Where and When
Bratislava, Slovakia, November 12-14, 2018.
Address: Mercure Bratislava Centrum Hotel, Zabotova street 2, 811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
Application form: available here!
Program
Mon 12th Nov: 'Genetic Background and Neurobiology'
Introduction to genetics of damaging social behaviour in laying hens and pigs
The neurobiology of affiliation and social bonding
Relationship between stress and neurogenesis and other brain processes in birds
Tues 13th Nov: 'Recording, Genomics and Epigenetics'
Tracking social interactions: which measurements for which phenotypes?
The use of 'omics data': biomarkers
Epigenetics of social behaviour
Evening: Social evening
Wed 8th Nov: 'The way forward: reducing damaging behaviour by selective breeding?'
Experimental design: responses from a divergent selection for social reinstatement in Japanese quails, relations with production traits
A breeding company perspective: Genetic strategies to reduce damaging behaviour, account for GXE and ethical and societal concerns
Ethical considerations and selective breeding
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Trainers
- Larry J Young
- Tom Smulders
- Alistair Lawrence
- Laurianne Canario
- Bas Rodenburg
- Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna
- Eduard Murani
- Laurence Liaubet
- Christine Leterrier
- Loïc Flatres-Grall
- Bram Visser
