• Telomere attrition rates are associated with weather conditions and predict productive lifespan in dairy cattle 

      Seeker, Luise A.; Underwood, Sarah L.; Wilbourn, Rachael V.; Dorrens, Jennifer; Froy, Hannah; Holland, Rebecca; Ilska, Joanna J.; Psifidi, Androniki; Bagnall, Ainsley; Whitelaw, Bruce; Coffey, Mike; Banos, Georgios; Nussey, Daniel H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Telomere length is predictive of adult health and survival across vertebrate species. However, we currently do not know whether such associations result from among-individual differences in telomere length determined ...