Full Schedule

4-page Papers

Video Competition Nominees

7:30 AM - 6:45 PM CT

Poster Help Desk/Upload Hours

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Registration Desk Hours

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM CT

Oral/Poster Pitch Presentation Upload Hours

Location: Hall of Fame

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM CT

Plenary 3: Navigating the Bumpy Road from Data to Health: A Worthwhile Journey?

Location: Exhibit Hall B

Chair: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presenting Author: – University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine

Invited Plenary Talk

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Duel 3: How to Improve Prediction Accuracy for Breeding in the Era of Big Data?

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Chair: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presenting Author: – The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Presenting Author: – The University of Queensland

Speaker Duel

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Breeding for Sustainability 2

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Chair: – Iowa State University

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CT

460 - Measuring methane emissions in young bulls: a feasible shortcut to implementing more accurate genetic evaluations?

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – ABS Global

Author: – URUS PEAK

Author: – University of California, Davis

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Genotyping and phenotyping strategies

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CT

461 - Documentation of Genetic Gain for Growth in Atlantic Salmon Breeding Program

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Aquagen

Author: – AquaGen

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CT

462 - Incorporating Alternative Methane Metrics into Sheep Breeding Objectives: Implications for Productivity and Emission Efficiency

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Teagasc

Author: – Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland

Author: – Munster Technological University

Author: – Irish Cattle Breeding Federation

Author: – Teagasc

Sheep and goats

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

463 - Prediction accuracy of methane production traits from tropically adapted mixed-breed and purebred grazing beef cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Queensland Alliance Agriculture And Food Innovation

Author: – Queensland Alliance Agriculture And Food Innovation

Genomic prediction methods

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT

464 - A life cycle assessment for male-skew genetics: Harnessing sex determination as an environmental mitigation strategy in beef-on-dairy production

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – ABS, Genus PLC

Author: – Genus PLC

Genetics of environmental sustainability

11:46 AM - 11:47 AM CT

465 - Lifetime Net Merit Index ($NM) and the correlated response on methane emissions

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – University of California, Davis

Author: – Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding

Author: – Dairy Management Inc

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:47 AM - 11:48 AM CT

466 - Evaluating alternative methane trait definitions for sheep genetic evaluations: A simulation study

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, P61C996, Co. Cork, Ireland

Author: – Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland

Author: – Munster Technological University

Author: – AbacusBio

Genetic architecture of quantitative traits

11:48 AM - 11:49 AM CT

467 - Effect of differences in modelling ewe weight on methane intensity

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Innovis Breeding Sheep / SRUC

Author: – Innovis Breeding Sheep

Author: – SRUC

Improving sustainable agriculture in the developing world

11:49 AM - 11:50 AM CT

468 - Modelling the industry effects of incorporating direct methane traits into New Zealand national breeding objectives

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – AbacusBio

Author: – AbacusBio Ltd

Presenting Author: – AbacusBio

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:50 AM - 11:51 AM CT

469 - Logistics and value of recording field data for an international genomic reference population to improve beef cow resource use efficiency

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit, a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351 Australia

Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit

Author: – Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit

Author: – School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, NSW Australia

Author: – Beef and Lamb New Zealand

Author: – Bioeconomy Science Institute

Author: – Bioeconomy Science Institute, Invermay Agricultural Centre

Author: – Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Author: – Agriculture Horticulture Development Board

Author: – Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, UK

Author: – Irish Cattle Breeding Federation

Author: – Teagasc

Author: – Angus Genetics Inc., American Angus Association, Saint Joseph, MO, USA

Author: – Angus Genetics Inc

Author: – Angus Genetics Inc., American Angus Association, Saint Joseph, MO, USA

Author: – University of Tennessee

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:51 AM - 11:52 AM CT

470 - New approaches for environment-customized genetic selection

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR GABI

Author: – INRAE, Institut Agro, UMR PEGASE , Domaine de la prise , 35590 SAINT GILLES, France

