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Online via Microsoft Teams
This week we are happy to have Dr. Renata Veroneze, assistant professor at the Federal University of Viçosa, presenting for us on Friday, November 24th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Old target new approaches: The selection for feed efficiency".
Speaker Biography: Renata Veroneze is a Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics at Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil. Currently, she is a visitor researcher at the University of Georgia working on new methodologies for pig genomic prediction. Overall, her research focuses on genetic parameter estimation, quantitative genetics, genotype by environment interaction, and genomic prediction for complex traits. In addition, she is interested in the use of new and/or automated recorded phenotypes in beef cattle and pig breeding. The animal breeding group lab at UFV has experience with different species, including dairy and beef cattle, pigs, goats, quail and rabbits.
*Recordings of previous CGIL seminars are available at: https://www.youtube.com/
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Microsoft Teams meeting
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