Melissa Schuster Merrill

Agricultural Genetics

(3rd ed.). Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company.

Physiological response, function of sweat glands, and hair follicle cycling in cattle in response to fescue toxicosis and hair genotype

Journal of Animal Science, 98(3).

miRNAs explain the variation in muscle and blood transcriptomes of beef calves born from dams with or without energy restriction during late gestation

Carvalho, E. B., Sanglard, L. P., Nascimento, M., Moriel, P., Sommer, J., Merrill, M., … Serao, N. (2020, November). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 98, pp. 165–165.

Articular cartilage gene expression patterns in the tissue surrounding the impact site following applications of shear and axial loads

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19(1).

Characterization of gene expression in naturally occurring feline degenerative joint disease-associated pain

The Veterinary Journal, 243, 42–47.

Effect of energy restriction during late gestation in the skeletal muscle and blood transcriptome of Angus calves after preconditioning

Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 11(646). http://www.wcgalp.org/system/files/proceedings/2018/effect-energy-restriction-during-late-gestation-skeletal-muscle-and-blood-transcriptome-angus-calves.pdf

Genetic Parameter Estimates for Metabolizing Two Common Pharmaceuticals in Swine

Frontiers in Genetics, 9(FEB).

Impact of energy restriction during late gestation on the muscle and blood transcriptome of beef calves after preconditioning

BMC Genomics, 19(1).

Gene co-expression network analysis identifies porcine genes associated with variation in metabolizing fenbendazole and flunixin meglumine in the liver

Scientific Reports, 7(1).

Animal Science Biotechnology in the Classroom

Merrill, M. S. (2015, July). Presented at the Agricultural Biotechnology in the Classroom Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Differential Gene Expression across Breed and Sex in Commercial Pigs Administered Fenbendazole and Flunixin Meglumine

PLOS ONE, 10(9), e0137830.

Do breed and gender affect how pigs respond to drugs?

Merrill, M. S. (2015, May). Presented at the NC State University Swine Research Day, Clinton, NC.

Effect of dietary copper amount and source on copper metabolism and oxidative stress of weanling pigs in short-term feeding

Huang, Y. L., Ashwell, M. S., Fry, R. S., Lloyd, K. E., Flowers, W. L., & Spears, J. W. (2015, June). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, Vol. 93, pp. 2948–2955.

Agricultural Genetics

(2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Pub. Co.

Characterisation of gene expression in naturally occurring feline degenerative joint disease associated pain

Presented at the NC Cartilage and Arthritis Research Alliance.

Fecal microbial diversity and putative function in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) and binturongs (Arctictis binturong)

INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY, 9(5), 557–569.

Progression of Gene Expression Changes following a Mechanical Injury to Articular Cartilage as a Model of Early Stage Osteoarthritis

Arthritis, 2014, 1–9.

The effect of breed and gender on drug depletion and differential gene expression associated with drug metabolism after flunixin and fenbendazole administration

Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, 8, 67.

The effect of breed and gender on drug depletion and differential gene expression associated with drug metabolism after flunixin and fenbendazole administration

Swine in Biomedical Research 2014 International Conference, 31.

The effect of breed and sex on drug depletion and differential gene expression associated with drug metabolism after fenbendazole and flunixin administration

Plant and Animal Genome XXII Conference Proceedings, 262.

The effect of breed and sex on sulfamethazine, enrofloxacin, fenbendazole and flunixin meglumine pharmacokinetic parameters in swine

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, 37(6), 531–541.

Characterization of gene expression in naturally occurring feline degenerative joint disease associated pain

Presented at the 12th Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations—Spanish Association of Laboratory Animal Science, Barcelona, Spain.

Exploring cellular trace mineral metabolism in bovine and porcine tissues

Fry, R. S., Spears, J. W., Ashwell, M. S., & Hansen, S. L. (2013, July 8). Presented at the 2013 Joint Annual Meeting of ASDA and ASAS, Indianapolis, IN.

Agricultural Genetics

(1st ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company.

Amount and source of dietary copper affects small intestine morphology, duodenal lipid peroxidation, hepatic oxidative stress, and mRNA expression of hepatic copper regulatory proteins in weanling pigs

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 90(9), 3112–3119.

Changes in chondrocyte gene expression following in vitro impaction of porcine articular cartilage in an impact injury model

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, 31(3), 385–391.

Early postnatal kinetics of colostral immunoglobulin G absorption in fed and fasted piglets and developmental expression of the intestinal immunoglobulin G receptor

Journal of Animal Science, 91(1), 211–218.

Effect of dietary copper and breed on gene products involved in copper acquisition, distribution, and use in Angus and Simmental cows and fetuses

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 91(2), 861–871.

