| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Genetic diversity in farm animals – a review | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 430 |
| 2 | DNA fingerprints of dogs and cats | Animal Genetics | 1987 | 341 |
| 3 | Comparisons of three probability formulae for parentage exclusion | Animal Genetics | 1997 | 337 |
| 4 | Climate change and the characterization, breeding and conservation of animal genetic resources | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 272 |
| 5 | Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, microsatellites at the SSOSL25, SSOSL85, SSOSL311, SSOSL417 loci | Animal Genetics | 1995 | 244 |
| 6 | Runs of homozygosity: current knowledge and applications in livestock | Animal Genetics | 2017 | 242 |
| 7 | Analysis of runs of homozygosity and their relationship with inbreeding in five cattle breeds farmed in Italy | Animal Genetics | 2015 | 228 |
| 8 | Database of cattle candidate genes and genetic markers for milk production and mastitis | Animal Genetics | 2009 | 222 |
| 9 | A genome scan for quantitative trait loci influencing carcass, post‐natal growth and reproductive traits in commercial Angus cattle | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 209 |
| 10 | A consolidated linkage map for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss ) | Animal Genetics | 2003 | 207 |
| 11 | Extensive polymorphism of the BOLA‐DRB3 gene distinguished by PCR‐RFLP | Animal Genetics | 1992 | 204 |
| 12 | A PCR‐based sex‐determination assay in cattle based on the bovine amelogenin locus | Animal Genetics | 1994 | 197 |
| 13 | The twofold difference in adult size between the red junglefowl and White Leghorn chickens is largely explained by a limited number of QTLs | Animal Genetics | 2003 | 185 |
| 14 | DGAT1 underlies large genetic variation in milk‐fat composition of dairy cows | Animal Genetics | 2007 | 179 |
| 15 | Inbreeding depression in livestock species: review and meta‐analysis | Animal Genetics | 2014 | 178 |
| 16 | Genetic structure of seven European cattle breeds assessed using 20 microsatellite markers | Animal Genetics | 1998 | 177 |
| 17 | A linkage map of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) reveals an uncommonly large difference in recombination rate between the sexes | Animal Genetics | 2004 | 173 |
| 18 | The sheep genome reference sequence: a work in progress | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 173 |
| 19 | Geographical partitioning of goat diversity in Europe and the Middle East | Animal Genetics | 2006 | 172 |
| 20 | DGAT1 , a new positional and functional candidate gene for intramuscular fat deposition in cattle | Animal Genetics | 2003 | 171 |
| 21 | Genetic diversity and subdivision of 57 European and Middle-Eastern sheep breeds | Animal Genetics | 2007 | 171 |
| 22 | Objectives, criteria and methods for using molecular genetic data in priority setting for conservation of animal genetic resources | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 170 |
| 23 | Microsatellite markers in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) | Animal Genetics | 1997 | 168 |
| 24 | Cloning of highly polymorphic microsatellites in the horse | Animal Genetics | 1992 | 168 |
| 25 | Genetic diversity of Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): microsatellite variation and a comparison with protein-coding loci | Animal Genetics | 1997 | 164 |
| 26 | Melanocortin 1-receptor (MC1R ) mutations are associated with plumage colour in chicken | Animal Genetics | 2003 | 164 |
| 27 | The pattern of linkage disequilibrium in German Holstein cattle | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 160 |
| 28 | Microsatellite diversity, pedigree relatedness and the contributions of founder lineages to thoroughbred horses | Animal Genetics | 2001 | 158 |
| 29 | Ovine microsatellites at the OarFCB11, OarFCB128, OarFCB193, OarFCB266 and OarFCB304 loci | Animal Genetics | 1993 | 153 |
| 30 | A whole‐genome association study for pig reproductive traits | Animal Genetics | 2012 | 152 |
| 31 | Isolation and cross species amplification of microsatellite loci useful for study of Pacific salmon | Animal Genetics | 1999 | 148 |
| 32 | A genome‐wide scan for signatures of recent selection in Holstein cattle | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 148 |
| 33 | AFLP™ markers for DNA fingerprinting in cattle | Animal Genetics | 1997 | 147 |
| 34 | Isolation and mapping of polymorphic microsatellites in cattle | Animal Genetics | 1993 | 144 |
| 35 | MicroRNA identity and abundance in porcine skeletal muscles determined by deep sequencing | Animal Genetics | 2010 | 144 |
| 36 | Identification of a sex-determining region in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ) using bulked segregant analysis | Animal Genetics | 2003 | 143 |
| 37 | Molecular evidence for hybridization of species in the genus Gallus except for Gallus varius | Animal Genetics | 2005 | 141 |
| 38 | Myostatinand its implications on animal breeding: a review | Animal Genetics | 2005 | 140 |
| 39 | The effectiveness of using co‐dominant polymorphic allelic series for (1) checking pedigrees and (2) distinguishing full‐sib pair members | Animal Genetics | 1994 | 139 |
| 40 | Genetic characterization of biodiversity in highly inbred chicken lines by microsatellite markers | Animal Genetics | 1999 | 139 |
| 41 | Global gene expression profiling reveals genes expressed differentially in cattle with high and low residual feed intake | Animal Genetics | 2011 | 139 |
| 42 | A comprehensive biomedical variant catalogue based on whole genome sequences of 582 dogs and eight wolves | Animal Genetics | 2019 | 138 |
| 43 | A genome scan reveals QTL for growth, fatness, leanness and meat quality in a Duroc-Pietrain resource population | Animal Genetics | 2007 | 136 |
| 44 | Effect of polymorphisms in the FASN, OLR1, PPARGC1A, PRL and STAT5A genes on bovine milk‐fat composition | Animal Genetics | 2009 | 134 |
| 45 | The bovine fatty acid binding protein 4 gene is significantly associated with marbling and subcutaneous fat depth in Wagyu x Limousin F2 crosses | Animal Genetics | 2006 | 133 |
| 46 | A new polymorphism in the Growth and Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF9) gene is associated with increased ovulation rate and prolificacy in homozygous sheep | Animal Genetics | 2011 | 132 |
| 47 | Population structure, genetic variation and morphological diversity in indigenous sheep of Ethiopia | Animal Genetics | 2007 | 131 |
| 48 | Bovine microsatellite loci are highly conserved in red deer (Cervus elaphus ), sika deer (Cervus nippon ) and Soay sheep (Ovis aries ) | Animal Genetics | 1998 | 130 |
| 49 | High resolution mapping and identification of new quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting susceptibility to Marek’s disease | Animal Genetics | 1999 | 130 |
| 50 | The genetic structure of Spanish Celtic horse breeds inferred from microsatellite data | Animal Genetics | 2000 | 129 |