Author: – Teagasc

Author: – Lactanet, University of Guelph

Author: – VikingGenetics and QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – UMR PEGASE, INRAE, Institut Agro Rennes

Author: – INRAE

Incorporating GxE in prediction

11:52 AM - 11:53 AM CT

471 - Rebalancing Breeding objectives Towards the Dairy Cow of 2050: Economic Impacts of Including Methane and Feed Intake in Selection Indices

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Confederación de Asociaciones de Frisona Española (CONAFE)

Author: – Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraría y Alimentaria - CSIC

Author: – Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC)

Author: – Confederación de Asociaciones de Frisona Española (CONAFE)

Author: – The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:53 AM - 11:54 AM CT

472 - Accelerating Methane Phenotyping Worldwide for the Jersey Breed through the Global Methane Genetics Initiative

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – SEGES Innovation P/S

Author: – BGS

Presenting Author: – University of Guelph

Author: – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Author: – Lactanet, University of Guelph

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:54 AM - 11:55 AM CT

473 - International collaboration for mitigation of methane in Red Dairy Cattle through genetic selection

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – Växa Sverige

Author: – Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Author: – QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – AniVet, Aarhus University

Presenting Author: – Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Author: – Geno

Author: – Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Author: – Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, UK

Author: – Lactanet, University of Guelph

Dairy cattle

11:55 AM - 11:56 AM CT

474 - Net-Zero Dairy Genome Project (NDGP): Leveraging genomics to achieve dairy net-zero by 2050

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Author: – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Author: – Université Laval

Author: – University of Alberta

Author: – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Author: – University of California, Davis

Author: – University of Guelph

Author: – Lactanet

Author: – Lactanet Canada

Author: – University of Guelph

Author: – AbacusBio

Author: – University of Guelph

Author: – Semex Alliance

Author: – OMAFRA

Author: – University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

Author: – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – Roslin Institute

Author: – VikingGenetics and QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – Teagasc

Author: – Associazione Nazionale Allevatori della Razza Frisona, Bruna e Jersey Italiana, Cremona, Italy

Author: – Qualitas AG

Author: – School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, NSW Australia

Author: – Lactanet, University of Guelph

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Dairy Cattle 2: Precision Dairy Phenotypes: Genetics from Robotic Milking, 3D Imaging, and Ultrasound

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Chair: – University of Guelph

Chair: – Lactanet, University of Guelph

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CT

440 - Genomics of ultrasound-derived phenotypes and liver metabolic status during the transition period in Holstein cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova

Author: – Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy

Author: – University of Padova, DAFNAE Department

Author: – Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE)

Author: – Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova

Author: – Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition (DIANA) and the Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Research Center for Sustainable Dairy Production (CREI), Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Author: – Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy

Author: – Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition (DIANA) and the Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Research Center for Sustainable Dairy Production (CREI), Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Author: – Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova

Presenting Author: – Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova

Dairy cattle

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CT

441 - Integrating pregnancy diagnosis data into New Zealand’s national dairy fertility evaluation

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Author: – AbacusBio Int. Limited

Author: – AbacusBio

Author: – New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited

Author: – AbacusBio Ltd

Presenting Author: – AbacusBio

Dairy cattle

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CT

442 - Genetic parameters of body weight traits from a 3D camera system in Nordic Holstein and Red Dairy Cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Presenting Author: – VikingGenetics

Author: – VikingGenetics

Author: – QGG, Aarhus University

Author: – VikingGenetics and QGG, Aarhus University

Dairy cattle

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

443 - Genetic parameters for traits derived from measures of electrical conductivity collected by automatic milking systems and their correlations with clinical mastitis in Holstein cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Dairy cattle

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT

444 - Genetics of udder conformation traits derived from robotic milking systems data using genomic random regression models in American Holstein cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Beef Cattle Research Center, Institute of Animal Science, Sertãozinho, SP, 14174-000, Brazil

