Local interest in heat stress
Usually, our research in heat stress attracts national and international interest. Lately it attracted an UGA journalism student Nathalee Simoneau, who needs to write a […]
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Enrico Mancin enjoys broad UGA offerings
Dr. Enrico Mancin from Padova University, Italy, came to our group for a short visit. He was surprised that UGA offers more than just science […]
Jennifer and Mary Kate won the Neal A. Jorgenson Genome Travel Award!
UGA Animal Breeding and Genetics group recently participated in the Plant & Animal Genome Conference in San Diego, California. At this event, doctoral students Jennifer […]
UGA goes to BIF Genetic Prediction Workshop
Current and former UGA AB&G lab members attend the Beef Improvement Federation Genetic Prediction Workshop in Kansas City, MO. Pictured from left to right is […]
Congratulations to Jennifer and Mary Kate for winning Poultry Breeder’s and NSIF Awards!
UGA Ph.D. students Jennifer and Mary Kate traveled to St. Louis, Missouri, to attend the joint National Swine Improvement Federation and Poultry Breeder’s Roundtable conference. […]
UGA group attends ASAS Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico!
UGA AB&G group traveled to Albuquerque, NM for the 2023 Animal Science meeting! Check out our conference presentations page for more information and PDFs of […]
Andres Legarra receives the J.L. Lush Award!
Congratulations to Andres Legarra for receiving the 2023 J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding at the ADSA meeting in Ottawa, Canada!
Misztal Visits National Dairy Development Board in India
Ignacy Misztal visited the National Dairy Development Board in India and gave nine lectures on genetic/genomic improvement at a training program. He thoroughly enjoyed the […]
UNE Breeding and Genetics Summer Course
Dr. Daniela Lourenco and Dr. Mehdi Sargolzaei lead the 2023 Armidale Animal Breeding Summer Course at the University of New England on February 20-24th. The […]
Congratulations to Dr. Natalia Leite and Dr. Taylor McWhorter!
Dr. Natalia Leite successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation titled “Breeding for improved pig welfare and leveraging crossbred genotypes for purebred selection” on Friday, November 4th. […]