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Plenary Lectures
Joachim von Braun: The Role of Livestock Production for a Growing World Population Mike Goddard: Genomic Selection in Farm Animal Species - Lessons Learnt and Future Perspectives Peter Visscher: Genome-wide Association Studies of Complex Traits in Human Populations Trudy Mackay: Systems Genetics of Complex Traits in Drosophila Örjan Carlborg: Deciphering the Role of Epistasis in Complex Trait Genetics Kristian G. Andersen: Combining Multiple Signals to Identify the Causal Variant within Regions under Positive Natural Selection Adriano Aguzzi: Molecular Biology of Prion Infections

Lectures
*Species breeding* Dairy cattle and buffalo breeding (jointly with Interbull) Beef cattle breeding Sheep and goat breeding for milk, meat and fibre Pig breeding Poultry breeding (chicken – layers, chicken – broilers, other poultry species) Horse breeding Breeding in aquacultural species Breeding of further species (rabbits, grass cutter, companion animals etc.) *Genetics of trait complexes* Reproduction Lactation Growth, development, feed intake and efficiency Disease resistance Behaviour Product quality (meat, milk, etc.) *Methods and tools* Statistical and genomic tools for mapping QTL and gene discovery Population genomics, SNP discovery and genome sequencing Functional genomics and systems biology Statistical methods - linear and non-linear models Software and bioinformatics *Genetic improvement programmes* Advances in selection theory including experimental demonstrations Selection using molecular information Design of selection schemes exploiting additive and/or non-additive effects Selection for harsh environments (e.g. tropics) Breeding objectives and economics of selection schemes Management of animal genetic resources – quo vadis after the state of the world report (jointly with FAO) *Special topics* Breeding and animal welfare Animal breeding and the environmental challenges Education and training
Poster Sessions
Poster Session 1 Dairy cattle and buffalo breeding (jointly with Interbull) Beef cattle breeding Breeding of further species (rabbits, grass cutter, companion animals etc.) Education and training Poster Session 2 Pig breeding Sheep and goat breeding for milk, meat and fibre Selection using molecular information Horse breeding Selection for harsh environments (e.g. tropics) Behaviour Poster Session 3 Poultry breeding (chicken – layers, chicken – broilers, other poultry species) Growth, development, feed intake and efficiency Management of animal genetic resources - quo vadis after the state of the world report (jointly with FAO) Statistical methods – linear and non-linear models Software and bioinformatics Population genomics, SNP discovery and genome sequencing Lactation Poster Session 4 Product quality (meat, milk, etc.) Breeding in aquacultural species Advances in selection theory including experimental demonstrations Reproduction Disease resistance Statistical and genomic tools for mapping QTL and gene discovery Functional genomics and systems biology Breeding objectives and economics of selection schemes Breeding and animal welfare