DAY 1
Day 1: Monday, June 26, 2017
Introduction and Welcome – Eric Hallerman - Virginia Tech, Diane Wray-Cahen, USDA-FAS
Communication as a cross-cutting theme - Bill Hallman – Rutgers University
Introduction to Animal Breeding and Biotechnologies
Animal breeding systems: Structure of different animal breeding sectors and regions.
Animal breeding systems: Dairy and beef – Jay Weiker, National Association of Animal Breeders, US
Global pig breeding – Dan Kovich, National Pork Producers Council, US
Animal breeding systems for small ruminants – David Notter, Virginia Tech
Tropical livestock – Marcos Medina, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Paraguay
Poultry (broiler) breeding – Rachel Hawken, Cobb-Vantress
Animal breeding systems: aquaculture – Eric Hallerman, Virginia Tech University
Science and technological advances in animal biotechnologies
Genomic selection – Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis, US
Genetically engineered animals – Jim Murray, University of California –Davis, US
Genome editing in agricultural animals: Opportunities and challenges – Bhanu Telugu, University of Maryland, US
Gene drives – Keith Hayes, CSIRO, Australia
My thoughts on science communication – Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California –Davis, US
Potential for Animal Biotechnologies in Different Animal Industry and Production Sectors
Era of rewriting the livestock genome – Bruce Whitelaw, Roslin Institute, UK
Biotechnology opportunities and challenges in poultry production – Mark Tizard, CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, Australia
Biotechnology for the advancement of aquaculture – Rick Peterson, Intrexon
Insect biotechnology: Current uses and future developments – Max Scott, North Carolina State University, US
Role of Biotechnology in Africa – Steve Kemp, ILRI
Psychology of risk perception – Meghnaa Tallapragada, University of Pennsylvania, US