Sheep and Goats 2020 Bonn
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International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goats
15-16 October 2020, WCCB Bonn, Germany
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Sheep and Goats 2020 Bonn

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 1: Animal breeding and genetics: What will sheep and goat breeding look like in the future 1?
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Gesine Lühken, Vice-Chair:  Dr. Christian Mendel 
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
1 – 1 Jens WilkensVereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung w.V., 27283 Verden / Aller, GermanyCentral information processing in German sheep and goat breeding
1 – 2 Wolfgang RutenIT-Solutions for Animal Production, Verden, GermanyGenetic evaluation for sheep in Germany
1 – 3 Henner Simianer Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Center for Integrated Breeding Research, University of Goettingen, GermanyMoBPS for sheep and goats – an innovative tool to design and optimize breeding programs
1 – 4 Chanda NimbkarNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Phaltan, IndiaEarly data from a community based breeding program indicates opportunity for genetic gain in Black Bengal goats owned by underprivileged rural women in Bihar State of India
1 – 5 Nina OssowskiInstitute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry – Christian-Albrechts-University, KielDevelopment of a sustainable breeding programme in German sheep farming by using multi-live cover (MuNaSch)
1 – 6 Patrick BaenyiDepartment of Animal Production, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu, DR CongoReproductive traits and dairy use potential of indigenous goats of South Kivu, DRC, can be identified by their tail

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 2: Animal breeding and genetics: What will sheep and goat breeding look like in the future 2?
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Gesine Lühken, Vice-Chair:  Dr. Christian Mendel
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
2 – 1 Ottmar DistlUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Institute for Animal Breeding and GeneticsGenomics to breed sheep resistant to footrot
2 – 2 Beatriz Gutierrez-GilAnimal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Campus de Vegazana, Universidad de León, SpainHigh-resolution analysis of a QTL influencing sheep resistance to gastrointestinal nematode infection through whole-genome resequencing of a segregating trio
2 – 3 Rebecca SimonInstitute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, GermanyNo doubt anymore: A simple genetic test to facilitate breeding for polledness in goats
2 – 4 Ibrahim AbousolimanLeibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) , Dummerstorf, GermanyAnalysis of Candidate Genes for Growth and Milk Performance Traits in the Egyptian Barki Sheep
2 – 5 Johanna Maria MeilwesClinic for Swine, Small Ruminants and Forensic Medicine, University of Veterinary medicine Hannover, FoundationAssisted Reproductive Techniques in Sheep and Goats – Chances and Limits of alternative ways in breeding
2 – 6 Beste CilDepartment of Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, TurkeyThe use of homologous seminal plasma before and during deep vaginal timed artificial insemination in sheep monitored by thermography and electrical impedance of vaginal mucous

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 3: Economy: How can the profitability of sheep and goat farming be improved?
Chair:    Prof. Dr. Stanislaus von Korn, Vice-Chair:  Janine Bruser, Vice-Chair:  Fides Marie Lenz
Presentation NumberNameTitle
3 – 1Stanislaus v. KornHochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen, Institut für Angewandte Agrarforschung (IAAF)Keynote: Sheep and goats in the world and the importance of economy
3 – 2Isabel SandKuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft (KTBL), Darmstadt, GermanyAssessment of the production of goat milk by means of performance cost accounting in terms of economic efficiency and influence of stock size
3 – 3Stanislaus v. KornHochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen, Institut für Angewandte Agrarforschung (IAAF)An assessment of economic efficiency in German sheep farming – a nationwide analysis
3 – 4Henryk BaumbachThüringer Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und Naturschutz, Referat 45: Naturschutzrecht, Landschaftspflege, NaturschutzförderungThe Thuringian sheep and goat premium
3 – 5Stefanie SchröterNaturstiftung David, Projekt Weidewonne, Brau, DeutschlandWeidewonne – bringing together lamb marketing and landscape conservation
3 – 6Nathalie KetterleKollektion der Vielfalt, Zell, GermanyWays to improve the profitability of sheep farming with rare indigenous sheep breeds

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 4: Environmental performance and climate change: What do sheep and goats contribute to climate change mitigation?
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Thomas Döring
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
4 – 1N.N.Keynote
4 – 2Alexander RiekInstitute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Celle, GermanyAdaptation to saline drinking water in goats
4 – 3Matthias Gerhard WagenerUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Hannover, GermanyAnaplasma phagocytophilum in cattle, sheep and goats in Germany – results of a systematic review of the literature
4 – 4Mohammad Ikhsan ShiddieqyIndonesian Center for Animal Research and Development (ICARD), Bogor, IndonesiaOpportunities to mitigate GHG emissions from sheep and goat farming in Indonesia
4 – 5Jessica ReintkeInstitute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Giessen, Ludwig St. 21B, 35390 Giessen, GermanyThe impact and breeding perspectives of maternal energy metabolism profiles pre- and postpartum on lamb body weight development with special regard to ewe methane emission traits

