Comparison of breed prediction composition using SNP-BLUP and admixture in purebred and crossbred populations. Well done to Biological Sciences - MTU PhD student Cliona Ryan 🐄🐮🐄🐮 #dairy4beef #Genomics frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Well done ICBF first step to national genotyping 🙌🙌🐄🐮🐄🐮

PhD opportunity using large phenotypic, genomic and pedigree datasets to identify additive and nonadditive DNA associations that are associated with lamb growth performance. #OviSeq #PhDposition #genomics #sheep Sheep Ireland 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Munster Technological University Teagasc teagasc.ie/media/website/…

PhD opportunity on investigating the genetic variability of enteric methane emissions in sheep production systems. Closing date 7th July. Would suit recent graduates Fiona McGovern Sheep Ireland 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Munster Technological University #opportunity #phd #animalbreeding #Genetics teagasc.ie/media/website/…

Well done Jamie!🙌

From January, I will increase PhD stipends

Only 2 weeks left to go to apply for the below PhD !!

Association between 21 MSTN variants (10 of which were segregating) with calving difficulty and carcass performance across 12 cattle breeds. Second publication from PhD student Cliona Ryan 👏👏🐮🐮🥩🥩academic.oup.com/jas/advance-ar…

Minister Charlie McConalogue confirms major milestone reached in registration of Protected Geographical Indicator for Irish Grass Fed Beef. 🔗gov.ie/en/press-relea…

Great opportunity to work with us in Teagasc on this exciting project looking at using the rumen microbiome as a predictor for methane emissions! Fiona McGovern Sinéad Waters Eoin Dunne Deirdre Purfield Suzanne Campbell

Exploring definitions of daily enteric methane emission phenotypes for genetic evaluations using a population of indoor-fed multi-breed growing cattle with feed intake data. Second publication from Clodagh Ryan 👏👏🐮🐄🐂 #methane #methaneEBVs academic.oup.com/jas/article/do…

WE'RE HIRING! Are you interested in any of the open positions outlined below? Check our the careers section on the ICBF website for more information. #JoinOurTeam icbf.com/current-vacanc…

PhD opportunity on enteric methane emissions in sheep!closing date 26th April!would suit 2024 graduates with an interest in sheep production and animal genetics 🐑🐏🐑 Fiona McGovern Biological Sciences - MTU Sheep Ireland 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 teagasc.ie/media/website/…

Prevalence of sex chromosome aneuploidy (turners, trisomy X and kleinfelters) across 146,431 juvenile cattle. Maximising the use of routinely collected genotype data for diagnostics. Well done Cliona Ryan ICBF #genomics #aneuploidy #cattle 🐮🐄🐂 👏onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Exciting PhD on the Methane-Predict project in TeagascSheep aiming to estimate methane output from sheep as well as investigating the opportunity of genomics (genetic and rumen microbiome) to lower methane output! Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Ministry for Primary Industries Fiona McGovern Deirdre Purfield Teagasc

MSc opportunity on sheep health!Would suit 2024 graduates with an interest in sheep production and animal genetics/genomics! 🐏 🐑 🔬 Closing date 7th June #genomics #sheep #animalbreeding lnkd.in/eZzEJ7cp

Teagasc PhD Walsh Scholarship Opportunity available on “Genetics of ewe survival; breeding for longevity” based in Athenry in collaboration with Munster Technological University teagasc.ie/media/website/…

A really interesting and relevant topic area. Why not come and join the TeagascSheep team Sheep Ireland 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Munster Technological University Deirdre Purfield UCD School Ag & Food

Many Congratulations to Cliona Ryan who successfully defended her PhD thesis on exploitation of genomics for dairy and beef breeding 🧬 Huge thanks to examiners @bouwman_aniek and Dr Catriona Guinane on a very interesting Viva examination Donagh Berry @biocraig

First study on the prevalence of autosomal monosomy and trisomy using SNP genotypes on 779,138 juvenile cattle Munster Technological University Teagasc Cliona Ryan 🐮🐄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…