The University of Queensland

In it for the long run: perspectives on exploiting long-read sequencing in livestock for population scale studies of structural variants

Nguyen, Tuan V., Vander Jagt, Christy J., Wang, Jianghui, Daetwyler, Hans D., Xiang, Ruidong, Goddard, Michael E., Nguyen, Loan T., Ross, Elizabeth M, Hayes, Ben J., Chamberlain, Amanda J. and MacLeod, Iona M. (2023). In it for the long run: perspectives on exploiting long-read sequencing in livestock for population scale studies of structural variants. Genetics Selection Evolution, 55 (1) 9, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12711-023-00783-5

Skim-Nanopore sequencing for routine genomic evaluation and bacterial pathogen detection in cattle

Lamb, H. J., Nguyen, L. T., Briody, T. E., Ambrose, R. K., Hayes, B. J., Mahony, T. J. and Ross, E. M. (2023). Skim-Nanopore sequencing for routine genomic evaluation and bacterial pathogen detection in cattle. Animal Production Science. doi: 10.1071/an22451

Adaptive sampling during sequencing reveals the origins of the bovine reproductive tract microbiome across reproductive stages and sexes

Ong, Chian Teng, Ross, Elizabeth M., Boe-Hansen, Gry, Turni, Conny, Hayes, Ben J., Fordyce, Geoffry and Tabor, Ala E. (2022). Adaptive sampling during sequencing reveals the origins of the bovine reproductive tract microbiome across reproductive stages and sexes. Scientific reports, 12 (1) 15075, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19022-w

Metagenomic Predictions: A Review 10 years on

Ross, Elizabeth M and Hayes, Ben J (2022). Metagenomic Predictions: A Review 10 years on. Frontiers in Genetics, 13 865765. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.865765

Transcriptional changes in the peripheral blood leukocytes from Brangus cattle before and after tick challenge with Rhipicephalus australis

Mantilla Valdivieso, Emily F., Ross, Elizabeth M., Raza, Ali, Naseem, Muhammad Noman, Kamran, Muhammad, Hayes, Ben J., Jonsson, Nicholas N., James, Peter and Tabor, Ala E. (2022). Transcriptional changes in the peripheral blood leukocytes from Brangus cattle before and after tick challenge with Rhipicephalus australis. BMC Genomics, 23 (1) 454, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12864-022-08686-3

Evaluation of host depletion and extraction methods for shotgun metagenomic analysis of bovine vaginal samples

Ong, Chian Teng, Boe-Hansen, Gry, Ross, Elizabeth M., Blackall, Patrick J., Turni, Conny, Hayes, Ben J. and Tabor, Ala E. (2022). Evaluation of host depletion and extraction methods for shotgun metagenomic analysis of bovine vaginal samples. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (2), e0041221. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00412-21

Environmental variation effects fertility in tropical beef cattle

Copley, James P., Engle, Bailey N., Ross, Elizabeth M., Speight, Shannon, Fordyce, Geoffry, Wood, Benjamin J., Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Benjamin J. (2022). Environmental variation effects fertility in tropical beef cattle. Translational Animal Science, 6 (2) txac035, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/tas/txac035

Extensive variation in gene expression is revealed in 13 fertility-related genes using RNA-Seq, ISO-Seq, and CAGE-Seq from Brahman cattle

Ross, Elizabeth M., Sanjana, Hari, Nguyen, Loan T., Cheng, YuanYuan, Moore, Stephen S. and Hayes, Ben J. (2022). Extensive variation in gene expression is revealed in 13 fertility-related genes using RNA-Seq, ISO-Seq, and CAGE-Seq from Brahman cattle. Frontiers in Genetics, 13 784663, 784663. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.784663

Technical note: overcoming host contamination in bovine vaginal metagenomic samples with nanopore adaptive sequencing

Ong, Chian Teng, Ross, Elizabeth M., Boe-Hansen, Gry B., Turni, Conny, Hayes, Ben J. and Tabor, Ala E. (2022). Technical note: overcoming host contamination in bovine vaginal metagenomic samples with nanopore adaptive sequencing. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (1) skab344. doi: 10.1093/jas/skab344

Genomic prediction using low-coverage portable Nanopore sequencing

Lamb, Harrison J., Hayes, Ben J., Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S., Nguyen, Loan T. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2021). Genomic prediction using low-coverage portable Nanopore sequencing. PLoS One, 16 (12) e0261274, e0261274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261274

