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Poultry 1

Presentations and discussions on research to improve poultry using modern genetic and genomic methods. Organized by USDA Multistate Research Project NC1170, and NRSP-8 Poultry
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM-6:10 PM
Room: Sunset - Meeting House
Organizers:
Behnam Abasht and Huaijun Zhou
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks


8:20 AM
W754
Systemic Transcriptome Responses to Heat Stress in the Chicken
Carl J. Schmidt, University of Delaware

8:40 AM
W755
Genetic Improvement of Resistance to NDV and Heat Stress in Chickens
Huaijun Zhou, University of California, Davis

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9:00 AM
W756
Transcriptome Response to Newcastle Disease Virus in Resistant and Susceptible Inbred Chicken Lines
Susan J. Lamont, Iowa State University, Department of Animal Science

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9:20 AM
W757
Response to Newcastle Disease Virus in Indigenous Chickens in Africa
Jack C.M. Dekkers, Iowa State University, Department of Animal Science

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9:40 AM
Cobb Travel Award Winner
Colin Kern, University of California, Davis

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10:00 AM
AM Break


10:20 AM
W758
Gene Expression and Cellular Analyses of Genes in the Protein Biosynthesis Pathway in Meat-Type Chickens Under Heat Stress
Samuel E. Aggrey, University of Georgia; Marie C Milfort, University of Georgia; Romdhane Rekaya, University of Georgia

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10:40 AM
W759
The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Stress in Birds Involves a New Structure Called the Nucleus of the Hippocampal Commissure
Wayne Kuenzel, University of Arkansas; Gurueswar Nagarajan, University of Arkansas; Alexander Jurkevich, University of Missouri-Columbia; Seong W. Kang, University of Arkansas

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11:00 AM
W760
Characterization of Marek’s Disease Tumors for Driver Mutations
Alec Steep, Michigan State University; Hongen Xu, Technical University of Munich; Alexis Black Pyrkosz, USDA, ARS, ADOL; William Muir, Purdue University; Mary E. Delany, Animal Science, University of California; Dmitrij Frishman, Technical University of Munich; Hans Cheng, USDA, ARS, ADOL

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11:20 AM
W761
Host Chromosome Integration Profiles of Marek’s Disease (MD) Virus and Vaccine Strains Differ Between MD Resistant and Susceptible Lines of Chicken
Marla C. McPherson, Animal Science, University of California; Justin M. Smith, Animal Science, University of California; Hans H. Cheng, USDA-ARS, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory; Mary E. Delany, Animal Science, University of California

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11:40 AM
W762
NGS Analysis Identified Differentially Expressed Coding and microRNA Genes in ALV-like Spontaneous Tumors Potentially Contributing to Tumorigenicity in Susceptible Chickens
Huanmin Zhang, USDA-ARS, Avian Disease & Oncology Laboratory; Kunzhe Dong, USDA-ARS, Avian Disease & Oncology Laboratory; Shuang Chang, Shandong Agricultural University; Qingmei Xie, South China Agricultural University; Jody Mays, USDA-ARS, Avian Disease & Oncology Laboratory; Tamer Mansour, Michigan State University; Brian Schutte, Michigan State University; Henry Hunt, USDA-ARS, Avian Disease & Oncology Laboratory; Aly Fadly, USDA-ARS, Avian Disease & Oncology Laboratory

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12:00 PM
Saturday Lunch Break


1:20 PM
W763
Design and Analysis of Reference Populations to Detect Signatures of Selection from Genomic Data
William Muir, Purdue University

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1:40 PM
W764
Programming Reduced Fatness in Broilers
Brynn Voy, University of Tennessee

2:00 PM
W765
Temperature Effects on Differential Gene Expression in Turkey Satellite Cells during Proliferation and Differentiation
Kent M. Reed, University of Minnesota; Sandra G. Velleman, The Ohio State University; Gale M. Strasburg, Michigan State University

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2:20 PM
W766
Effect of Embryonic and Post-Hatch Thermal Challenge on Turkey Muscle Development
Gale M. Strasburg, Michigan State University; Daniel L. Clark, The Ohio State University; Galen George, Michigan State University; Kent M. Reed, University of Minnesota; Sandra G. Velleman, The Ohio State University

2:40 PM
Break


3:20 PM
Update on NRSP8 Bioinformatics


3:40 PM
W767
Evidence of Enhanced Energy Production and Transfer, Synthesis of Nucleotides, Ribosome Assembly, and Protein Translation in Breast Muscle in High vs Low Feed Efficiency Pedigree Broiler Males: Hypotheses Worth Pursuing?
Walter Bottje, University of Arkansas; Byung-Whi Kong, University of Arkansas

4:00 PM
W768
Expression of Nutrient Transporters and Host Defense Peptides in the Intestine and Yolk Sac of Chickens
Eric A. Wong, Virginia Tech; Haihan Zhang, Virginia Tech

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4:20 PM
Chasing the Genetics of Ascites with VNTRs, SNPs and CNVs
Douglas D. Rhoads, University of Arkansas, Cell and Molecular Biology Program; Shatovisha Dey, University of Arkansas, Cell and Molecular Biology Program; Khaloud Alzahrani, University of Arkansas; Alia Parveen, University of Arkansas, Cell and Molecular Biology Program; Timothy J. Licknack, University of Arkansas; Katy Tarrant, California State University, Fresno; Byung-Whi Kong, University of Arkansas; Nicholas B Anthony, University of Arkansas

4:40 PM
Neal A. Jorgenson Travel Award Winner
Hao Bai, University of Maryland

5:00 PM
Students and Postdocs Lightning Talks


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