Research Insights Webinar - Achieving Sustainable Genetic Gain in Farmed Animals
The first webinar in this mini series of three, took place at 9:30am on Wednesday, 3rd March. The panellists on this webinar give an insight into the process of how genetically elite parents of the next generation are identified and selected using modern-day breeding tools.
Presenter:
Donagh Berry - Teagasc Researcher & Director of VistaMilk SFI Research Centre
Panellists:
- Sinéad McParland - Traditional breeding using ancestry information
- Áine O’Brien - DNA-based breeding
- Fíona Dunne - Decision support in breeding decisions
Presentations
- Basics of Genetic Evaluations (PDF) - Sinead McParland
- Decision Support in Breeding Decisions (PDF) - Fíona Dunne
- DNA Based Breeding (PDF) - Áine O'Brien
Find out more about Teagasc Research Insights Webinars here and watch out for the two remaining webinars in the mini series