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 World Poultry Science Association (WPSA), 6th European Poultry Genetics Symposium

 30 September – 2 October 2009 Będlewo near Poznań, Poland

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1.

The poultry gene resources preservation program in Poland – reason and aims

S. WĘŻYK

 

2.

Selection for increased resistance to salmonella carrier-state

          C. BEAUMONT, H. CHAPUIS, N. SELLIER, F. CALENGE P. ZONGO, P. VELGE, J. PROTAIS

 

3.

QTL for egg quality

J. VILKKI

 

4.

Genetics of hatchability - egg quality from the perspective of a chick

A. WOLC, V.E. OLORI

5.

Combining gene expression with marker genotypes in poultry

D.J. DE KONING, I. DUNN, C.P. CABRERA, J.M. PETHICK, Y. BLUM, S. ROWE, C.S. HALEY

 

6.

Assessment of effective population size using molecular markers.

H. SIMIANER, S. QANBARI, M. HANSEN, S. WEIGEND

 

7.

Open questions on poultry genetic diversity.

I. HOFFMANN

 

8.

Resistance of mule ducks to salmonella carrier-state

C. BEAUMONT, N. SELLIER, P. VELGE, P. MENANTEAU, F. DUBOS, H. CHAPUIS, C. MARIE-ETANCELIN

 

9.

Similar susceptibility to foot pad dermatitis in four genetic lines of turkeys

P.M. HOCKING, K. WU

 

10.

Blood gas parameters pvCO2 and pH can predict ascites susceptibility in juvenile broilers.

P. VAN AS, M.G. ELFERINK, A.M. CLOSTER, A. VEREIJKEN, H. BOVENHUIS, R.P.M.A. CROOIJMANS, E. DECUYPERE, M.A.M. GROENEN

 

11.

Feather pecking and cannibalism in laying hens: challenge for the interdisciplinary research.

J.B.. KJAER

 

12.

Study of genetic diversity of Dashtiari and Khazak breeds using microsatellite markers

M. ALIPANAH, F. RABBANI, A.TORKAMANZEHI

 

13.

Origin of Hungarian native chicken breeds using mitochondrial DNA D-loop information

N. BODZSAR, T. REVAY, V. MOBEGI, O. HANOTTE, A. HIDAS

 

14.

Evaluation of genetic diversity within and between Native and Khaki Campbell duck breeds using rapid markers

A. GHOBADI, H.S. ZADEH, G.A. RAHIMI

 

15.

Microsatellite polymorphism in the study of genetic diversity of an experimental flock of Ayam Cemani hens

J. GRUSZCZYŃSKA, M. ŁUKASIEWICZ

 

16.

Conservation and enhanced utilization of chicken genetic resources in Europe: initiatives and perspectives

J.-M. LARIVIERE, P. LEROY

 

17.

Traditional chicken breeds actively avoid hybridization

I. TIEMANN, G. REHKÄMPER

 

18.

Breeding performance in the Italian local breed Mericanel Della Brianza

S.P. MARELLI, C. CASSINELLI, L. ZANIBONI, M.G. MANGIAGALLI, S. CEROLINI

 

19.

Phenotypical characterisation of some Italian turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) breeds

S.P. MARELLI, E. COLOMBO, M.G. MANGIAGALLI, L. ZANIBONI, C. CASSINELLI, S. CEROLINI, L. GUIDOBONO CAVALCHINI

 

20.

Principal component factor analysis of the morphostructural traits of Muscovy duck

D.M. OGAH, I.S .MUSA, M.O. MOMOH

 

21.

Reproduction of hens selected for chosen egg quality traits vs. changes of some microsatellite allele frequencies.

K. BORUSZEWSKA, K. JASZCZAK, G. ZIĘBA, M. ŁUKASZEWICZ

 

22.

Visualisation of gene expression patterns in ovarian follicular development.

N.A. MCDERMENT, P.W. WILSON, D. WADDINGTON, I. C. DUNN, P.M. HOCKING

 

23.

Mapping of quantitative trait loci on duck chromosome 1

S. MUCHA, E. GORNOWICZ, B. GRAJEWSKI, M. LISOWSKI, E. WENCEK, T. SZWACZKOWSKI

 

24.

No evidence of epistasis for age and weight at the onset of lay in the Roslin broiler x layer cross

B. PODISI, S. KNOTT, P.M. HOCKING

 

25.

A random regression approach to model egg weight trajectory in two layer populations

J.A. ARANGO, L. TURKMUT, P. SETTAR, N.P. O’SULLIVAN

 

26.

The potential of egg shell crystal size and cuticle coverage for genetic selection in laying hens

M.M. BAIN, A. RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO, K. MCDADE, M.SCHMUTZ, R. PREISINGER, D. WADDINGTON, I.C. DUNN

 

27.

Nesting behaviour as an indirect trait to predict laying performance of hens housed in floor systems

D. CAVERO, W. ICKEN, S. THURNER, M. SCHMUTZ, G. WENDL, R. PREISINGER

 

28.

Genotype environment interactions for laying hens housed in single cages and floor housing systems

W. ICKEN, D. CAVERO, S. THURNER, M. SCHMUTZ, G. WENDL, R. PREISINGER

 

29.

Number, quality and composition of eggs in lines of Japanese quail divergently selected for shape of the growth curve

F. STAROSTA AND L. HYÁNKOVÁ