CSAS Symposium IIA - Animal genomics and future perspectives - Sponsored by RDAR

Chair(s)

• NP

  Nuria Prieto

  Research Scientist
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research and Development Centre
  Lacombe, Alberta

Co-Chair(s)

• DH

  Devin Holman, PhD

  Research Scientist
  Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research and Developmental Center
  Lacombe, Alberta

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM MT

  CSAS Symposium IIA Introduction
• 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM MT

  Leveraging genomics to advance the breeding of Canadian livestock
  

  Presenting Author: Emily M. Leishman, PhD – University of Guelph

  Author: Ricarda E. Jahnel – University of Guelph

  Author: Alexandra Harlander, DVM, DVSc, PhD, Dip ECAWBM (AWSEL) – University of Guelph

  Author: Owen W. Willems – Hybrid Turkeys

  Author: Benjamin Wood, BVSc, PhD, MACVSc, MAHM – University of Queensland

  Author: Shai Barbut, BSc, MSc, PhD – University of Guelph

  Author: Flávio S. Schenkel, BSc, MSc, PhD – University of Guelph

  Author: Filippo Miglior – Guelph University

  Author: Rachel Gervais – Université laval

  Author: Paul Stothard, PhD – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

  Author: Christine F. Baes – Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph
• 1:35 PM - 2:10 PM MT

  Development, deployment, and calibration of genomic selection tools to improve performance traits for Canadian beef cattle
  

  Presenting Author: Changxi Li – Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

  Author: John A. Basarab, P.Ag., PhD – Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

  Author: Tiago Valente – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

  Author: Graham Plastow, PhD – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

  Author: Paul Stothard, PhD – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta

  Author: Yining Wang – Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Author: Michael Vinsky – Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 2:10 PM - 2:45 PM MT

  American Mink Genome Sequencing Project
  

  Presenting Author: Younes Miar – Dalhousie University
• 2:45 PM - 3:20 PM MT

  CSAS Symposium II Break