Date: 26 August ‘07; 14:00 - 18:00 hours

Chairperson: E. Carlen (SE)

Theatre Session 10

• Breed and sex differences in genetic parameters for behaviour test results in German Shepherd Dogs and Labrador Retrievers in Sweden
  Van Der Waaij, E.H., E. Wilsson and E. Strandberg
• Joint genetic analysis of male and female fertility after AI in sheep
  David, I., L. Bodin, C. Leymarie, E. Manfredi and C. Robert-Granié
• Genetic structure of Italian Alpine goat populations based on microsatellites markers
  Panzitta, F., A. Stella, A. Montironi and G. Gandini
• Breed specific differences in the expression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD3B) and sulfotransferase 2B1 (SULT2B1) in boars with high and low backfat androstenone levels
  Moe, M., E. Grindflek and O. Doran
• Comparison of statistical models to analyze the genetic effect on within-litter variance in pig
  Wittenburg, D., V. Guiard, F. Teuscher and N. Reinsch
• Environmental and genetic effects on longevity of sows
  Sharifi, A.R., H. Henne, H. Simianer, M. Tietze and V. Ducrocq
• Genetics of growth in pigs under different heat loads
  Misztal, I., B. Zumbach, S. Tsuruta, J.P. Sanchez, M.J. Azain, W. Herring, J. Holl and T. Long
• Genetic parameters for direct and associative effect on survival time in three strains of laying hens
  Ellen, E.D. and P. Bijma
• Heterogeneity of genetic parameters for calving difficulty in Holstein heifers in Ireland
  Hickey, J.M., M.G. Keane, D.A. Kenny, A.R. Cromie, P.R. Amer and R.F. Veerkamp
• Do type traits have an economic value in dairy cows?
  Lind, B., S. Schierenbeck, F. Reinhardt and H. Simianer
• Milk-fat composition of dairy cows can be improved by use of genetic variation
  Schennink, A., W.M. Stoop, M.H.P.W. Visker, J.M.L. Heck, H. Bovenhuis, J.J. Van Der Poel, H.J.F. Van Valenberg and J.A.M. Van Arendonk
• Genotype by housing interaction for conformation and workability traits in Danish Holstein cattle
  Lassen, J. and T. Mark
• Divergent selection for length of productive life in rabbit
  Larzul, C., H. Garreau and V. Ducrocq
   

Poster Session 10

• Genotype by environment interaction for yield traits in Holstein cattle in Slovenia using reaction norms
  Logar, B., S. Malovrh and M. Kovač
• Assessment of dairy cow profitability
  König, S., J. Fatehi, H. Simianer and L.R. Schaeffer
• Genetic parameters for body weight of the Goettingen minipig estimated with multiple trait and random regression models
  Köhn, F., A.R. Sharifi, S. Malovrh and H. Simianer
• Short-term selection for body weight and growth rate in Japanese quail
  Farahat, G.S. and E.A. El Full
• Use of IGF2 gene tests for carcass quality and sow productivity in Canadian pig populations
  Mathur, P.K., Y. Liu, L. Maignel, B.P. Sullivan and S. Chen
• Inbreeding of Polish Holstein-Friesian cattle and its impact on production traits
  Jankowski, T. and T. Strabel
• Reaction norms for litter size in pigs
  Knap, P.W. and G. Su
• Estimation of genetic parameters for economic characters in three Chinese lines of silkworm Bombyx mori L.
  Mirhosseini, S.Z., M. Ghanipoor, A.R. Seidavi, A.A. Shadparver and A.R. Bizhannia
• Study on genetic variation of reproductive characteristics in Iranian native silkworm gene pools
  Mavvajpour, M., S.Z. Mirhosseini, M. Ghanipoor and A.R. Seidavi
• Genetic parameters of the major fatty acid (FA) contents in cow milk
  Soyeurt, H., A. Gillon, S. Vanderick, P. Mayeres, C. Bertozzi, I. Misztal and N. Gengler
• An approach to derive economic weights in breeding objectives using partial profile choice experiments
  Nielsen, H.M. and P.R. Amer
• Goat casein haplotypes of two distant European breeds compared
  Finocchiaro, R., B.J. Hayes, J.B.C.H.M. Van Kaam, M. Siwek, B. Portolano and T. Ådnøy
• Large scale simulation with a complex breeding goal; future sheep breeding schemes for Norway
  Eikje, L.S., L.R. Schaeffer, T. Ådnøy and G. Klemetsdal
• Genetic parameters for components of boar taint and female fertility
  Engelsma, K.A., R. Bergsma and E.F. Knol
• Three versus four traits random regression test day model genetic evaluation for the Holstein breed in Italy
  Canavesi, F., S. Biffani and E.L. Nicolazzi
• Environmental effects on lactation curves included in a test-day model genetic evaluation
  Leclerc, H., D. Duclos and V. Ducrocq
• Genetic determinism of metabolic resource allocation in pigs: a study in a Duroc population
  Ibáñez-Escriche, N., J. Soler, L. Varona, J. Reixach, J. Tibau and R. Quintanilla
• Fertility in beef cows
  Phocas, F.
