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Scientific programme

Tuesday

September 19th, 2023

9:00-17:00

Course: Animal Welfare and Sustainability

Wednesday

September 20th, 2023

7:30-8:30

Registration

8:30-8:45

Opening

8:45-10:25

Genetics and Selection 1, Chair persons: Hana Vostrá-Vydrová, Radovan Kasarda

8:45

Invited

The Influence of Chromosomal Position and Sex on Inbreeding Variation in Domestic Animals

Shihabi M., Vostry L., Cubric-Curik V., Ferenčaković M., Curik I.

9:10

Genetic Background and Inbreeding of Endangered Austrian Turopolje Pig Population

Cannarella M. S., Sölkner J., Mészàros G., Ciani E.

9:25

Towards a Genetic Evaluation for Conformation Traits: Linear Scoring in Two Dairy Goat Breeds

Fuerst-Waltl B., Fuerst Ch.

9:40

Detection of Deletions in the Genome of Fleckvieh Cattle Using SNP Chip Data and the Concept of Mendelian Mismatches on Parent-Offspring Pairs

Dekar T., Gebre K. T., Mészáros G., Derks M., Sölkner J.

9:55

Population Genomic Structure of the Carniolan Honeybee in Indigenous Geographical Region

Lukić B., Raguž N., Kovačić M., Čurik I., Puškadija Z.

10:10

Genomic Insights into the Lipizzan Horse population from Lipica Stud via SNP Array Genotyping

Ferme T., Zorc M., Tanšek A., Dolinar M., Mesarič M., Cotman M., Rus J., Dovč P.

10:25-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:30

Riding performance

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:35

Genetics and Selection 2, Chair persons: Vlatka Čubrić Čurik, Daniele Colombi

14:00

Invited

Purging the Genetic Load in Wild, Zoo, and Domesticated Populations (A Review)

Nagy I., Kövér Gy., Nguyen A.T.

14:25

Invited

Diversity Status of Slovak Population of Askanian Merino Sheep

Nina Moravčíková, Radovan Kasarda, Luboš Vostrý, Gábor Mészáros, Milan Margetín, Ivan Pavlík

14:50

Computation of Fixation Index in Multi-Breed Data Sets

Gábor Mészáros, Farzad Atrian-Afiani

15:05

Y Chromosome Illustrates Origin and Genealogies of Lipizzan Sire Lines

Lara Radovic, Viktoria Remer, Sabine Felkel, Gottfried Brem and Barbara Wallner

15:20

Pedigree Analysis of Local Cattle Breeds in Croatia

Gordan Šubara, Zdenko Ivkić, Ante Ivanković

15:35 -16:05

Coffee break

16:05-17:55

Poster session, Chair persons: Maja Ferenčaković, Luboš Vostrý

16:05

Definition of Feed Efficiency Traits Suitable for the Genetic Evaluation of Fleckvieh Cows

S.-J. Burn, B. Fuerst-Waltl, C. Egger-Danner, G. Terler, W. Zollitsch

16:10

Identification of Candidate Genes for Mastitis Resistance in Dairy Cattle

Zala Brajnik Kovačič, Jernej Ogorevc

16:15

Evaluation of Count Somatic Cells as Health Indicator and Its Correlation with Milk Production Traits in Selected Farming Conditions

Bujko Jozef, Miluchová Martina, Candrák Juraj, Strapák Peter, Hrnčár Cyril, Kasarda Radovan

16:20

Comparison of Conventional BLUP and Single-Step GBLUP under the Linear Regression Method in Czech Pig Breeds

J. Calta, E. Žáková, E. Krupa, G. Mészáros, L. Vostrý

16:25

Characterization of Chemical Composition and Technological Properties in Podolica Milk and Association with Protein Fraction Genotypes

Colombi D., Perini F., Pedota G., Sbarra F., Quaglia A., Lasagna E.

16:30

Influence of the Duration of Frozen Storage on Some Physical Properties of Chicken Meat

Djurkin Kušec Ivona, Kušec Goran, Kralik Zlata, Gvozdanović Kristina

16:35

The Effective Population Size and Admixture in Croatian Native Cattle Breeds

Drzaic I., Vostry L., Brajkovic V., Cubric-Curik V., Curik I.

16:40

Examination of the Use of Perches in Front of the Nest by Different Genotypes of Laying Hens in Alternative Pen Housing Technology (Preliminary Results)

Tamás Péter Farkas, Sándor Szász, Attila Orbán, Dávid Mezőszentgyörgyi, Lilla Pető, Zoltán Sütő

16:45

The Effect of the Herd Size on the Prevalence and Impact of Mastitis in Dairy Simmental Cows

Vesna Gantner, Ivana Jožef, Zvonimir Steiner, Ranko Gantner, Klemen Potočnik

16:50

Daily Milk Yield Variance as an Indicator Trait in Holstein Cattle

Kašná Eva, Zavadilová Ludmila, Vařeka Jan

16:55

Fatty Acid Profile in Intramuscular Fat and Subcutaneous Backfat in Black Slavonian Pigs

