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Pig Genome Newsletter #043
P I G G E N O M E U P D A T E
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A Bimonthly Newsletter of the U.S. Pig Genome Coordination Program
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* <angenmap@db.genome.iastate.edu> *
* July 1, 2000 *
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1. Swine Genetics Regional Research Committees Meet in Raleigh, NC
2. ISAG 2000 Is Comming
3. Buenos Dias, Spanish Animal Genetists Gathered in Caldes, Spain
4. Pig Genome Web Page and ANGENMAP Mail List
5. Recent Meeting of the Swine Committee of the National Animal Germplasm
Program
6. The Plant and Animal Genome IX and The NRSP-8 Meetings
7. Other Upcoming Meetings
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Swine genetics regional research committees meet in Raleigh, NC. The two
swine breeding and genetics regional projects: NC210 - Positional and
functional identification of economically important genes in the pig and
NC220 - Integration of quantitative and molecular technologies for genetic
improvement of pigs had a joint meeting to discuss each groups' progress.
Attending stations included Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska,
North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and guests from Clemson. The meeting
included about 25 faculty and students. Research presented included
results on QTLs for reproduction and meat quality in pigs and growth and
fat in mice. Research on gene identification and mapping, candidate gene
validation, comparative mapping tools, breeding value estimation, and
practical aspects of genetic improvement were also presented. QTL, EST and
other research projects under development were also discussed. One topic
for discussion included the need to renew both regional research projects
in the next two years. It was decided that NC220 and NC210 would write a
new joint regional research project and plans were made to discuss this at
the next regional project meeting. It was decided that NC 210 will next
meet in San Diego with PAG. Officers for next year are Cathy Ernst, Jon
Beever and Max Rothschild.
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Only 3 weeks to go for ISAG 2000, the 27th International Conference on
Animal Genetics, will be held July 22-26, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Schedule and registration information are
available at http://www.cvm.umn.edu/research/isag2000/home.htm. Plans for
the swine genome workshop (Sunday, July 23 from 1- 5 PM) are nearly
complete. Speakers are being selected and topics will include activities
of pig breeding and molecular genetics companies, discoveries of genes
affecting dwarfism, vitamin C deficiency, RH panel and EST progress and
some QTL results. If you have comments or questions on this workshop,
please contact Dr. Gary Rohrer at rohrer@email.marc.usda.gov. The ISAG
meeting includes some very good talks on topics including RN, and the
posters are likely to be full of interesting results. Limited travel
funding to help US participants and US graduate students may be available.
Please contact the US Pig Genome Coordinator at mfrothsc@iastate.edu.
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Buenos Dias! The 10th meeting of Spanish scientists for the genetic
improvement of animals met recently in Caldes, Spain near Barcelona. The
meeting combined quantitative and molecular genetics of several species.
Some extremely excellent talks were given by international guests and
Spanish researchers and their students on gene discovery, QTLs and genetic
diversity in pigs. The research will be published in the near future.
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Updating Web Pages! Like any information we generate, it sometimes
becomes old. If you find information that is out of date on our Pig
Genome Web pages, please send us a note so that we can work to improve the
accuracy and usefulness of the web site.
You need to be a member. Everyone must please subscribe to ANGENMAP prior
to posting a message to the discussion group. This is because we want to
eliminate junk mail that comes from non-subscribers. To join please see
http://www.genome.iastate.edu/community/angenmap-info.html.
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The swine committee of the National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP)
recently met at the World Pork Expo in June. Terry Stewart has agreed to
head up the swine committee that includes Roger Johnson, Daryl Kuhlers,
Max Rothschild and others. Initial work will attempt to categorize U.S.
breeds for diversity and level of threat to their existence. More details
can be obtained at www.ars-grin.gov/nag/temp.
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The Plant & Animal Genome IX (PAG-IX) and the NRSP-8 meetings are only 6
months away. Suggestions for next year's PAG speakers or other comments on
the meeting can be emailed to Sue DeNise sdenise@ag.arizona.edu or me at
mfrothsc@iastate.edu .
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Upcoming meetings (for more details see:
http://www.genome.iastate.edu/community/meetings.html)
The 14th International Congress on Animal Reproduction, July 2-6, 2000,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 Uppsala, Sweden,
Contact: Hans Gustafsson, at hans.gustafsson@og.slu.se .
International Society of Animal Genetics: Minneapolis, MN, USA will be
held July 24-27, 2000. Contact Brian Kirkpatrick at
bwkirkpat@facstaff.wisc.edu.
American Society of Animal Science National Meeting, July 24-28,
Baltimore, MD. For details please contact http://www.baltimore2k.org.
Plant and Animal Genome IX, joint with the NAGRP annual meetings, Jan.
14-17, 2001, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA. See:
http://www.intl-pag.org/
Other events can be found at the following web site:
http://www.agbiotechnet.com/calendar/index.asp/
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Contributions to Pig Genome Update 44 including short meeting
announcements are always welcome. Please send by August 10.
Max Rothschild
U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator
2255 Kildee Hall, Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-6202, Fax: 515-294-2401
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
cc: Dick Frahm, CSREES and Caird Rexroad II, ARS
Paid for by funds from the NRSP8 USDA/CSREES sponsored Pig Genome
Coordination Program.
