selected publications
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article
- Ancestral Haplotype Mapping for GWAS and Detection of Signatures of Selection in Admixed Dairy Cattle of Kenya.. Frontiers in Genetics. 11:544. 2020
- Farmers' Perceptions of Dairy Cattle Breeds, Breeding and Feeding Strategies: A Case of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya.. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. 83:351-367. 2019
- Genetic evaluation of test-day milk yields from smallholder dairy production systems in Kenya using genomic relationships. Journal of Dairy Science. 102:5266-5278. 2019
- The feasibility of using low-density marker panels for genotype imputation and genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle of East Africa. Journal of Dairy Science. 101:9108-9127. 2018
- Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution. 49:67. 2017
- Short communication: Genomic selection in a crossbred cattle population using data from the Dairy Genetics East Africa Project. Journal of Dairy Science. 99:7308-7312. 2016
- Use of body linear measurements to estimate liveweight of crossbred dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kenya.. SpringerPlus. 5:63-63. 2016
- Identification of Novel Loci Associated with Gastrointestinal Parasite Resistance in a Red Maasai x Dorper Backcross Population. PLOS ONE. 10. 2015
- Quantitative trait loci for resistance to Haemonchus contortus artificial challenge in Red Maasai and Dorper sheep of East Africa.. Animal Genetics. 44:285-295. 2013
- Trypanotolerance in N’Dama x Boran crosses under natural trypanosome challenge: effect of test-year environment, gender, and breed composition. BMC Genetics. 13:87-87. 2012
- Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting resistance to gastrointestinal parasites in a double backcross population of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep. Animal Genetics. 43:63-71. 2012
- Expression of trypanotolerance in N'Dama x Boran crosses under field challenge in relation to N'Dama genome content. 2011
- A Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Candidate Genes Regulating Response to Trypanosoma congolense Infection in Mice. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4. 2010
- Genotype and expression analysis of two inbred mouse strains and two derived congenic strains suggest that most gene expression is trans regulated and sensitive to genetic background. BMC Genomics. 11:361-361. 2010
- Quantitative trait loci for resistance to Heligmosomoides bakeri and associated immunological and pathological traits in mice: comparison of loci on chromosomes 5, 8 and 11 in F2 and F6/7 inter-cross lines of mice.. Parasitology. 137:311-320. 2010
- Clinical Chemistry of Congenic Mice with Quantitative Trait Loci for Predicted Responses to Trypanosoma congolense Infection. Infection and Immunity. 77:3948-3957. 2009
- Synthetic nonamer peptides derived from insect defensin mediate the killing of African trypanosomes in axenic culture. Parasitology Research. 105:217-225. 2009
- Biphasic survival analysis of trypanotolerance QTL in mice. Heredity. 100:407-414. 2008
- Sustainable use and genetic improvement. Animal Genetic Resources Information. 42:49-65. 2008
- Cytokine mRNA profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from trypanotolerant and trypanosusceptible cattle infected with Trypanosoma congolense. Physiological Genomics. 28:53-61. 2006
- Gene expression profiling in a mouse model for African trypanosomiasis.. Genes and Immunity. 7:667-679. 2006
- High resolution mapping of chromosomal regions controlling resistance to gastrointestinal nematode infections in an advanced intercross line of mice.. Mammalian Genome. 17:584-597. 2006
- Genetic variation in resistance to repeated infections with Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri, in inbred mouse strains selected for the mouse genome project.. Parasite Immunology. 28:85-94. 2006
- Combination of multiple microsatellite data sets to investigate genetic diversity and admixture of domestic cattle.. Animal Genetics. 37:1-9. 2006
- Understanding bovine trypanosomiasis and trypanotolerance: the promise of functional genomics. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 105:247-258. 2005
- Confirmation and dissection of QTL controlling resistance to malaria in mice.. Mammalian Genome. 15:390-398. 2004
- Population parameters for traits defining trypanotolerance in an F2 cross of N'Dama and Boran cattle. Livestock Production Science. 84:219-230. 2003
- The nature and identification of quantitative trait loci: a community's view.. Nature Reviews Genetics. 4:911-916. 2003
- Weitzman's Approach and Conservation of Breed Diversity: an Application to African Cattle Breeds. Conservation Biology. 17:1299-1311. 2003
- An approach to the optimal allocation of conservation funds to minimize loss of genetic diversity between livestock breeds. Ecological Economics. 45:377-392. 2003
- Animal genetic resources and economic development: issues in relation to economic valuation. Ecological Economics. 45:319-330. 2003
- Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling trypanotolerance in a cross of tolerant West African N’Dama and susceptible East African Boran cattle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100:7443-7448. 2003
- Chasing the genes that control resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes.. Journal of Helminthology. 77:99-109. 2003
- Mapping of chromosomal regions influencing immunological responses to gastrointestinal nematode infections in mice. Parasite Immunology. 25:341-349. 2003
- Susceptibility of heat shock protein 70.1-deficient C57BL/6 J, wild-type C57BL/6 J and A/J mice to Trypanosoma congolense infection. Parasitology Research. 90:171-174. 2003
- Chromosomal regions controlling resistance to gastro-intestinal nematode infections in mice.. Mammalian Genome. 14:184-191. 2003
- Recombinant tumor necrosis factor alpha does not inhibit the growth of African trypanosomes in axenic cultures.. Infection and Immunity. 70:2210-2214. 2002
- Bias in naming bias. Nature Reviews Genetics. 3:80-80. 2002
- Bayesian segregation analysis of somatic cell scores of Ontario Holstein cattle.. Journal of Dairy Science. 84:2796-2802. 2001
- Multi-primer target PCR for rapid identification of bovine DRB3 alleles. Animal Genetics. 32:219-221. 2001
- Quantitative trait loci for upper thermal tolerance in outbred strains of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).. Heredity. 86:333-341. 2001
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review
- Livestock Genomics for Developing Countries - African Examples in Practice.. Frontiers in Genetics. 297. 2019