Animal Breeding and Genetics III: Gene Discovery

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Location: South Building Lower Level, Macleod C

Chair(s)

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Emily Leishman, PhD

Senior Research Associate
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario

Presentations:

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM MT

Discovery of key functional SNP markers associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle
Presenting Author: Stephanie Lam, PhD – University of Guelph
Author: Leluo Guan, PhD – Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia
Author: Graham Plastow, PhD – Livestock Gentec, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Author: Ángela Cánovas, PhD – University of Guelph, Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM MT

Awardee Talk: Insights into translational regulation through tRNA sequencing, RNA sequencing, and ribosome profiling
Presenting Author: Anna K. Goldkamp, PhD (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma State University
Author: Lillian Okamoto – Utah State University
Author: Kara J. Thornton-Kurth, PhD – Utah State University
Author: Darren E. Hagen – Oklahoma State University
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM MT

Transcriptomics analyses of mink spleen infected by Aleutian Disease
Author: Gregory Bishop – Department of Engineering, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada
Author: Hossain Farid – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University
Presenting Author: Duy Ngoc Do – Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University
Author: Younes Miar – Dalhousie University
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM MT

Transcriptome analysis of bovine abomasal mucosa following experimental infection with Ostertagia ostertagi
Author: Clarissa Boschiero – USDA ARS
Presenting Author: George E. Liu – USDA ARS
Author: Wenbin Tuo – USDA ARS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Animal Breeding and Genetics III: Gene Discovery Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM MT

An autosomal recessive mutation in PYGM causes myophosphorylase deficiency in composite cattle
Presenting Author: Mackenzie C. Batt, MS – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Leila G. Venzor – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Keri Gardner – Michigan State University
Author: Rachel R. Reith, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Kelsey A. Roberts – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Nicolas J. Herrera – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Anna M. Fuller – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Gary A. Sullivan – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Travis Mulliniks – Oregon State University
Author: Matthew L. Spangler, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Stephanie J. Valberg – Michigan State University
Author: David J. Steffen – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Jessica L. Petersen (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM MT

Genome Wide Association Study for reduced dry period in dairy goats
Presenting Author: Bruno A. Galindo – Univeristy of Guelph - CGIL / State University of the Northern of Paraná - Brazil
Author: Erin Massender – AgSights
Author: Isis C. Hermisdorff – University of Guelph - CGIL
Author: Flávio S. Schenkel, BSc, MSc, PhD – University of Guelph
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM MT

Changes in DNA methylation five days after exposure to acute heat stress in beef cattle skeletal muscle
Presenting Author: Rachel R. Reith, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Rachel Gibbs – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Author: Melanie R. White – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Author: Brooke L. Parrish – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Author: Anna M. Fuller – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author: Ty B. Schmidt, PhD – University of Nebraska
Author: Dustin T. Yates – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Author: Jessica L. Petersen (she/her/hers) – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Longitudinal comparative transcriptomics of dairy cattle at different altitudes reveals unique mechanisms underlying plateau hypoxia adaptation
Author: Qianhai Fang – China Agricultural University
Author: Hailiang Zhang – China Agricultural University
Presenting Author: Yachun Wang, Dr. – China Agricultural University