Two new Guidelines on “Recording Feed Intake for Genetic Evaluation” (Section 19) and on “Methane Emission for Genetic Evaluation” (Section 20) have been published: icar.org/index.php/icar…

Do you want to contribute to the challenge where we need to reduce greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions while working towards circularity and biodiversity without losing focus on animal health and welfare? Are you our new colleague at WUR Livestock? Apply: wur.nl/en/vacancy/Res…

The website for #wcgalp2022 is live! Check it out, subscribe to the newsletter, and share with your colleagues: wcgalp.com

Can we select for low methane emitting cattle and other ruminants? Possibly, but large-scale methane measurement of livestock is not cheap. Indirect estimation of ruminants’ methane, so-called #proxies, may offer a viable alternative. Join the #DiscussionForum 2nd of June! #ASGGN

We're excited to announce plans to create Scotland’s first new school of veterinary medicine since 19th Century. Based in Aberdeen but with a footprint across rural Scotland, the vet school could add £26 million GVA & over 200 jobs to Scotland by 2030. ➡️bit.ly/3hYON2b

I enjoyed working with Yvette de Haas, Roel Veerkamp, and Gerben de Jong on our paper "Selective breeding as a mitigation tool for methane emissions from dairy cattle". We explored the effect of selecting for lower methane and phenotyping strategies. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

To reduce #methane #emissions, new study finds it necessary to include methane in #BreedingGoals #ResearchResults by Coralia Manzanilla et al. Read more here bit.ly/3k0rdDA

@WCGALP2022 has two session on GHGs, I’m helping as local co-chair with Suzanne Rowe and Marcin Pszczola. “Genetic solutions to achieve net zero carbon emission in livestock systems” (General challenges) and “Novel traits: Environment and greenhouse gas” (Technical aspects).

The UK Committee on Research Integrity (#UKCORI) is seeking to appoint the inaugural Chair and founding Members who will play a vital role in developing the committee. Individuals at all career stages and from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. More: orlo.uk/xAlUV

We're excited that Prof. Jennie Pryce (Prof Jennie Pryce) is one of the keynote speakers at #WCGALP2022. Professor Pryce is known for her work on novel traits in dairy cattle (see dairybio.com.au). Yet another good reason to join #WCGALP2022!

WUR Livestock CRV FrieslandCampina English translation for my non-Dutch speaking network: kia-landbouwwatervoedsel.nl/wp-content/upl…

The first large scale characterisation of methane emissions in Irish beef cattle conclusively shows that some beef cattle can produce up to 30% less methane emissions, on average, for the same level of productivity. Find out more bit.ly/3EjeRxo UCD School Ag & Food ICBF

Great overview of the methane mitigation research being conducted in Teagasc UCD School Ag & Food, across various projects, in today's The Irish Times RumenPredict METH-ABATE VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre irishtimes.com/business/innov…

The roadmap to achieving our 2030 emissions targets

More than 100 (!) #WCGALP2022-chairs just joined the online instruction session for the paper handling after January 12, 2022 #deadline. Such a big community ❤ Together we will make a strong scientific programme for the conference 💪

Spread the word! We do have scholarships available to participate #wcgalp2022 either on site or online. Check the link in this tweet for more info on how to apply 👇

Did you know Mendel's 200th anniversary is in 2022; just 2 weeks after #WCGALP2022? To celebrate, we give away a copy of the board game 'Genotype – a Mendelian Genetics Game’. To enter the contest, reply to this tweet within 2 weeks and include the title of your 4-page paper!🎲🧬

I hope to see many of you in Rotterdam this Summer #WCGALP2022, so don't forget that the submission deadline is today 👇

Happy to be part of this work as a result of ⁦METHAGENE⁩ consortium. Important international 🌍collaboration to reduce methane 💨 from cows 🐄 using different measuring devices and a good framework to implement genetic selection 🧬. journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-…

Great work done on methane in Spain presented by Oscar GR 🧬 Genomics 🐄🦠 at WCGALP2022 covering the broad aspect of genomics, microbiome and link to feed efficiency