Genome and Epigenome eNabled breedIng in MOnogastrics
A Horizon 2020 Project
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GEroNIMO is part of the EuroFAANG platform, a coordinated effort to unravel the connection between the genetic make-up of an animal and the observable physical and physiological traits.
Animal breeding plays an important part in the European food system!
Latest News
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GEroNIMO Stakeholder Event
The GEroNIMO project invites you to attend the stakeholder event on the 7th June 2024, at the Sala de Conferências, conveniently located at Polo da Mitra, Edifício MED, from 10:35 to 14:30.
You will have the opportunity to gain invaluable insights into the GEroNIMO project’s potential impact on poultry and pig breeding and production throughout Europe.
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Final GENE-SWitCH Conference
Policy and Ethics Workshop
The final conference of the Horizon 2020 project GENE-SWitCH will be held in Brussels from 6 to 8 November 2023 at the University Foundation. The conference is a hybrid event where the attendees may participate in presence or remotely.
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Limits of genetic intervention: Solving problems of cage-free housing
Description goes hereo discuss the limits of conventional selection methods and opportunities for novel strategies, Dr. Michael Toscano (University of Bern, CH) will be organizing a workshop (Friday, 10. November, 13.30-15.15) immediately following the 2023 European Symposium on Poultry Genetics in Hannover, Germany. Lectures will be provided on the topic from Dr. Toscano and Ms. Pauline Willemsen (Hendrix Genetics, NL) followed by an open discussion of the topic.
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Genotype-to-phenotype research across Europe & beyond
We are glad to announce that GEroNIMO will participate in the EuroFAANG scientific session at the upcoming EAAP conference titled: “Genotype-to-phenotype research across Europe and beyond", on Thursday, 31 August in Lyon, France.
For further details and registration, click here.
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Training: “Crossing perspectives about eggs: from production to food science”
The Institut Agro organizes a training on “Perspectives about eggs: from production to food science”. The deadline for registration is until 30th of June but it can be extended a bit.
Travel and accommodation supported by Erasmus+ scholarship.
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Press release: EuroFAANG research infrastructure is on track
Successfully approved by the EU, the new EuroFAANG Research Infrastructure (RI) project now thrives on developing a concept for a formalised infrastructure for farmed animal G2P research in Europe (EuroFAANG).
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Save the date: GEroNIMO stakeholder event
Exciting news! Join us at the stakeholder event for GEroNIMO project, focused on sustainable animal breeding.
This meeting will be held on the 28th of June in Bern, Switzerland, Aviforum; address: Burgerweg 22, 3052 Zollikofen.
About GEroNIMO
To face human population growth, increasing environmental constraints and changes in socio-cultural values, animal breeding must evolve toward a more sustainable model that guarantees production while promoting efficient resource use, animal health and welfare, and preserving genetic diversity. Thanks to recent developments in omics technologies, it is now possible to rethink breeding, taking advantage of improved knowledge on genome-to-phenome relationships that accounts for both genetic and non-genetic mechanisms controlling traits. GEroNIMO works on chicken and pig, the most used sources of animal protein worldwide, to provide breeders with new knowledge and tools to promote innovative genome- and epigenome enabled selection methods for traits related to production (quantity and quality), efficiency, productive longevity, fertility, resilience and welfare.
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Project Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator: Frédérique Pitel and Tatiana Zerjal, INRAE