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 EthiopiaBanos, 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 tuberculosisMadenci, 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 UgandaSanchez 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 cattleAnnaleise, 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 cattleGriffiths, 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 cowsAnagnostopoulos, 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 EthiopiaMorris, 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 sheepPacheco, 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 sheepPacheco, 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 approachLindsay-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 modelsLi, 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 cattleGriffiths, 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 calvingTsiamadis, 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 cattleMacLeay, 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 cowsBarden, 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 lesionsBay, 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, 1Genomic markers associated with antibody response to Newcastle disease virus of Sasso chickens raised in EthiopiaGirma, 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 cowsBarden, 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. 8237-8256Genomic analysis of the rare British Lop pig and identification of distinctive genomic markersBanos, 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 sheepTsartsianidou, 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 ClimatesRamón, 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 AfricaChawala, 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 CowsSiachos, N., Oikonomou, G., Panousis, N., Banos, G., Arsenos, G. & Valergakis, G. E., 15 Mar 2021, In: Animals. 11, 3Telomere attrition rates are associated with weather conditions and predict productive lifespan in dairy cattleSeeker, 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 sheepPacheco, A., McNeilly, T. N., Banos, G. & Conington, J., 27 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal. p. 100185Understanding the seasonality of performance resilience to climate volatility in Mediterranean dairy sheepTsartsianidou, 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. 1889Quantitative trait loci and transcriptome signatures associated with avian heritable resistance to CampylobacterPsifidi, 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 cowsTsiamadis, 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 chickensBanos, 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 sheepSanchez 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. 116Joint genetic analysis for dairy cattle performance across countries in sub-Saharan AfricaOpoola, 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 characterisationPsifidi, 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 publicationsE.Sanchez-Molano (ORCID 0000-0003-2734-8560) Complete list of UoE publications This article was published on 2024-09-02