Publication of Genetics of farm animals

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Publication of Genetics of farm animals

The book "Génétique des animaux d’élevage : diversité et adaptation dans monde changeant" was just published by the QUAE publication house.

A meeting is scheduled with the coordinators on September 15, at AgroParisTech Claude Bernard Center in Paris !

A meeting with the coordinators of this book

Claire Rogel-Gaillard and Etienne Verrier

Tuesday September 15, 17h

AgroParisTech Claude Bernard Center, Paris

Information/reservations : infobib-pcb@agroparistech.fr

Summary

Whereas the world is currently undergoing global changes and a climate crisis, many questions have been raised on the role and position of breeding. This work provides an overview of the history and changes in methods and dynamics that has been underway for the last decade and which wil shape the future of animal selection.

Domestication of animals and their selection are founded on a long, shared history between man, animals and territories. This has been fed by a continuous flow of new knowledge and methodological approaches that permit the characterization of genetic diversity and progress in the choice of reproducing animals adapted to production systems that are more and more diversified in relation with the world's agroecological transition and food safety. Genetic improvement has contributed to shaping the living, raising ethics questions that are reinforced by genomics tools and "big data".

Table of contents

Preface
Introduction

  1. Domestication and the constitution of genetic resources. Xavier Rognon, Denis Laloë, Emmanuelle Vila, Étienne Verrier
  2. From domestication to genomic selection: a brief history of animal selection. Étienne Verrier
  3. The different steps of a genetic improvement programme. Étienne Verrier
  4. Defining selection objectives. Florence Phocas
  5. Conception and realisation of genetic or genomic evaluations of reproducers. Vincent Ducrocq
  6. The choice of reproducers and selection efficacy. Jean-Michel Elsen
  7. The contribution of crossbreeding and mating plans. Jean-Pierre Bidanel
  8. World food security and animal genetics. Hervé Guyomard
  9. What genetics for farm systems facing global changes? Nathalie Mandonnet, Gisèle Alexandre, Michèle Tixier-Boichard
  10. Preservation of biodiversity and genetic resources. Grégoire Leroy, Coralie Danchin-Burge
  11. The evolution of our knowledge of genomes, epigenomes and microbiomes. Alain Vignal, Philipe Monget, Claire Rogel-Gaillard
  12. New ways to diffuse genetics. Didier Boichard
  13. New techniques for genetic improvement: genome editing. Alain Ducos
  14. Economic models and organizing genetic improvement of animals. Aline Fugeray-Scarbel, Julie Labatut, Stéphane Lemarié, Michel Trommetter
  15. Ethics and genetic improvement of animals. Thomas Heams

Editions Quae | Collection : Savoir faire | August 2020
Format : paper | Ebook
Language : French

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Modification date : 14 September 2023 | Publication date : 03 September 2020 | Redactor : GABI ; Translation W. Brand-Williams