Author: – Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Dairy cattle

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM CT

445 - Genetic evaluation of milk production using robotic milking data

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Author: – ABS Global

Presenting Author: – Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sensor phenotyping systems and analyses

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Genetics of Reproduction

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Chair: – Poznan University of Life Sciences

Chair: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

446 - Genomic Signatures of Fetal Loss in Holstein Cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – Washington State University

Author: – University of Idaho

Genetics of reproduction

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CT

447 - Genetic parameters for semen traits in five commercial pig lines

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Norsvin

Author: – Topigs Norsvin Research Center, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

Author: – Geno

Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Author: – Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Genetics of reproduction

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

448 - Genetic analysis of pregnancy loss in U.S. Jersey cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Genetics of reproduction

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT

449 - Genetic control of canalization for twinning and triplet rates in Polypay sheep using double hierarchical generalized linear models

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS-RSPER

Author: – USDA-ARS-RSPER

Author: – Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Genetic parameter estimation

11:46 AM - 11:47 AM CT

450 - Inter-Tissue Gene Network Analyses of HPG, Muscle and Liver Transcriptome in IVP-Derived Bovine Calves Reveal Molecular Perturbations

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Author: – Aarhus University

Author: – Utrecht University

Author: – University of Copenhagen

Presenting Author: – Aarhus University

Genetics of reproduction

11:47 AM - 11:48 AM CT

451 - Genetic variability in sperm quality traits for Norwegian Red bulls

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Author: – Geno

Author: – Norsvin

Genetics of reproduction

11:48 AM - 11:49 AM CT

452 - Rapid, Cost-Effective and Reliable semen DNA Extraction Method for quantification of X and Y chromosome-bearing spermatozoa

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Murdoch University

Other molecular genetics and genomics topics

11:49 AM - 11:50 AM CT

453 - Evaluating service sire effects on genetic parameter estimation for reproductive and maternal traits in Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire pig populations

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Animal Science department of Purdue University

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Fujian Yongcheng Breeding Technology Group Co., Ltd

Author: – Purdue University

Genetics of reproduction

11:50 AM - 11:51 AM CT

454 - Investigation of genomic regions associated with embryonic loss in biopsied Holstein Friesian embryos from elite matings

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Author: – Georg-August University

Author: – Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms University Bonn, Institute of Animal Science

Author: – SYNETICS Germany GmbH

Author: – University of Bonn, Institute of Animal Science

Author: – Georg-August-University Göttingen, Department of Animal Sciences

Presenting Author: – University of Goettingen, Department of Animal Sciences

Genetics of reproduction

11:51 AM - 11:52 AM CT

455 - Heritable cryptic chromosomal translocations in Holstein bulls detected by sperm sorting technology

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – STgenetics

Author: – STgenetics

Author: – STGenetics

Author: – College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University

Author: – STgenetics

Genetics of reproduction

11:52 AM - 11:53 AM CT

456 - Detection of novel and known recessive haplotypes and their association with reproductive performance in South African Afrikaner and Brahman beef cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Author: – Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Author: – Stellenbosch University

Presenting Author: – University of the Free State

Sequencing, genomes, genotyping

11:53 AM - 11:54 AM CT

457 - Genetic parameter estimation for bull fertility traits by combining stud collection and breeding soundness exam records

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Kansas State University

Author: – Iowa State University

Author: – West Texas A & M

Author: – Kansas State University

Genetic parameter estimation

11:54 AM - 11:55 AM CT

458 - Genetic analysis of XX-male bovine reveals tetragametic chimera

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis

Author: – Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis

Author: – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Author: – Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis

Author: – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Author: – Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis

Genetics of reproduction

11:55 AM - 11:56 AM CT

459 - Metabolomic Analysis of Fertility Traits in Transitioning Dairy Cows

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom A

Presenting Author: – California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Author: – California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Author: – Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo

Author: – Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo

Author: – Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo

Presenting Author: – Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo

Application of other -omics technologies (transcriptomics, etc)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Outreach, Society and Policy

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Chair: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

