CGIL People - M. Sargolzaei

Special Graduate Faculty

msargol@uoguelph.ca

	Degrees Ph.D. Animal Breeding and Genetics - 2006 - Niigata University, Japan M.Sc. Animal Breeding and Genetics - 1998 - Isfahan University of Technology, Iran B.Sc. Animal Science - 1995 - Sistan and Baluchestan University, Iran
	Research interests Genome-wide selection using dense SNP map Linkage and linkage disequilibrium mapping Genetic conservation
	Ongoing research Genomic selection in dairy cattle
	Employment 2008 - present, Special Graduate Faculty, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada 2006 - 2008, Research Associate, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada 1998 - 2002, Research Assistant, National Animal Science Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
	Software CFC QMSim
	Publications Sargolzaei, M. and F. S. Schenkel. 2008. Extent and pattern of linkage disequilibrium in North American Holstein cattle evaluated using a 50k SNP panel. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGO5, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Wang, Z., M. Sargolzaei, D. Kolbehdari, G. Plastow, S. S. Moore and F. S. Schenkel. 2008. Whole genome association analysis for mapping QTL affecting economically important traits in North American Holstein cattle. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGO6, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Kelly, M. J., M. Sargolzaei, F. S. Schenkel, Z. Wang, P. Stothard, S. S. Moore and S. P. Miller. 2008. Comparison of linkage disequilibrium decay between a multi-breed beef herd and purebred Angus, Piedmontese and Holstein cattle. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGO7, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Schenkel, F. S. and M. Sargolzaei. 2008. QMSim - Whole genome simulation software for mimicking livestock populations. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGP1, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Jafarikia, M., J. A. B. Robinson, L. R. Schaeffer and M. Sargolzaei. 2008. Mapping quantitative trait loci by using haplotype blocks in granddaughter design families. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGP2, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Lu, D. T., M. J. Kelly, M. Sargolzaei and S. P. Miller. 2008. Estimating breeding values using segments of chromosomes determined by lowest score criteria based on dense SNP data. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGP3, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Stachowicz, K., M. Sargolzaei, J. W. Wilton and F. S. Schenkel. 2008. Inbreeding and selection response for genome-wide selection vs. traditional selection. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication BGP5, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Melka, M. G., K. Stachowicz, M. Sargolzaei and F. S. Schenkel. 2008. Assessment of genetic diversity in Canadian dairy cattle breeds using pedigree data. Canadian Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting, CD-ROM Communication PC13, Guelph, Canada, Aug. 11-14, 2008. Sargolzaei, M., F. S. Schenkel, G. B. Jansen and L. R. Schaeffer. 2008. Extent of linkage disequilibrium in Holstein cattle in North America. J. Dairy Sci. 91: 2106-2117. Daetwyler, H. D., F. S. Schenkel, M. Sargolzaei and J. A. W. Robinson. 2008. Genome scans in dairy cattle using a dense SNP map. J. Dairy Sci. 91: 3225-3236. Colleau, J. J. and M. Sargolzaei. 2008. A proximal decomposition of inbreeding, coancestry and contributions. Genet. Res. 90: 191-198. Esmailizadeh, A. K. and M. Sargolzaei. 2007. A novel approach for mapping complex disease loci in mice exploiting a mixed-effects model. The 1st International Congress on Health Genomics and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 24-26, 2007. Sargolzaei, M., F. Schenkel, G. Jansen and L. R. Schaeffer. 2007. Characterization of the linkage disequilibrium in Canadian Holstein cattle. 3rd Int. Conf. Quant. Genet. p. ?, Hangzhou, China, Aug. 19-24, 2007. Sargolzaei, M., F. S. Schenkel and H. D. Daetwyler. 2007. First screening of QTL using a segment mapping approach. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 85, Suppl. 1/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 90, Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 86, Suppl. 1, p. 666, Abstr. 944. ADSA PSA AMPA ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Jul. 8-12, 2007. Daetwyler, H. D., F. S. Schenkel, M. Sargolzaei and J. A. B. Robinson. 2007. Genome scan to detect quantitative trait loci for economically important traits in Holstein cattle using a dense SNP map. Proc. British Soc. Anim. Sci., p. 6, Southport, UK, Apr. 2-4, 2007. Sargolzaei, M. and H. Iwaisaki. 2006. An evaluation of the accuracy of marker-assisted BLUP of total beeding value using the marker haplotype model. Proc. 12th Congr. Asian-Aust. Assoc. Anim. Prod. Soc., Abstracts, p. 369, Busan, Korea, Sep. 18-22, 2006. Shirai, A., M. Sargolzaei, H. Iwaisaki, T. Nomura and Y. Kaneko. 2006. Genetic diversity of the japanese population of the japanese crested ibis (nipponia nippon) assessed by pedigree analyses . Proc. 12th Congr. Asian-Aust. Assoc. Anim. Prod. Soc., Abstracts, p. 602, Busan, Korea, Sep. 18-22, 2006. Sargolzaei, M. and J.J. Colleau. 2006. Decomposing inbreeding and coancestry into ancestral components. Proc. 8th World Congr. Genet. Appl. Livest. Prod., CD-ROM Communication 30-03. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Aug. 13-18, 2006. Sargolzaei, M., H. Iwaisaki and J.J. Colleau. 2006. CFC: A tool for monitoring genetic diversity. Proc. 8th World Congr. Genet. Appl. Livest. Prod., CD-ROM Communication 27-28. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Aug. 13-18, 2006. (Download CFC) Sargolzaei, M., H. Iwaisaki and J.J. Colleau. 2006. Efficient computation of the inverse of gametic relationship matrix for a marked QTL. Genet. Sel. Evol. 38: 253-264. Sargolzaei, M. and H. Iwaisaki. 2005. The gametic covariance matrix between relatives for a chromosomal segment. Proc. 16th Conf. Assoc. Advanc. Anim. Breed. Genet., Vol. 16, pp. 409-412, Noosa lakes, Australia, September 25-28, 2005. Sargolzaei, M., H. Iwaisaki, and J. J. Colleau. 2005. A fast algorithm for computing inbreeding coefficients in large populations. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 122: 325-331. Sargolzaei, M., H. Iwaisaki. 2005. Comparison of four direct algorithms for computing inbreeding coefficients in large populations. Anim. Sci. J. 76: 401-406. Sargolzaei, M., H. Iwaisaki, S. Tsuruta and M. A. Edriss. 2004. Bayesian estimation of direct and maternal genetic parameters for growth traits in Bakhtiari sheep using Gibbs sampling. Proc. 11th Congr. Asian-Aust. Assoc. Anim. Prod. Soc., Vol. 3, pp. 36-38, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sep. 5-9, 2004. Sargolzaei, M. and H. Iwaisaki. 2004. Implementation of an indirect approach to computing (co)variance of Mendelian sampling for a marked quantitative trait locus. Proc. 4th Inter. Iran and Russia Conf., CD-ROM Communication, pp. 365-368, ShahreKord, Iran, Sep. 8-10, 2004. Sargolzaei, M. and H. Iwaisaki. 2004. An efficient algorithm for computing inbreeding coefficients in large populations. Jpn. J. Biom. 25: 25-36. Sargolzaei, M. and M. A. Eddriss. 2004. Estimation of phenotypic, genetic and environmental trends of some of the growth traits in Bakhtiari Sheep. J. Sci. and Tech. Agric. and Nat. Resour. 8: 125-133. (In Farsi)


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