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Animal Breeding and Genetics IV: Genomic Selection I

Friday, July 16, 2021

1:30 PM – 3:15 PM EST

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

Chair(s)

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Luiz Brito

Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Presentations:

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST

Effect of Blending and Tuning Relationship Matrices in Single-step Genomic BLUP
Presenting Author: Taylor M. McWhorter – The University of Georgia
Author: Andre Garcia – American Angus Association
Author: Matias Bermann – The University of Georgia
Author: Andres Legarra, n/a – INRA Toulouse GenPhySE
Author: Ignacio Aguilar – Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agropecuaria
Author: Ignacy Misztal, PhD – The University of Georgia
Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Detecting Effective Starting Point of Genomic Selection by Divergent Trends from BLUP and Ssgblup
Presenting Author: Rostam Abdollahi-Arpanahi, PhD – University of Georgia
Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia
Author: Ignacy Misztal, PhD – The University of Georgia
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

Single-step Genomic BLUP Fitting Snps or Haplotypes in Genetically-diverse Populations: A Simulation Study
Presenting Author: Andre C. Araujo – Department of Animal Science, Purdue University
Author: Paulo Carneiro – Deparment of Biology, State University of Southwest Bahia
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: Flavio S. Schenkel, BSc., MSc., PhD. – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Author: Luiz F. Brito – Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Using Sequence Data to Increase Accuracy of Genomic Predictions in Livestock: Are We There Yet?
Presenting Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia
Author: Shogo Tsuruta – The University of Georgia
Author: Sungbong Jang – University of Georgia
Author: Breno O. Fragomeni, n/a – University of Connecticut
Author: Ignacy Misztal, PhD – The University of Georgia
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

Factors Influencing Accuracy of Genomic Selection with Sequence Information
Presenting Author: Ignacy Misztal, PhD – The University of Georgia
Author: Ivan Pocrnic – The Roslin Institute
Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Combining Different Marker Prioritization Methods in the Analysis of High-density and Sequence Data
Presenting Author: Ashley S. Ling, n/a – University of Georgia, Department of Animal and Dairy Science
Author: El Hamidi Hay, n/a – USDA/ARS
Author: Samuel E. Aggrey, n/a – University of Georgia
Author: Romdhane Rekaya, n/a – University of Georgia
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Dimensionality of Genomic Information and Its Impact on GWA and Variant Selection: A Simulation Study
Presenting Author: Sungbong Jang – University of Georgia
Author: Shogo Tsuruta – The University of Georgia
Author: Natalia Leite, MSc – University of Georgia
Author: Ignacy Misztal, PhD – The University of Georgia
Author: Daniela Lourenco, PhD – The University of Georgia