488 - Sheep Genetics after 20 years: Driving Innovation in Genetic Evaluation for the Australian Sheep Industry and Beyond

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Meat and Livestock Australia

Author: – Meat and Livestock Australia

Author: – Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit

Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit, a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351 Australia

Outreach and communication to industry

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CT

489 - iGENDEC: A web-based decision support platform for delivering economic selection index theory to industry and students

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Author: – Theta Solutions, LLC (retired)

Author: – ABS (retired)

Author: – University of Kentucky

Author: – Kansas State University

Outreach and communication to industry

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

490 - The changing dynamics of the breeding sector engagement in policy – Building effectiveness

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders

Presenting Author: – PIC

Presenting Author: – ICAR

Outreach and communication to society and policymakers

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT

491 - Assessing the need for a new Global of Action for Animal Genetic Resources

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Author: – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Outreach and communication to society and policymakers

11:46 AM - 11:47 AM CT

492 - Understanding Stakeholder Awareness and Willingness to Adopt Genetic Solutions for Methane-Mitigation in Sheep Breeding

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – INIA Uruguay

Author: – Teagasc

Author: – SRUC

Author: – INRAe

Author: – The Norwegian Association of Sheep and Goat Breeders (NSG)

Author: – Sheep Ireland, Link road, Ballincollig, Cork, Co. Cork, P31 D452, Ireland

Author: – Texel Society

Author: – Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland

Author: – INIA Uruguay

Author: – INRAe

Author: – Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Athenry, H65 R718, Co. Galway, Ireland

Author: – INIA Uruguay

Author: – Norwegian Univeristy of Life Sciences (NMBU, Ås)

Author: – SRUC

Incorporating environmental sustainability in breeding programs, LCA

11:47 AM - 11:48 AM CT

493 - How well is animal breeding connected to the western society? A European multi-actor initiative

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Wageningen Livestock Research

Author: – Wageningen University & Research, Animal Breeding and Genomics

Author: – Wageningen Livestock Research

Societal aspects of breeding programs

11:48 AM - 11:49 AM CT

494 - Co-designing poultry for integrated crop-poultry systems: Genetic and organizational needs for agroecological transition

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Author: – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR GABI , Rue de la Manufacture , 78350 JOUY EN JOSAS, France; CNRS, ESIEE Paris, INRAE, Univ Gustave Eiffel, LISIS, 3 Allée Jean Renoir , 93160 NOISY LE GRAND, France

Author: – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR GABI , Rue de la Manufacture , 78350 JOUY EN JOSAS, France, 2 CNRS, ESIEE Paris, INRAE, Univ Gustave Eiffel, LISIS, 3 Allée Jean Renoir , 93160 NOISY LE GRAND, France

Author: – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR GABI , Rue de la Manufacture , 78350 JOUY EN JOSAS, France

Author: – INRAE, Institut Agro, UMR PEGASE , Domaine de la prise , 35590 SAINT GILLES, France

Presenting Author: – INRAE, Institut Agro, UMR PEGASE , Domaine de la prise , 35590 SAINT GILLES, France

Author: – INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, UMR GQE , 12 route 128, 91190 GIF SUR YVETTE, France

Author: – 1 Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR GABI , Rue de la Manufacture , 78350 JOUY EN JOSAS, France

Societal aspects of breeding programs

11:49 AM - 11:50 AM CT

495 - Beef-on-dairy: Farmers' views on breeding strategies and management in Sweden

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences

Author: – Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences

Author: – Viking Genetics

Author: – AbacusBio Int. Limited

Author: – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Author: – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Biosciences

Societal aspects of breeding programs

11:50 AM - 11:51 AM CT

496 - Assessing Beef Producer Bull Selection Practices in the US to Inform Educational Programming

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – University of Kentucky

Author: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Author: – Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis

Author: – Kansas State University

Author: – University of Tennessee

Author: – University of Missouri

Author: – Iowa State University

Author: – University of Missouri

Author: – Kansas State University

Outreach and communication to industry

11:51 AM - 11:52 AM CT

497 - Leadership in an Austrian cattle breeders’ association: Why is female representation so low?

