Article • Meat Science, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  79. Associations of polymorphisms of the ovine prion protein gene with growth, carcass, and computerized tomography traits in Scottish Blackface lambs1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, March 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  80. Lack of myostatin results in excessive muscle growth but impaired force generation

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  81. A genetic investigation of various growth models to describe growth of lambs of two contrasting breeds1

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  82. Phenotypic characterisation of extreme growth-selected mouse lines: An important prerequisite for future QTL analysis

    Article • Open Life Sciences, September 2006, De Gruyter

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  83. Testing selection indices for sustainable hill sheep production – lamb growth and carcass traits

    Article • Animal Science, August 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  84. In vivo measurements of muscle volume by automatic image analysis of spiral computed tomography scans

    Article • Animal Science, August 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  85. In vivo prediction of internal fat weight in Scottish Blackface lambs, using computer tomography

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, March 2006, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  86. A Polygenic Model of the Metabolic Syndrome With Reduced Circulating and Intra-Adipose Glucocorticoid Action

    Article • Diabetes, November 2005, American Diabetes Association

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  87. A paternally imprinted QTL for mature body mass on mouse Chromosome 8

    Article • Mammalian Genome, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  88. Relationships between quantitative and reproductive fitness traits in animals

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, July 2005, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  89. GENETICS OF BODY COMPOSITION AND METABOLIC RATE

    Article • June 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  90. Effects of the Compact Mutant Myostatin Allele Mstn Cmpt-dl1Abc Introgressed into a High Growth Mouse Line on Skeletal Muscle Cellularity

    Article • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, April 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  91. Mice with Low Metabolic Rates Are Not Susceptible to Weight Gain When Fed a High‐Fat Diet

    Article • Obesity Research, March 2005, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  92. Microarray gene expression analysis of the Fob3b obesity QTL identifies positional candidate gene Sqle and perturbed cholesterol and glycolysis pathways

    Article • Physiological Genomics, February 2005, American Physiological Society

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  93. Marker-assisted introgression of the Compact mutant myostatin allele MstnCmpt-dl1Abc into a mouse line with extreme growth effects on body composition and muscularity

    Article • Genetics Research, December 2004, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  94. Identification and reciprocal introgression of a QTL affecting body mass in mice

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, September 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  95. Identification and reciprocal introgression of a QTL affecting body mass in mice

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, September 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  96. Genetic complexity of an obesity QTL (Fob3) revealedby detailed genetic mapping

    Article • Mammalian Genome, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  97. Growth selection in mice reveals conserved and redundant expression patterns of the insulin-like growth factor system

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  98. Inferences on the Genetics of Quantitative Traits from Long‐Term Selection in Laboratory and Domestic Animals

    Article • December 2003, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  99. Plant Breeding Reviews

    Article • December 2003, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  100. Genetic-statistical analysis of growth in selected and unselected mouse lines

    Article • Journal of Experimental Animal Science, August 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  101. Intrinsic properties of muscle satellite cells are changed in response to long-term selection of mice for different growth traits

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, December 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  102. Long‐term divergent selection on body fatness in mice indicates a regulation system that is independent of leptin production and reception

    Article • The FASEB Journal, November 2002, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  103. Thermoregulatory responses of two mouse Mus musculus strains selectively bred for high and low food intake

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, November 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  104. Inbred lines of mice derived from long-term growth selected lines: unique resources for mapping growth genes

    Article • Mammalian Genome, September 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  105. Inbred lines of mice derived from long-term growth selected lines: unique resources for mapping growth genes

    Article • Mammalian Genome, September 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  106. Characterization of a Major X-Linked Quantitative Trait Locus Influencing Body Weight of Mice

    Article • Journal of Heredity, July 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  107. Analysis of response to 20 generations of selection for body composition in mice: fit to infinitesimal model assumptions

    Article • Genetics Selection Evolution, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  108. Mapping of obesity QTLs in a cross between mouse lines divergently selected on fat content

    Article • Mammalian Genome, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  109. Role of growth hormone in the genetic change of mice divergently selected for body weight and fatness

    Article • Genetics Research, December 1999, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  110. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay for the mouse leptin receptor (Leprdb) mutation

    Article • Laboratory Animals, October 1999, SAGE Publications

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  111. Neuropeptide Y gene expression in lines of mice subjected to long-term divergent selection on fat content

    Article • August 1999

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  112. Inbred lines of mice derived from long-term divergent selection on fat content and body weight

    Article • Mammalian Genome, June 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  113. Leptin levels in lines of mice developed by long-term divergent selection on fat content

    Article • Genetics Research, February 1999, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  114. Long-term selection for protein amount over 70 generations in mice

    Article • Genetics Research, October 1998, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  115. Effects of thyroid hormone deficiency on mice selected for increased and decreased body weight and fatness

    Article • Genetics Research, August 1998, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  116. Effects of thyroid hormone deficiency on mice selected for increased and decreased body weight and fatness

    Article • Genetics Research, August 1998, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  117. Effects of leptin administration on lines of mice selected long-term for fatness

    Article • Genetics Research, August 1997, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  118. Effects of leptin administration on long-term selected fat mice

    Article • Genetics Research, June 1997, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  119. Effects of selection on food intake in the adult mouse

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, January 1997, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  120. Prenatal growth in lines of mice selected for body weight

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, January 1996, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  121. Paternal effects on the parent‐offspring correlation for body‐weight traits in mice

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, January 1995, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  122. Analysis of a long-term selection experiment with an exponential model

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, January 1994, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  123. DNA fingerprinting of trait-selected mouse lines and linkage analysis in reference families

    Article • January 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  124. Selection for litter weight on the 21st day after long‐term selection for first litter performance in laboratory mice

    Article • Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, January 1990, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger

  125. Selection for different growth parameters in laboratory mice and its correlated effects on body composition and organ weights

    Article • Nahrung/Food, January 1985, Wiley

    Professor Lutz Bunger