Programme
Chairperson: Luca Fontanesi (coordinator of the PigPhenomics project)
Communications
- 10.30-10.40 – Opening and introduction to the project (Luca Fontanesi: University of Bologna)
- 10.40-10.50 – Livestock phenomics: new frontiers in animal breeding (Francesca Bertolini: University of Bologna)
- 10.50-11.10 – Molecular phenotyping: applications of metabolomics in pigs (Samuele Bovo: University of Bologna)
- 11.10-11.30 – Merging traditional phenotyping and genomics in heavy pigs (Giuseppina Schiavo: University of Bologna)
- 11.30-11.50 – Genetic characterization of the pig metabolome and potential applications (Samuele Bovo: University of Bologna)
- 11.50-12.10 – Boar taint compounds: relationships with libido and productive traits in entire male pigs (Valentina Bonfatti: University of Padova)
- 12.10-12.30 – Genetics of boar taint compounds in pigs and application in pig breeding (Valentina Bonfatti: University of Padova)
- 12.30-12.50 – Phenomics of stress: new potential applications in monitoring pig welfare (Daniele Vigo: University of Milano – Matteo Bolner: University of Bologna)
- 12.50-13.00 – Discussion and closing remarks