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 5: Animal genetic resources: Diversity and characterization
Chair:  Dr. Roswitha Baumung, Vice-Chair:  Christian Gerlinger
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
5 – 1N.N. Keynote
5 – 2Robert Boyle OnzimaDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (FAES), Kabale University, UgandaGenomic Characterization of Selection Signatures: what is the future for sustainable utilization of Ugandan Goat Breeds
5 – 3Habib WhannouFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-CalaviMorphological variability and geographical distribution of goat populations from Benin (West Africa)
5 – 4Mulata AdhenaDepartment of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, SwedenGenetic Diversity and Maternal Origins of Indigenous Sheep Populations in North Ethiopia
5 – 5Siham RahmatallaAlbrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, GermanyDiscovery of casein variants in goats using capture sequencing
5 – 6Md. Abdul AlimAnimal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, BangladeshThe origin and genetic diversity of Bangladeshi indigenous sheep: an updated perspective based on mitochondrial COI Sequences

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 6: Animal genetic resources: Implementation of policies and support
Chair:  Dr. Roswitha Baumung, Vice-Chair:  Christian Gerlinger
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
6 – 1Wim GorssenResearch group Livestock Genetics, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, BelgiumRuns of homozygosity islands across 100 sheep and 96 goat populations reveal selection signatures
6 – 2N.N. Keynote
6 – 3Holger GöderzBundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Informations- und Koordinationszentrum für Biologische Vielfalt, BonnThe implementation of international commitments for animal genetic resources in Europe and Germany
6 – 4Beate BergerAREC Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Institute of Organic Farming and Biodiversity of Farm Animals, Thalheim, AustriaThe Krainer Steinschaf in Austria – a multilateral approach to in situ conservation of an endangered breed
6 – 5Sowah AddoDepartment of Animal Breeding, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, GermanyIs the German White-Headed Mutton Sheep an endangered breed?
6 – 6Antje FeldmannGesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen e.V. (GEH); WitzenhausenMarketing Situation and Concepts for Products of Endangered local Breeds of Sheep and Goats in Germany

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 7: Management and animal welfare
Chair:  Dr. Heiko Georg, Vice-Chair:  Gerhard Schuh, Vice-Chair:  Priv.-Doz. Dr. Pera Herold
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
7 – 1Heiko GeorgThünen Institut, Institut für ökologischen Landbau, Westerau, GermanyKeynote: Considering naturalness for a better management and welfare of goats
7 – 2Bianca GreinerHochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen, Nürtingen, DeutschlandDevelopment of an animal-friendly feeding system for horned goats – preliminary results
7 – 3Lisa-Marie SailerFederal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs, Tänikon, SwitzerlandInfluence of housing and management on claw health of Swiss dairy goats
7 – 4Antonia PattInstitute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Celle, GermanyWelfare effects of introducing and separating/reintroducing individual goats
7 – 5Marisia GeraciGoat Agribusiness Project South AfricaGoat commercialisation through increasing productivity of homestead herds in South Africa 
7 – 6Delia LacastaAnimal Pathology Department. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA, Veterinary Faculty of Zaragoza, SpainA topical anaesthestic wound formulation diminishes pain responses and improves wound healing of lambs at tail-docking

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 8: Other topics
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Claudia Klein, Vice-Chair:  Dr. Bettina Bongartz
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
8 – 1N.N.Keynote
8 – 2Ben BauerUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Hannover, GermanyZoonotic Diseases in Small Ruminants: Risks and Opportunities
8 – 3Dirk HinrichsSection Animal Breeding, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, GermanyComparative fattening and slaughter performance of four sheep breeds under practical farming conditions in northern Germany
8 – 4Pedro de Jesus Deniz GonzalezUniversidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic, Nayarit, MéxicoExpression of genes related with fat metabolism in sheep influenced by use avocado flour in the diet
8 – 5Irene NollRegierungspräsidium Gießen, Wetzlar, GermanyEutergesundheit bei hessischen Milchziegen und Milchschafen

