Teagasc Research Insights Webinar - Achieving Sustainable Genetic Gain in Farmed Animals

3 March 2021 3 March 2021

Event Time 9:30am
Venue Online

First of three Teagasc Research Insights Webinars focusing on advancements in animal breeding.

This webinar will follow 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

Find out more about the series here