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

A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species

Yadav, Seema, Ross, Elizabeth M., Aitken, Karen S., Hickey, Lee T., Powell, Owen, Wei, Xianming, Voss-Fels, Kai P. and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). A linkage disequilibrium-based approach to position unmapped SNPs in crop species. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 773, 773. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-08116-w

Prowler: a novel trimming algorithm for Oxford Nanopore sequence data

Lee, Simon, Nguyen, Loan T., Hayes, Ben J. and Ross, Elizabeth (2021). Prowler: a novel trimming algorithm for Oxford Nanopore sequence data. Bioinformatics, 37 (21), 3936-3937. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btab630

Allelic variation in protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type-C in cattle influences erythrocyte, leukocyte and humoral responses to infestation with the cattle tick Rhipicephalus australis

Jonsson, Nicholas N., Cox, David K., Piper, Emily K., Valdivieso, Emily F. Mantilla, Constantinoiu, Constantin, Jackson, Louise A., Stear, Michael J., Ross, Elizabeth M. and Tabor, Ala E. (2021). Allelic variation in protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type-C in cattle influences erythrocyte, leukocyte and humoral responses to infestation with the cattle tick Rhipicephalus australis. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 675979, 675979. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.675979

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

Variants at the ASIP locus contribute to coat color darkening in Nellore cattle

Trigo, Beatriz B., Utsunomiya, Adam T. H., Fortunato, Alvaro A. A. D., Milanesi, Marco, Torrecilha, Rafaela B. P., Lamb, Harrison, Nguyen, Loan, Ross, Elizabeth M., Hayes, Ben, Padula, Romulo C. M., Sussai, Thayla S., Zavarez, Ludmilla B., Cipriano, Rafael S., Caminhas, Maria M. T., Lopes, Flavia L., Pelle, Cassiano, Leeb, Tosso, Bannasch, Danika, Bickhart, Derek, Smith, Timothy P. L., Sonstegard, Tad S., Garcia, Jose F. and Utsunomiya, Yuri T. (2021). Variants at the ASIP locus contribute to coat color darkening in Nellore cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution, 53 (1) 40, 40. doi: 10.1186/s12711-021-00633-2

Improved genomic prediction of clonal performance in sugarcane by exploiting non-additive genetic effects

Yadav, Seema, Wei, Xianming, Joyce, Priya, Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Sun, Yue, Nguyen, Loan T., Ross, Elizabeth M., Cavallaro, Tony, Aitken, Karen S., Hayes, Ben J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2021). Improved genomic prediction of clonal performance in sugarcane by exploiting non-additive genetic effects. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (7), 2235-2252. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03822-1

Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane

Hayes, Ben J., Wei, Xianming, Joyce, Priya, Atkin, Felicity, Deomano, Emily, Yue, Jenny, Nguyen, Loan, Ross, Elizabeth M., Cavallaro, Tony, Aitken, Karen S. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2021). Accuracy of genomic prediction of complex traits in sugarcane. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1455-1462. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03782-6

Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Frisch, Matthias, Aitken, Karen S., Cooper, Mark and Hayes, Ben J. (2021). Strategies and considerations for implementing genomic selection to improve traits with additive and non-additive genetic architectures in sugarcane breeding. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134 (5), 1493-1511. doi: 10.1007/s00122-021-03785-3

The future of livestock management: a review of real-time portable sequencing applied to livestock

Lamb, Harrison J., Hayes, Ben J., Nguyen, Loan T. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2020). The future of livestock management: a review of real-time portable sequencing applied to livestock. Genes, 11 (12) 1478, 1-27. doi: 10.3390/genes11121478

Genomic predictions for enteric methane production are improved by metabolome and microbiome data in sheep (Ovis aries)

Ross, Elizabeth M., Hayes, Ben J., Tucker, David, Bond, Jude, Denman, Stuart E. and Oddy, Victor Hutton (2020). Genomic predictions for enteric methane production are improved by metabolome and microbiome data in sheep (Ovis aries). Journal of Animal Science, 98 (10) skaa262. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaa262

Use of whole-genome sequence data and novel genomic selection strategies to improve selection for age at puberty in tropically-adapted beef heifers

Warburton, Christie L., Engle, Bailey N., Ross, Elizabeth M., Costilla, Roy, Moore, Stephen S., Corbet, Nicholas J., Allen, Jack M., Laing, Alan R., Fordyce, Geoffry, Lyons, Russell E., McGowan, Michael R., Burns, Brian M. and Hayes, Ben J. (2020). Use of whole-genome sequence data and novel genomic selection strategies to improve selection for age at puberty in tropically-adapted beef heifers. Genetics Selection Evolution, 52 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.1186/s12711-020-00547-5

