Jicai Jiang
Bio
Our research is centered on developing statistical methods for elucidating the genetic basis of complex traits in domestic animals. Areas of interest include:
- incorporating functional annotations into genetic/genomic analysis
- scalable mixed-model analysis
- large-scale genetic fine-mapping
Publications
- Genetic parameters for image-based estimations of swine feet and leg conformation traits , JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2025)
- Genomic Insights into Post-Domestication Expansion and Selection of Body Size in Ponies , ADVANCED SCIENCE (2025)
- Systematic benchmarking of tools for structural variation detection using short- and long-read sequencing data in pigs , ISCIENCE (2025)
- A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues , NATURE GENETICS (2024)
- Capturing resilience from phenotypic deviations: a case study using feed consumption and whole genome data in pigs , BMC GENOMICS (2024)
- Effects of germplasm exchange strategies on genetic gain, homozygosity, and genetic diversity in dairy stud populations: A simulation study , JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE (2024)
- MAGE: metafounders-assisted genomic estimation of breeding value, a novel additive-dominance single-step model in crossbreeding systems , BIOINFORMATICS (2024)
- MPH: fast REML for large-scale genome partitioning of quantitative genetic variation , BIOINFORMATICS (2024)
- Multiomics analysis reveals signatures of selection and loci associated with complex traits in pigs , IMETA (2024)
- The effect of temperature-humidity index in different pregnancy stages on litter traits in Taiwan Landrace sows , JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2024)