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Session 15. Free communications in Animal Genetics - Miscellaneous

Date: 25 August ‘08; 08:30 - 12:30 hours
Chairperson: Simianer (DE)

Theatre Session 15

• Selection response from an experiment using a crossclassified mating design between direct and maternal genetic selection groups for piglet survival
  Roehe, R., N.P. Shrestha, W. Mekkawy, E.M. Baxter, P.W. Knap, K.M. Smurthwaite, S. Jarvis, A.B. Lawrence and S.A. Edwards
• Changing from recording ultimate pH to drip loss when improving breeding programs for quality traits in pigs
  Gjerlaug-Enger, E., O. Vangen, L. Aass and J. Ødegård
• Gene array and real time PCR analysis of the adrenal sensitivity to ACTH in pig
  Hazard, D., L. Liaubet, M. Sancristobal and P. Mormede
• Mapping of QTL for feed intake traits in a back-cross between Large White and Piétrain pig breeds
  Gilbert, H., J. Riquet, J. Gruand, Y. Billon, N. Iannuccelli, P. Sellier, J. Noblet and J.P. Bidanel
• Genomic imprinting significantly contributes to genetic variability of traits in slaughter pigs
  Neugebauer, N., V. Guiard, H. Luther and N. Reinsch
• Genetic parameters for specific and innate immune responses in polish rural chicken line and their cross with commercial layer hens
  Siwek, M., A. Slawinska, E.F. Knol, A. Witkowski and M. Bednarczyk
• Estimation of genetic variation in residual variance in female and male broiler chickens
  Mulder, H.A., W.G. Hill, A. Vereijken and R.F. Veerkamp
• A gene flow strategy for defining unknown parents groups in beef cattle genetic evaluations
  Bouquet, A., G. Renand and F. Phocas
• Genetic parameters for survival at birth in meat sheep breeds
  Maxa, J., A.R. Sharifi, E. Norberg, M. Gauly, H. Simianer and J. Pedersen
• Dissection of Quantitative Trait Loci associated with growth-related traits in Scottish Blackface sheep.
  Hadjipavlou, G. and S.C. Bishop
• Identification of SNPs and copy number variation in goat MCR and ASIP genes: an association study with coat colour in a few Mediterranean goat breeds
  Beretti, F., B. Portolano, V. Riggio, V. Russo, R. Davoli and L. Fontanesi
• Genetic variation and genetic trends in hip and elbow dysplasia in Swedish Rottweiler and Bernese Mountain Dog
  Malm, S., W.F. Fikse, B. Danell and E. Strandberg
• Genomic selection against canine hip dysplasia in German shepherd dogs using QTL-associated SNPs
  Marschall, Y., K.F. Stock and O. Distl

