Breeding of Companion Animals

Friday, August 22, 2014: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Cypress Room (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Sheila M Schmutz
10:30 AM
279
Indications for presence of a major gene for thyroid cancer in German Longhaired Pointers
Liesbeth van der Waaij, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Richard Crooijmans, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Rebekah Keesler, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University; Dianne de Jong, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Johan de Vos, Veterinary Oncology Referral Centre ‘De Ottenhorst’
10:45 AM
280
Good Possibilities to Select Against Fearfulness in Rough Collie
Per Arvelius, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Helena Eken Asp, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; W. Freddy Fikse, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Erling Strandberg, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Katja Nilsson, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
11:00 AM
281
Building effective systems to manage inbreeding in pedigree dog breeds
Thomas W Lewis, Animal Health Trust; Sarah C Blott, University of Nottingham; David M. Howard, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; John A. Woolliams, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh
11:15 AM
282
Is heterozygotie at the “Gait Keeper” Gene an Advantage for the Trotteur Français ?
Anne Ricard, INRA, UMR 1313
11:30 AM
283
The role of maternal lineages in horse breeding: Effects on conformation and performance traits
Nina Krattenmacher, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University; Jens Tetens, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University; Swantje Hedt, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University; Eckhard Stamer, TiDa GmbH; Georg Thaller, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University Kiel
11:45 AM
284
Influence Of Specialisation On Connectedness And Genetic Parameters In Dutch Warmblood Riding Horses
Gabriel Rovere, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Per Madsen, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Elise Norberg, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Johan A.M. van Arendonk, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Bart J. Ducro, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University
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