GenTORE's Second Newsletter is now available!

Burning issues in biodiversity: Fitter livestock farms from better gene banks
CDB session at EAAP 2019
Projects GenTORE, SmartCow, SAPHIR, GplusE, Feed-a-Gene and IMAGE are jointly organizing a session during EAAP 2019 on Wednesday 28th of August. Click here for more information. 

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
Claudia Kamphuis tells about the research she does with this data to optimize the balance between cattle resilience and efficiency
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

Researcher opportunity on genomics

Teagasc is looking for a statistical geneticist related to GenTORE's WP5: ''Genome-based management indexes; on-farm tools to optimising replacement strategies taking into account expected life-time R&E in dairy and beef cattle’’.

For more information, click here.
Towards a Sustainable European Livestock Farming

The Fitter Livestock Farming Project Group, in which GenTORE is participating, organises two workshops, providing a discussion forum for their collaborative Policy Paper. Read more here. 
Resilience and Robustness Explained
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Our internal GenTORE document on defining resilience will be turned into a published paper soon!

For more information, click here.
PhD Course on Biological Consequences of Selection

​GenTORE is collaborating with NOVA to provide a 5-day training course for PhD students on the ''Biological Consequences of Selection'' including impacts on resilience and efficiency.

For more information, click here.
GenTORE Stakeholder Survey "Cattle Systems in Europe"

Are you working in cattle industry? Are you based in Europe? Would you like to share your ideas and experiences on your cattle system with us? Do you know that you can shape our research with your input? Will you spare some of your time to support our research?

If yes, you are kindly invited to fill in our survey. 

GenTORE Stakeholder Survey is available in English, Svenska, Iltaliano, Deutsche, Espanol, Francais, Dansk!!!

Fill in GenTORE Survey

Click here for more information
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.

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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.
​GenTORE Partners