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William M. Muir

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1965
Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsLivestock and Poultry ManagementAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Publications

253

Citations

9,766

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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William M. Muir works on the genetics of livestock and poultry, combining animal breeding, genomics, and gene-editing techniques (such as CRISPR) to study and improve traits like disease resistance, behavior, and productivity in animals such as chickens and sheep. His work spans from applied genome editing to statistical/genomic prediction methods for traits like survival and disease risk in animal populations.

Animal genetics and breedingGenome editing (CRISPR) in livestockPoultry genomics and gene mappingGenomic prediction of complex traitsAnimal behavior and welfare genetics

Publication output has declined over the last decade, dropping from about 6 papers in 2017 to roughly 1 per year in recent years, averaging 1.4 publications annually over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 4 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×8
  • BMC Bioinformatics×3
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics×2
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System)×2
  • Molecular Psychiatry×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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