• Genetic parameters for measures of residual feed intake and growth traits in Duroc pigs
  Hoque, M.A. and K. Suzuki
• Estimation of breeding values for test day somatic cell score and clinical mastitis using threshold model
  Vuori, K., E. Negussie, I. Strandén and E.A. Mäntysaari
• Genetic variation in measures of feed efficiency and their relationships with carcass traits in Duroc pigs
  Hoque, M.A., K. Suzuki, H. Kadowaki and T. Shibata
• The “Julius Kühn Museum and Collection“: animal breeding history and scientific resource
  Wussow, J., R. Schafberg and H.H. Swalve
• Effect of two-way selection on egg composition by means of the TOBEC method, on the hatchability of hen’s eggs, and on the body weight and body composition of hatched chicks
  Milisits, G., E. Kovács, L. Locsmándi, A. Szabó, G. Andrássy-Baka, O. Pőcze, J. Ujvári, R. Romvári and Z. Sütő
• First approaches for a combined use of microsatellites and pedigree data to estimate relationships
  Bömcke, E. and N. Gengler
• Comparing the effectiveness of different models in accounting for the cyclic effect of months
  Sasaki, O., Y. Nagamine, K. Ishii and C.Y. Lin
• Assessment of heterogeneity of residual variances in an autoregressive test-day multiple lactations model
  Vasconcelos, J., A. Martins, A. Ferreira and J. Carvalheira
• Association between somatic cell score and fertility traits of Polish Holstein-Friesian cows
  Zarnecki, A., M. Morek - Kopec and W. Jagusiak
• On asymptotic identifiability in animal models with competition effects
  Cantet, R.J.C. and E.P. Cappa
• Doppel gene polymorphisms and their relation to scrapie susceptibility in Portuguese sheep breeds
  Mesquita, P., M. Batista, M.R. Marques, I.C. Santos, J. Pimenta, I. Carolino, F. Santos Silva, C.O.
  Sousa, A.E.M. Horta, J.A. Prates and R.M. Pereira
• Effects of management intensity and genetic value of the sire on milk yield and form of lactation curve of first-lactation Simmental cows
  Gerber, A., D. Krogmeier, R. Emmerling and K.-U. Götz
• Characterization of DGAT1, GHR and PRLR mutations in the Reggiana cattle breed and associations with milk production traits
  Fontanesi, L., E. Scotti, A. Bagnato and V. Russo
• Amiata donkey local breed: genetic and morphological characterization
  Ciampolini, R., F. Cecchi, E. Ciani, E. Mazzanti, M. Tancredi and S. Presciuttini
• The influence of milk protein polymorphisms on morphometric characteristics of milk fat globules in Italian Friesian dairy cow
  Martini, M., F. Cecchi, C. Scolozzi, F. Salari, F. Chiatti, S. Chessa and A. Caroli
• Influence of G77A polymorphism in CATD gene on skeletal muscle lysosomal proteolysis and some basic composition of meat from bulls of different breed
  Rosochacki, S.J., E. Juszczuk-Kubiak, L. Barton, T. Sakowski and M. Matejczyk
• Bayesian inference of inbreeding effects on litter size and gestation length in Duroc pigs
  Farkas, J., I. Curik, L. Csato, Z. Csörnyei, R. Baumung and I. Nagy
• Estimation of genetic parameters for udder health with use of a test-day model
  Grandinson, K., E. Strandberg and K. Johansson
• Heritability of supernumerary teats in Turkish Saanen goats
  Brka, M., N. Reinsch, C. Tölü and T. Savas
• Genetic diversity of six Italian local chicken breeds
  Zanetti, E., C. Dalvit, M. De Marchi and M. Cassandro
• Influence of sire genotype for the beef production sub index on progeny performance
  Clarke, A.M., M.J. Drennan, D.A. Kenny and D.P. Berry
• QTL detection for muscle cholesterol content and fatty acid composition in a Duroc population
  Quintanilla, R., I. Díaz, D. Gallardo, J. Reixach, J.L. Noguera, O. Ramírez, L. Varona, R. Pena and M. Amills
• Candidate genes affecting morphology and life performance traits in cattle
  Napolitano, F., G. Catillo, G. De Matteis, L. Pariset and A. Valentini
• Association between LGB polymorphism and bovine milk fatty acids composition: preliminary results
