Publications

These are the group's publications since 2020.
For the ORCID profiles and comple list of publications from G. Banos and E. Sanchez-Molano follow the links at the end.

Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia

Banos, G., Girma, M., Solomon, B., Davoudi, P., Esatu, W., Dessie, T., Psifidi, A., Watson, K., Hanotte, O. & Sanchez Molano, E., Dec 2025, In: BMC Genomics. 26, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 371.

Detection of genetic variability in dairy cattle infectivity for bovine tuberculosis

Madenci, D., Sanchez Molano, E., Winters, M., Mitchell, A., Coffey, M. P., Hadfield, J. D., Woolliams, J., Banos, G. & Wilson, A., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 108, 4, p. 3835-3849 15 p.

Genomic and health characteristics of crossbred dairy cattle in Central Uganda

Sanchez Molano, E., Mukiibi, R., Riggio, V., Ogwang, J., Kawule, L., Benda, K., Beine, P., Bronsvoort, M., Prendergast, J., Wilson, A. & Muwonge, A., 2025, In: Frontiers in Genetics. 16, p. 1-16 16 p., 1567910.

Circulating microRNAs associated with immune competence in Angus cattle

Annaleise, W., Farr, R.J., Hine, B.C., Sanchez-Molano, E., Rootes, C.L., Su, J., Banos, G., Stewart, C.R. & Ingham, A.B., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 108, 4, p. 3835-3849 15 p.

A prospective cohort study of factors associated with the digital cushion thickness in dairy cattle

Griffiths, B. E., Barden, M., Anagnostopoulos, A., Wilson, J. P., Lamprou, E., Tulley, W., Bedford, C., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 107, 9, p. 7230-7244 15 p.

Association between a genetic index for digital dermatitis resistance and the presence of digital dermatitis, heel horn erosion and interdigital hyperplasia in Holstein cows

Anagnostopoulos, A., Barden, M., Griffiths, B. E., Bedford, C., Winters, M., Li, B., Coffey, M., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 107, 7, p. 4915-4925 10 p.

Phenotypic and genomic characterisation of performance of tropically adapted chickens raised in smallholder farm conditions in Ethiopia

Morris, K., Sutton, K., Girma, M., Sanchez Molano, E., Solomon, B., Esatu, W., Dessie, T., Vervelde, L., Psifidi, A., Hanotte, O. & Banos, G., Apr 2024, In: Frontiers in Genetics. 15, p. 1-14 14 p., 1383609.

Genome-wide association studies of parasite resistance, productivity and immunology traits in Scottish Blackface sheep

Pacheco, A., Banos, G., Lambe, N., McLaren, A., McNeilly, T. N. & Conington, J., Feb 2024, In: Animal. 18, 2, p. 1-13 13 p., 101069.

Genetic profile of adaptive immune traits and relationships with parasite resistance and productivity in Scottish Blackface sheep

Pacheco, A., Conington, J., Corripio-Miyar, Y., Frew, D., Banos, G. & McNeilly, T. N., 20 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal. 18, 2, p. 1-8 8 p., 101061.

Genetic characterisation of the Connemara pony and the Warmblood horse using a within-breed clustering approach

Lindsay-McGee, V., Sanchez Molano, E., Banos, G., Clark, E., Piercy, R. J. & Psifidi, A., Dec 2023, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 55, 1, p. 1-22 22 p., 60.

Single-step genome-wide association analyses of claw horn lesions in Holstein cattle using linear and threshold models

Li, B., Barden, M., Kapsona, V., Sánchez-Molano, E., Anagnostopoulos, A., Griffiths, B. E., Bedford, C., Dai, X., Coffey, M., Psifidi, A., Oikonomou, G. & Banos, G., Dec 2023, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 55, 1, p. 1-15 14 p., 16.

A prospective cohort study examining the association of claw anatomy and sole temperature with the development of claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle

Griffiths, B. E., Barden, M., Anagnostopoulos, A., Bedford, C., Higgins, H., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., 9 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Dairy Science. p. 1-17 17 p.

Identification of temporal patterns of environmental heat stress of Holstein dairy heifers raised in Mediterranean climate during their in-utero and post-natal life periods and modelling their effects on age at first calving

Tsiamadis, V., Valergakis, G. E., Soufleri, A., Arsenos, G., Banos, G. & Karamanlis, X., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Thermal Biology. 117, p. 1-9 9 p., 103717.

Association of plasma miRNAs with early life performance and aging in dairy cattle

MacLeay, M., Banos, G. & Donadeu, X., Jul 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 7, p. 1-18 18 p., e0288343.

Serum 1H nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabolomics of sole lesion development in Holstein cows

Barden, M., Phelan, M. M., Hyde, R., Anagnostopoulos, A., Griffiths, B. E., Bedford, C., Green, M., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 106, 4, p. 2667-2684 17 p.

The bovine foot skin microbiota is associated with host genotype and the development of infectious digital dermatitis lesions

Bay, V., Gillespie, A., Ganda, E., Evans, N. J., Carter, S. D., Lenzi, L., Lucaci, A., Haldenby, S., Barden, M., Griffiths, B. E., Sánchez-Molano, E., Bicalho, R., Banos, G., Darby, A. & Oikonomou, G., 10 Jan 2023, In: Microbiome. 11, 1

Genomic markers associated with antibody response to Newcastle disease virus of Sasso chickens raised in Ethiopia

Girma, M., Morris, K. M., Sutton, K., Esatu, W., Solomon, B., Dessie, T., Psifidi, A., Vervelde, L., Hanotte, O., Banos, G. & Malatji, D. P., 2023, In: South african journal of animal science. 53, 5, p. 728-736 9 p.