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Author: – Georg-August University

Author: – BOKU-University

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Societal aspects of breeding programs

11:52 AM - 11:53 AM CT

498 - A preliminary network development of experts with key skills in livestock resilience traits

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture

Author: – National Research Institute of Animal Production

Author: – IRTA Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

Author: – National Research Institute of Animal Production

Author: – Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

Author: – National Research Institute of Animal Production

Author: – Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

Author: – Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR GABI

Outreach and communication to society and policymakers

11:53 AM - 11:54 AM CT

499 - Preparation of the Third Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Author: – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Presenting Author: – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Author: – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Conserving local breeds and gene banks

11:54 AM - 11:55 AM CT

500 - The European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare: Development of a EU Knowledge Platform to monitor animal welfare

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture

Author: – Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries

Author: – Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale"

Author: – EFSA European Food Safety Authority

Author: – European Food Safety Authority

Author: – AGENCE NATIONALE DE SECURITE SANITAIRE DE L’ALIMENTATION, DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU TRAVAIL

Author: – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Author: – Aarhus University

Author: – TEAGASC

Author: – Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries

Outreach and communication to society and policymakers

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Poultry: Breeding for Resilience and Efficiency - Sponsored by Hy-Line

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Chair: – Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602

Chair: – The Royal Veterinary College, Clinical Science and Services, Hatfield

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CT

475 - Phenotypic and genomic characterization of body weight traits of African chickens reared under semi-scavenging conditions

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – CTLGH, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, EH25 9RG, UK

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK

Author: – Livestock Genetics, Nutrition and Feed Resource (LGNFR), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Author: – Amhara Agricultural Research Institute, Andassa Livestock Research Centre

Author: – Livestock Genetics, Nutrition and Feed Resource (LGNFR), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Cells, Organisms, and Molecular Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Scotland’s Rural College

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh

Improving sustainable agriculture in the developing world

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CT

476 - Investigating the Genetic Background of Northern Fowl Mite Infestation on Cage-Free Laying Hens.

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Iowa State University / Hy-Line International

Author: – University of California, Riverside

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Avian

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CT

477 - Identification of a novel candidate gene for female puberty in birds

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – China Agriculture University

Author: – China Agriculture University

Avian

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

478 - Genome-Wide Association Study of Growth and Feed Efficiency in Commercial Broiler Chickens

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – University of Delaware

Causal variant and gene discovery

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT

479 - Genetic Analysis of Egg Production and Quality Traits in Indigenous Tanzanian Chickens

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – Iowa State University

Author: – Iowa State University

Author: – Iowa State University / Hy-Line International

Author: – Sokoine University of Agriculture

Author: – Iowa State University

Author: – Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency

Author: – UC Davis

Author: – Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency

Author: – University of Dodoma

Author: – UC Davis

Author: – UCDavis

Author: – Iowa State University

Improving sustainable agriculture in the developing world

11:46 AM - 11:47 AM CT

480 - Faecal Microbiome Comparison of Two Goose Breeds Under Identical Rearing Conditions

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – Department of Animal Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production

Author: – Department of Poultry Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal Production

Author: – Department of Animal Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production

Author: – Experimental Station of the National Research Institute of Animal Production

Microbiome and genetics

11:47 AM - 11:48 AM CT

481 - Genome-wide association studies on growth and fitness traits of a Pekin duck line using imputed genotypes

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – University of Edinburgh

Author: – Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK

Author: – CTLGH, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, EH25 9RG, UK

Author: – Cherry Valley Farms (UK) Ltd

Author: – Aviagen

GWAS and fine mapping methods

11:48 AM - 11:49 AM CT

482 - Phenotypic Differences During Early Development in Gallus gallus

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – University of Delaware

Other genetic and phenotype prediction topics

11:49 AM - 11:50 AM CT

483 - Genetic Characterization of the Chicken TAPBP Gene and Its Haplotypic Association with BF2 in the Major Histocompatibility Complex