  Conte, G., M. Mele, S. Chessa, A. Serra, B. Castiglioni, A. Caroli, G. Pagnacco and P. Secchiari
• Breeding for health traits in Norsvin Landrace and Norsvin Duroc
  Andersen-Ranberg, I. and H. Tajet
• Association between a leptin gene polymorphism with milk production traits in dairy cattle
  Orrù, L., F. Napolitano, G. De Matteis, G. Catillo, M.C. Savarese, M.C. Scatà and B. Moioli
• Study of genetical habit of whole bood potassium and gene frequency of L&H and it’s relationship with other blood electrolytes in Zel sheep in Iran
  Moradi Shahrbabak, H., M. Moradi Shahrbabak and G.H. Rahimi
• Effect of the TG gene polymorphism on the intramuscular fat deposition in Hungarian beef cattle
  Anton, I., K. Kovács, L. Fésüs, L. Lehel, Z. Hajda, P. Polgár, F. Szabó and A. Zsolnai
• Genetic analysis of superovulatory response in Swedish Red and Swedish Holstein heifers
  Eriksson, S., M. Häggström and H. Stålhammar
• Principal components approach for estimating heritability of mid-infrared spectrum in bovine milk
  Soyeurt, H., S. Tsuruta, I. Misztal and N. Gengler
• Variation of Lactoferrin (LTF) Content Predicted by Mid-Infrared Spectrometry (MIR)
  Soyeurt, H., F. Colinet, V. Arnould, P. Dardenne, I. Misztal and N. Gengler
• Pedverif: pedigree verification with multiple candidate parents
  Van Kaam, J.B.C.H.M., R. Finocchiaro, B. Portolano and S. Caracappa
• Genetic distances estimated from two partly overlapping microsatellite marker data sets
  Täubert, H., D. Bradley and H. Simianer
• Bovine leptin promoters identified with different levels of expression
  Kearney, B.M., M. Daly, F. Buckley, T.V. Mc Carthy, R.P. Ross and L. Giblin
• Estimates of genetic relationship among traits of growth, meat productivity and the number of teats during post weaning period in purebred Berkshire
  Tomiyama, M., T. Oikawa, T. Kanetani and H. Mori
• Gene expression analysis of pig muscle associated to cholesterol and fat parameters
  Cánovas, A., R. Quintanilla, L. Varona, I. Díaz, J. Casellas and R.N. Pena
• Estimation of genetic parameters for yield and marbling traits using a random regression model on slaughter age in Japanese Black cattle
  Osawa, T., K. Kuchida, S. Hidaka and T. Kato
• MC4R and FUT1 genes in sows of Large White breed in the Czech Republic
  Vrtkova, I., J. Dvorak, V. Matousek and N. Kernerova
• Genetic relationships among year classes for marbling traits in Japanese Black cattle
  Osawa, T., K. Kuchida, S. Hidaka and T. Kato
• The genetic polymorphism at the β-lactoglobulin gene in proximal region in the Czech goat populations
  Sztankoova, Z., V. Matlova and G. Mala
• Genetic polymorphism at CSN1S1, CSN2 and CSN3 loci in the Holstein and Czech Fleckvieh breeds kept in the Czech Republic
  Sztankoova, Z., J. Soldat, T. Kott and E. Kottova
• Investigation of the genetic differentiation between Greek sheep breeds for conservation purposes
  Ligda, C., J. Al Tarayrah and A. Georgoudis
• Genetic parameters for chronic respiratory diseases and immune traits in Landrace pigs
  Onodera, W., T. Kachi, H. Kadowaki, C. Kojima, E. Suzuki and K. Suzuki
• Joint effects of CSN3 and LGB loci on breeding values of milk production parameters in Czech Fleckvieh
  Matejickova, J., A. Matejicek, E. Nemcova, O.M. Jandurova, M. Stipkova and J. Bouska
• Investigation of MEL1 gene in different sheep breeds: new polymorphisms and haplotype reconstruction
  Árnyasi, M., G. Novotni Dankó, S. Lien, L. Czeglédi, G.Y. Huszenicza, A. Kovács and A. Jávor
• Strain of Holstein-Friesian cow affects peripartum immune function
  Olmos, G., L. Boyle, B. Horan, D.P. Berry, J.F. Mee and A. Hanlon
• Evidence of domestication of Korean wild boars
  Cho, I.-C., S.-H. Han, S.-S. Lee, M.-S. Ko and J.-T. Jeon
• A novel mutation in the promoter region of A-FABP gene and association with carcass traits in pigs
  Han, S.H., I.C. Cho, S.S. Lee and M.S. Ko
