Session 14. Free communications in genetics of meat animals

Date: 24 August '09; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Szyda (POL)

 

Theatre Session 14

• Allele effects of genetic markers on meat quality traits in Swiss beef breeds
  Hasler, H., Dufey, P.-A., Kreuzer, M. and Schneeberger, M.

• Detection of quantitative trait loci affecting carcass and meat quality in two French beef breeds
  Allais, S., Levéziel, H., Lepetit, J., Hocquette, J.F., Rousset, S., Denoyelle, C., Bernard-Capel, C., Journaux, L. and Renand, G.

• Sow productivity and piglet survival in Norsvin Landrace
  Zumbach, B., Madsen, P. and Holm, B.

• Heritability of longevity in Landrace and Large White populations using Weibull and grouped data models
  Poigner, J., Mészáros, G., Ducrocq, V. and Sölkner, J.

• In vitro variability of the pig innate immune response
  Botti, S., Rapetti, V., D’andrea, M., Davoli, R., Mari, F., Lunney, J.K. and Giuffra, E.

• The contribution of social effects to heritable variation in average daily gain of piglets from birth till weaning
  Bouwman, A.C., Bergsma, R., Duijvesteijn, N. and Bijma, P.

• Divergent selection for residual feed intake in the growing pig: correlated effects on feeding behaviour and growth and feed intake profiles in Large White pigs
  Gilbert, H., Al Aïn, S., Sellier, P., Lagant, H., Billon, Y., Bidanel, J.P., Guillouet, P., Noblet, J., Van Milgen, J. and Brossard, L.

• Differentially expressed genes for prolificacy in a F intercross between Iberian and Meishan pigs
  Martínez-Giner, M., Pena, R.N., Fernández-Rodríguez, A., Tomàs, A. and Noguera, J.L.

• Genome-wide association analyses for loci controlling boar taint
  Karacaören, B., De Koning, D.J., Velander, I., Haley, C.S. and Archibald, A.L.

• Nutritional effects on epigenetic modifications and their inheritance in pigs
  Braunschweig, M.H. and Stahlberger-Saitbekova, N.

• Analysis of RNA stability in pig post mortem skeletal muscle with Affymetrix GeneChip® Genome Arrays: implications for gene expression studies
  Colombo, M., Galimberti, G., Calò, D.G., Astolfi, A., Russo, V. and Fontanesi, L.

• Comparison of the porcine gene expression profiles between the major sites for lipid metabolism, liver and fat
  Fernández, A.I., Óvilo, C., López-Bote, C., Barragán, C., Rodríguez, M.C. and Silió, L.

• High-density genome association study for androstenone in a terminal sire line
  Harlizius, B., Duijvesteijn, N. and Knol, E.F.

• Meat quality evaluation of different rabbit genotypes
  Ribikauskiene, D. and Macijauskiene, V.

 

Poster Session 14

• Genetical genomics for technological meat quality in chicken: targeted approach on a QTL affecting breast meat pH
  Nadaf, J., Le Bihan-Duval, E., Dunn, I.C., Berri, C.M., Beaumont, C., Haley, C.S. and De Koning, D.J.

• Lifetime litter production aftergenerations of selection for first parity litter size in mice
  Vangen, O., Zerabruk Feseh, M. and Wetten, M.

• Practical application of DNA parentage test for scrotal hernia problems
  Higuera, M.A. and Carrión, D.

• Genetic relationship between ascites-related trait and body weight at different ages in broilers
  Closter, A.M., Elferink, M., Van As, P., Vereijken, A.L.J., Van Arendonk, J.A.M., Crooijmans, R.P., Groenen, M.A.M. and Bovenhuis, H.

• Multivariate analysis of founder specific inbreeding depression effects in Pirenaica Beef Cattle
  Varona, L., Moreno, C. and Altarriba, J.

• Genetic parameters for beef carcass cuts in Ireland
  Pabiou, T., Fikse, W.F., Nasholm, A., Cromie, A.R., Drennan, M.J., Keane, M.G. and Berry, D.P.

• Using QTL studies to screen candidate genes involved in meat quality differences in Avileña Negra Ibérica within a microarray context
  Moreno-Sánchez, N., Rueda, J., Carabaño, M.J. and Díaz, C.

• Genetic analisys and growth curve of certain meat cuts in cattle
  Baro, J.A., Carleos, C.E., Menéndez-Buxadera, A. and Cañón, J.

• Preliminary study on lipogenic genes expression in diaphragm tissues of Japanese black heifers in association with GH gene polymorphism
  Ardiyanti, A., Abe, T., Shoji, N., Nakajima, H., Kobayashi, E., Suzuki, K. and Katoh, K.

• Maternal protective behaviour of German Angus and Simmental beef cattle after parturition and its relation to production traits
  Hoppe, S., Brand, H., Erhardt, G. and Gauly, M.

