Organization
Michiel
van Boven (ID-Lelystad)
Liesbeth
van der Waaij (WIAS)
Registration and information
Registration is free, and can be done through email to
the address below before June 15. Please
let us know if you intend to visit the meeting, so that the canteen can prepare
for the extra visitors.
Liesbeth van der Waaij
Animal Breeding and Genetics group
Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences
phone: +31 (0)317 483019 / 482335
fax: +31 (0)317 483929
email:
liesbeth.vanderwaaij@alg.vf.wau.nl
WIAS
Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS) was founded
as a graduate school of Wageningen University in 1993. WIAS was officially
accredited by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences on 19 june 1995.
Scientists of a number of departments of WU have united their forces in order
to contribute to the sustainability of livestock and fish production through
fundamental and strategic research, and through PhD education and training. For
further information on activities of WIAS see www.zod.wag-ur.nl/wias
Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS)
and
ID-Lelystad
organize the
seminar
Wageningen
Wednesday,
June 21, 2000
10.45-17.30
INTRODUCTION
For many
infectious agents the host’s susceptibility to infection and clinical disease
is determined by genetic factors of both the pathogen and the host. This may
have important implications for the animal breeder who tries to optimize the production
level in the presence of potentially harmful pathogens, and for the
evolutionary biologist who tries to understand the causes and consequences of
coevolution of the host and its pathogens. This seminar draws together
scientists working in the fields of animal breeding, epidemiology, and
evolution. The challenge is to integrate the insights of the various
disciplines to obtain a fuller understanding of the genetic basis of resistance
to infectious disease.
PROGRAMME
Chair: Prof. Dr. J.A.M. van Arendonk
|
10.45 |
Welcome
and coffee |
|
11.15 |
Selection for disease resistance: the interaction
between genetics and epidemiology Prof. Dr. S.C. Bishop (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh) |
|
12.00 |
The
evolution of host resistance to infectious disease Dr.
M. van Boven (Institute for Animal Science and Health, Lelystad) |
|
12.30 |
Lunch |
|
13.30 |
Genetics and epidemiology of compensatory evolution Prof. Dr.
R.F. Hoekstra (Wageningen University, Wageningen) |
|
14.00 |
Understanding and quantifying characteristics of host-parasite interaction Prof. Dr. M.C.M. de Jong (Wageningen
University, Wageningen) |
|
14.30 |
Applying genetic- epidemiological models to nematode
and viral infections Prof.
Dr. S.C. Bishop (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh) |
|
15.00 |
Tea |
|
15.30 |
Genetic relationship between Salmonella
resistance traits in broilers Dr. L.L.G. Janss (Institute for
Animal Science and Health, Lelystad) |
|
16.00 |
Modelling
selection for production traits under constant infection pressure Ir.
E.H. van der Waaij (Wageningen University, Wageningen) |
|
16.30 |
Informal
get-together |