Session 21. Breeding programmes and genetic evaluation of horses

Date: 30 August 2011; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Árnason

Theatre Session 21

• Genetic evaluations, genetic trends and inbreeding in Scandinavian trotter populations
  Arnason, T.
• Comparison of three different methodologies for the genetic evaluation of performance traits in the trotter horses
  Gomez, M.D., Molina, A., Menendez-Buxadera, A., Varona, L. and Valera, M.
• The use of a Tobit-like-classification in genetic evaluation of German trotters
  Bugislaus, A.-E., Stamer, E. and Reinsch, N.
• Recommendations for implementation of optimal contribution selection of the Norwegian and the North-Swedish cold-blooded trotter
  Olsen, H.F., Klemetsdal, G. and Meuwissen, T.H.E.
• Utilizing information from related populations for estimation of breeding values in a small warmblood riding horse population
  Furre, S., Heringstad, B., Philipsson, J., Viklund, Å. and Vangen, O.
• Improved understanding of breeding values of Swedish Warmblood horses
  Viklund, Å., Fikse, W.F. and Philipsson, J.
• Comparison of models for genetic evaluation of Icelandic horses
  Albertsdóttir, E., Árnason, T., Eriksson, S., Sigurdsson, Á. and Fikse, W.F.
• Genetic analyses of movement traits in German Warmblood horses
  Becker, A.-C., Stock, K.F. and Distl, O.
• Heritability and repeatability of young stallions jumping parameters
  Lewczuk, D. and Ducro, B.
• Genetic analyses of the Franches-Montagnes horse breed with genome-wide SNP data
  Hasler, H., Flury, C., Haase, B., Burger, D., Stricker, C., Simianer, H., Leeb, T. and Rieder, S.
• Genome-wide association study for osteochondrosis in warmblood horses
  Distl, O., Lampe, V. and Dierks, C.
• Remaining questions about the inheritance of Roan coat color in horses
  Langlois, B., Valbonesi, A. and Renieri, C.

Poster Session 21

• Genetic analysis of Romanian Lipizzaner from Sambata de Jos stud farm: reproductive isolation and age structure
  Maftei, M., Popa, R., Popa, D., Marginean, G., Vidu, L., Vlad, I., Pogurschi, E. and Girlea, M.
• Partial results regarding the genetic analysis of Romanian Pure Arabian horses from Mangalia stud farm: reproductive isolation and age structure
  Maftei, M., Popa, R., Popa, D., Marginean, G., Vidu, L., Vlad, I., Pogurschi, E. and Girlea, M.
• Influence of foreign trotter populations in the Spanish trotters horses’ breeding values
  Gómez, M.D., Cervantes, I., Valera, M. and Molina, A.
• The genoype for coat colour genes as a conservation criterion to preserve the genetic diversity in Menorca horses
  Solé, M., Azor, P.J., Valera, M. and Gómez, M.D.
• Integration of foreign breeding values for stallions into the Belgian genetic evaluation for jumping horses
  Vandenplas, J., Janssens, S. and Gengler, N.
• Crossbreed genetic performance study in the eventing competition using the Spanish Sport Horse as example
  Cervantes, I., Bartolomé, E., Valera, M., Gutiérrez, J.P. and Molina, A.
• Effect of year and season of birth, sex, sire and breeder on ossification of the distal epiphysial cartilage of the radial bone in Thoroughbred horses
  Łuszczyński, J. and Pieszka, M.
• The effects of season on plasma insulin-like growth factor (IGH-F) concentration in young horses
  Łuszczyński, J. and Pieszka, M.
• Status quo of the personality trait evaluation in German horse breeding
  Pasing, S., Christmann, L., Gauly, M. and König V. Borstel, U.
• Pilot study on the OC(D) disease in Polish sport horse breeding population
  Lewczuk, D., Bereznowski, A., Hecold, M. and Kłos, Z.
• Development of a genetic evaluation for conformation traits for the Austrian Noriker draught horse
  Fuerst, C. and Fuerst-Waltl, B.
• Genetic correlation between jumping and dressage performances of Belgian Warmblood Horses
  Brebels, M., Buys, N. and Janssens, S.
• Intra-line and inter-line genetic diversity in sire lines of the Old Kladruber horse based on pedigree information
  Hofmanova, B., Vostry, L. and Majzlik, I
• Phenotypic and genetic correlations to asses morphological patterns for ‘Menorca dressage’ in Menorca horses
  Solé, M., Gómez, M.D., Valera, M. and Molina, A.
• Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in Dutch Shetland pony mares
  Schurink, A., Ducro, B.J., Bastiaansen, J.W.M., Frankena, K. and Van Arendonk, J.A.M.
• Genetic of melanoma in Old Kladruber horse
  Vostry, L., Hofmanova, B., Vostra Vydrova, H., Majzlik, I. and Pribyl, J.
• Genetic parameters of insect bite hypersensitivity in Belgian Warmblood Horses
  Peeters, L.M., Brebels, M., Buys, N. and Janssens, S.