Vladimir Margeta, Dalida Galović, Jakov Jurčević, Polonca Margeta, Žarko Radišić, Ivona Djurkin Kušec, Danijela Samac, Goran Kušec

17:00

The Genetic Background of Wavy Hair in the Cornish Rex Cat Breed and Its Crosses with the Domestic Shorthair Cat

Anja Tanšek, Tajda Horvat, Minja Zorc, Tamara Ferme, Mateja Dolinar, Peter Dovč

17:05

Genetic diversity of domestic Balkan goat based on microsatellite markers

Milena Djokić, Božidarka Marković, Peter Dovč, Dušica Radonjić, Minja Zorc

17:10

Effect of Olive (Olea europaea) Leaves or Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Petals Extracts on the Oxidative Stability of Meat Enriched with n-6 or n-3 PUFA in Broilers

Vida Rezar, Janez Salobir, Alenka Levart, Tatjana Pirman

17:15

Investigating the Nocturnal Behavior of Different Genotypes of Laying Hens in Alternative Pen Housing System (Preliminary Results)

Sándor Szász, Tamás Péter Farkas, Attila Orbán, Dávid Mezőszentgyörgyi, Lilla Pető, Zoltán Sütő

17:25

Attitudes of Dairy Farmers towards Breeding Tools and Genomic Selection with Emphasis on Their Knowledge

Anita Ule, Karmen Erjavec, Marija Klopčič

17:30

Effect of Dry Ageing on Color, Texture, and Weight Loss of Pork Meat

František Ježek, Josef Kameník, Helena Veselá, Marta Dušková

17:35

Changes in Horse’s Curiosity Concerning Age

Maja Gregić, Iva Šuker, Vesna Gantner, Tina Bobić

17:40

Observed Parameters in Groups of Calves with Differences According to Breed

Zvonimir Steiner, Ivan Babić, Ranko Gantner, Vesna Gantner

17:45

Effect of Dry Aging of Pork on Microbiological Quality

Helena Veselá, Marta Dušková, Josef Kameník, František Ježek

17:50

Case Study of Maize Crop Establishment by Using Solely Horse Draft Force

Ranko Gantner, Vesna Gantner, Zvonimir Steiner, Igor DelVechio

Thursday

September 21st, 2023

9:00-10:25

Growth Performance 1, Chair persons:  Birgit Fürst-Waltl, Silvester Žgur

9:00

Invited

Growth Pattern of Live Weight and Muscle Tissue in Black Slavonian Barrows

Goran Kušec, Ivona Djurkin Kušec, Vladimir Margeta, Kristina Gvozdanović, Žarko Radišić

9:25

Some Factors Affecting Semen Quality Traits of Rams

Marko Bizjak, Angela Cividini

9:40

A Genome-Wide Association Study for Productive Traits in Italian Beef Cattle Breeds

Colombi D., Rulli E., Perini F., Sbarra F., Quaglia A., Bonifazi R., Lasagna E.

9:55

Antioxidative Status of Weaned Piglets Fed with Diet with Different Sources of Selenium (Se)

Jakov Jurčević, Marcela Šperanda, Vlado Vuković, Vesna Gantner, Zvonimir Steiner, Dalida Galović, Vladimir Margeta

10:10

Ensuring Breed Traceability in Meat Products Based on Genomic Information

Suzana Krhlanko, Milena Kovač, Anita Ule, Sanja Bogićević, Andrej Kastelic, Špela Malovrh

10:25-10:55

Coffee break

10:55-12:55

Welfare and Ethology, Chair persons: Ivona Djurkin Kušec, István Nagy

10:55

Invited

From a Handful to a Dedicated Manger: Problems and Trend of Veal Calf’s Solid Feeding from an Animal Welfare Perspective

Giulio Cozzi

11:20

Welfare of Laying Hens in a Cage-Free System: Effect of Genotype and Enrichment on Animal-Based Measures

Claudia Ciarelli, Francesco Bordignon, Gerolamo Xiccato, Angela Trocino

11:35

Experiences of an Unconventional Way to Solve Certain Dilemmas of Breeding History

Lilla PETŐ, Zoltán SÜTŐ

11:50

A Simple Approach of Aligning the Number of Enrichment Objects to the Number of Litters Mixed to Improve the Welfare of Weaned Piglets

Maja Prevolnik Povše, Nejc Kuri, Janko Skok, Dejan Škorjanc

12:05

The State of Small Ruminants Housing in Slovenia

Mojca Simčič, Domen Drašler, Marija Klopčič

12:20

Neogen’s Equine genotyping solutions

Helene Hofeneder-Barclay

12:55-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:15

Growth Performance 2, Chair persons: Nina Moravčíková, Giulio Cozzi

14:00

Effect of Sire Classification for Ad Libitum Residual Feed Intake on Growth Performance of Restricted Fed Pigs

