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Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Department has a workgroup on animal breeding in the tropics and subtropics dealing with edible snails, lamas and other animals. It also investigates applied systems research across the spectrum from pastoral through periurban livestock production.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- Approach to the planning of measures for the conservation of genetic diversity in farm animals on the model of the domestic fowl
- Collaborative project: Development of an early, reliable and sensitive rapid assay for pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) for early pregnancy detection in cattle
- Collaborative project: FUGATO-plus - FUGATO + brain - the development of an expert system to transfer the results of the functional genome research in livestock breeding programs; Subproject Göttingen University: Enlargement of the gene flow method and optimization of the breeding planning when using genomic selection
- Collaborative project: FUGATO-plus - GenoTrack - high-throughput SNP typing for genomic selection in cattle, association studies and population genetic analysis of the bovine genome; Subproject University of Göttingen
- Collaborative project: Integration of broiler and egg production by using a dual-purpose genotype: ways to improve animal welfare, Subproject 4
- Design of optimised breeding and management systems for different macro-climatic regions of Europe; model-based MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION with respect to performance, animal health and welfare, product quality and environmental impact. WP 1.3
- Developing and testing a new approach for estimating the effective population size based on the homozygosity of chromosome segments
- Development and implementation of a breeding strategy to optimize replacement decisions and sales of sows in organic production systems
- Development of a muscle specific ultrasound backscatter model to improve the non-invasive assessment of porcine meat quality
- Diversity of oogenesis at early-and late-spawning rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Elucidating the aetiology of hereditary diseases in the pig by integrating structural and functional genomics
- Evaluation of possibilities of increasing male fish in rainbow trout by optimized heat treatments and selection compared to sensitivity of sex determination temperature treatments
- Generating a comprehensive data base and development of breeding strategies for a sustainable reduction of tail biting in pig breeding
- Genetic possibilities for improving efficiency and resource efficiency of dairy farming
- Influence of endogenous factors on Farbvariabilität and stability of poultry meat
- Molecular genetic studies of temperature-dependent sex determination in the genus Oreochromis Nilbuntbarschen
- Performance characteristics in dairy cattle: influences, interactions and breeding measures in different production systems
- Planning and controlling of cattle breeding programs
- Potential for the sustainable use of local breeds and domestic protein feed in the poultry production
- Practical testing of isoflurane anesthesia in piglet castration
- Studies of genetic differences in parasite resistance of laying hens - Testing under field conditions
- SYNBREED A4: Population Genomics
Work package leader of collaborative projects
Involved in research projects
- Development and application of a new strategy for the estimation of the effective population size based on chromosomal segment homozygosity.
- Host-pathogen-interaction in E.coli resistance in chickens and its application to breeding prgrammes (E.coli-Chick)
- Improving the livelihoods of poor live-stock keepers in Africa through community based management of indigenous farm animal genetic resources
- Pathology, ethology and economy when using an automatic hoof cleaner for horses and dairy cows
- Sustainable Land Management in the North German lowlands under changing environmental, ecological and social conditions (NaLaMa-nT). Subproject L3: development of agricultural production
- SYNBREED A1: Statistical methods for genomic breeding value estimation, classification and performance prediction
- SYNBREED A2: Genomic Selection
- SYNBREED A3: Genomic Performance Prediction
- SYNBREED R2: Development of a SNP diversity panel in chicken
Contact
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 3
D-37075 Göttingen
Lower Saxony
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)551/39-5600
Fax: +49 (0)551 39-5587 / 3078170
