All sessions will be held at the Iowa State Center, Scheman Building unless otherwise specified

Wednesday, July 13

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Registration, Install Posters, Continental Breakfast

Chair: Susan Lamont (Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA)

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Welcome, Conference Opening Remarks & Announcements Catherine Woteki (Dean, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA)

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Pete Kaiser (Institute for Animal Health, United Kingdom)
“Genes and Vaccines”

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Buffet Lunch*

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Reiman Gardens Visit and Refreshments

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Transport back to Scheman Building

WHICH CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?

Chair: Joan Lunney (Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Animal & Natural Resources Institute, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD USA)

3:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Saskia van Hemert (Animal Sciences Group, The Netherlands)
“Salmonella Susceptibility Affects Gene Expression in the Chicken Intestine”

3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

J.M.J. (Annemarie) Rebel (Animal Sciences Group, The Netherlands)
“Maternal Feed Regulates Gene Expression and Severity of Malabsorption Syndrome in Broiler Progeny”

4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Aimie J. Sarson (University of Guelph, Canada)
“Utilization of a Chicken-Specific Immune System Microarray to Monitor Gene Expression in Response to Marek’s Disease Virus”

4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

Kathy Magor (University of Alberta, Canada)
“The Major Histocompatibility Complex of the Duck Contains Five Differentially Expressed Class I Genes”

4:50 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Joseph McElroy (Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA)
“Microsatellite Markers Associated with Marek's Disease Survival in Commercial Layer Chickens ”

WHAT TOOLS ARE IN YOUR TOOLBOX?

5:10 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Ingrid Olsaker (Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway)
“Eadgene: European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence for Animal Health and Food Safety”

5:30 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.

Victor Martinez (Universidad de Chile)
“Functional QTL Mapping for Dissecting Genetic Factors Influencing Disease Resistance”

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Buffet Dinner*

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Poster Session, Dessert

10:00 p.m.

Transport to Gateway and Baymont Inn Hotels

Thursday, July 14

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Chair: Matthew Ellinwood (Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA)

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Chand Khanna (CCR National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rocksville, MD USA)
“Identification of Metastasis-Associated Genes in Canine Osteosarcoma”

10:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Refreshments, Posters

IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS

10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Alison N. Starr (Texas A & M University, College Station, TX USA)
“Inborn Error in Cholesterol Biosynthesis in the Domestic Dog”

11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Jessica A. Henske (Texas A & M University, College Station, TX USA)
“Identification of Microsatellite Markers Linked to Progressive Retinal Atrophy in the American Eskimo Dog”

11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Raluca Mateescu (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA)
“ Factors Influencing Detection of QTL for Hip Dysplasia in Dogs”

WHAT IS GENOME GUMBO WITHOUT SHRIMP?

11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Acacia Alcivar-Warren (Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, N. Grafton, MA USA)
“Linkage Mapping of ESTs Isolated From a Subtracted cDNA Library of Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Penaeus vannamei, Injected With White Spot Syndrome Virus”

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Buffet Lunch*

Chair: Marnie Mellencamp (Sygen International, Franklin, KY USA)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Klaus Wimmers (Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Germany)
“QTL and Gene Discovery for Immune Response and Disease Resistance Traits in the Pig”

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET….OR NOT?

2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Derek Petry (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE USA)
“Differential Immunity in Pigs with High and Low Responses to PRRSV”

2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.

Tanja Opriessnig (Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA)
“Differences Among Pig Breeds in Susceptibility to Porcine Circovirus Type-2 Associated Disease”

2:40 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Refreshments, Posters

3:20 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.

Daniel Rock (University of Illinois, Urbana, IL USA)
“Genetics of Host Cell Resistance to Viral Infection ”

ITS FLEECE WAS WHITE AS SNOW

4:20 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.

Gert Nieuwhof (Meat & Livestock Commission & Roslin Institute, United Kingdom)
“Selection for Disease Resistance as a Quantitative Trait”

4:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Orla M. Keane (University of Otago, New Zealand)
“Using Microarrays to Elucidate the Mechanism of Resistance to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Sheep”

5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.

V.S.R. Dukkipati (IVABS, Massey University, New Zealand)
“Extensive Polymorphism at Nine Immunologically Significant Microsatellite Marker Loci in Merino Sheep”

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Remove Posters, Transport to Gateway Hotel

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Social Time* (Gateway Hotel – Garden Room)

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Banquet Dinner* (Gateway Hotel – Garden Room)

8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Music and Social Time (Gateway Hotel – Garden Room)

11:00 p.m.

Transport to Memorial Union and Baymont Hotels

Friday, July 15

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Chair: Max Rothschild (Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA)

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Herman W. Raadsma (University of Sydney, Australia)
“Evidence for Internal Parasite Resistance and Immune Function Traits in Sheep”

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Refreshments

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Alan Teale (University of Stirling, United Kingdom)
“Genes Controlling Resistance to African Trypanosomiasis. Where and What are They?

THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON

11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Kirsty McGuire (Roslin Institute, United Kingdom)
“A Bovine Macrophage Microarray Detects Differences in the Transcriptome Response to Infection in Disease Resistant Cattle”

11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Maria Longeri (University of Milan, Italy)
“Sequencing of TGM1 Candidate Gene and Genome-Wide Scan for Ichthyosis Disorder in Chianina Cattle”

12:10 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Conference Closing Remarks

12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Buffet Lunch*