C. Mondin, V. Bonfatti, S. Faggion, L. Gallo, S. Schiavon, P. Carnier

14:15

Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Fattening Traits of Boars

Anita Ule, Milena Kovač, Špela Malovrh

14:30

Genome-Wide Association Study for Live Animal Ultrasound Measures in Czech Aberdeen Angus

Z. Vesela, M. Brzakova, A. Birovas, A. Novotna, L. Vostry

14:45

Cross-Fostering in the Breeding of Highly Prolific Sows: Body Weight as the Main Criterion

Dubravko Škorput, Maja Prevolnik Povše, Zoran Luković, Danijel Karolyi, Krešimir Salajpal, Dejan Škorjanc, Janko Skok

15:00

Istrian Bull’s Carcass Quality Assessment

Ante Ivanković, Gordan Šubara, Edmondo Šuran, Miljenko Konjačić

15:15-15:45

Coffee break

15:45-17:25

Lactation Biology 1, Chair persons: Elen Gócza, Gábor Mészáros

15:45

Invited

Classical, Ancestral, and New Inbreeding of X-Chromosome in Czech Local Dairy Goat Breed

Vostry L., Vostra-Vydrova H., Shihabi M., Hofmanova B., Kövér, G., Farkas J., Nagy I., Moravcikova N., Kasarda R., Curik I

16:10

Differently Conserved (Ensiled vs. Barn-Dried) Grass Forage: Effects on Organic Dairy Cows’ Feed Intake and Performance and on the Digestibility of Nutrients

Bauer, K., Mansour Eghbali, Thomas Hartinger, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, Werner Zollitsch, Qendrim Zebeli, Wilhelm Knaus

16:25

Genome-Wide Association Study for Milking Speed in Fleckvieh Cattle

Eliane Bucher, Gábor Mészáros and Johann Sölkner

16:40

Genome-Wide Copy Number Variants Analysis in Slovenian Holstein-Friesian Cattle Using 50K SNP BeadChip

Ali Ashja, Minja Zorc, Peter Dovč

16:55

How to Select Cows for Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese

Martino Cassandro, Raffaella Finocchiaro, Jan-Thijs van Kaam, Ferdinando Galluzzo and Maurizio Marusi

17:10

Evaluation of Genetic Parameters for Mastitis in the Selected Slovak Farms

Monika Chalupková, Radovan Kasarda, Nina Moravčíková, Juraj Candrák, Adrián Halvoník

19:30

Gala dinner

Friday

September 22nd, 2023

9:00-10:25

Animal Production, Chair persons: Mojca Simčič, Danijel Karolyi

9:00

Invited

Partial Inbreeding Depression to Important Ancestors for Sperm Quality Traits of Fleckvieh Bulls

Temesgen Tadesse Yitayih, Geena Cartick, Gábor Mészáros, Harmen Doekes, Ino Curik, Johann Sölkner

9:25

Multiple Births in Dual-Purpose Pinzgau Cows

Mariasole Caccin, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, Christian Fuerst, Mauro Penasa

9:40

Code EFABAR: The Code of Good Practices for Farm Animal Breeding

Geena Cartick, Ana Granados Chapatte

9:55

Agroforestry as a Basis for Breeding Autochthonous Pig Breeds in Croatia

Vladimir Margeta, Dalida Galović, Jakov Jurčević, Kristina Gvozdanović, Vladimir Ivezić

10:10

Sustainability Aspects of Sardinian Silvopastoral Goat Systems: A Qualitative Analysis

Luis Spinnarke, Georg Gratzer, Antonello Franca, Werner Zollitsch

10:25-10:55

Coffee break

10:55-12:10

Lactation Biology 2, Chair persons: Vesna Gantner, Peter Dovč

10:55

Feeding Duration of Ad Libitum Fed Sows

Gorr S.C., Mourot A., Tautorus, Z., Leeb C.

11:10

Haplotype Analysis in Connection to Genes Associated with Fatty Acid Composition of Milk in Cattle

Adrián Halvoník, Nina Moravčíková, Monika Chalupková, Hana Vostrá-Vydrová, Luboš Vostrý, Radovan Kasarda

11:25

Presence of Pathogen DNA Is Associated with Altered Milk Yield and Composition in Cows Close to Dry-Off

Silvia Magro, Elena Visentin, Elena Chiarin, Filippo Cendron, Matteo Santinello, Angela Costa, Martino Cassandro, Mauro Penasa, Massimo De Marchi

11:40

Synergies and Trade-Offs Between Different Environmental Impacts of Livestock: The Case of Austrian Dairy Farming

Martin Seiringer, Stefan J. Hörtenhuber, Werner J. Zollitsch

11:55

Non-Genetic Factors Affecting Milk Protein Profile in Brown Swiss Cows

Elena Visentin, Giovanni Niero, Elena Mariani, Giorgia Stocco, Michela Ablondi, Andrea Summer, Claudio Cipolat-Gotet, Mauro Penasa

12:10-13:15

ASD Committee Meeting and Lunch

13:15-15:30

Field trip