The Vertebrate Breed Ontology: Toward Effective Breed Data Standardization.

Journal: Journal of veterinary internal medicine
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Limited universally-adopted data standards in veterinary medicine hinder data interoperability and therefore integration and comparison; this ultimately impedes the application of existing information-based tools to support advancement in diagnostics, treatments, and precision medicine.

Authors

  • Kathleen R Mullen
    Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  • Imke Tammen
    Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Nicolas A Matentzoglu
    Semanticly, Athens, Attiki, Greece.
  • Marius Mather
    Sydney Informatics Hub, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James P Balhoff
    National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA;
  • Elizabeth Esdaile
    Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
  • Gregoire Leroy
    Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United, Rome, Italy.
  • Carissa A Park
    Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2255 Kildee Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
  • Halie M Rando
  • Nadia T Saklou
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
  • Tracy L Webb
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
  • Nicole A Vasilevsky
    Ontology Development Group, Library, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, 97239, USA.
  • Christopher J Mungall
    Genomics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Melissa A Haendel
    Library, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
  • Frank W Nicholas
    Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Sabrina Toro
    Zebrafish Information Network, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.