Poster Session 15

• The ‘Bracco Italiano’ Genetic and Genealogical Study (BIGGS). -
  Cecchi, F., R. Ciampolini, S. Presciuttini and F. Casetti
• Genetic diversity analysis of Istrian Cattle assessed by microsatellite markers
  Ramljak, J., A. Ivankovic, N. Kelava, M. Konjacic and I. Medugorac
• Extent of genetic admixtures in dairy cattle breeds by genetic markers in Estonia
  Värv, S., E. Sild and H. Viinalass
  Comparison of egg production between two quail strains and their reciprocal
  Vali, N.
• Estimation of genetic parameters for growth of beef bulls in the performancetest stations
  Vostrý, L., J. Přibyl, H. Krejčová, Z. Veselá and I. Majzlík
• Genetic parameters for milk protein composition of dairy cows
  Schopen, G.C.B., J.M.L. Heck, H. Bovenhuis, M.H.P.W. Visker, H.J.F. Van Valenberg and J.A.M. Van Arendonk
• Predicted difference of breeding boars for reproduction: prediction with sire model
  Fekete, Z.S., J. Kovacs, C.S. Rajnai, S.Z. Bene and F. Szabó
• Refining region effect in test day model evaluation in Italy
  Nicolazzi, E.L., F. Canavesi, S. Biffani, R. Finocchiaro and G. Bramante
• Prediction of compatibility of different breeds of pigs in hybridization schemes by means of polylocus ISSR-PCR typing
  Getya, A.A., O.I. Metlizkaya and H. Willeke
• Identification and analysis of mutations in porcine cathepsin and cystatin genes: association with meat production and carcass traits in Italian heavy pigs
  Russo, V., L. Fontanesi, E. Scotti, C. Speroni, F. Beretti, R. Davoli, L. Nanni Costa, R. Virgili and L. Buttazzoni
• A genetic study of postnatal mortality in Danish Jersey heifer calves
  Norberg, E.
• Identification of mutations in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene and association with fat deposition traits in heavy pigs
  Fontanesi, L., E. Scotti, L. Buttazzoni, R. Davoli and V. Russo
• Can mate selection help to cope with inbreeding in Polish Holstein-Friesian cattle?
  Strabel, T. and T. Jankowski
• Effects of six QTL regions on growth, carcass composition and meat quality traits in French commercial pig populations: first results of the BIOMARK project
  Sanchez, M.P., M.J. Mercat, N. Dechamp, N. Iannuccelli, H. Gilbert, Y. Billon, M. Bouffaud, S. Schwob, J. Riquet, J.P. Bidanel and D. Milan
• Genetic parameters of number of piglets born alive and relationships with onfarm performance traits in French Landrace and Large White pig breeds
  Tribout, T. and J.P. Bidanel
• Effect of some factors on weaning results of Charolais calves
  Szabó, F., Z. Domokos, Z. Zsuppán and S. Bene
• Effect of breed on expression of Stearoyl-CoA desaturase protein in muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of beef cattle
  Dance, L.J.E. and O. Doran
• Covariation between milk yield and maternally affected meat production traits in goats
  Shaat, I. and A. Mäki-Tanila
• Danish Holstein show inbreeding depression for fertility and calving traits
  Sørensen, A.C. and M.K. Sørensen
• Random regression analyses using B-splines to model growth from birth to days of age of lambs of an Egyptian sheep breed (Rahmany)
  Aziz, M.A., N.A. Shalaby and H.R. Metawi
• Estimation of genetic parameters for milk traits using fixed regression models for Simmental and Black-and-White cattle in Croatia
  Špehar, M., Š. Malovrh, Z. Ivkić, V. Bulić and M. Kovač
• Genetic correlations between fertility and carcass traits in Merino Longwool sheep
  Gernand, E. and S. König
• Traceability and genetic improvement in Pirenaica Cattle
  Altarriba, J., G. Yagüe, C. Moreno and L. Varona
  Genetic distance between different breed groups of sheep
  Paraponiak, P.K. and W. Krawczyk
• Variance components for genetic associative effects in pigs, a simulation study
  Cheng, J., S. Janssens and N. Buys
• Genetic variants of beta casein in Slovak Pinzgau cattle
  Hanusová, E., I. Manga, P. Polák, J. Huba, M. Oravcová, D. Peskovicová and J. Dvorák
• Genetic parameters for longitudinal feed intake and weight gain in Durocs
  Chen, C.Y., I. Misztal, S. Tsuruta, W.O. Herring, T. Long and M. Culbertson
• Copy number variation in bovine ß-defensin genes
  Tetens, J., C. Zettler, C. Edel, J. Bennewitz, M. Schwerin and G. Thaller
• Relationship between test day somatic cell score and conformation traits in Polish Holstein cattle
  Ptak, E., W. Jagusiak and A. Zarnecki
• Graphical representation of multiple trait index weights
  Firat, M.Z.
• Heritability for traits obtained from slaughter data on Marchigiana, Chianina and Romagnola bulls
  Mantovani, R., F. Sbarra, A. Quaglia and G. Bittante
• Parentage verification of valle del belice dairy sheep using microsatellite markers
  Rosa, A.J.M., I. Sardina, R. Reina, M.T. Sardina and B. Potolano
• β-lactoglobulin gene promoter: new SNPs in sheep and goat
  Sardina, M.T., A.J.M. Rosa, S. Braglia, B. Portolano and R. Davoli
• Fatty acid composition and lipogenic enzyme expression in semimembranosus muscle of Limousin and Aberdeen Angus cattle
  Ward, R., B.W. Woodward, J.D. Nkrumah, N. Otter and O. Doran
• Polymorphisms of two indels at the PRNP gene in Polish Holstein-Friesian cattle
  Czarnik, U., J. Strychalski, T. Zabolewicz and K. Kamiński
• Effect of different sampling methods on cattle mtDNA phylogenetic studies
  Maróti-Agóts, Á., L. Zöldág, N. Solymosi and B. Egyed