Illumina Bovine SNP50 BeadChip
Detail technical information regarding Illumina’s BovineSNP50 BeadChip can now be found here.
AGTC represented at IETS
AGTCenter was represented at the recent meeting of the International Embryo Transfer Society in Denver by Wayne Stanley and Amy Erickson Hagen.
Funding Opportunity
The USDA’s Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES) is allocating $5 M to fund whole-genome livestock breeding studies. The research goal is to enhance breeding programs by using genomic tools and information to predict an animal’s genetic merit. Additional information can be obtained at: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/animalgenomegenomeenabledselectionnri.cfm
Memberships
AGTC is a member of both the Virginia Biotechnology Association and MdBio, the corresponding association in Maryland.