Richard Spelman

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Richard Spelman is a scholar working on Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Spelman has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Genetics, 20 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 17 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Richard Spelman's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (63 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (35 papers) and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows (10 papers). Richard Spelman is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (63 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (35 papers) and Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows (10 papers). Richard Spelman collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Belgium and Australia. Richard Spelman's co-authors include Russell G. Snell, Wouter Coppieters, Latifa Karim, Ben J. Hayes, Christine A. Ford, Michel Georges, Michael E. Goddard, A.P.W. de Roos, Dorian J. Garrick and Nadine Cambisano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Richard Spelman

71 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Positional Candidate Cloning of a QTL in Dairy Cattle: Identification of a Missense Mutation in the Bovine DGAT1 Gene with Major Effect on Milk Yield and Composition

2002 781 citations Wouter Coppieters, Latifa Karim et al. Genome Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Identification of candidate novel production variants on the Bos taurus chromosome X 2023 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·(unknown), Y. Wang, (unknown), Kathryn Tiplady, Chad Harland, Thomas Lopdell, Thomas Johnson, Stephen R. Davis, B.L. Harris, Richard Spelman, Christine Couldrey	2
2	Comparison of the genetic characteristics of directly measured and Fourier-transform mid-infrared-predicted bovine milk fatty acids and proteins 2022 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Kathryn Tiplady, Thomas Lopdell, Richard G. Sherlock, Thomas Johnson, Richard Spelman, B.L. Harris, Stephen R. Davis, Mathew D. Littlejohn, Dorian J. Garrick	11
3	GWAS of novel protein coding variants discovered through whole genome sequencing of dairy cattle 2018 ·Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production ·(unknown), Chad Harland, (unknown), Russell G. Snell, Richard Spelman, Mathew D. Littlejohn	1
4	Identification of an immune modulation locus utilising a bovine mammary gland infection challenge model 2018 ·Journal of Dairy Research ·Mathew D. Littlejohn, Sally-Anne Turner, Caroline Walker, Sarah Berry, Kathryn Tiplady, (unknown), Greg T. Sutherland, Simon Swift, Dorian J. Garrick, S.J. Lacy-Hulbert, S McDougall, Richard Spelman, Russell G. Snell, J.E. Hillerton	2
5	DNA and RNA-sequence based GWAS highlights membrane-transport genes as key modulators of milk lactose content 2017 ·BMC Genomics ·Thomas Lopdell, Kathryn Tiplady, Maksim Struchalin, Thomas Johnson, Michael Keehan, (unknown), Christine Couldrey, Stephen R. Davis, Russell G. Snell, Richard Spelman, Mathew D. Littlejohn	45
6	Coding and noncoding variants in HFM1, MLH3, MSH4, MSH5, RNF212, and RNF212B affect recombination rate in cattle 2016 ·Genome Research ·Naveen Kumar Kadri, Chad Harland, Pierre Faux, Nadine Cambisano, Latifa Karim, Wouter Coppieters, Sébastien Fritz, Erik Mullaart, Denis Baurain, Didier Boichard, Richard Spelman, Carole Charlier, Michel Georges, Tom Druet	56
7	Phenotypic population screen identifies a new mutation in bovine DGAT1 responsible for unsaturated milk fat 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Klaus Lehnert, Hamish E. Ward, Sarah Berry, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), B.L. Harris, Christine A. Ford, Sharon R. Browning, Pisana Rawson, G.A. Verkerk, (unknown), Linda F. Adams, Stephen R. Davis, T. William Jordan, Alastair MacGibbon, Richard Spelman, Russell G. Snell	16
8	Expression Variants of the Lipogenic AGPAT6 Gene Affect Diverse Milk Composition Phenotypes in Bos taurus 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Mathew D. Littlejohn, Kathryn Tiplady, Thomas Lopdell, (unknown), Andrew R. Scott, Chad Harland, (unknown), Kristen Henty, (unknown), Klaus Lehnert, Alastair MacGibbon, Richard Spelman, Stephen R. Davis, Russell G. Snell	50
9	Holstein-Friesian calves selected for divergence in residual feed intake during growth exhibited significant but reduced residual feed intake divergence in their first lactation 2014 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·K.A. Macdonald, J.E. Pryce, Richard Spelman, Steven R. Davis, W. J. Wales, G. C. Waghorn, Y. J. Williams, Leah C. Marett, Ben J. Hayes	58
10	A Triad of Highly Divergent Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor (PIGR) Haplotypes with Major Effect on IgA Concentration in Bovine Milk 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Sarah Berry, Wouter Coppieters, Stephen R. Davis, (unknown), (unknown), David J. Palmer, Van Kelly, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Spelman, Michel Georges, Klaus Lehnert, Russell G. Snell	7
11	Application of genomic selection in the New Zealand dairy cattle industry. 2010 ·Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production ·Richard Spelman, J. Arias, Michael Keehan, (unknown), A M Winkelman, D. L. Johnson, B.L. Harris	14
12	International Genomic Co-operation; Who, what, when, where, why and how? 2010 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·A.R. Cromie, (unknown), B. Wickham, John F. Kearney, (unknown), (unknown), Nicolas Gengler, Joanna Szyda, U. W. Schnyder, M.P. Coffey, (unknown), (unknown), J.I. Weller, Darrell Abernethy, Richard Spelman	8
13	Comparison of casein haplotypes between two geographically distant European dairy goat breeds 2008 ·Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics ·Raffaella Finocchiaro, Ben J. Hayes, Maria Siwek, Richard Spelman, J.B.C.H.M. van Kaam, T. Ådnøy, Baldassare Portolano	7
14	A Mutation in Bovine Keratin 5 Causing Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Transmitted by a Mosaic Sire 2005 ·Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Christine A. Ford, (unknown), Richard Spelman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hilary Holloway, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Russell G. Snell, Greg T. Sutherland	19
15	Verification of selective DNA pooling methodology through identification and estimation of the DGAT1 effect 2004 ·Animal Genetics ·P. J. Fisher, Richard Spelman	12
16	Selective Genotyping to Detect Quantitative Trait Loci for Multiple Traits in Outbred Populations 2000 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·H. Bovenhuis, Richard Spelman	19
17	CALVING DIFFICULTY IN TWO GENETIC LINES OF HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN COWS DIFFERING IN MATURE LIVE WEIGHT 1999 ·(unknown), C. W. Holmes, Dorian J. Garrick, N. López‐Villalobos, Richard Spelman	2
18	Short Communication: Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis on 17 Nonproduction Traits in the New Zealand Dairy Population 1999 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Richard Spelman, (unknown), (unknown), Wouter Coppieters, J. J. Arranz, Michel Georges, Dorian J. Garrick	22
19	Experimental designs for Quantitative Trait Loci detection in the New Zealand dairy industry 1998 ·Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production ·Richard Spelman, N. López‐Villalobos, Dorian J. Garrick	3
20	Effect of Live Weight and Differing Economic Values on Responses to Selection for Milk Fat, Protein, Volume, and Live Weight 1997 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Richard Spelman, Dorian J. Garrick	31

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