Characterization of the poll allele in Brahman cattle using long-read Oxford Nanopore sequencing

Lamb, Harrison J., Ross, Elizabeth M., Nguyen, Loan T., Lyons, Russell E., Moore, Stephen S. and Hayes, Ben J. (2020). Characterization of the poll allele in Brahman cattle using long-read Oxford Nanopore sequencing. Journal of Animal Science, 98 (5) skaa127, skaa127. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaa127

Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection

Yadav, Seema, Jackson, Phillip, Wei, Xianming, Ross, Elizabeth M., Aitken, Karen, Deomano, Emily, Atkin, Felicity, Hayes, Ben J. and Voss-Fels, Kai P. (2020). Accelerating genetic gain in sugarcane breeding using genomic selection. Agronomy, 10 (4) 585, 585. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10040585

Breeding improves wheat productivity under contrasting agrochemical input levels

Voss-Fels, Kai P., Stahl, Andreas, Wittkop, Benjamin, Lichthardt, Carolin, Nagler, Sabrina, Rose, Till, Chen, Tsu-Wei, Zetzsche, Holger, Seddig, Sylvia, Majid Baig, Mirza, Ballvora, Agim, Frisch, Matthias, Ross, Elizabeth, Hayes, Ben J., Hayden, Matthew J., Ordon, Frank, Leon, Jens, Kage, Henning, Friedt, Wolfgang, Stützel, Hartmut and Snowdon, Rod J. (2019). Breeding improves wheat productivity under contrasting agrochemical input levels. Nature Plants, 5 (7), 706-714. doi: 10.1038/s41477-019-0445-5

The complete mitochondrial genome of Haliotis laevigata ( Gastropoda: Haliotidae) using MiSeq and HiSeq sequencing

Robinson, Nick A., Hall, Nathan E., Ross, Elizabeth M., Cooke, Ira R., Shiel, Brett P., Robinson, Andrew J. and Strugnell, Jan M. (2016). The complete mitochondrial genome of Haliotis laevigata ( Gastropoda: Haliotidae) using MiSeq and HiSeq sequencing. Mitochondrial DNA: Part A, 27 (1), 437-438. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.900611

Exploiting the intrinsic microbial degradative potential for field-based in situ dechlorination of trichloroethene contaminated groundwater

Adetutu, Eric M., Gundry, Taylor D., Patil, Sayali S., Golneshin, Aida, Adigun, Joy, Bhaskarla, Vijay, Aleer, Samuel, Shahsavari, Esmaeil, Ross, Elizabeth and Ball, Andrew S. (2015). Exploiting the intrinsic microbial degradative potential for field-based in situ dechlorination of trichloroethene contaminated groundwater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 300, 48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.06.055

Metagenomics of rumen bacteriophage from thirteen lactating dairy cattle

Ross, Elizabeth M., Petrovski, Steve, Moate, Peter J. and Hayes, Ben J. (2013). Metagenomics of rumen bacteriophage from thirteen lactating dairy cattle. BMC Microbiology, 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-242

Metagenomic predictions: from microbiome to complex health and environmental phenotypes in humans and cattle

Ross, Elizabeth M., Moate, Peter J., Marett, Leah C., Cocks, Ben G. and Hayes, Ben J. (2013). Metagenomic predictions: from microbiome to complex health and environmental phenotypes in humans and cattle. PLoS One, 8 (9) e73056, e73056. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073056

Investigating the effect of two methane-mitigating diets on the rumen microbiome using massively parallel sequencing

Ross, E. M., Moate, P. J., Marett, L., Cocks, B. G. and Hayes, B. J. (2013). Investigating the effect of two methane-mitigating diets on the rumen microbiome using massively parallel sequencing. Journal of Dairy Science, 96 (9), 6030-6046. doi: 10.3168/jds.2013-6766

High throughput whole rumen metagenome profiling using untargeted massively parallel sequencing

Ross, Elizabeth M., Moate, Peter J., Bath, Carolyn R., Davidson, Sophie E., Sawbridge, Tim I., Guthridge, Kathryn M., Cocks, Ben G. and Hayes, Ben J. (2012). High throughput whole rumen metagenome profiling using untargeted massively parallel sequencing. BMC Genetics, 13 53. doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-13-53