Genetic parameters and genome-wide association study of digital cushion thickness in Holstein cows

Barden, M., Li, B., Griffiths, B. E., Anagnostopoulos, A., Bedford, C., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 105, 10, p. 8237-8256

Genomic analysis of the rare British Lop pig and identification of distinctive genomic markers

Banos, G., Talenti, A., Chatziplis, D. & Sanchez Molano, E., Aug 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 8, p. 1-19 e0271053.

A comprehensive genome-wide scan detects genomic regions related to local adaptation and climate resilience in Mediterranean domestic sheep

Tsartsianidou, V., Sánchez-Molano, E., Kapsona, V. V., Basdagianni, Z., Chatziplis, D., Arsenos, G., Triantafyllidis, A. & Banos, G., 2 Dec 2021, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 53, 1, 90.

Breeding Strategies for Weather Resilience in Small Ruminants in Atlantic and Mediterranean Climates

Ramón, M., Carabaño, M. J., Diaz, C., Kapsona, V. V., Banos, G. & Sanchez-Molano, E., 3 Sept 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in Genetics.

Breeding strategies for improving smallholder dairy cattle productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chawala, A. R., Sanchez-Molano, E., Dewhurst, R. J., Peters, A., Chagunda, M. G. G. & Banos, G., 2 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics.

Association of Body Condition Score with Ultrasound Measurements of Backfat and Longissimus Dorsi Muscle Thickness in Periparturient Holstein Cows

Siachos, N., Oikonomou, G., Panousis, N., Banos, G., Arsenos, G. & Valergakis, G. E., 15 Mar 2021, In: Animals. 11, 3

Telomere attrition rates are associated with weather conditions and predict productive lifespan in dairy cattle

Seeker, L., Underwood, S., Wilbourn, R., Dorrens, J., Froy, H., Holland, R., Ilska, J. J., Psifidi, A., Bagnall, A., Whitelaw, B., Nussey, D. H., Coffey, M. & Banos, G., 10 Mar 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 11 p., 5589.

Genetic parameters of animal traits associated with coccidian and nematode parasite load and growth in Scottish Blackface sheep

Pacheco, A., McNeilly, T. N., Banos, G. & Conington, J., 27 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal. p. 100185

Understanding the seasonality of performance resilience to climate volatility in Mediterranean dairy sheep

Tsartsianidou, V., Kapsona, V. V., Sánchez-Molano, E., Basdagianni, Z., Carabaño, M. J., Chatziplis, D., Arsenos, G., Triantafyllidis, A. & Banos, G., 21 Jan 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, p. 1889

Quantitative trait loci and transcriptome signatures associated with avian heritable resistance to Campylobacter

Psifidi, A., Kranis, A., Rothwell, L., Bremner, A., Russell, K., Robledo, D., Bush, S., Fife, M., Hocking, P., Banos, G., Hume, D. A., Kaufman, J., Bailey, R., Avendano, S., Watson, K., Kaiser, P. & Stevens, M., 12 Jan 2021, In: Scientific Reports.

Subclinical hypocalcaemia follows specific time-related and severity patterns in post-partum Holstein cows

Tsiamadis, V., Panousis, N., Siachos, N., Gelasakis, A. I., Banos, G., Kougioumtzis, A., Arsenos, G. & Valergakis, G. E., 10 Dec 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal. 15, 1, 100017.

Integrating genetic and genomic analyses of combined health data across ecotypes to improve disease resistance in indigenous African chickens

Banos, G., Lindsay, V., Desta, T. T., Bettridge, J. M., Sanchez Molano, E., Trujillo, A. V., Matika, O., Alemayehu, T. D., Wigley, P., Christley, R. M., Kaiser, P., Hanotte, O. & Psifidi, A., 9 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in Genetics. 11, p. 1-12 12 p.

Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep

Sanchez Molano, E., Kapsona, V., Oikonomou, S., McLaren, A., Lambe, N., Conington, J. & Banos, G., 7 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMC Genetics. 21, 1, p. 116

Joint genetic analysis for dairy cattle performance across countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Opoola, O., Banos, G., Ojango, J., Mrode, R., Simm, G., Banga, C. B., Beffa , L. M. & Chagunda , M. G. G., 20 Aug 2020, In: South african journal of animal science.

Genetic control of Campylobacter colonisation in broiler chickens: Genomic and transcriptomic characterisation

Psifidi, A., Kranis, A., Rothwell, L. M., Bremner, A., Russell, K., Robledo, D., Bush, S. J., Fife, M., Hocking, P. M., Banos, G., Hume, D. A., Kaufman, J., Bailey, R. A., Avendano, S., Watson, K. A., Kaiser, P. & Stevens, M. P., 14 Apr 2020, bioRxiv, 45 p.

 

G. Banos (ORCID 0000-0002-7674-858X) Complete list of UoE publications

E.Sanchez-Molano (ORCID 0000-0003-2734-8560) Complete list of UoE publications

 

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