P I G G E N O M E U P D A T E
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A Bimonthly Newsletter of the U.S. Pig Genome Coordination Program
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* January, 1, 1998 *
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1. The National Swine Improvement Meeting Held on Dec. 5-6, 1997 ........6
2. Rewrite for National Animal Genome Research Program Renewal .........15
3. Resources (DNA, YAC, MS Primers etc) Continue to be Available .......23
4. A New Facelift is Taking Place to NAGRP Pig Genome Web Page ......... 5
5. PAGVI Meeting (Jan. 18-22, 1998) Reminder ........................... 6
6. Plans for the 1998 ISAG Conference are Underway ......................4
7. Helps Available for Travel to Meetings .............................. 4
8. A pig chromosome 13 workshop ........................................ 9
9. Upcoming Meetings ...................................................14
10. A Special Year End Thanks ........................................... 6
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Happy Holidays to all of you, your families and colleagues!
THE NATIONAL SWINE IMPROVEMENT MEETING MET in Des Moines on December
5-6. The meeting was well attended by pig breeders, students and
scientists. The presentations included several talks dealing with
issues related to quantitative and molecular genetics and the discovery
and use of individual genes in pig breeding programs. The proceedings
are available from Dr. Chuck Christians, University of Minnesota.
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We owe a BIG THANKS TO THE WRITING COMMITTEE and especially Jerry
Dodgson for their efforts to renew the National Animal Genome Research
Program, as supported by USDA-CSREES through the National Research
Support Project-8. In addition, thanks go out to everyone who gave
comments and supplied information for the rewrite. The final version is
now on the way to the Administrative Advisors. The final version is not
substantially different in spirit from the draft you may have received.
However, some changes to the wording and updates to the publication list
were made. If and when this renewal is approved, all participants will
eventually receive a copy so hard copy versions are not being
distributed now to everyone. However, if you'd like an electronic
version (in MSWord 6.0), please email Jerry at dodgson@pilot.msu.edu,
indicating what sort of encoding (MIME, unencoded) you prefer and what,
if any, email software you use (e.g., Eudora). This minimizes problems
in the transfer process.
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RESOURCES CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE. These resources include DNA, YAC
libraries and microsatellite primers. Previous newsletters have
considerable information on these resources. Do make use of them as
they are designed to help all of us. Also be sure to acknowledge their
source as it helps to improve cooperation and coordination activities.
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A NEW FACELIFT IS TAKING PLACE. Thanks to our team member, Zhiliang Hu,
our NAGRP web site at http://www.iastate.edu/~pigmap is getting a
facelift. Be sure to take a look at it. If we failed to include
something or you find a page or item needing updating, please contact us
at either mfrothsc@iastate.edu or zlhu@iastate.edu.
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THE PLANT AND ANIMAL GENOME VI, January 18-22, 1998, is rapidly
approaching and again will be in San Diego. Some excellent workshops
have been organized. Hotel accommodations for PAG-VI next January will
be limited by the Super Bowl following us into San Diego on the weekend
after the meeting. We will also announce the winner of the graduate
student competition for the Jorgensen travel award. Hope to see you there!
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It is early but PLANS FOR THE 1998 ISAG CONFERENCE ARE UNDERWAY and are
included in the ISAG (International Society for Animal Genetics) web
site (http://www.wisc.edu/animalsci/isag/index.html). The 1998 conference
will take place from August 9-14, 1998 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Need some help to travel this next year? As in the past, some limited
assistance may be available for active U.S. pig genome members to travel
to the ISAG meeting in New Zealand. If you hope to go and need some
assistance, please contact the U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator soon.
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A PIG CHROMOSOME 13 WORKSHOP will be held on the Sunday preceding the
ISAG meetings. This workshop (August 9) will cover integration of the
several linkage maps and physical maps of chromosome 13, comparative
mapping, quantitative trait analyses, and future plans for cooperation on
chromosome 13 projects. Thanks to the sponsorship of the U.S. Pig
Genome Coordination Program, costs for this meeting will be a nominal 25
NZ dollars (about $15 U.S.) to cover meeting refreshments and lunch.
For further information and preregistration, please email
cktuggle@iastate.edu.
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Upcoming meetings:
6th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production,
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, January 12-16, 1998.
Contact: Dr. Laurie Piper at 61 67 73-3609, Fax: 61 67 73-3611,
email: 6wcgalp@mendel.une.edu.au.
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PAGVI, January 18-22, San Diego CA.
http://probe.nalusda.gov:8000/otherdocs/pg/pg6/pag6.html.
XXVI International Conference on Animal Genetics is August 9-14,
1998 in Auckland, New Zealand. Chairman of organizing committee is
Ian Anderson (ebtu@manawatu.gen.nz).
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Contributions to Pig Genome Update 29, including short meeting
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A SPECIAL YEAR END THANKS to all who have helped in the last year with
the gene mapping project. The suggestions, ideas and information have
really helped to make this activity easier and more useful. It is my
hope that all of you have a happy holiday season and that the New Year
brings with it good health, happiness and blessings for you, your
families and friends.
Max Rothschild
U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator
225 Kildee Hall, Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-6202, Fax: 515-294-2401
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
cc: Dick Frahm, CSREES and Roger Gerrits, ARS
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