Symposium: Selection for Reduced Environmental Impact
Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Stanley Park Ballroom (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
PAUL Boettcher
10:30 AM
Breeding ruminants that emit less methane – the role of international collaboration
Hutton V Oddy, NSW Department of Primary Industries;
Yvette de Haas, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen UR Livestock Research;
John A. Basarab, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development;
Kristi M. Cammack, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming;
Ben J Hayes, Department of Environment and Primary Industries;
Roger S Hegarty, University of New England;
Jan Lassen, Center of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University;
John C McEwan, AgResearch;
Stephen P. Miller, AgResearch;
Cesar S Pinares-Patino, AgResearch;
Grant Shackell, AgResearch;
Phillip Vercoe, University of Western Australia;
Natalie K Pickering, AgResearch
11:30 AM
Genomic selection as a tool to decrease greenhouse gas emission from dual purpose New Zealand sheep
Suzanne J Rowe, AgResearch;
John C McEwan, AgResearch;
Sharon M Hickey, AgResearch;
Rayna A Anderson, AgResearch;
Diane Hyndman, AgResearch;
Emily A Young, AgResearch;
Haley Baird, AgResearch;
Ken G Dodds, AgResearch;
Cesar S Pinares-Patino, AgResearch;
Natalie K Pickering, AgResearch