Identification of stable normalization genes for quantitative real-time PCR in porcine articular cartilage

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 3(1).

A genome-wide association study of direct gestation length in US Holstein and Italian Brown populations

ANIMAL GENETICS, 42(6), 585–591.

Articular cartilage chondrocyte gene expression alterations following shear and axial impactions

Presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society.

Animal functional genomics at NC State University

Merrill, M. S. (2010, February). Presented at the NC A&T University, Department of Animal Sciences.

Dietary iron affects mRNA expression of porcine copper transporters

The FASEB Journal, 24(S1).

Differential gene expression of chrondocytes from a porcine impact injury model using suitable reference genes

Transactions of the 56th annual meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society. Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society.

Duodenal copper transporters in cattle are affected by breed

Journal of Animal Science, 88(Supplement 2), 11.

Effect of level and source of dietary copper on copper metabolism in the small intestine of weanling pigs

Journal of Animal Science, 88(Supplement 1), 499.

Effects of dietary iron and age on cellular copper metabolism in liver of weanling pigs

Journal of Animal Science, 88(Supplement 1), 499.

Evaluating the QiaAMP DNA stool kit for metagenomic studies in Arctictis binturong

McKenney, E. A., O’Nan, A. T., Fellner, V., & Ashwell, M. S. (2010, August). Presented at the Comparative Nutrition Society Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ.

High dietary iron reduces transporters involved in iron and manganese metabolism and increases intestinal permeability in calves

JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 93(2), 656–665.

Investigation of breed and sex effects on cytochrome P450 gene expression in cattle liver

RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 90(2), 235–237.

Differential chondrocyte gene expression following in vitro shear and axial impactions to porcine articular cartilage

BMES 2009 Annual Fall Meeting, 134.

Effects of a long-term copper deficiency on gene expression profiles of copper transporters and chaperones in the intestine and liver of cattle

Journal of Animal Science, 87(Supplement 2), 561.

Gene expression in chicken and turkey tibia growth plates is affected by oxygen concentrations during the plateau stage of incubation

Journal of Poultry Science, 88(Suppl 1), 61.

High dietary iron negatively impacts gene products important in iron and manganese metabolism in young calves

Journal of Animal Science, 87(Suppl 2), 516.

Proteins involved in iron metabolism in beef cattle are affected by copper deficiency in combination with high dietary manganese, but not by copper deficiency alone

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 88(1), 275–283.

Temporal differences in chondrocyte gene expression following an in vitro cartilage injury

Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV.

Trans-10, cis-12-conjugated linoleic acid alters hepatic gene expression in a polygenic obese line of mice displaying hepatic lipidosis

JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY, 21(9), 848–855.

Effects of long-term copper deficiency on gene profiles of copper transporters and chaperones in the liver of cattle

Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals, 79–80.

Gene expression profiling of chondrocytes from a porcine impact injury model

OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE, 16(8), 936–946.

The addition of high manganese to a copper-deficient diet further depresses copper status and growth of cattle

BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 101(7), 1068–1078.

Using genomic tools to improve health and reproduction traits

Merrill, M. S. (2007, September). Presented at the Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Characterization of a line of pigs previously selected for increased litter size for RBP4 and follistatin

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS, 123(6), 389–395.

Refinement of quantitative trait loci on bovine chromosome 18 affecting health and reproduction in US Holsteins

ANIMAL GENETICS, 37(3), 273–275.

Transcript profiling of chondrocytes in a porcine impact injury model of osteoarthritis

Merrill, M. S. (2006, August). Presented at the International Society of Animal Genetics conference, Porto Seguro, Brazil.

Comparative mapping of bovine chromosome 27 with human chromosome 8 near a dairy form QTL in cattle

CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH, 112(1-2), 98–102.

Detection of quantitative trait loci influencing conformation traits and calving ease in Holstein-Friesian cattle

JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, 88(11), 4111–4119.

Fine-mapping milk production quantitative trait loci on BTA6: Analysis of the bovine osteopontin gene

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(19), 6896–6901.

Whole-genome scan to detect QTL for milk production, conformation, fertility and functional traits in two US Holstein families

ANIMAL GENETICS, 36(5), 408–416.

An expanded comparative map of bovine chromosome 27 targeting dairy form QTL regions

Animal Genetics, 35(4), 265–269.

Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Milk Production, Health, and Reproductive Traits in Holstein Cattle

Journal of Dairy Science, 87(2), 468–475.

Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Dairy Conformation to Chromosome 27 in Two Holstein Grandsire Families

Journal of Dairy Science, 87(2), 450–457.

Genetic Diversity and Background Linkage Disequilibrium in the North American Holstein Cattle Population

Journal of Dairy Science, 86(12), 4137–4147.