• An optimized marker set for paternity control in sheep
  Buitkamp, J. and J. Semmer
• Relationships between morphological characteristics of teat and mastitis in three dairy cattle breeds in the tropics
  Riera Nieves, M., J.C. Alvarez and R. Rizzi
• Influences on the response to selection for a QTL trait in a multiple-trait scenario
  Stock, K.F. and O. Distl
• Power of QTL mapping using both phenotype and genotype information in selective genotyping
  Ansari Mahyari, S. and P. Berg
• Ant colony optimization as a method for strategic genotype sampling
  Spangler, M.L., K.R. Robbins, J.K. Bertrand, M.D. Macneil and R. Rekaya
• Considerations on experimental design of a laying hen performance field test
  Glawatz, H. and N. Reinsch
• Diversity of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of the bovine Neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene
  Bahar, B. and T. Sweeney
• Effects of allele variants at the E-Locus on production, fertility and conformation traits in Holstein dairy cattle
  König, S., D. Andresen, W. Wemheuer and B. Brenig
• Genetic characterization of two sheep breeds from Southern Italy by STR markers
  Ciampolini, R., F. Cecchi, E. Ciani, E. Mazzanti, M. Tancredi, E. Castellana, S. Presciuttini and D. Cianci
• New genetic parameters for simultaneous breeding value estimation of production and litter size traits of Large White pigs in Slovakia
  Peškovičová, D., P. Demo, E. Groeneveld and L. Hetényi
• Genetic characterization of the Czech Spotted cattle breed using panel of 10 microsatellite markers
  Manga, I., L. Putnova, J. Riha, I. Vrtkova and J. Dvorak
• Estimation of genetic parameters of Heterakis gallinarum resistance in laying hens
  Moors, E., A. Kanan, H. Brandt, S. Weigend, G. Erhardt and M. Gauly
• Investigation into the posibility of a GXE in the South African Jersey population
  V Niekerk, D.J., F.W.C. Neser and J. Vd Westhuizen
• Construction of a numerator relationship matrix and its inverse including genetically identical animals for mixed model analysis
  Yasuda, K. and T. Oikawa
• Genetic variability three autochthonous cattle breeds in Croatia
  Ramljak, J., A. Ivankovic, I. Medugorac, M. Konjacic and N. Kelava
• Population bottlenecks in the Croatian donkey breeds
  Ivanković, A., J. Ramljak, N. Kelava, M. Konjačić and P. Mijić
• Sperm-mediated gene transfer in poultry. 1. The relationship with cock sperm viability
  Gad, A.Y., E.A. El-Gendy and A. Mostageer
• Genetic diversity in the genetic resource of Old Kladruber Horse using microsatellite DNA markers
  Putnova, L., I. Vrtkova, P. Horin, J. Riha and J. Dvorak
• Preimplantational genetic diagnosis in bovine embryos
  Ilie, D.I., A.C. Stanca, V.B. Carstea, G. Ghise, E. Gocza and I. Vintila
• Genetic parameters for milkability from the first three lactations in Fleckvieh
  Dodenhoff, J. and R. Emmerling
• Exploring the relationship between the polymorphism of the melatonin receptor gene and the variability of sheep seasonality
  Ugarte, E., I. Beltrán De Heredia and L. Bodin
• Estimates of variance components for test-day models with Legendre polynomials and linear splines
  Bohmanova, J., F. Miglior, J. Jamrozik and I. Misztal
• Estimation of variance and (co)variance components of egg and chick weight in the Oudtshoorn ostrich population
  Fair, M.D., J.B. Van Wyk and S.W.P. Cloete
• Sustainability of Hungarian Grey cattle’s production during centuries
  Bodó, I., I. Gera, B. Béri and A. Radácsi
• Estimates of heritability of and correlations for milk and growth traits in Egyptian Zaraibi goats
  Shaat, I., M. Shaaban, A. Abdel-Hakim and A. Hamed
• Investigation of candidate genes affecting boar taint
  Grindflek, E., M. Moe, I. Berget, C. Bendixen and S. Lien
• Genetic characterization of four Romanian horse breeds using 12 microsatellites
  Georgescu, S.E., M.A. Manea and M. Costache