• Genetic parameters for fatty acid composition and feed efficiency traits in Japanese Black Cattle
  Inoue, K., Kobayashi, M. and Kato, K.

• Selection method of a performance test considering carcass data in Japanese Black cattle
  Sugimoto, T., Sato, M., Hosono, M. and Suzuki, K.

• New alleles detection in BoLA-DRB3 locus of Iranian Sistani cattle by molecular Based Testing
  Ghovvati, S., Nassiry, M., Soltani, M., Sadeghi, B. and Shafagh Motlagh, A.

• Effect of Calpain, Calpastatin and Cathepsin genes and polygene on beef shear force in Piemontese young bulls
  Ribeca, C., Maretto, F., Gallo, L., Albera, A., Bittante, G. and Carnier, P.

• Prediction of beef meat cuts using video image analysis in Ireland
  Pabiou, T. and Berry, D.P.

• Relation between Neuropeptide Y and Melanocortin4 receptor genes and milk yield and milk quality of Sarda breed sheep
  Luridiana, S., Mura, M.C., Daga, C., Vacca, G.M., Pazzola, M., Dettori, M.L. and Carcangiu, V.

• The association of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) and sterol regulatory element binding protein- (SREBP-) genotypes with the adipose tissue fatty acid composition in Fleckvieh cattle
  Barton, L., Kott, T., Bures, D., Rehak, D., Zahradkova, R. and Kottova, B.

• Effect of TG gene polymorphism on a basic chemical composition of beef
  Riha, J., Vrtkova, I. and Dvorak, J.

• Meat quality traits throughout ageing in Nelore and Red Norte cattle
  Andrade, P.L., Bressan, M.C., Gonçalves, T.M., Ladeira, M.M., Ramos, E.M., Lopes, L.S., Oliveira, L.M.F.S., Rossi, R.O.D.S., Oliveira, T.T.O., Ricardo, C.F., Vital, N. and Gama, L.T.

• Genetic correlations between beef quality and breeding goal traits of Piemontese double muscled cattle
  Cecchinato, A., De Marchi, M., Albera, A., Gallo, L., Bittante, G. and Carnier, P.

• Genetic parameters for feed efficiency in Irish performance tested beef bulls
  Crowley, J.J., Mcgee, M., Kenny, D.A., Crews Jr., D.H., Evans, R.D. and Berry, D.P.

• Detection of QTL for beef fatty acid composition in bovine chromosome 22
  Gutiérrez-Gil, B., Williams, J.L., Richardson, R.I., Wood, J.D. and Wiener, P.

• Signature of selection around the myostatin locus in Piedmontese cattle typed by a 54.000 SNP panel
  Valentini, A., Pariset, L., Bongiorni, S., Williams, J.L., Ajmone Marsan, P., D’andrea, M., Pilla, F., Quaglino, A., Albera, A. and Nardone, A.

• Positional cloning of the causative mutation for bovine dilated cardiomyopathy (BDCMP)
  Owczarek-Lipska, M., Schelling, C., Eggen, A., Dolf, G. and Braunschweig, M.H.

• Genetic parameters for cow weight at calving and at calf weaning in South African Simmental cattle
  Crook, B.J., Neser, F.W.C., Bradfield, M.J. and Van Wyk, J.B.

• Genetic structure of the Iranian buffalo population
  Shokrollahi B., Amirinia S., Dinparast Djadid N., Mozafari N. and Kamali M.A.

• Identification of Short Interspersed Elements (SINEs) in Iranian River Buffalo
  Shokrollahi, B., Amirinia, S., Dinparast Djadid, N., Mozafari, N. and Kamali, M.A.

• SNP analysis of the buffalo (Bubalus bubalis ) CFTR gene
  Castellana, E., Ciani, E., Guerra, L., Barile, V. and Casavola, V.

• Identification of Bov-A2/HpaII Polymorphism of the CYP21 gene in Brazilian Zebu Breeds
  Martins Da Silva, A., Rios, Á.F.L., Ramos, E.S., Lôbo, R.B., Galerani, M.A.V., Vila, R.A. and De Freitas, M.A.R.

• Novel polymorphisms to detect Alectoris introgression: a multiplex-primer extension approach
  Sevane, N., Cortés, O., García, D., Cañón, J. and Dunner, S.

• Global gene expression changes associated with meat quality traits in the gluteus medius of Duroc pigs
  Cánovas, A., Quintanilla, R., Díaz, I. and Pena, R.N.

• Structural and functional study of the coding region and the proximal promoter of the pig HMGCR gene
  Cánovas, A., Quintanilla, R., Reecy, J.M., Marqués, M. and Pena, R.N.

