We are pleased to announce that the SABRE Industrial Workshops will be held in Lelystad, Netherlands (2 & 3 of September 2010) and Ljubljana, Slovenia (13 & 14 September 2010). Please click here for a detailed programme.
SABRE “Cutting Edge Genomics for Sustainable Breeding” is due to conclude on the 30th of September 2010. To disseminate SABRE Project outcomes and related themes to breeding companies and related organisations a two-day workshop will be held on these two occasions.
The workshop features a series of presentations by keynote speakers and leading specialists in their fields which will update delegates on the latest animal genomics research, providing three principle sessions on genomic tools and methods that have commercial implications to industry;
- Genome Wide Selection
- MixBLUP
- Analysis of QTL’s, eQTL’s and Microarrays
Key note speakers and their topics include:
Lelystad
- Professor Theo Meuwissen – Norwegian University of Life Sciences (1)
- Dr Han Mulder/Dr Roel Veerkamp – ABGC of Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Netherlands (2)
- Dr DJ de Koning – The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK (3)
Ljubljana
- Professor John Woolliams – The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK (1)
- Dr Han Mulder – ABGC of Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Netherlands (2)
- Dr Peter Sorensen – University of Aarhus, Denmark (3)
In addition several case studies will be reported across the workshops, topics include:
- Mastitis, Dr Peter Sorensen – University of Aarhus, Denmark
- Improving egg shell quality in chicken, Dr Ian Dunn – The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Behaviour and robustness, Dr Pierre Mormede – Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique
- Gut health and functionality, Dr Annemarie Rebel – Animal Sciences Group, University of Wageningen, Netherlands
- Epigenetics, Jean Paul Renard – Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique
- Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) – SABRE (Demonstration study), Dr Elisabetta Giuffra – The Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP)
- Fertility, Dr Henri Woelders – Animal Sciences Group, University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Programme and registration
TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE
For further information, please contact Conference@sabre-eu.eu.
Attendance is free (pre-registration is however required), but to cover the organisers for costs incurred, a cancellation charge of €100 will be charged for cancellations after Friday the 27th of August 2010, and for registered delegates who fail to turn up to the workshop.