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Sunday 1 September 2024 – Morning, 8:30
Session 12. Effectiveness of breeding programs for local breeds in the Mediterranean region and other harsh environments
Room: Calvana – Palazzo Congressi Ground floor
Chair: Hadjipavlou / Ligda
Session Type: Working Group session
Theatre Session
8:30
Prospects of breeding programs for small ruminant breeds in the Mediterranean region
InvitedA. Carta, G. Hadjipavlou, C. Ligda
9:00
Derivation of economic weights for sheep breeding goal traits considering production system characteristics
J. Oberpenning, K. Brügemann, S. König
9:15
Intra-island patterns of genetic divergence in Cyprus Chios sheep: minimizing genetic background noise to enable more precise genetic improvement
G. Maimaris, A. C. Dimitriou, L. Koniali, T. Christofi, P. Markou, S. Andreou, S. Panayidou, P. Savvides, G. Hadjipavlou
9:30
Genomic analysis of dominance and inbreeding effects on milk production traits in Pag sheep
C. Rochus, M. Špehar, A. Kasap, Z. Barać, J. Ramljak, I. Pocrnic
9:45
Evaluation of crossbreeding potential in heavy suckling lambs obtained by crossbreeding Sarda dairy ewes with Dorper rams
M. F. Lunesu, A. Fenu, A. Mazza, R. Rubattu, M. R. Mellino, S. Carta, G. Battacone, A. Nudda
10:00
Using genotypes from Australia’s numerically smaller sheep breeds to expand the genomic reference population
P. Alexandri, P. Gurman, K. Gore, R. Macarthur-Onslow, D. Brown
10:45
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of lactation persistency and milk yield of patch-faced Maritza sheep breed
P. Zhelyazkova, D. Dimov, H. Grosu
11:00
Enhancing breeding programs for local breeds in challenging environments: insights and innovations
InvitedS. Savoia, A. Schurink, S. Kumar, B. Santos, T. Byrne, P. Amer
11:30
Genomic insights into Milk Coagulation Properties and Curd Firmness in Pag Island Sheep: a Genome-Wide Association Study
F. Oštarić, M. Ferenčaković, L. Vostry, N. Amalfitano, G. Bittante, I. Držaić, V. Cubric-Curik, V. Brajković, I. Curik, N. Mikulec
11:45
Estimation of genetic parameters for fertility and prolificacy in the Lacaune meat sheep population carrying a hyperprolific gene
E. Cobo, L. Bodin, J. Raoul
12:00
Early-life trait effects on the reproductive performance of Cyprus Damascus goats
L. Koniali, S. Andreou, T. Christofi, G. Hadjipavlou
Poster Session
12.12
Benefit of including female genotypes in the reference population of French Lacaune dairy sheep, a simulation study
B. De Laet, P. Arsac, J. Raoul
12.13
Genetic diversity of related sheep breeds Sarda and Pag
L. Falchi, C. M. Rochus, M. Špehar, J. Ramljak, A. Kasap, N. P. P. Macciotta, A. Cesarani, I. Pocrnic
12.14
Using cryptorchid rams to induce a ram effect in a flock of ewes and successful insemination upon natural heat
C. Nassif, L. Mara, F. Chessa, F. Melis, M. Gallus, A. Ledda, M. Dattena, A. Cannas
12.15
Quantitative-genetic characterization of wool quality traits in German Merino
N. Zimmermann, M. Schmid, J. Bennewitz, W. Pflanz
12.16
Evaluation of milk quantity and quality traits using BLUP models and longitudinal lactation records of a Cyprus Damascus Goat population
S. Andreou, L. Koniali, S. Panayidou, G. Hadjipavlou
