George Banos
Visiting Professor, Animal Genetics
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School of Veterinary Medicine
Visiting Professor
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department |
| PhD | 1989 | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA | University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
| MSc | 1985 | University of New Hampshire, USA | University of New Hampshire, USA |
| MBA | 1998 | University of Warwick, UK | University of Warwick, UK |
| BSc | 1983 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | ||||
| To | |||||||
| today | Computational Biology, Animal Breeding and Genomics, SRUC | Professor | |||||
| Animal & Veterinary Sciences Department | Scotland's Rural College, Edinburgh, UK | Professor | |||||
| Food Security Challenge Centre | |||||||
| Scotland's Rural College | Scotland's Rural College | Professor | |||||
| School of Veterinary Medicine | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2024 | Association between a genetic index for digital dermatitis resistance and the presence of digital dermatitis, heel horn erosion and interdigital hyperplasia in Holstein cows | A Anagnostopoulos, M Barden, BE Griffiths, C Bedford, M Winters, B Li | Journal of Dairy Science | ||
| 2024 | Identification of methylation markers for age and Bovine Respiratory Disease in dairy cattle | A Psifidi, E Attree, B Griffiths, K Panchal, D Xia, D Werling, G Banos, | |||
| 2024 | Genetic profile of adaptive immune traits and relationships with parasite resistance and productivity in Scottish Blackface sheep | A Pacheco, J Conington, Y Corripio-Miyar, D Frew, G Banos, TN McNeilly animal | 18 (2), 101061 | ||
| 2024 | Genome-wide association studies of parasite resistance, productivity and immunology traits in meat in Scottish Blackface sheep | A Pacheco, G Banos, N Lambe, A McLaren, TN McNeilly, J Conington animal, | 101069 | ||
| 2024 | Variation in protein metabolism biomarkers during the transition period and associations with health, colostrum quality, reproduction, and milk production traits in Holstein cows | N Siachos, V Tsiamadis, G Oikonomou, N Panousis, G Banos | Journal of Dairy Science | ||
| 2024 | Associations among post-partum rumen fill and motility, subclinical ketosis and fertility in Holstein dairy cows | GE Valergakis, N Siachos, A Kougioumtzis, G Banos, N Panousis | Theriogenology 214 | 107-117 | |
| 2023 | Single-step genome-wide association analyses of claw horn lesions in Holstein cattle using linear and threshold models | B Li, M Barden, V Kapsona, E Sánchez-Molano, A Anagnostopoulos, | Genetics Selection Evolution | 1-15 2 | 55 (1) |
| 2023 | A genome-wide association study reveals novel SNP markers associated with resilience traits in two Mediterranean dairy sheep breeds | A Argyriadou, S Michailidou, S Vouraki, V Tsartsianidou, A Triantafyllidis | Frontiers in Genetics 14, | 1294573 | |
| 2023 | Comparing genetic indexes for reducing lameness in dairy cows | Barden, A Anagnostopoulos, BE Griffiths, C Bedford, G Oikonomou M | The Veterinary record 193 (10), | 416-417 | |
| 2023 | 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, M Barden, A Anagnostopoulos, C Bedford, H Higgins BE | Journal of Dairy Science |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
| Title |
| Development, evaluation and application of computational and statistical methods for the analysis of farm animal data (phenotypic, pedigree, genomic) with the aim to unravel the genetic background of economically important traits associated with animal health, resilience and productivity. |
| Breeding programmes aiming at enhancing the sustainability of the livestock sector. |
| Understanding and capitalising on the interaction between animals and the environment. |
| Assessment and management of genetic diversity in animal populations |