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Author: – Chungnam National University

Author: – University of Oxford

Presenting Author: – Chungnam National University

Avian

11:50 AM - 11:51 AM CT

484 - Genomic characteristics of heat tolerance-related variations among native and commercial chicken populations

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – Chungnam National University

Author: – Chungnam National University

Avian

11:51 AM - 11:52 AM CT

485 - Growth and production performance of crossbred chicken providing similar nutritional plane

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – Poultry Research Center, Bangladesh Livestock Reserach Institute, Savar, Dhaka

Breeding goals

11:52 AM - 11:53 AM CT

486 - Genome-wide association study of bone integrity traits of femur in broiler chicken

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Presenting Author: – Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho"-FCAV

Author: – Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho"-FCAV

Author: – Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste

Author: – Embrapa Suínos e Aves

Author: – Departamento de Zootecnia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo

Author: – Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho"-FCAV

Author: – Embrapa Suínos e Aves

GWAS and fine mapping methods

11:53 AM - 11:54 AM CT

487 - Standardization of slaughter by live weight in Caipira slow-growing broilers using nonlinear mixed models and genetic parameters for growth and carcass traits

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Rooms K-R

Author: – Sao Paulo University

Author: – Granja Caipixaba

Author: – Sao Paulo University

Author: – University of São Paulo

Author: – Sao Paulo University

Presenting Author: – Universidade de São Paulo

Author: – Departamento de Zootecnia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo

Genetic parameter estimation

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Thursday Lunch Workshop: Making Genomic Testing Simple : Tailored Expertise from Sample to Insight - Presented by Labogena

Location: Madison Ballroom C

Thursday Lunch Workshop

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Thursday Lunch Workshop: Unlocking the value of dairy herd data with AVITI sequencing and AI-driven insights - Presented by Element Biosciences

Location: Madison Ballroom D

Presenting Author: – Element Biosciences

Presenting Author: – Grimmius Cattle

Thursday Lunch Workshop

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Animal Behavior and Welfare

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Chair: – Dept Mejora Genética Animal, INIA-CSIC

Chair: – Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and Genomics

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT

522 - Improving offspring survival outcomes for mammalian livestock species

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, University of New England, Australia

Author: – JBS Pork Australia

Author: – Topigs Norsvin Research Center

Author: – Meat and Livestock Australia

Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit, a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351 Australia

Author: – Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, University of New England, Australia

Genetics of animal welfare

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CT

523 - How genetic background and early post-mixing social interactions shape dynamic patterns of dyadic aggression in pigs

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Iowa state university

Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA

Genetics of animal welfare

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CT

524 - Genetic analysis and simulation of locomotion and social traits in turkeys

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Wageningen University and Research

Author: – Wageningen University and Research

Author: – Eindhoven University of Technology

Author: – Hendrix Genetics Research

Author: – Hendrix Genetics Limited

Author: – Hybrid Turkeys

Author: – Eindhoven University of Technology

Author: – Wageningen University & Research

Genetics of animal welfare

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CT

525 - Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome and its genetic association with repeated skin damage scores

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia

Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Author: – Federal University of Viçosa

Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Presenting Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Author: – Federal University of Viçosa

Author: – Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

Swine

2:46 PM - 2:47 PM CT

526 - Genetics of maternal defensive aggressiveness in Swiss Landrace sows

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – SRUC/University of Edinburgh

Author: – SUISAG

Author: – School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK

Author: – Scotland's Rural College

Author: – The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, University of Edinburgh

Author: – SRUC

Genetics of animal welfare

2:47 PM - 2:48 PM CT

527 - Sensitivity of genomic heritability and predictive ability to SNP-panel reduction in dairy cattle personality traits

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – 1Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University

Author: – 1Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University

Author: – Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel

Other genetic and phenotype prediction topics

2:48 PM - 2:49 PM CT

528 - Genetic determination of positive and negative social behavioural traits in pigs