A strategy for aggregating multi-source historical phenotypic and genotypic data sets containing homonyms for global genomic prediction in apple (Malus domestica)

Edge-Garza, D., Evans, K., Ross, E.M., Jung, S., Main, D. and Hardner, C. (2023). A strategy for aggregating multi-source historical phenotypic and genotypic data sets containing homonyms for global genomic prediction in apple (Malus domestica). XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Breeding and Effective Use of Biotechnology and Molecular Tools in Horticultural Crops, Angers, France, 14-20 August 2022. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/actahortic.2023.1362.17

178. Multi-breed genomic predictions from commercial crossbred data

Hayes, B.J, Copley, J., Dodd, E., Ross, E.M. and Fordyce, G. (2022). 178. Multi-breed genomic predictions from commercial crossbred data. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_178

628. Bos <i>indicus</i> genome percentage effects gene expression profile and differentially expressed genes in Brahman cattle whole blood

Ross, E.M., Nguyen, L.T., Engle, B.N., Chamberlain, A.J., Kho, E. and Hayes, B.J. (2022). 628. Bos indicus genome percentage effects gene expression profile and differentially expressed genes in Brahman cattle whole blood. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_628

Identification of differentially expressed transcription factors in Brangus skin infested with Rhipicephalus australis

Mantilla Valdivieso, E. , Nguyen, L., Ross, E., Raza, A., James, P., Hayes, B., Jonsson, N. and Tabor, A. (2022). Identification of differentially expressed transcription factors in Brangus skin infested with Rhipicephalus australis. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_557

The long and short of Nanopore genomic prediction: the effect of read length on prediction accuracy

Lamb, H.J., Nguyen, L.T., Randhawa, I.A.S., Hayes, B.J. and Ross, E.M. (2022). The long and short of Nanopore genomic prediction: the effect of read length on prediction accuracy. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_279

Assessing the relationship between beef cattle fertility traits and novel environmental descriptors in northern Australia

Copley, J.P., Engle, B.N., Speight, S., Fordyce, G., Ross, E.M., Voss-Fels, K.P. and Hayes, B.J. (2021). Assessing the relationship between beef cattle fertility traits and novel environmental descriptors in northern Australia. 24th Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference, Online, 2-4 November 2021. Armidale, NSW Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

Accuracy of genomic prediction in Brahman cattle using simulated genotypes from low-coverage nanopore sequencing

Lamb, H. J. , Nguyen, L. T., Engle, B. N., Hayes, B. J. and Ross, E. M. (2021). Accuracy of genomic prediction in Brahman cattle using simulated genotypes from low-coverage nanopore sequencing. 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.

Assessing the potential of parentage testing using portable long read sequencing technologies

Ross, E. M., Lamb, H. J., Engle, B. N. , Nguyen, L. T. and Hayes, B. J. (2021). Assessing the potential of parentage testing using portable long read sequencing technologies. 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 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 prediction using low-coverage Nanopore sequencing

Lamb, Harrison, Nguyen, Loan T., Hayes, Ben J., Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S. and Ross, Elizabeth M. (2021). Genomic prediction using low-coverage Nanopore sequencing. 38th International Society of Animal Genetics, Virtual, 26 - 30 July 2021.

Effect of bovine reference genome choice in RNA-SEQ alignment and differential gene expression analysis in Brangus cattle

Mantilla Valdivieso, E., Ross, E., Raza, A., Hayes, B., Jonsson, N., James, P. and Tabor, A. (2021). Effect of bovine reference genome choice in RNA-SEQ alignment and differential gene expression analysis in Brangus cattle. 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.

Factors affecting fertility in northern Australian beef herds

Copley, J., Engle, B., Ross, E., Landmark, S., Fordyce, G., Burns, B. and Hayes, B. (2021). Factors affecting fertility in northern Australian beef herds. 33rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, Fremantle, WA, Australia and online, 1-3 February 2020. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Association of Animal Sciences.

Investigating host biomarkers associated with cattle tick resistance

Mantilla Valdivieso, E., Ross, E., Hayes, B., Jonsson, N., James, P. and Tabor, A. (2021). Investigating host biomarkers associated with cattle tick resistance. 33rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, Fremantle, WA, Australia and online, 1-3 February 2020. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Association of Animal Sciences.

The symbiotic rumen microbiome and cattle performance: a brief review

Bath, C., Morrison, M., Ross, E. M., Hayes, B. J. and Cocks, B. G. (2013). The symbiotic rumen microbiome and cattle performance: a brief review. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/AN12369