Session 43. Breeding and recording strategies in small ruminants

Date: 26 August 2010; 08:30 - 12:30 hours
Chairperson: Schneeberger (CH)

Theatre Session 43

• Genetic improvement of dairy sheep in France : results and prospects
  Astruc, J.M., Lagriffoul, G., Larroque, H. and Barillet, F.
• Breeding and recording strategies in small ruminants in the USA
  Notter, D.R.
• Using test-day models for the estimation of breeding values for milk quality traits in the Latxa sheep breed
  Ugarte, E., Afonso, L. and Goñi, A.
• Estimation of genetic parameters for body weights of Kurdish Sheep in different ages using multivariate animal models
  Shokrollahi, B. and Zandieh, M.
• Growth performances and carcass characteristics of black goats in the rural commune of Aït Bazza, Morocco
  El Amiri, B., Nassif, F., Araba, A. and Chriyaa, A.
• Performance of Awassi lines in Bedouin sheep flocks in the Negev, Israel
  Al Baqain, A., Herold, P., Abu Siam, M., Gootwine, E., Leibovich, H. and Valle Zárate, A.
• EC Reg no. 852/2004:: use of check list in ewes dairy farm in Tuscany
  Brajon, G., Dal Prà, A., Ragona, G., Bacci, M., Baroni, N., Funghi, R., Vittori, M., Bendinelli, R. and Capelli, V.
• Community-based breeding: a promising approach for genetic improvement of small ruminants in developing countries
  Tibbo, M., Sölkner, J., Wurzinger, M., Iñiguez, L., Okeyo, A.M., Haile, A., Duguma, G., Mirkena, T. and Rischkowsky, B.
• Sequencing of prion protein gene (PRNP) in East Adriatic sheep populations revealed new non-synonymous polymorphisms linked to ARQ allele
  Cubric-Curik, V., Kostelic, A., Feligini, M., Ferencakovic, M., Ambriovic-Ristov, A., Cetkovic, H. and Curik, I.

Poster Session 43

• Fertility and prolificacy traits of Chios and Farafra sheep under Subtropical conditions in Egypt
  Hamdon, H., Abd El Ati, M.N. and Allam, F.
• Morphological characterisation of Spanish Assaf dairy sheep breed
  Cervantes, I., Legaz, E., Pérez-Cabal, M.A., De La Fuente, L.F., Mártinez, R., Goyache, F. And Gutiérrez, J.P.
• Evaluation of the effect of group of genetic resistance against scrapie on reproduction traits in chosen Polish sheep breeds
  Niżnikowski, R., Czub, G., Strzelec, E., Głowacz, K., Popielarczyk, D. and Świątek, M.
• Genetic parameters and breeding values for the four major sheep breeds in Switzerland
  Burren, A., Hagger, C., Schneeberger, M. and Rieder, S.
• Ultrasound measurements of lamb loin muscle and back-fat depth in the Czech Republic
  Milerski, M.
• Impact of selection for scrapie resistance on genetic diversity of the Sambucana sheep breed
  Sartore, S.