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – SRUC

Author: – Queen's University Belfast

Author: – SRUC

Author: – PIC

Author: – SRUC

Author: – Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Presenting Author: – Scotland's Rural College

Author: – SRUC

Author: – School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK

Author: – SRUC

Genetics of animal welfare

2:49 PM - 2:50 PM CT

529 - Neonatal piglets exhibit differential gene expression in brain and adrenal tissue associated with maternal resilience to social stress

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – Michigan State University

Genetics of animal welfare

2:50 PM - 2:51 PM CT

530 - Genetic relationship between feather cover and survival in crossbred laying hens

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Institute for Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain.

Author: – H&N International GmbH

Author: – Lohmann Breeders GmBh

Author: – Institute for Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València

Other genetic and phenotype prediction topics

2:51 PM - 2:52 PM CT

531 - Quantifying social genetic variance for feed efficiency in pigs

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Universitat Politècnica de València

Author: – Nutreco

Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona

Author: – Universidad de Zaragoza

Author: – Institute for Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València

Social/indirect genetic effects

2:52 PM - 2:53 PM CT

532 - Genetic Evaluation and Selection for Reproductive Traits using Free Farrowing Data: Implications for Breeding Programs

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Presenting Author: – Topigs Norsvin

Author: – Topigs Norsvin Canada

Author: – Topigs Norsvin Research Center

Swine

2:53 PM - 2:54 PM CT

533 - Genetic parameters and genome-wide signals for social network analysis traits from feeder replacement events in beef cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison Ballroom B

Presenting Author: – Institute of Animal Science

Author: – UNESP

Author: – Purdue University

Author: – UNESP

Author: – Instituto de Zootecnia, São Paulo, Brasil

Author: – Beef Cattle Research Center, Institute of Animal Science, Sertãozinho, SP, 14174-000, Brazil

Genetics of animal welfare

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Beef Cattle 2 - Sponsored by American Hereford Association

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Chair: – Iowa State University

Chair: – University of Miyazaki

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT

547 - Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Validation of a Single-Step Genomic Evaluation for Meat Eating Quality Traits in Irish Beef Cattle.

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Irish Cattle Breeding Federation

Author: – Irish Cattle Breeding Federation

Author: – Teagasc

Author: – Irish Cattle Breeding Federation

Beef Cattle

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CT

548 - Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Prediction-Based Estimation and Comparative Analysis of Dam-Progeny Carcass Traits in Hanwoo

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University

Author: – Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University

Genomic prediction methods

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CT

549 - Evaluating beef carcase quality traits in an Australian multibreed population.

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit

Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit, a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351 Australia

Author: – The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit and NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Author: – Animal Genetics Breeding Unit, a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351 Australia

Beef Cattle

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CT

550 - Estimates of genetic parameters, heterosis, and breed effects for beef tenderness and marbling.

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Author: – USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

Author: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Beef Cattle

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CT

551 - Changing beef cut proportions through genetics is really hard

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide University

Author: – Adelaide University

Author: – SARDI

Beef Cattle

2:46 PM - 2:47 PM CT

552 - Preliminary results show high genetic correlations for carcass traits in Japanese Black and F1 Angus cattle

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – 3D Genetics

Author: – 3D Genetics

Multi-population prediction methods

2:47 PM - 2:48 PM CT

553 - Longissimus muscle lipidomics profile of Nellore cattle submitted to fetal programming

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil

Author: – Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

Author: – University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil

Author: – Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University

Author: – Lipid Marker - Omics Science

Author: – College of Animal Science and Food Engeneering FZEA; São Paulo University - USP

Author: – University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil

Beef Cattle

2:48 PM - 2:49 PM CT

554 - Genetic evaluation of growth traits for selecting proven Sahiwal crossbred bulls through progeny testing in Bangladesh

Location: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Presenting Author: – Lal Teer Livestock Development (BD) Limited

Author: – Lal Teer Livestock Development (BD) Limited

Author: – Multimode Group