• Efficient production of transgenic piglets using ICSI-SMGT in combination with RecA protein
  Garcia-Vazquez, F.A., Ruiz, S., Grullon, L., De Ondiz, A., Aviles-Lopez, K., Carvajal, J.A., Matas, C., Gutierrez-Adan, A. and Gadea, J.

• The effects of single and epistatic QTL for fatty-acid composition in a Meishan × Duroc crossbred population
  Uemoto, Y., Sato, S., Ohnishi, C., Terai, S., Komatsuda, A. and Kobayashi, E.

• Quantitative trait loci for chronic respiratory diseases and immune traits in Landrace purebred swine
  Okamura, T., Kadowaki, H., Shibata, C., Suzuki, E., Awata, T., Uenishi, H., Hayashi, T., Mikawa, S. and Suzuki, K.

• Search of candidate genes for porcine prolificacy traits based on gene expression differences in ovary tissue
  Fernández-Rodríguez, A., Rodríguez, M.C., Fernández, A., Pena, R., Balcells, I., Óvilo, C. and Fernández, A.I.

• Assessing porcine structural variation with array-CGH and massively parallel sequencing
  Santos Fadista, J.P., Holm, L.E., Thomsen, B. and Bendixen, C.

• Bi-polar imprinting of IGF2 affects litter size in Meishan-F2 crossbred sows
  Heuven, H.C.M., Coster, A., Madsen, O. and Bovenhuis, H.

• Genetic and transcriptomic analysis of intramuscular fat content and composition in two pig muscles
  Solé, M., Pena, R.N., Amills, M., Cánovas, A., Gallardo, D., Reixach, J., Díaz, I., Noguera, J.L. and Quintanilla, R.

• Genetic parameters for individual piglet survival in Norsvin Landrace in st and nd parity
  Zumbach, B., Madsen, P. and Holm, B.

• Molecular analysis of apolipoprotein D (APOD) and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein(LRP) genes in pigs
  Melo, C., Zidi, A., Quintanilla, R. and Amills, M.

• Estimates of genetic parameters for within-litter variation in piglet birth weight and for survival rates during suckling in Duroc
  Ishii, K., Takahashi, Y., Arata, S., Ohnishi, C., Sasaki, O. and Satoh, M.

• Microsatellite mapping of QTL affecting meat quality and production traits in Duroc x Large White F pigs
  Sanchez, M.P., Iannuccelli, N., Bidanel, J.P., Billon, Y., Gandemer, G., Gilbert, H., Larzul, C., Riquet, J., Milan, D. and Le Roy, P.

• Comparison of different genetic models in genetic parameter estimation for litter size at birth in pigs
  Satoh, M., Sasaki, S. and Ishii, K.

• Novel epistatic genetic interactions of QTL associated with lean and fat tissue characteristics in pigs
  Duthie, C., Simm, G., Doeschl-Wilson, A., Kalm, E., Knap, P.W. and Roehe, R.

• Detection of epistatic QTL for meat quality and carcass composition in a porcine Duroc x Pietrain population
  Große-Brinkhaus, C., Phatsara, C., Jonas, E., Tesfaye, D., Jüngst, H., Tholen, E. and Schellander, K.

• QTL detection on SSC12 for fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat and evaluation of porcine ATP Citrate Lyase (ACLY) as candidate gene
  Muñoz, M., Alves, E., Sánchez, A., Varona, L., Díaz, I., Barragán, C., Rodríguez, M.C. and Silió, L.

• Within litter variation in birth weight in pigs: sources of variation
  Knol, E.F.

• Genetic correlations between lactation performance and growing-finishing traits in pigs
  Bergsma, R., Kanis, E., Verstegen, M.W.A. and Knol, E.F.

• Inbreeding and effective population size of Piétrain pigs in Schleswig-Holstein
  Gonzalez Lopez, V., Habier, D., Bielfeldt, J.C., Borchers, N. and Thaller, G.

• Strategies to improve growth in lactation without inflating within-litter heterogeneity in piglet weight
  Canario, L., Lundgren, H. and Rydhmer, L.

• Genetic parameters and genetic trends for litter size at birth and at weaning and teat number in French Landrace and Large White pigs
  Guéry, L., Tribout, T. and Bidanel, J.P.

• Effects of the CTSD g.70G>A and IGF2 intron3 g.3072G>A polymorphisms on meat production and carcass traits in pigs: evidences of the presence of additional QTN close to the imprinted IGF2 region of chromosome 2
  Fontanesi, L., Speroni, C., Scotti, E., Buttazzoni, L., Dall’olio, S., Nanni Costa, L., Davoli, R. and Russo, V.

• Effect of IGF2 gene on sow productivity traits
  Jafarikia, M., Maignel, L., Wyss, S., Vanberkel, W. and Sullivan, B.

• Detection of epistatic QTL for prolificacy in commercial pig populations
  Noguera, J.L., Varona, L., Ibañez, N., Cánovas, A., Quintanilla, R., Buys, N. and Pena, R.

