Selection Theory - Non-additive Effects

Thursday, August 21, 2014: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Bayshore Grand Ballroom D (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
John A. Woolliams
1:30 PM
012
Opportunities for improvement of phenotypic variability: influence of direct vs epistatic effects
Xia Shen, Division of Computational Genetics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; William G. Hill, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Recorded Presentation (flv)
1:45 PM
013
Estimation of genetic variance components including mutation and epistasis using Bayesian approach in a selection experiment on body weight in mice
Nuzul Widyas, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Just Jensen, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Vivi H. Nielsen, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Recorded Presentation (flv)
2:00 PM
014
Genetic Variance in Environmental Variance leads to non-linear Relationships between Traits with Application to Birth Weight and Survival in Piglets
Han A. Mulder, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; William G. Hill, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh; Egbert F. Knol, TOPIGS Research Center IPG
Recorded Presentation (flv)
2:15 PM
015
Design of Reference Populations for Genomic Selection in Crossbreeding Programs
Ilse van Grevenhof, Wageningen University; Julius van der Werf, School of Environmental & Rural Science, University of New England
Recorded Presentation (flv)
2:30 PM
016
The Standard Error of the Estimated Purebred-Crossbred Genetic Correlation
Piter Bijma, Wageningen University; John W.M. Bastiaansen, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University
Recorded Presentation (flv)
2:45 PM
017
Use of Genome Editing in Animal Breeding Programs
Janez Jenko, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Gregor Gorjanc, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Gábor Mészáros, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Bruce C.A. Whitelaw, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; John A. Woolliams, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Matthew A. Cleveland, Genus, Plc; John M. Hickey, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh
Recorded Presentation (flv)
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