Day 1
Monday, September 12
Opening Remarks & Welcome (8:30am – 8:45am)
Maria Dagli – introduce Paulo Barroso
Paulo Barroso (EMBRAPA, President of CTNBio, Brazil)
Session 1 (8:45am – 12:35pm) Introduction to Animal breeding
Moderator: Luiz Sergio Camargo
Animal breeding systems and biotechnologies
From Galton to Machine Learning: a brief account of quantitative methods in animal genetic improvement (Dan Gianola, University of Wisconsin, USA)
Application of Genomics on Brazilian Dairy Farms (Marcos Vinicius G. B Silva, EMPRAPA, Brazil)
Impact of animal reproductive biotechnologies (Pietro Sampaio Baruselli, USP, Brazil)
Breed association (Ana Granados, European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders)
Impact of genomics for Sustainable Intensification of Beef Production in the Tropics (Fernando Baldi, UNESP, Brazil)
Q&A Panel 1: Dairy/ beef - superior male/semen distribution
Genomic selection and trait discovery (Mike Paustian, Iowa Pork Producers past president, USA)
Breeding challenges faced by small holders and need for access to improved genetics (Sharon Andeyo Tsigadi, Farmers Choice, Africa)
Setting the standard for Sustainable Animal Breeding - viewed by Hendrix Genetics (Gosse Veninga, Hendrix)
Aquaculture (Alan Tinch, Center for Aquaculture Technologies, USA) Q&A Panel 2: Aquaculture/small rum/poultry/ swine/small holders – Ana Granados; Mike Paustian; Sharon Andeyo Tsigadi; Gosse Veninga; Alan Tinch
Q&A Panel 2: Aquaculture/small rum/poultry/ swine/small holders – Ana Granados; Mike Paustian; Sharon Andeyo Tsigadi; Gosse Veninga; Alan Tinch
Session 2 (1:30pm – 5:15pm) Animal genetic biotechnologies in the pipeline and future possibilities
Moderator: Alison Van Eenennaam
Livestock Biotechnology – why and how? (Simon Lillico, UK)
Genome Editing, focusing on:
Animal health (Christine Tait-Burkard, Roslin Institute, UK)
Nutritional Enhancement and Animal Biotechnology: Gene adding and gene editing (Mark Tizard, CSIRO, Australia)
Animal welfare – “Application of genome engineering to facilitate point of lay sex-sorting in the poultry industry” (Caitlin Cooper, Hendrix)
Breeding climate smart cattle for sub-tropical and tropical zones (Tad Sonstegard, Acceligen)
Protecting, preserving and restoring African poultry biodiversity (Christian Tiambo, ILRI, Africa)
Non-profit development - genome editing solutions to address animal agriculture issues (Brantley Browning, BMGF, USA)
Combining genomic selection and genome editing to drive genetic improvement (Elena Rice, Genus)
Genome editing for service (Jon Oatley, APYSbio)
Livestock Tick Friendly Technology (Hellen Abreu, Oxitec, UK/LATAM)
Reproductively confined aquaculture (Anna Wargelius, Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
Biotechnology Development for use in Ecosystem Conservation - Podcast Version (Royden Saah, Island Conservation)
PANEL: How regulations shape decisions as to what to edit, what traits to pursue, etc. – developer perspectives – (not recorded or live streamed)
Moderator: Mark Tizard
Elena Rice (large breeding company, Genus), Debbie Plouffe (small developer/company, CAT), Brantley Browning (NGO/non-profit, BMGF), Jon Oatley (small developer and dean of research role), Christian Tiambo (researcher in developing country), Mike Paustian (Iowa Pork Producers past president)