This is a draft schedule. Presentation dates, times and locations may be subject to change.

Oral Session: Breeding and Genetics: Methodology and Dairy/Sheep/Poultry

Tuesday, July 11, 2017: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
319 (Baltimore Convention Center)
Moderator:
James E Koltes
9:30 AM
183
Optimum Selection of Core Animals in the Efficient Inversion of the Genomic Relationship Matrix
Heather L. Bradford, University of Georgia; Ivan Pocrnic, University of Georgia; Breno O. Fragomeni, University of Georgia; Daniela A. L. Lourenco, University of Georgia and Ignacy Misztal, University of Georgia
9:45 AM
184
Impact of SNP Selection on Genomic Prediction for Different Reference Population Sizes
Daniela A. L. Lourenco, University of Georgia; Breno O. Fragomeni, University of Georgia; Heather L. Bradford, University of Georgia; Isabela Menezes, FZEA, University of Sao Paulo; Shogo Tsuruta, University of Georgia and Ignacy Misztal, University of Georgia
10:00 AM
185
Increasing Accuracy of Genomic Selection in Presence of High Density Marker Panels through the Prioritization of Relevant Polymorphisms
Ling-Yun Chang, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia; Sajjad Toghiani, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia; Samuel E Aggrey, NutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia and Romdhane Rekaya, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia
10:15 AM
186
A Hybrid of Prioritized SNP and Polygenetic Effect Method for Implementation of Genomic Selection
Sajjad Toghiani, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia; Ling-Yun Chang, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia; Samuel E Aggrey, NutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia and Romdhane Rekaya, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia
10:30 AM
187
Analysis of Misclassified Categorical Responses
Ashley Ling, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia; Pattarapol Sumreddee, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia; El Hamidi A Hay, USDA/ARS/LARRL; Romdhane Rekaya, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Department of Statistics, University of Georgia and Samuel E Aggrey, NutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
188
Ability to Genotype Differing Variants with Arrays Vs. Whole Genome Sequencing
Paul M VanRaden, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, ARS, USDA; Gordon L Spangler, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, ARS, USDA; Curt P VanTassell, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, ARS, USDA; Jicai Jiang, University of Maryland; Li Ma, University of Maryland; Jeffrey R O'Connell, University of Maryland-Baltimore; Shannon Smith, Zoetis Inc. and Sue K DeNise, Zoetis Inc.
11:15 AM
189
Genomic Relatedness Strengthens Genetic Connectedness Across Management Units
Haipeng Yu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew L. Spangler, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Gota Morota, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:30 AM
190
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Signal Transducer and Regulator of Transcription (STAT) Genes Are Associated with Milk Production, Milk Composition and Fertility Traits in Holstein Friesian Cattle
Lyndsey Ratcliffe, Bioscience Research Institute; Michael Mullen, Bioscience Research Institute; Matthew C McClure, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation; Jennifer McClure, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation and Francis Kearney, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
11:45 AM
191
Genetic Relationship Between Wool Shedding in Ewe-Lambs and Ewes
Napoleon Vargas Jurado, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kreg A. Leymaster, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center; Larry A. Kuehn, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center and Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
12:00 PM
192
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Candidate Genes Associated with Growth Performance and Meat Quality Traits in Tau Vang Chicken
Do Vo Anh Khoa, Can Tho University; Di Bo, Menon Production and Trade Co., Ltd.; Ni Shunlin, Thien Bang Animal Feed Co., Ltd, Vietnam Branch; Nguyen Hoai An, Hoang Long Agriculture Co., Ltd.; Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Institute of Biotechnology; Nguyen Thi Kim Khang, Can Tho University; Nguyen Van Truyen, Greenfeed Vietnam Joint Stock Company and Nguyen Thanh Phi Long, Can Tho University
12:15 PM
193
Including Causative Variants into Single Step Genomic BLUP
Breno d Fragomeni, University of Georgia; Daniela A. L. Lourenco, University of Georgia; Yutaka Masuda, University of Georgia; Andres Legarra, INRA, UMR 1388 GenPhySE and Ignacy Misztal, University of Georgia
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