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Animal Breeding and Genetics V: Genomic Selection II

Saturday, July 17, 2021

1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Location: Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC), M105 & 106

Chair(s)

Ignacy Misztal, PhD

Professor
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM EST

Late-Breaking: Effects of in Ovo Injection of High Yield Broilers with Nicotinamide Riboside on Pectoralis Major Morphometrics, Muscle Fiber Density, and Mrna Expression
Presenting Author: Xiaoxing Xu, PhD – University of Georgia
Author: Hanna M. Alcocer – University of Georgia
Author: Morgan E. Gravely – University of Georgia
Author: Kari K. Turner – University of Georgia
Author: John M. Gonzalez – University of Georgia
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST

An Improved, High-quality Ovine Reference Genome Assembly
Presenting Author: Kimberly M. Davenport, MS – University of Idaho
Author: Derek M. Bickhart, Ph.D. – US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS
Author: Kim Worley, Ph.D. – Baylor College of Medicine
Author: Shwetha C. Murali, Ph.D. – Baylor College of Medicine
Author: Noelle Cockett, Ph.D. – Utah State University
Author: Michael P. Heaton, Ph.D. – US Meat Animal Research Center, USDA-ARS
Author: Timothy P.L. Smith, Ph.D. – US Meat Animal Research Center, USDA-ARS
Author: Brenda M. Murdoch, Ph.D. – University of Idaho
Author: Benjamin D. Rosen, Ph.D. – Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, USDA-ARS
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST

Partitioning SNP Heritability in Related Individuals
Presenting Author: Jicai Jiang, PhD – Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University
Author: Li Ma, n/a – Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
Author: Jeffrey O’Connell – Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Predicting Breeding Values of Purebred Pigs for Crossbred Performance Using Crossbred Phenotypes and Genotypes
Presenting Author: Natalia Leite, MSc – University of Georgia
Author: Ching-Yi Chen, n/a – Genus PIC
Author: Willian O. Herring – Genus PIC
Author: Shogo Tsuruta – The University of Georgia
Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

Accuracy of Genomic Predictions over Time in Broilers
Presenting Author: Jorge Hidalgo – University of Georgia
Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia
Author: Shogo Tsuruta – The University of Georgia
Author: Yutaka Masuda – The University of Georgia
Author: Vivian Breen – Cobb-Vantress Inc.
Author: Rachel Hawken, PhD – Cobb-Vantress Inc.
Author: Matias Bermann – The University of Georgia
Author: Ignacy Misztal, PhD – The University of Georgia
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Footprints of Selection in Angus and Hanwoo Beef Cattle Using Imputed Whole Genome Sequence Data
Presenting Author: Muhammad Yasir Nawaz, n/a – Michigan State University
Author: Rodrigo Pelicioni Savegnago – Michigan State University
Author: Cedric Gondro – Michigan State University
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Late-Breaking: Search for Genomic Associations with Cryo-resistance of Sperm in Animals
Presenting Author: Elena Nikitkina – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
Author: Natalia Dementieva – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
Author: Yuyriy Shcherbakov – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
Author: Anna Krutikova, PhD – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
Author: Artem Musidray, PhD – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
Author: Nikolay Pleshanov – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
Author: Oleg Samoylov – Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding — Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Genomic Studies of Feed Efficiency and Component Traits in American Mink
Presenting Author: Pourya Davoudi – Dalhousie University
Author: Duy Ngoc Do, n/a – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
Author: Guoyu Hu – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University
Author: Siavash Salek Ardestani – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E, Canada
Author: Younes Miar, n/a – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E, Canada
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Genomic Studies of Reproductive Performance in American Mink
Presenting Author: Shafagh Valipour – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University
Author: Karim Karimi, n/a – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E, Canada
Author: Younes Miar, n/a – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E, Canada
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Single and Multiple-breed Genomic Predictions for Conformation Traits of Canadian Dairy Goats
Presenting Author: Erin Massender, M.Sc. – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Author: Luiz F. Brito – Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Author: Laurence Maignel – Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Author: Hinayah R. Oliveira – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Author: Mohsen Jafarikia – Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada; Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Author: Christine F. Baes, BSc., MSc., PhD. – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Author: Brian Sullivan – Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Author: Flavio S. Schenkel, BSc., MSc., PhD. – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada