Virtual Open Industry Session
Lactanet is pleased to continue organizing and offering its virtual Open Industry Sessions, which have traditionally been planned in advance of each meeting of the Genetic Evaluation Board (GEB).
The next session will be held on Monday, June 10th, 2024 and all presentation topics will be related to genetic services. The proposed agenda for this meeting is outlined below.
To participate in this open and free webinar session, you must first register in advance. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation message and the appropriate link for participating.
Agenda
12:30 pm | Welcome and Meeting Guidelines – Moderator Peter Sullivan |
12:40 pm | Selection for Reduced Methane Emissions: A Global Update – Filippo Miglior |
1:10 pm | Combining the New Sub-Indexes to Create a Modernized LPI – Brian Van Doormaal |
2:00 pm | Results from Lactanet Website User Survey and Action Plan – Hannah Sweett |
2:30 pm | Comparison of Genetic Evaluations in Canada and United States – Allison Fleming |
3:00 pm | |
3:30 pm | Open Question & Discussion Period (Optional participation for up to 60 minutes) |
4:30 pm | Closure |
Agenda – February 27th, 2024, Open Industry Sesson
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12:30 pm | Welcome and Meeting Guidelines – Moderator Cindy Jaton |
12:40 pm | New Website Tool to Manage Undesirable Conditions and Haplotypes Including Muscle Weakness in Holsteins – Allison Fleming |
1:20 pm | Development of New Sub-Indexes for Inclusion in a Modernized LPI – Brian Van Doormaal |
2:00 pm | Update on the “Resilient Dairy Genome Project” (RDGP) – Christine Baes and collaborators, University of Guelph |
2:40 pm | New Genetic Evaluation Upload Process for DairyComp Customers – Allison Fleming |
3:00 pm | Development of Tools and Services Supporting Genetic Selection for Beef on Dairy in Canada – Brian Van Doormaal |
3:30 pm | Open Question & Discussion Period (Optional participation for up to 60 minutes) |
4:30 pm | Closure |
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
| 12:30 pm | Welcome and Meeting Guidelines – Moderator Filippo Miglior |
| 12:35 pm | Lactanet Corporate Update – Neil Petreny |
| 1:00 pm | Website Display of Evaluations for Type Traits with an Intermediate Optimum Value – Hannah Sweett |
| 1:30 pm | Modernizing the LPI Formula and Extension Information – Brian Van Doormaal |
| 2:15 pm | Introducing Sexed Semen Fertility Ratings – Gerrit Kistemaker |
| 2:30 pm | Update on Calf Recumbency (or Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome) in Holsteins – Allison Fleming |
| 3:00 pm | Actions Stemming from Approved Lactanet Resolutions – Brian Van Doormaal |
| 3:30 pm | Open Question & Discussion Period (Optional participation for up to 60 minutes) |
| 4:30 pm | Closure |
February 23, 2023 (Open Industry Session Recap)
| 12:30 pm | Welcome and Meeting Guidelines – Moderator Pete Sullivan |
| 12:35 pm | Genetic Evaluations for Body Maintenance Requirements (BMR) – Allison Fleming |
| 1:15 pm | Genetic Selection for Methane Efficiency (ME) in Holsteins – Filippo Miglior |
| 2:00 pm | Lactanet’s Data Collection Strategy for Sustainability Traits – Brian Van Doormaal |
| 2:30 pm | Looking Towards Genetic Evaluations to Reduce Calf Disease – Colin Lynch, U. of Guelph |
| 3:00 pm | Genomic Analysis Aimed at Improving Leukosis Susceptibility – Renee Bongers, U. of Guelph |
| 3:30 pm | Open Question & Discussion Period (Optional participation for up to 60 minutes) |
| 4:30 pm | Closure |
October 12, 2022 (Open Industry Session Recap)
| 12:30 pm | Welcome and Meeting Guidelines – Moderator Filippo Miglior |
| 12:35 pm | Lactanet Business Update – Neil Petreny |
| 1:00 pm | Increased Data and Accuracy of Hoof Health Evaluations – Gerrit Kistemaker |
| 1:30 pm | Inclusion of Feed Efficiency in LPI and Pro$ – Peter Sullivan |
| 2:00 pm | Genetic Selection to Reduce Methane Emissions – Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira |
| 2:30 pm | Development and Application of “Breed Percentage” Values – Brian Van Doormaal |
| 3:00 pm | Proposed Future Publication of Cow Evaluations – Gerrit Kistemaker |
| 3:30 pm | Open Question & Discussion Period (Optional participation for up to 60 minutes) |
| 4:30 pm | Closure |
June 9, 2022
| 1:00 pm | Welcome and Meeting Guidelines – Moderator Filippo Miglior |
| 1:10 pm | Using Body Weight Data to Develop Genetic Evaluations Reflecting Body Maintenance Costs – Allison Fleming |
| 1:30 pm | Working Toward Genetic Evaluations to Reduce Methane Emissions in Canada – Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira |
| 2:00 pm | Using DairyComp Data to Augment Hoof Health Evaluations – Gerrit Kistemaker |
| 2:20 pm | Concepts for New Lactanet Services Aimed at Maintaining Genetic Diversity in Canadian Dairy Herds – Brian Van Doormaal |
| 2:40 pm | Including Fat and Protein Sensor Data in Genetic Evaluations for Production Traits and Revisions to the Publication of Cow Evaluations in the Future – Gerrit Kistemaker |
| 3:00 pm | Open Question & Discussion Period (Optional participation for up to 60 minutes) |
| 4:00 pm | Closure |
