Ph.D. thesis of Katri Sarviaho relates on effect of genomic selection on genetic diversity and selection signature in Finnish Ayrshire dairy cattle. Ph.D. student Rodney Okwasiimire relates on population genetics of indigenous Uganda cattle breeds. The main collaborator in this field is Prof. Juha Kantanen (LUKE). In addition, genomic population study on Finnish pig breeds is ongoing. Our other collaborators are Faba coop, Viking Genetics, Figen and the Association of ProAgria Centres.
Ruvinskiy, D., Amaral, A., Weldenegodguad, M., Ammosov, I., Honkatukia, M., Lindeberg, H., Peippo, J., Popov, R., Soppela, P., Stammler, F., Uimari, P., Ginja, C., Kantanen, J., & Pokharel, K. 2024. Adipose gene expression profiles in Northern Finncattle, Mirandesa cattle, Yakutian cattle and commercial Holstein cattle. Scientific Reports, 14, 22216. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73023-5
Promkhun, K., Sinpru, P., Bunnom, R., Molee, W., Kubota, S., Uimari, P., & Molee, A. 2024. Jejunal transcriptomic profiling of carnosine synthesis precursor-related genes and pathways in slow-growing Korat chicken. Poultry Science, 103, 104046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104046
Sarviaho, K., Uimari, P., & Martikainen, K. 2024. Signatures of positive selection after the introduction of genomic selection in the Finnish Ayrshire population. Journal of Dairy Science 107:4822–4832. doi: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-24105
Kavlak, A. T., & Uimari, P. 2024. Inheritance of feed intake-based resilience traits and their correlation with production traits in Finnish pig breeds. Journal of Animal Science 102. skae037. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae037
Sarviaho, K., Uimari, P., & Martikainen, K. 2023. Estimating inbreeding rate and effective population size in the Finnish Ayrshire population in the era of genomic selection. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 140:343-353. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12762
Sarviaho, K., & Uimari, P. 2023. Heritability of the elk hunting traits in the Finnish Jämthund population. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science 72:1–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09064702.2023.2168742
Kavlak, A. T., Pastell, M., & Uimari, P. 2023. Disease detection in pigs based on feeding behaviour traits using machine learning. Biosystems Engineering 226: 143-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2023.01.004
Martikainen, K., Koivula, M. & Uimari, P. 2020. Identification of runs of homozygosity affecting female fertility and milk production traits in Finnish Ayrshire cattle. Scientific Reports 10, 3804. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60830-9
Kudinov, A.A., Mäntysaari, E.A., Aamand, G.P., Uimari, P. & Strandén, I. 2020. Metafounder approach for single-step genomic evaluations of Red Dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science 103: 6299-6310. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17483
Kavlak, A.T. & Uimari, P. 2019. Estimation of heritability of feeding behaviour traits and their correlation with production traits in Finnish Yorkshire pigs. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 136: 484– 494. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12408
Martikainen, K., Sironen, A. & Uimari, P. 2018. Estimation of intrachromosomal inbreeding depression on female fertility using runs of homozygosity in Finnish Ayrshire cattle. Journal of Dairy Science 101: 11097-11107. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-14805
Smaragdov, M.G., Kudinov, A.A. & Uimari, P. 2018. Assessing the genetic differentiation of Holstein cattle herds in the Leningrad region using Fst statistics. Agricultural and Food Science 27: 96-101. https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/69777
Martikainen K., Tyrisevä A-M., Matilainen K., Pösö J. & Uimari P. 2017. Estimation of inbreeding depression on female fertility in the Finnish Ayrshire population. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 134: 383-392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12285
Verardo L., Sevon-Aimonen M-L., Serenius T., Hietakangas V. and Uimari, P. 2017. Whole-genome association analysis of pork meat pH revealed three significant regions and several potential genes in Finnish Yorkshire pigs. BMC Genetics 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-017-0482-x
Häggman J. and Uimari P. 2016. Novel harmful recessive haplotypes for reproductive traits in pigs. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 134: 129-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12240