GenTORE is on Italian media!
Prof. Cozzi has written an article for L'Informatore Agrario, an Italian paper dedicated to the agricultural sector. Read the full article here 

Thank you for your inspirational Christmas drawings! Here is a selection. Happy new year!
GenTORE WP3 On-farm tools to phenotype proxies of Resilience & Efficiency
Yvette de Haas explains the purpose of WP3
What the hell is Resilience and Efficiency actually?
Panel discussion at EAAP 2018 in collaboration with Feed-a-Gene, GplusE and SmartCow
Read NOW, GenTORE's first Newsletter!
Video: Introduction to the GenTORE project
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GenTORE Approach
21 partners representing the diversity of the sector.​
-Multi-disciplinary: genomics, environmental assessment, nutritional physiology, health management, precision livestock farming, mathematical modelling & socio-economics
-Multi-actor: KIs, breeding industry, farm management and veterinary advisory services, farm technology companies, international organisations
-Multi-regional: Pedo-climatic zones including Atlantic, Alpine, Continental, Mediterranean and Nemoral
-Farming diversity: Organic farming, intensive & extensive grazing, intensive indoors systems

Events

Precision Dairy Farming Conference
Contact ​GenTORE
Project Coordinator:
Nicolas Friggens
INRA AgroParis Tech
​nicolas.friggens[at]agroparistech.fr​
Project Manager:
Agathe Renard
European Project Manager - INRA Transfert
agathe.renard[at]inra.fr
Communication & Dissemination:
Çağla Yüksel Kaya Kuyululu
Project Manager - EFFAB
​Cagla.Kaya[at]effab.info

News

GenTORE Stakeholder Survey
As part of the EU-wide GenTORE project, a survey is conducted with the aim of supporting resilient and efficient cattle production across Europe. We are interested in the opinions of all stakeholders in European cattle systems, at all levels. The combined results of this survey may inform future genetic improvement strategies that are more appropriate for users and stakeholders. We hope you can spare some time to contribute your valuable thoughts to this survey.

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Two GenTORE PostDoc positions are opened at INRA!
Postdoctoral fellowship: Modelling lifetime trajectories of beef and dairy cattle to predict animal and production system resilience and efficiency in future scenarios
Post-doc position in dairy cattle quantitative epidemiology and genetics
PhD Course on Robustness: from a wooly concept to operational measures
​(April 2019)
This doctoral module offered by GenTORE members will discuss the concept of animal robustness as a complex, multi-level and dynamic concept, and its relevance in management strategies.
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For more information visit the webpage

    GenTORE poll

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SmartCow Transnational access (TNA) calls now published!

SmartCow TNA calls will provide academic and industry communities with free access to a wide range of cattle research facilities across Europe. Overall, they will be able to support up to 30 research projects representing a total of 10.000 "cow-weeks" (number of animals * number of experimental weeks). Deadline for the first stage proposal is 30th of September 2018. Read more
GenTORE at the 1st European Symposium on Livestock Farming in Mountain Areas (Bolzano, 20th – 22nd June 2018)

GenTORE aims at reaching a wide audience, focusing not only on the more represented systems but also on the less relevant livestock farming environments. The 1st European Symposium on Livestock Farming in Mountain Areas was an important opportunity for the promotion of GenTORE project. Read more
EGENES seeking geneticist!

Edinburgh Genetic Evaluation Services (EGENES) is the unit within SRUC that undertakes national genetic and genomic evaluations for dairy, beef, sheep and goats. It is a world class centre operating to ICAR standards utilising high performance computing and employing one of the largest reference population of genotypes in the world. Whilst EGENES operates independently producing evaluations for its customers, those same customers enjoy the benefit of EGENES being tightly integrated with the Animal Breeding and Genomics Team meaning research activity has a very short route to market.
 
We’re seeking a geneticist with experience of solving problems in genetic and genomic evaluations, one that can work within in a team and customers. It is expected that the candidate will undertake necessary research to underpin practical application of developments in genetic evaluation methodologies.
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​Click here for further details and application process.
Nic Friggens gives keynote lecture at Dublin International Animal Science Conference

Nic Friggens gave the Sir John Hammond Lecture on 'Precision agriculture meets the genomics revolution' at the Britisch Society of Animal Science Annual Conference in Dublin early April 2018. This attracted 450 scientists from across the glode and was an excellent opportunity to explain GenTORE project in simple terms to an audience of scientists from many different backgrounds and disciplines. Lively discussions were generated! 

​Click here to watch the live video!
GenTORE article in INTERBULL bulletin
GenTORE was mentioned in the 51st edition of the INTERBULL bulletin. The INTERBULL Centre is one of 21 partners in the project. You can find the 51st issue of the INTERBULL bulletin at: https://journal.interbull.org/index.php/ib/issue/view/74 or download the  PDF article.
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