Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology

 Part I: Problems and Issues associated with Poultry Breeding

• Industrial Perspective on Problems and Issues Associated with Poultry Breeding, J A Arthur, Hy-Line International, Dallas Center, USA and G A A Albers, Nutreco Agriculture Research & Development, The Netherlands
• Growth and Reproduction Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Broiler Meat Production, E Ducuypere, V Bruggeman, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, G F Barbato, Pennsylvania State University, USA and J Buyse, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
• Skeletal Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production, C C Whitehead, R H Fleming, Bone Biology Group, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, UK, R J Julian, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada and P Sørensen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, Denmark
• Meat Quality Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production, H Remignon, ENSAT, France and E Le Bihan-Duval, Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA Centre de Tours, France
• Behaviour Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production, J B Kjaer, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, Denmark and J A Mench, University of California, USA
• Problems with Genotype-Environment Interactions Associated with Selection for Increased Production, P K Mathur, Canadian Center for Swine Improvement Inc, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Part II: Breeding Strategies and Objectives

• Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Layer Production, A E Groen, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Broiler Production, D Emmerson, Aviagens, AL, USA
• Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Meat Type Birds,
• B Besbes, Hubbard-ISA (Layer Division), Chateaubourg, France and V Ducrocq, Station de Genetique Quantitative et Appliquee, INRA, France
• Application of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Meat Type Birds, S Wezyk, Krowoderskich Zuchow, Poland and J Jankowski, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
• Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Poultry Breeding: Estimation of Genetic Parameters, T Szwaczkowski, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
• Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Poultry Breeding: Assumptions, limitations, and concerns of BLUP based selection programs, M Quinton, University of Guelph, Canada
• Direct Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-Being, J M Faure, Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA Centre de Tours, France, W Bessei, Universitat Hohenheim, Germany and R B Jones, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, UK
• Indirect Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-Being, W M Muir
• Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Poultry, M E Delany, University of California, USA

Part III: Disease Resistance and Transmission

• Progress and Prospects in Resistance to Disease, U Kuhnlein, McGill University, Canada, S E Aggrey and A Zadworny, McGill University, Canada
• Genetics of the Immune System, J Plachy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, P Kaiser, Institute of Animal Health, Compton Laboratory, Berkshire, UK and K Hala, Institute of Pathophysiology, University of Innsbruck Medical School, Austria
• Genetic Resistance and Transmission of Avian Bacteria and Viruses, N Bumstead, Institute of Animal Health, Compton Laboratory, Berkshire, UK
• Genetic Resistance and Transmission of Avian Parasites, M-H Pinard van der Laan, Laboratoire de Genetique Factorille, INRA, France, H S Lillehoj and James J Zhu, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, USA
• Selection for Disease Resistance: Conventional Breeding for Resistance to Bacteria and Viruses, C Beaumont, Station de Recherches Avicoles, INRA Centre de Tours, France, G Dambrine, A M Chausse, INRA, Station de Pathologie Aviarire et Parasitologie, France and D Flock, Akazienweg, Germany
• Selection for Disease Resistance: Molecular Genetic Techniques, H H Cheng, USDA-ARS, Avian Diseases and Oncology Lab, MI, USA
• Selection for Disease Resistance: Direct Selection on the Immune Response, S Lamont, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, M-H Pinard-van der Laan, A Cahaner, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel, J J van der Poel and H K Parmentier, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Part IV: The Use of Genomics and Bioinformatics in Poultry

• Genetic Markers: Prospects and Applications in Genetic Analysis, S E Aggrey and R Okimoto, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA
• Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits based on Mapped Genetic Markers, J A M Van Arendonk, and H Bovenhuis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits based on Random Genetic Models, Yi Nengjun and S Xu, University of California, Riverside, USA
• Structural Genomics: Integrating Linkage, Physical and Sequence Maps, M A M Groenen and R P M A Crooijmans, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Incorporating Molecular Information in Breeding Programs: Methodology, R Fernando and L R Totir, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
• Incorporating Molecular Information in Breeding Programs: Applications and Limitations, W M Muir
• Comparative Genomics, D W Burt, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, UK
• Functional Genomics: Development and Gene Regulation, J Killefer, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA and H Kocamis, College of Agriculture, Morgantown, WV, USA
• Expressed Sequence Tags, DNA Chip Technology and Gene Expression Profiling, L A Cogburn, R Morgan and J Burnside, University of Delaware, Newark, USA
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