Appolinaire Djikeng

Roslin Institute — United Kingdom

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

35h-index7.7kcitations157works2.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases(33), Plant Virus Research Studies(31), Vector-borne infectious diseases(23), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(19), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology(18)

Publications155 total

A chromosome-level genome assembly of the South African indigenous, Kolbroek pig, <i>Sus scrofa domesticus</i>
2025Open Access
An Overview of African Livestock Genetic Resources and Improvement Strategies
Sustainable development goals series·2025Open Access
US investment in African food systems will have global benefits
Nature·2025
Genomic inbreeding and runs of homozygosity analyses identify shared genomic regions associated with adaptation and production traits in Gudali and Simgud crossbred cattle from Cameroon
2025Open Access
The genetic structure and diversity of smallholder dairy cattle in Rwanda
BMC Genomic Data·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Spatial modelling improves genomic evaluation in Tanzanian smallholder admixed dairy cattle
2025Open Access
The African Animal Breeding Network as a pathway towards genetic improvement of livestock
Nature Genetics·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Tick Species Infesting Cattle in South Africa
Veterinary Sciences·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Vector abundance and associated abiotic factors that influence the distribution of ticks in six provinces of South Africa
Veterinary World·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Assessment of genetic diversity of native chicken (&lt;i&gt;Gallus gallus domesticus&lt;/i&gt;) population in Central African Republic
˜The œjournal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences·2024Open Access
Genome-wide association study for the level of prolificacy in Cameroon’s native goat
Journal of Applied Animal Research·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide association study for the level of prolificacy in Cameroon’s native goat
Figshare·2024Open Access
The potential for use of haematological and anti-IgE humoral responses as phenotypic markers for tick resistance in cattle
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Bridging the gap in African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics
Nature Biotechnology·2023· 20 citedOpen Access
Gastrointestinal Infection in South African Children under the Age of 5 years: A Mini Review
Gastroenterology Research and Practice·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Meta-analysis of heritability estimates and genome-wide association for tick-borne haemoparasites in African cattle
Frontiers in Genetics·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Open Institute of the African BioGenome Project: Bridging the gap in African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Ticks Infesting Cattle in Different Regions of South Africa
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
From a documented past of the Jersey breed in Africa to a profit index linked future
Frontiers in Genetics·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Why African scientists are studying the genes of African species, and how they do it
2022
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Frequent Co-authors

Elisabetta Ullu(9), Christian Tschudi(8), Huafang Shi(7), Joyce Njuguna(6), Richard P. Bishop(6), Vishvanath Nene(5), Mark Wamalwa(5), Moses Njahira(5), Roger Pellé(5), Elodie Ghedin(4), Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu(4), Elisabet Caler(4), Najib M. El-Sayed(4), David Spiro(4), Kelly A. Brayton(4), Naftaly Githaka(4), Joshua O. Amimo(4), Linda J. Saif(4), Felix D. Guerrero(4), Matthew Berriman(3)