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 9: Animal health: Parasitology
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Martin Ganter, Vice-Chair:  Dr. med. vet. Karl-Heinz Kaulfuß
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
9 – 1Steffen WerneResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, SwitzerlandPotentials of using milk performance data as indicator for Targeted Selective Treatment in Lacaune dairy sheep in Switzerland
9 – 2Martin  GanterUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Hannover, GermanyData of “Targeted selective Treatment” based on live weigh gain should be used for breeding for resistance against gastrointestinal nematodes
9 – 3Ioanna PoulopoulouFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, ItalyAnthelmintic resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep flocks in South Tyrol, North Italy
9 – 4Marvin HeuduckGeorg-August-University, Department of Animal Sciences, Goettingen, GermanySelfmedicative Behavior and Tanniferous Fodder Plants: Alteration in Taste Perception and Feed Preferences of GIN-Infected Boer Goats
9 – 5Steffen WerneResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, SwitzerlandSainfoin pellets for preventive parasite control and improved protein efficiency in dairy goats
9 – 6Helder QuintasCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, PortugalCoccidiosis in small ruminants farms – case study in Trás-os-Montes (northeastern Portugal)

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 10: Animal health: Locomotive apparatus and monitoring
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Martin Ganter, Vice-Chair:  PD Dr. Esther Humann-Ziehank
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
10 – 1Heinz StrobelSchafpraxis, Stoffenried, Ellzee, GermanyKnow how: The secret of successful lameness management
10 – 2Ottmar DistlUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics, Hannover, GermanyEvaluation of prevalence and risk factors associated with virulent and benign Dichelobacter nodosus in German sheep breeds
10 – 3Mirjam RohdeLandesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor, Gießen, GermanyCaseous Lymphadenitis – control program for goat flocks in Hesse
10 – 4Jose Maria Bello DrondaNANTA S.A. University of Zaragoza,  Small Ruminant, ZARA, SPAINantibiotic-susceptibility-in-iberia-jm-bello
10 – 5Esther Humann-ZiehankLABVETCON – Laboratory Veterinary Consulting, Burgdorf, GermanyRelevance of Selenium imbalances in sheep flocks and implications for herd health management consultancy
10 – 6Valentina BusinSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, United KingdomExploiting scanning surveillance data to assess the impact of different initiatives and inform future strategies to control sheep scab

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Block 11: Animal health: Reproduction
Chair:  Prof. Dr. Martin Ganter, Vice-Chair:  Dr. Henrik Wagner
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
11 – 1Henrik WagnerClinic for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Andrology for Large and Small Animals with Veterinary Ambulance, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, GermanyThe trouble with the reproduction – Chosen problems of the small ruminants
11 – 2René van den BromRoyal GD, Deventer, NetherlandsCoxiella burnetii on Dutch dairy sheep farms between 2006 and 2020
11 – 3Nektarios GiadinisClinic of Farm Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, GREECEInvestigation of abortions in small ruminants in Greece due to Chlamydia abortus
11 – 4Mário BalaroDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Veterinary, Faculty of Veterinary, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.Ultrasound findings of common genital pathologies in small ruminants
11 – 5Sebastian Alessandro MignaccaVeterinary practitioner, Enna, Italy, Catenanuova (Enna), ItalyEfficacy of a stabulogen vaccine for Streptococcus dysgalactiae-induced dermatitis in sheep
11 – 6Mário BalaroDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Veterinary, Faculty of Veterinary, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.Chronic Mycotoxicosis in a dairy goat farm in Brazil

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Oral presentations: International Congress on the Breeding of Sheep and Goat
Block 12: Structures of and prospects for sheep and goat farming, sustainability
Chair:  Dr. Reinhard Reents, Vice-Chair:  Dr. Jens Wilkens
Presentation NumberNameInstituteTitle
12 – 1Bossima Ivan KouraSchool of Management and Exploitation of Livestock Systems, National University of Agriculture, Ketou, BeninSustainability assessment of Sheep and Goat Production Systems in Peri-urban areas of southern Benin (West Africa)
12 – 2Sezen Ocak YetisginOndokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Samsun, TurkeyCharacteristics of goat transhumance and its benefits for environmental sustainability
12 – 3Gresy Eva TresiaIndonesian Center for Animal Research and Development, IndonesiaStrategies for improving feed management of Batur sheep
on smallholder farmers in Batur District
12 – 4Farhad MirzaeiAryan Rural & Nomads Animal Production Management Association, IranWhat policy and future do sheep and goats need in Iran
12 – 5Abdur RahmanDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang Campus, PakistanEvaluation of dried citrus pulp based total mix ration (TMR) for mutton (goat) production
12 – 6Eleni Assegid WorkuDepartment of  Animal and Range Science, Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaEffects of supplementation with graded levels of pigeon pea foliage on the performance of Arsi-Bale goats fed a basal diet of maize stover treated with effective microorganisms

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