The 2015 Interbull Technical Workshop and Industry Meeting in Walsrode/Verden has been a very successfull meeting full of interesting talks and discussions.
Interbull Centre would once again like to thank the organizers for their excellent work on making the event as smooth and enjoyable for everybody.
We would also take the opportunity to inform you that the presentations are now available on our website HERE
Detailed Program
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Tuesday February 24, 2015, Technical Workshop (Forellenhof, Walsrode) |
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Session/title |
Speaker |
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8.30 |
Reinhard Reents |
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National Experiences with GMACE |
Chairperson: Sophie Mattalia |
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08.45 |
Competitiveness of North American Young Bulls Based on GMACE on Other Country Scales |
Van Doormaal, Kistemaker, Sullivan |
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09.00 |
Experiences with GMACE and Wallone Single Step genomic eval. system |
F.G. Colinet |
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09.15 |
Zavadilova/Pesek |
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09.30 |
H. Täubert, S. Rensing |
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09.45 |
Open Discussion |
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10.15 |
Coffee Break |
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Progress report in genomic reliability task force |
Chairperson: Gert Aamandt Pedersen |
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10.45 |
Bevin Harris |
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11.15 |
Reliability of ssGBLUP Breeding Values in Routine TD-MT-Model |
Josef Pribyl |
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11.30 |
Open discussion |
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12.00 |
Lunch |
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International Genetic Correlations |
Chairperson: Andrew Cromie |
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13.30 |
Across Country Genetic Correlations: From Estimation to Utilization |
Hossein Jorjani |
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14.00 |
Across Country Genetic Correlations: Fine-Tuning of the Post Processing |
R. Mrode, E .Mäntisaari, T. Lawlor |
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14.15 |
Open Discussion |
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14.30 |
Coffee Break |
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Selection bias |
Chairperson: Enrico Santus |
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15.00 |
Lessons to be learnt from simulation studies on genomic pre-selection of young bulls |
Vincent Ducrocq |
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15.30 |
Use of Pseudo-Records in the Dutch/Flemish Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle |
Herwin Eding |
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16.00 |
Ulrik Sander Nielsen |
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16.30 |
Monitoring U.S. genetic evealuations for the influence of Genomic Pre-Selection |
Paul VanRaden, J.R. Wright, T.J. Lawlor |
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17.00 |
Plenary discussion about selection bias implications |
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19.00 |
Dinner |
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Wednesday February 25, 2015, Industry Meeting (Niedersachsenhof, Verden) |
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07.45 |
Shuttle bus departure to Industry Meeting in Verden (Niedersachsenhof) |
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Use of new data on genetic anomalies in breeding programs |
Chairperson: Andrew Cromie |
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09.00 |
Opening |
Reinhard Reents |
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09.15 |
How to Consider Genetic Characteristics in Dairy Cattle Breeding? |
Dierck Segelke |
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09.45 |
Identification and Management of Deleterious Mutations in Fleckvieh |
Hubert Pausch |
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10.15 |
Open Discussion |
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10.30 |
Coffee Break |
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International Genotype exchange Platform (GENOEX), Parentage SNP Exchange Service (PSE) |
Chairperson: Brian Van Doormal |
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11.00 |
Matthew McClure |
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11.20 |
GENOEX PSE Service from the World Holstein Federation Perspective |
Matthew Shaffer |
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11.40 |
Hossein Jorjani |
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12.00 |
Open Discussion |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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Industry uptake of national (GEBV) and international (GMACE) genomic evaluations |
Chairperson: Daniel Abernathy |
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13.30 |
National Use of Interbull GMACE Results – Questionnaire Summary |
Valentina Palucci |
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14.00 |
Clotilde Patry |
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14.30 |
Genomic Bulls in The Netherlands and Impact on the Population |
Gerben de Jong |
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15.00 |
German Projects for Genomic Based Breeding Programs in Holstein |
Hermann Swalve |
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15.30 |
Open Discussion |
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