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ANNU 141 and Microsoft Teams
Good morning CGIL,
This week we are fortunate to have two days of seminars!
On Thursday, October 30th, 2025, we are happy to have Dr. Jack Dekkers, from Iowa State University, presenting for us. The seminar will begin at 3:00 PM EDT/EST in person at ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Breeding for disease resilience in pigs”
Speaker Biography: Jack grew up in the Netherlands and received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the Wageningen Agricultural University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Animal Breeding. From 1989 to 1997 he was on faculty at the University of Guelph, working closely with the Canadian industry on genetic improvement of dairy cattle. He moved to Iowa State University in 1997, where he currently is a C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in the Department of Animal Science. Current research focuses on the genetic basis of feed efficiency and health in pigs and poultry, and on the integration of quantitative genetics and genomics in breeding programs.
Information to attend: To join this seminar, please ensure you have downloaded the Microsoft Teams application to your computer or join the meeting online using the web browser version of Microsoft Teams. Please join the meeting with your microphone on mute and the camera turned off. After the presentation, you can unmute the microphone, and optionally turn on the camera, if you wish to ask a question. Alternatively, if you wish to pose your question in the chat function, the presenter will answer questions made through the chat.
*Recordings of previous CGIL seminars are available at:
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Gabby Condello and Julia Rodrigues.
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Dr. Jack Dekkers
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