This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 772787.
Using machine learning to predict feed intakes of meat sheep from animal traits and ruminal microbiota
Some of the studies that have been submitted to WCGALP 2022: – by Q. Le Graverand, C. Marie-Etancelin, J.L. Weisbecker, A. Meynadier, D. Marcon, F. Tortereau To our knowledge, there is no comparison between accuracies of feed intake predictions from animal traits or microbiota with machine learning. Goals of our study were to check whether […]
Milk metabolite profiles in goats selected for longevity support link between resource allocation and resilience
Some of the studies that have been submitted to WCGALP 2022: – by M. Ithurbide, H. Wang, C. Huau, I. Palhière, T. Fassier, J. Pires, T. Larsen, J. Cao, N.C. Friggens and R. Rupp Resilience is the ability of a goat to cope with environmental disturbances, such as pathogens or feed restriction. Genetic selection on […]
Methane emission has low genetic correlations to lamb growth traits in Norwegian White sheep
Some of the studies that have been submitted to WCGALP 2022: – by J.H. Jakobsen, T. Blichfeldt, L.B. Linneflaatten, M.O. Gløersen, L.E. Wallin and J.C. McEwan The main source of GHG emission in lamb meat production comes from enteric methane (CH4) emission produced as a by-product in the non-aerobic fermentation of feed. Other countries have […]
Validation and genetic analysis of a feed efficiency criterion in French Lacaune ewes
Some of the studies that have been submitted to WCGALP 2022: – by C. Machefert, C. Robert-Granié, P. Hassoun, S. Parisot, C. Allain, D. Portes, G. Lagriffoul, J.M Astruc, and H. Larroque Improving feed efficiency have environmental, economic and social benefits for dairy ewes farming systems. Selection of animals using efficiently their feed resources while […]
SMARTER participation to World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP 2022)
Several SMARTER partners will participate to the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production will be held in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) from 3 to 8 July 2022. Here the list of all the contributors. Pelayo, R. et al., “Influence of a nutritional restriction in dairy ewe lambs on the response to a later inflammatory […]
REA 2nd Review Meeting Outcome
– by R. Rupp and R. Bica The second review meeting with REA was held on the 28/01/22. The meeting was moderated by Francisca Cuesta-Sanchez of the European Commission, and the two reviewers were Luca Fontanesi and Ismo Stranden. The review started off with a brief introduction of the project and recap of what was […]
SMARTER Third Annual Meeting!
– by R. Rupp SMARTER has held the third annual meeting from 11th to 22nd of October 2021, once again by video conference because of the COVID crisis. The agenda for the remote SMARTER included 3-hours meetings per WPs with 17 to 56 participants each. The meeting gave an overview of the great work achieved […]
Horizon Impact Award 2022 is open for applications!
The European Commission has launched the Horizon Impact Award 2022 on 6th January 2022, an initiative to recognise and celebrate outstanding projects that have used their results to provide value for society. The contest is open to legal entities, individuals or teams that have completed an FP7 and/or Horizon 2020 project. In order to be eligible, the projects must […]
Open competition for research scientists at INRAE, France: 55 Job offers!
Each year, INRAE organises open competitions to recruit research scientists on permanent positions. The recruitment campaign is generally aimed at researchers who have recently obtained their PhD. Candidates are recruited on the basis of their scientific competence and must have published articles on the results of their PhD. Fifty-five job positions in different fields are open! […]
Joint Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Subnetworks on Sheep and Goat Nutrition and on Mediterranean Pastures and Forages!
The next Joint Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Subnetworks on Sheep and Goat Nutrition and on Mediterranean Pastures and Forages will be held in Catania, Sicily, from 27 to 29 September 2022, hosted by the University of Catania. The Seminar will deal with the topic: “Alternative feed resources and their management for transiting towards a […]