Genetics of Trait Complexes: Growth and Development

Monday, August 18, 2014: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Bayshore Grand Ballroom A (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Michael D. MacNeil
4:00 PM
126
Muscle Transcriptomic Investigation of Late Fetal Development and Determinism of Maturity at Birth in Two Extreme Breeds: Meishan and Large White
Valentin Voillet, INRA; Magali San Cristobal, INSA - IMT; Yannick Lippi, INRA; Pascal Martin, INRA; Nathalie Iannuccelli, INRA; Yvon Billon, INRA UE1372; Lauriane Canario, INRA; Laurence Liaubet, INRA
4:15 PM
127
Systems Genetics Analysis of Obesity using RNA-Seq Data in an F2 Pig Resource Population
Lisette JA Kogelman, Department of Clinical Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen; Daria V Zhernakova, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen; Harm-Jan Westra, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen; Susanna Cirera, Department of Clinical Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen; Merete Fredholm, Department of Clinical Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen; Lude Franke, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen; Haja N Kadarmideen, Department of Clinical Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
4:30 PM
128
Transcriptomic Prediction of Piglet Vitality from Umbilical Cord Blood of Purebreds and Crossbreds born in the Same Litter – Comparison of Meishan and Large White Sows
Laurianne Canario, INRA UMR1388; Valentin Voillet, INRA; Nathalie Iannuccelli, INRA; Yannick Lippi, INRA; Pascal Martin, INRA; Yvon Billon, INRA UE1372; Magali San Cristobal, INSA - IMT; Laurence Liaubet, INRA
4:45 PM
129
The First Whole Transcriptome Profiling of Fibro/adipogenic Progenitor Cells and Discovery of Essential Genes Potentially Favorable to either Myogenesis or Adipogenesis in Muscle
Rui Li, Washington State University; Shanker Dayal, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region; Xiang Zhou, Washington State University; Xing Fu, Washington State University; Jennifer J Michal, Washington State University; Waqas Khan, University of Sargodha; Min Du, Washington State University; Zhihua Jiang, Washington State University
5:00 PM
130
Genomic Imprinting as a Potential Source of Missing Heritability of Mouse Body Mass Index
Yaodong Hu, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Guilherme J.M. Rosa, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Daniel Gianola, University of Wisconsin - Madison
5:15 PM
131
A comprehensive expression profile of microRNAs in porcine developing thyroid
Yifei Shen, college of animal science, zhejiang university
5:30 PM
132
The Minipig Genome Harbors Regions of Selection for Growth
Christian H.U.W. Reimer, Georg-August-University; Carl-Johan Rubin, Uppsala University; Steffen Weigend, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute; Karl-Heinz Waldmann, University of Veterinary Medicine; Ottmar Distl, University of Veterinary Medicine; Henner Simianer, Georg-August-University
5:45 PM
133
Searching for Causal Networks Involving Latent Variables in Complex Traits: An Application to Growth, Carcass, and Meat Quality Traits in Pig
Francisco Peñagaricano, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Bruno D. Valente, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Juan P. Steibel, Michigan State University; Ronald O. Bates, Michigan State University; Catherine W. Ernst, Michigan State University; Hasan Khatib, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Guilherme J.M. Rosa, University of Wisconsin - Madison