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The final results of the SABRE project have been published
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SABRE Industrial Workshops - Lelystad, Netherlands and Ljubljana, Slovenia (September 2010)
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Two SABRE Industrial Workshops were 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” will conclude on the 30th of September 2010. To disseminate SABRE Project outcomes and related themes to breeding companies and related organisations these two-day workshops were held on these two occasions.
The workshops featured a series of presentations by keynote speakers and leading specialists in their fields which updated 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 included:
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 were reported across the workshops, topics included:
- 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
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Workshop Downloads
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SABRE [Cutting-Edge Genomics for Sustainable Animal Breeding] is an Integrated Project supported by funding under the 6th Research Framework Programme of the European Union European Commission, Directorate E03 – Security of food production systems. Scientific Officers: 1 April 2006-15 February 2007: John Claxton. From 16 February 2007: Jean-Charles Cavitte.
This website represents the views of the Authors, not the European Commission. The Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information.
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