What the hell is Resilience and Efficiency actually?
GenTORE session at EAAP 2018 in collaboration with Feed-a-Gene, GplusE and SmartCow
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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

69th Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science
​Dubrovnik, Croatia​
10th International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores
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Clermont-Ferrand, France
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
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News

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! 

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Precision Livestock Researchers Workshop Seminar

GenTORE will participate in the Precision Livestock Researchers Workshop Seminar organised by the WUR. Claudia Kamphuis will represent GenTORE with her presentation; "Near- and at-market farm technologies to develop proxies for resilience and efficiency". The Seminar will take place 3-4 May 2018. More information about the event and program will be published soon.
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 presents at BSAS 2018!
GenTORE project will be participating to BSAS 2018 Conference on 9-11 April in Dublin, Ireland.

GenTORE Coordinator Nicolas Friggens will be presenting on "Precision agriculture meets the genomics revolution" on Tuesday 10 April at 9:00. The authors of the presentation are Claudia Kamphuis, Jan Lassen, Sinead McParland and Helene Leclerc  (WP3, 4, 5 and 2 Co-Leaders respectively).

GenTORE WP6 Leader Eileen Wall will be chairing a session on "Genetics" on Tuesday April 10 between 13:30-15:00 where WP5 Leader Donagh Berry will be presenting on   "The genetics of (feed) efficiency in ruminants". 

For more information on BSAS2018 visit bsas.org.uk/BSAS2018

GenTORE receives many mentions in local press
The GenTORE project was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Parda de Montaña Beef Cattle breeders (ARAPARDA).

Daniel Villalba presented the ongoing work carried out by UdL and CITA, namely the regional assessment of the socioeconomic and productive context of beef cattle production, through ongoing surveys to farmers in different Pyrenean valleys.

​GenTORE received many mentions in the regional press, read more about it here.
Coming up GenTORE’s first annual meeting
GenTORE – “GENomic management Tools to Optimize Resilience and Efficiency” – kicked off not very long ago, in June 2017. Ever since, all 21 project partners were committed to gain more insights in the tricky balance between cattle resilience and efficiency in widely varying environments, while engaging its stakeholders.

On 15 & 16 May GenTORE’s project partners will have their first annual meeting to reflect on the results and achievements so far, as well as an opportunity to clarify the expectations for the next year.

These annual meetings are also a chance for the 21 project partners from 11 different countries across Europe to meet physically at least once a year, discuss the project’s progress and create a link through GenTORE.

​We look forward to this event!
​GenTORE Partners