• SNPs of MYPN and TTN genes in Italian Large White and Italian Duroc pigs are associated to meat production traits
  Braglia, S., Comella, M., Zappavigna, A., Buttazzoni, L., Russo, V. and Davoli, R.

• In vivo predictability of egg yolk ratio in hen’s eggs by means of computer tomography
  Milisits, G., Donkó, T., Sütő, Z., Bogner, P. and Repa, I.

• Effect of hen’s eggs composition on the slaughter characteristics of hatched chicks
  Milisits, G., Pőcze, O., Ujvári, J., Kovács, E., Jekkel, G. and Sütő, Z.

• Mapping of loci affecting shell quality in egg layers
  Tuiskula-Haavisto, M., Honkatukia, M., Wei, W., Dunn, I., Preisinger, R. and Vilkki, J.

• Detection and confirmation of QTL for an adaptive immune response to KLH
  Siwek, M., Slawinska, A., Knol, E.F., Witkowski, A. and Bednarczyk, M.

• PCR-restriction endonuclease analysis for strain typing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis based on polymorphisms in IS 1311
  Soltani, M., Nassiry, M., Sadeghi, B. and Ghovvati, S.

• QTL detection and estimation of the epistasis extent for chicken production and resistance to disease traits
  Demeure, O., Bacciu, N., Carlborg, O., Bovenhuis, H., De Koning, D.J., Le Bihan, E., Bed’hom, B., Pitel, F., D’abbadie, F., Le Roy, P. and Pinard, M.H.

• The potential of egg shell crystal size and cuticle coverage for genetic selection in laying hens
  Bain, M.M., Rodriguez-Navarro, A., Mcdade, K., Schmutz, M., Preisinger, R., Waddington, D. and Dunn, I.C.

• Genetic parameters of survival to avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in laying hens (APEC)
  Sharifi, A.R., Preisinger, R., Ewers, C. and Simianer, H.

• Evaluation of genetic diversity within and between Native and Khaki Campbell Duck breeds using RAPD markers
  Ghobadi, A., Sayyah Zadeh, H. and Rahimi, G.

• Pre-weaning growth in rabbits: the maternal effects
  Garcia, M.L., Muelas, R. and Argente, M.J.

• A microsatellite markerset for parental assignment in turbot
  Arfsten, M., Tetens, J. and Thaller, G.

• Estimation of the genotype x environment interaction for the broiler rabbits
  Vostrý, L., Mach, K., Dokoupilová, A. and Majzlík, I.

• Genetic analysis of fertility and average daily gain in rabbit
  Tusell, L.L., Rekaya, R., Rafel, O., Ramon, J. and Piles, M.

• Effect of genetic line on lipid characteristics of rabbit muscle
  Zomeño, C., Blasco, A. and Hernández, P.

• Genetic correlations between weights and ovulation rate in rabbits
  Quirino, C.R., Laborda, P., Santacreu, M.A. and Blasco, A.

• Selection of important traits for breeding values estimation of the linear described type traits of the Old Kladruber horses
  Vostrý, L., Přibyl, J., Šimeček, P., Majzlík, I. and Jakubec, V.

• Monitoring the genetic variability in different horse populations from the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
  Kourkova, L., Vrtkova, I., Van Bon, B.J. and Dvorak, J.

• Genetic diversity in rare versus common breeds of the horse
  Cothran, E.G.

• Loss of genetic variability due to selection for black coat colour in the rare Mallorquí horse
  Royo, L.J., Alvarez, I., Fernandez, I., Perez-Pardal, L., Payeras, L. and Goyache, F.

• A genetic study on Turkish horse breeds based on microsatellite and mtDNA markers and inferences for conservation
  Denizci, M., Aslan, O., Koban, E., Aktoprakligil, D., Aksu, S., Balcioglu, K., Turgut, G., Erdag, B., Bagis, H. and Arat, S.

• Analysis of inbreeding and generation interval of Silesian Noriker and Czech-Moravian Belgian Horse
  Čapková, Z., Majzlik, I., Vostrý, L. and Andrejsová, L.

• Antibody production against Aleutian mink disease virus without viral replication
  Farid, A., Ferns, L.E. and Daftarian, P.M.

• Selection experiment for immune response to enhance disease resistance in mice
  Sakai, E., Otomo, Y., Narahara, H. and Suzuki, K.

• Melanocortin 1 Receptor: polymorphisms analysed in alpaca (Lama pacos )
  Guridi, M., Soret, B., Alfonso, L. and Arana, A.

• A comparative approach to the identification of growth related QTLs in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax )
  Louro, B., Hellemans, B., Massault, C., Volckaert, F.A.M.J., Haley, C., De Koning, D.J., Canario, A.V.M. and Power, D.M.