Genetic approaches to improving health and reproduction in cattle

Merrill, M. S. (2003, November). Presented at the National Pork Board’s Genetics of Pig Health Symposium, Des Moines, IA.

Physical and linkage mapping of mammary-derived expressed sequence tags in cattle

Genomics, 83(1), 148–152.

A radiation hybrid map of bovine chromosome 27

Animal Genetics, 33(1), 75–76.

Characterization and expression of the bovine growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) receptor

Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 22(4), 189–200.

Fine-mapping of QTL affecting protein percent and fat percent on BTA6 in a popular U.S. Holstein family.

World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production Proceedings, 31, 123–126.

Genetics, Cattle Genomics

In H. Roginski, J. W. Fuquay, & P. F. Fox (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (Vol. 2, pp. 1219–1224).

Genomic tools and techniques used in livestock species

Merrill, M. S. (2002, May). Presented at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

Genomic tools and techniques used in livestock species

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum Proceedings, 20, 261–263.

Isolation of DNA from buccal and vaginal samples using the BuccalAmp kit

Epicentre Forum, 9, 13.

Mapping genes related to disease resistance and milk production in Holsteins

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum Proceedings, 20, 264–266.

Mapping genes related to disease resistance and milk production in US Holsteins

Merrill, M. S. (2002, May). Presented at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

Molecular approaches to improved disease resistance in dairy cattle

Merrill, M. S. (2002, November). Presented at the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA.

A Genome Scan To Identify Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Economically Important Traits in a US Holstein Population

Journal of Dairy Science, 84(11), 2535–2542.

Dairy cattle genomics: Tools to accelerate genetic improvement?

Journal of Animal Science, 79(E-Suppl), E307.

Identification of QTL affecting milk production traits on bovine chromosome 6

Merrill, M. S. (2001, March). Presented at the Penn State University, Animal Science department, University Park, PA.

Isolation, characterization and mapping of the bovine signal peptidase subunit 18 gene

Animal Genetics, 32(4), 232–233.

Mapping genes related to disease resistance and milk production in dairy cattle

Merrill, M. S. (2001, October). Presented at the Eastern Regional Research Center Health Food Challenges conference, Hunt Valley, MD.

A genome scan to identify QTL affecting economically important traits in dairy cattle

Merrill, M. S. (2000, December). Presented at the W.E. Peterson Dairy Genomics Mini-Symposium, Minneapolis, MN.

Comparative map alignment of BTA27 and HSA4 and 8 to identify conserved segments of genome containing fat deposition QTL

Mammalian Genome, 11(8), 682–688.

Detection of Putative Loci Affecting Milk, Health, and Conformation Traits in a US Holstein Population Using 105 Microsatellite Markers

Journal of Dairy Science, 83(8), 1865–1872.

Detection of Putative Loci Affecting Milk, Health, and Type Traits in a US Holstein Population Using 70 Microsatellite Markers in a Genome Scan

Journal of Dairy Science, 82(11), 2497–2502.

Mapping of the bovine growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRH-R) gene to chromosome 4 by linkage analysis using a novel PCR-RFLP.

Journal of Animal Science, 77(3), 793.

RFLP markers in the bovine butyrophilin gene

Animal Genetics, 30(5), 385–386.

Detection of Putative Loci Affecting Conformational Type Traits in an Elite Population of United States Holsteins Using Microsatellite Markers

Journal of Dairy Science, 81(4), 1120–1125.

Detection of Putative Loci Affecting Milk Production and Composition, Health, and Type Traits in a United States Holstein Population

Journal of Dairy Science, 81(12), 3309–3314.

Detection of loci affecting milk production and health traits in an elite US Holstein population using microsatellite markers

Animal Genetics, 28(3), 216–222.

Mapping economic trait loci for somatic cell score in Holstein cattle using microsatellite markers and selective genotyping

Animal Genetics, 27(4), 235–242.

State of the art in animal genome mapping

Presented at the 8th annual mini-symposium of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, Washington, D.C.

The bovine butyrophilin gene maps to chromsome 23

Animal Genetics, 27(3), 171–173.

Current techniques used in gene mapping

Presented at the University of Maryland, Animal and Avian Sciences department, College Park, MD.

D10S681, a microsatellite polymorphism near the RET locus

Human Molecular Genetics, 3(4), 677–677.

Development of 124 Sequence-Tagged Sites and Cytogenetic Localization of 217 Cosmids for Human Chromosome 10

Genomics, 22(1), 55–67.

Germline RET mutations in MEN 2A and FMTC and their detection by simple DNA diagnostic tests

Human Molecular Genetics, 3(4), 635–638.

Characterization of radiation/fusion hybrids containing parts of human chromosome 10 and their use in mapping chromosome 10-specific probes

Genomics, 13(1), 25–34.