Dr. Forutan is an internationally recognized Researcher. Her research area includes understanding the bovine genome and epigenome, discovering causative mutation underlying economic important traits such as fertility, understanding the way genes turn on and off, investigating different methodologies to improve the accuracy of genomic prediction, and optimizing methods for predicting genetic diversity and inbreeding. Her future research career vision is to make a significant contribution to creating new knowledge in the field of quantitative genetics that can help to improve efficiency and resilience in Livestock.
Conference Publication: Characterisation of reproductive tract microbiome profile of healthy, Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis infected cattle
Juli, M.S.B., Forutan, M., Raza, A., Boe-Hansen, G. and Tabor, A.E. (2023). Characterisation of reproductive tract microbiome profile of healthy, Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis infected cattle. 11th International Ruminant Reproduction Symposium (IRRS 2023), Galway, Ireland, 28 May-1 June 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.anscip.2023.03.164
Journal Article: Predicting phenotypes of beef eating quality traits
Forutan, Mehrnush, Lynn, Andrew, Aliloo, Hassan, Clark, Samuel A., McGilchrist, Peter, Polkinghorne, Rod and Hayes, Ben J. (2023). Predicting phenotypes of beef eating quality traits. Frontiers in Genetics, 14 1089490. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1089490
Conference Publication: A conditional multi‑trait sequence GWAS of heifer fertility in tropically adapted beef cattle
Forutan, M., Engle, B., Goddard, M. E. and Hayes, B. J. (2022). A conditional multi‑trait sequence GWAS of heifer fertility in tropically adapted beef cattle. World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3 July-8 July 2022.
Campylobacter fetus genomics and host biomarkers for bovine genital campylobacteriosis immunity.
Doctor Philosophy
Predicting phenotypes of beef eating quality traits
Forutan, Mehrnush, Lynn, Andrew, Aliloo, Hassan, Clark, Samuel A., McGilchrist, Peter, Polkinghorne, Rod and Hayes, Ben J. (2023). Predicting phenotypes of beef eating quality traits. Frontiers in Genetics, 14 1089490. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1089490
An Epigenetic Aging Clock for Cattle Using Portable Sequencing Technology
Hayes, Ben J., Nguyen, Loan T., Forutan, Mehrnush, Engle, Bailey N., Lamb, Harrison J., Copley, James P., Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2021). An Epigenetic Aging Clock for Cattle Using Portable Sequencing Technology. Frontiers in Genetics, 12 760450, 760450. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.760450
Evolution of tissue and developmental specificity of transcription start sites in Bos taurus indicus
Forutan, Mehrnush, Ross, Elizabeth, Chamberlain, Amanda J., Nguyen, Loan, Mason, Brett, Moore, Stephen, Garner, Josie B., Xiang, Ruidong and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). Evolution of tissue and developmental specificity of transcription start sites in Bos taurus indicus. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 829, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02340-6
Ansari-Mahyari, Saeid, Ojali, Mohammad Reza, Forutan, Mehrnush, Riasi, Ahmad and Brito, Luiz F. (2019). Investigating the genetic architecture of conception and non-return rates in Holstein cattle under heat stress conditions. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 51 (7), 1847-1853. doi: 10.1007/s11250-019-01875-5
Forutan, Mehrnush, Ansari Mahyari, Saeid, Baes, Christine, Melzer, Nina, Schenkel, Flavio Schramm and Sargolzaei, Mehdi (2018). Inbreeding and runs of homozygosity before and after genomic selection in North American Holstein cattle. BMC Genomics, 19 (1) 98, 98. doi: 10.1186/s12864-018-4453-z
Improving genomic evaluation of Holstein cattle using a haplotype-based relationship matrix
Forutan, Mehrnush , Mahyari, Saeid Ansari, Schenkel, Flavio and Sargolzaei, Mehdi (2018). Improving genomic evaluation of Holstein cattle using a haplotype-based relationship matrix. Iranian Journal of Animal Science Research , 10 (3), 393-402. doi: 10.22067/ijasr.v10i3.66156
Forutan, M., Ansari-Mahyari, S. and Edriss, M. A. (2016). Genetic analysis of postnatal mortality and calving traits in Iranian Holstein herds using threshold-linear models. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 18 (4), 961-973.
Forutan, M., Ansari Mahyari, S. and Sargolzaei, M. (2014). Genetic evaluation of calf and heifer survival in Iranian Holstein cattle using linear and threshold models. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 132 (1), 51-58. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12115
Juli, M.S.B., Forutan, M., Raza, A., Boe-Hansen, G. and Tabor, A.E. (2023). Characterisation of reproductive tract microbiome profile of healthy, Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis infected cattle. 11th International Ruminant Reproduction Symposium (IRRS 2023), Galway, Ireland, 28 May-1 June 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.anscip.2023.03.164
A conditional multi‑trait sequence GWAS of heifer fertility in tropically adapted beef cattle
Forutan, M., Engle, B., Goddard, M. E. and Hayes, B. J. (2022). A conditional multi‑trait sequence GWAS of heifer fertility in tropically adapted beef cattle. World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3 July-8 July 2022.
Genome wide analysis of bovine enhancers and promoters across developmental stages in liver
Forutan, M., Vander Jagt, C.J., Ross, E., Chamberlain, A. J., Mason, B., Nguyen, L., Moore, S., Garner, J. B., Xiang, R. and Hayes, B. J. (2021). Genome wide analysis of bovine enhancers and promoters across developmental stages in liver. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, On-line with local hubs in Australia, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
Genome-wide analysis of transcription start sites across Bos indicus tissues
Forutan, Mehrnush, Ross, Elizabeth, Nguyen, Loan and Hayes, Ben (2021). Genome-wide analysis of transcription start sites across Bos indicus tissues. 38th International Conference on Animal Genetics, Online, 26 - 30 July 2021.
A Bos indicus epigenetic clock predicts age from tail hair
Nguyen, Loan T., Forutan, Mehrnush, Hayes, Ben J. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2021). A Bos indicus epigenetic clock predicts age from tail hair. 38th International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG), Virtual, 26 - 30 July 2021.
Genomic selection and inbreeding in North American Holstein cattle
Forutan, Mehrnush, Mahyari, Saeid Ansari, Baes, Christine, Melzer, Nina, Schenkel, Flavio and Sargolzaei, Mehdi (2017). Genomic selection and inbreeding in North American Holstein cattle. 68th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Tallinn, Estonia , 2017.
Investigating runs of homozygosity in dairy cattle using imputed genomic information
Fleming, Allison, Forutan, Mehrnush, Makanjuola, B., Melzer, Nina, Schenkel, Flavio , Sargolzaei, Mehdi and Baes, Christine (2017). Investigating runs of homozygosity in dairy cattle using imputed genomic information. 68th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Tallinn, Estonia , 2017.
Campylobacter fetus genomics and host biomarkers for bovine genital campylobacteriosis immunity.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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