Breeding Objectives and Economics of Breeding Schemes

Monday, August 18, 2014: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Bayshore Grand Ballroom B-C (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Jack C. M. Dekkers
10:30 AM
001
How to select the best bulls worldwide for a particular national market?
Clotilde Patry, INRA, UMR 1313 GABI; Vincent Ducrocq, INRA, UMR1313 GABI
Recorded Presentation (flv)
10:45 AM
002
Factors Affecting Rankings of Dairy Bulls across New Zealand Dairy Farm Systems
Bruno Santos, AbacusBio Limited; Timothy Byrne, AbacusBio Limited; Bram Visser, AbacusBio Limited; Jeremy Bryant, DairyNZ; Peter Amer, AbacusBio Limited
Recorded Presentation (flv)
11:00 AM
003
Economic Breeding Objectives for Canadian Lamb
Cheryl D Quinton, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph; Delma Kennedy, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food; Katarzyna Stachowicz, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph; Stephen P Miller, AgResearch, Invermay
Recorded Presentation (flv)
11:15 AM
004
Optimal breeding strategies for sheep should consider variation in feed availability
Gus Rose, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Han A. Mulder, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Julius van der Werf, University of New England; Johan A.M. van Arendonk, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University
Recorded Presentation (flv)
11:30 AM
005
Multiple regression and mediator variables can be used to avoid double counting when economic values are derived using stochastic herd simulation
Søren Østergaard, Aarhus University; Jehan Ettema, SimHerd Inc.; Line Hjortø, Knowledge Centre for Agriculture; Jørn Pedersen, Knowledge Centre for Agriculture; Morten K. Sørensen, Knowledge Centre for Agriculture
Recorded Presentation (flv)
11:45 AM
006
Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions
Samuel M Mbuku, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Beef Research Centre; Isaac S Kosgey, Laikipia University; Okeyo Mwai, International Livestock Research Institute; Alexander K Kahi, Egerton University
Recorded Presentation (flv)
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