Posters: Breeding objectives, economics of Selection Schemes, and Advances in Selection Theory (Group 1)

Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Posters (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Jack C. M. Dekkers
384
Evaluation of Brazilian Dairy Goat Breeding Programs
Raimundo N. B. Lobo, Federal University of Ceará; Leonardo H dos Santos, Federal University of Ceará; Olivardo Facó, Embrapa Goats and Sheep; Ana Maria B. O. Lobo, Embrapa Goats and Sheep
385
An initial study of the economic values of dairy cattle traits in Canadian Holsteins estimated using random regression models
Roger I Cue, McGill University, Department of Animal Science; Kevin Wade, McGill University; Asheber Sewalem, Agriculture and Agrifoods Canada; Hector A Delgado, McGill University; Daniel M Lefebvre, Valacta; René Lacroix, Valacta; Emile Bouchard, University of Montreal; Denis Haine, University of Montreal; Jocelyn Dubuc, University of Montreal
386
Approximate multivariate genetic evaluation of functional longevity and type traits in Austrian Fleckvieh cattle
Christina Pfeiffer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU); Vincent Ducrocq, INRA, UMR1313 GABI; Christian Fuerst, ZuchtData EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH
387
Genetic parameters for milk production traits and breeding goals for Gir dairy cattle in Brazil
Marco Aurélio Prata, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto- Departamento de Genética-FMRP-USP; Heverton Luis Moreira, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto- Departamento de Genética-FMRP-USP; Rui da Silva Verneque, Embrapa Dairy Cattle; Aníbal Eugênio Vercesi Filho, Instituto de Zootecnia; Maria Gabriela Campolina Diniz Peixoto, Embrapa Dairy Cattle; Lenira El Faro, SAA/APTA/Instituto de Zootecnia-Centro de Bovinos de Corte; Vera Lúcia Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto- Departamento de Genética-FMRP-USP
388
Consumers' Preference for “Bicycle Poultry” in Bénin: implication for designing breeding schemes
Epiphane Sodjinou, Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin; Arne Henningsen, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen; Delphin O. Koudande, Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin; Gauthier Biaou, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi; Guy Apollinaire Mensah, Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin
389
A Comparison of Restricted Selection Procedures Based on Restricted Best Linear Unbiased Prediction of Breeding Values
Masahiro Satoh, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science; Motohide Nishio, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
390
Preliminary Results of an Investigation on Innovative Breeding Objectives to Improve Efficiency in Extensive Cow-calf Production Systems in the Bonsmara Breed
Motshabi C Mokolobate, University of the Free State; Michiel M Scholtz, University of the Free State; Frikkie W C Neser, University of the Free State; Frans J Jordaan, University of the Free State; Sendros D Mulugeta, North West University
391
Did Genetic Change Improve Production Efficiency in Three Landrace Breeds of South Africa?
Frans J Jordaan, University of the Free State; Michiel M Scholtz, University of the Free State; Frederick W C Neser, University of the Free State; Norman A Maiwashe, University of the Free State; Zelda King, ARC-Animal Production Institute
392
INCORPORATING RISKS IN ECONOMIC VALUES FOR PIGS IN SMALLHOLDER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN KENYA
Jackson Mbuthia, Egerton University; Thomas Rewe, Pwani University; Tobias Okeno, Aarhus University; Alexander Kahi, Egerton University
393
Estimating the economic value of using a panel of tenderness markers to select for improved consumer palatability scores
Matthew J Kelly, The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; John M Thompson, The University of New England
394
Selection strategies utilizing genetic resources to adapt livestock to climate change
Bente Aspeholen Åby, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Theo H. E. Meuwissen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
395
Optimization of a meat index for Austrian land sheep
Lina Grill, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU); Alfons Willam, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU); Roswitha Baumung, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU); Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)
396
Genetic gain and economic weights of selection strategies including boar semen traits in a cross-breeding system
Dianelys Gonzalez-Peña Fundora, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Robert V. Knox, University of Illinois; Michael D. MacNeil, University of the Free State; Sandra L. Rodriguez Zas, University of Illinois
397
AccurAssign, software for accurate maximum-likelihood parentage assignment
Didier Boichard, INRA, UMR1313 GABI; Laetitia Barbotte, Labogena-DNA; Lucie Genestout, Labogena-DNA