Kick-off meeting

22nd of April, 12:30 - 16:30, online
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Amrei

Published

March 22, 2024

We held our kick-off meeting on the 22nd of April 2024 online between 12:30 and 16:30.

Thank-you for all participants for their contribution and lively discussion.

Program

Time Title
12:30 General introduction to the network (Emre Karaman)
12:45 High-throughput phenotyping and “omics” technologies (Chair: Lars Rönnegård)
Viktor Milkevych (AU), Automated processing of sniffers-based gas emission data from cattle: noise filtering, system’s faults and data reliability detection
Marta Malinowska (AU), Root traits as a driver in plant breeding
Jan Ingemar Ohlsson (SLU), GigaCow: Automated collection of farm data
13:30 break
13:45 Big-data: Computational methods and tools (Chair: Emre Karaman)
Kisun Pokharel (LUKE), Genome assembly of Finnish native livestock
Attiq Rehman (LUKE), GWAS in strawberry
Rasmus Bak Stephansen (AU), Using data from 3D cameras for predicting feed intake
Napolen Vargas (LUKE), Genetic architecture and genomic prediction in Timothy (Phleum pratense L.)
Emre Karaman (AU), Genomic prediction integrating multiple “omics” data with NextGP.jl statistical analysis package
Melak Weldenegodguad (LUKE), Analysing whole genome sequence data
Arash Chegini (LUKE), Application of genomic and phenotypic data to improve sustainability and health in dairy cattle
15:30 break
15:40 Genomic prediction tournament (Chair: Xijiang Yu)
Xijiang Yu (NMBU), Simulation of populations for genetic progress, management and deep learning
Jón H. Eiríksson (AUI), Development of software for assigning breed origin of alleles in genotypes of crossbred animals
Dissemination, communication and stakeholders’ engagement (Chair: Lars Rönnegård)
Lars Rönnegård & Amrei Binzer-Panchal (SLU) Planned course on Reproducible Research in R
16:25 Concluding remarks

We are always looking for people and institutes who would like to join our network!