Work Package 11: Training

Rationale: Knowledge is of little value until it is exploited. Dissemination of results to end-users is important, as is provision of practical training on how to exploit effectively this new knowledge. This training will provide scientists with new skills to develop and re-focus animal breeding and production to deliver more sustainable breeding strategies.

To achieve the integration of activities at the European level, there will be a need for:

(i)              facilitated exchanges between research partners on best practice (e.g. design of expression array studies) and

(ii)             dissemination of scientific skills and knowledge to the academic community and industry across the EU, especially the new Members States which are less well integrated into current activities.

This combination of measures will help reduce European fragmentation, and provide a programme of training to benefit European science, animal agriculture and citizens.

Objectives

·       Disseminate knowledge, provide practical training and spread best practice within SABRE

·       Disseminate knowledge and provide practical training for the wider European Community, particularly new Member States

·       Provide training for industry to ensure effective utilisation of new selection tools developed

·       Provision of Early Stage Training to develop a new flow of skilled scientists

WP Leader: Carol Didcock (Biosciences KTN)

Partners involved:

Biosciences KTN

University of Aarhus Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique

ID-Lelystad

The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh
Wageningen University