Symposium: Genetics of Trait Complexes - Disease Resistance

Friday, August 22, 2014: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Stanley Park Ballroom (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Larry A. Kuehn
1:30 PM
106
Is There a Genetic Solution to Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex?
Larry A. Kuehn, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; Richard J. Leach, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; Tara G. McDaneld, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; John W. Keele, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; Carol G. Chitko-McKown, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; Shuna A Jones, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; R. Mark Thallman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
2:00 PM
107
Disease Genetics: Successes, Challenges and Lessons Learnt
Stephen C. Bishop, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh
2:30 PM
108
Genetic Resistance to Parasites in Small Ruminants: from Knowledge to Implementation in the Tropics
Nathalie Mandonnet, INRA-UR0143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, INRA Antilles-Guyane; Maurice Mahieu, INRA-UR0143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, INRA Antilles-Guyane; Gisele Alexandre, INRA-UR0143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, INRA Antilles-Guyane; Melanie Gunia, INRA-UR0143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, INRA Antilles-Guyane; Jean-Christophe Bambou, INRA-UR0143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, INRA Antilles-Guyane