Posters: Sheep and Goats Breeding (Group 1)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Posters (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderators:
Julius HJ van der Werf and John C McEwan
870
Phylogenetic Relationships Among Two Nigerian Goat Breeds and Kalahari Red Goat of South Africa
Martha N Bemji, Federal University of Agriculture; Esther O Awotunde, Federal University of Agriculture; Olajide Olowofeso, Federal University of Agriculture; Ayotunde O Adebambo, Federal University of Agriculture
871
Genetic structure and phylogeny of three goat populations in the Middle East
Riyadh S Aljumaah, King Saud University; Mohammed A Alshaikh, King Saud university; Raed M Al-Atiyat, King Saud University
872
Economic evaluation of genomic selection in small ruminants: A case of French sheep meat breeding program
jean-Michel Elsen, INRA; Félicien Shumbusho, INRA, UMR 1388 GenPhySE; Jérome Raoul, Idele; jean-Michel Astruc, idele; Isabelle Palhičre, INRA, UMR 1388 GenPhySE; Stéphane Lemarié, INRA; Aline Fugeray-Scarbel, INRA
874
CSN1S1 variants are highly associated with milk performance traits in Lacaune sheep
Georg Erhardt, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
875
Development of a Genetic Evaluation in Austrian Dairy Sheep
Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU); Christian Fuerst, ZuchtData EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH
876
Signatures of Selection for Age at First Lambing in Brazilian Local Adapted Sheep
Ana Maria B. O. Lobo, Embrapa Goats and Sheep; Samuel R Paiva, Embrapa Secretariat of International Affairs; Raimundo N. B. Lobo, Federal University of Ceará
878
Genome-wide association identifies genomic regions associated with entropion in domestic sheep
Michelle R Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Stephen N White, Washington State University; James O Reynolds, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Donald P Knowles, Washington State University
879
Diallel Cross Between Texel and Corriedale: Lamb Growth and Survival
Gabriel Ciappesoni, INIA; Georgget Banchero, INIA; Andrés Vázquez, INIA
880
Computer intensive calculation of reliability of predicted breeding values with animal model, as a means for decision making in practical breeding schemes
Sreten Andonov, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food; Gunnar Klemetsdal, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Tormod Ĺdnřy, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
881
IMPACT OF THE HYPERMUSCULARITY GDF8 GENE ON SHEEP MATERNAL ABILITIES TRAITS
Dominique Francois, INRA; David Carpentier, INRA; Yves Bourdillon, INRA UE0322, La Sapiničre; Didier Grasset, GID LACAUNE; Flavie Tortereau, INRA; Jérome Raoul, Idele
882
Characterization of linkage disequilibrium and consistency of gametic phase in Canadian goats
Luiz F. Brito, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph; Mohsen Jafarikia, Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement; Daniela A Grossi, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph; Laurence Maignel, Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement; Mehdi Sargolzaei, The Semex Alliance; Flavio S Schenkel, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph
883
Genetic analysis of wool shedding scores of ewes from a composite flock using a threshold model and Bayesian methodologies
Napoleón Vargas Jurado, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kreg A. Leymaster, USDA, Meat Animal Research Center; Larry A. Kuehn, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska
884
DOES THE GENETICS OF LAMB SURVIVAL DIFFER BETWEEN SINGLE AND TWIN BORN MERINO LAMBS?
Sue Hatcher, NSW DPI; Kevin D Atkins, N/A; Sue Mortimer, NSW DPI