Animal Breeding and Genomics

Projects

Projects per year 1997 2006 2007 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2025

• 1 Not started
• 41 Active
• 126 Finished

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  Exploring the Genetic Mechanism of Environment Adaptation Based on Genomics in Great Tit

  Zhang, Z., Groenen, M. A. M., Bosse, M. & van Oers, K.

  1/03/23 → …

  Project: PhD

• ConserFriesian: Genetic conservation of the Friesian horse breed

  Steensma, M., Groenen, M. A. M. & Ducro, B.

  1/02/23 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Friesian (horse breed) 100%
  • genetic disorders 84%
  • germplasm conservation 57%
  • horse breeds 48%
  • genetic variation 44%

• Genetic background of milk composition in rare African and European cattle breeds

  Liu, Y., Bovenhuis, H. & Crooijmans, R.

  19/12/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • milk composition 100%
  • cattle breeds 74%
  • Jersey 24%
  • breeds 23%
  • genetic background 20%

• Deep phenotyping of feed efficiency in dairy cows using the mechanistic LIGAPS-dairy model.

  Adhikari, N., Veerkamp, R., Gredler-Grandl, B. & van der Linden, A.

  8/12/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • phenotype 100%
  • dairies 45%
  • feed conversion 42%
  • feed intake 31%
  • genetic variation 31%

• Identification of unique or deleterious genetic variation across Dutch cattle breeds using whole genome sequencing data’

  Hogers, R., Groenen, M. A. M., Bosse, M. & Bouwman, A.

  1/12/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Breeding for biodiversity

  Edlinger, A., Visser, R., Bourke, P., Bonnema, G., Bijma, P. & Schranz, E.

  1/11/22 → 1/01/25

  Project: PostDoc

• Analyses of genomic and phenotypic data of cows from different European and African local cattle breeds

  Gao, J., Groenen, M. A. M. & Crooijmans, R.

  1/11/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • cattle breeds 100%
  • dairy breeds 58%
  • Y chromosome 46%
  • Holstein 36%
  • breeds 31%

• Performance and robustness of tilapia-shrimp polyculture in Java

  Margarita, M., Komen, H., Meuwissen, M. & Bastiaansen, J.

  1/10/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • aquaculture systems 100%
  • profitability 70%
  • bioeconomic models 43%
  • farming systems 35%
  • farmers 30%

• Investigate the role of essential genes during mammalian spermiogenesis

  Kang, H., Groenen, M. A. M. & Crooijmans, R.

  1/09/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genetic analysis of traits derived from automated tracking and behaviour detection in pigs

  Hegedüs, B., Bijma, P. & Bolhuis, L.

  1/09/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • social networks 100%
  • breeding value 84%
  • swine 74%
  • animals 64%
  • tail biting 60%

• Improving genomic prediction models

  Yang, J., Calus, M., Duenk, P. & Wientjes, Y.

  22/08/22 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genomic prediction using epigenetic profiles

  Lima Ayres, L., Bovenhuis, H. & Calus, M.

  1/08/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • epigenetics 100%
  • prediction 47%
  • genomics 34%
  • methylation 21%
  • quantitative genetics 18%

• IMAGEN – Behavioural interactions in laying hens

  Osorio Gallardo, T., Bijma, P. & Rodenburg, B.

  15/05/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • laying hens 100%
  • social behavior 72%
  • ecological footprint 72%
  • phenotype 65%
  • artificial intelligence 58%

• Differences in feed digestibility of dairy cows

  Edens, M., Bovenhuis, H., Dijkstra, J. & Gilbert, M.

  1/02/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • cows 100%
  • digestibility 69%
  • feed intake 59%
  • feed conversion 59%
  • Netherlands 41%

• Genetic differences in feed digestibility of dairy cows

  Guennoc, E., Bovenhuis, H. & Dijkstra, J.

  1/02/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • digestibility 100%
  • feed conversion 25%
  • animal nutrition 19%
  • breeding 18%
  • commercial farms 18%

• Multitrait selection breeding plans for honey bees (Apis Mellifera) : design and efficiency

  Kistler, T. & Bijma, P.

  1/01/22 → …

  Project: PhD

  • breeding 100%
  • honey bees 78%
  • multiple trait selection 43%
  • candy 38%
  • Varroa destructor 37%

• Optimizing genomic breeding programs

  Niehoff, T., Calus, M. & ten Napel, J.

  8/11/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • breeding programs 100%
  • animal breeding 41%
  • breeding value 37%
  • animals 29%
  • selection intensity 22%

• On the epigenetic basis of semen traits

  da Costa Sa, P., Bovenhuis, H. & Madsen, O.

  15/10/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • semen quality 100%
  • epigenetics 86%
  • semen 79%
  • phenotypic variation 42%
  • transcriptome 38%

• Asian elephant genomics for conservation: from captivity to the wild

  Kappelhof, J., Groenen, M. A. M., Bosse, M. & Windig, J.

  1/10/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Elephas maximus 100%
  • species reintroduction 38%
  • genomics 30%
  • genetic disorders 28%
  • computer simulation 26%

• DOUBLE LACTOBACILLUS STRAIN-BASED PROBIOTIC AND POSTBIOTIC IN BROILER DIET- COMPOSITION AND EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE, IMMUNITY AND HEALTH

  Jansseune, S., Hendriks, W. & van Baal, J.

  1/09/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • probiotics 100%
  • broiler chickens 35%
  • microbiome 18%
  • immunity 16%
  • Lactobacillus farciminis 10%

• Swimming in steady and unsteady flows: swimming performance, training effects and activity patterning in a sea cage

  Agbeti, W., Komen, H. & Palstra, A.

  1/04/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • unsteady flow 100%
  • steady flow 58%
  • mariculture 48%
  • activity pattern 44%
  • accelerometer 42%

• Modelling the relationship of exterior traits with metabolic and health phenotypes using image analysis and big data methods to develop automated, non-invasive phenotyping of fish

  Xue-Hijmans, Y., Komen, H., Bastiaansen, J. & Khan, H. A.

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Molecular Mechanism of Heterosis in Hybrid Layer Chickens

  Ni, A., Bovenhuis, H., Calus, M. & Sun, Y.

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • heterosis 100%
  • chickens 16%
  • genetic background 11%
  • multiomics 8%
  • laying performance 8%

• Impacts of Chinese-introgressed sequence on the landscape of European commercial breeds genome

  Yao, W., Groenen, M. A. M. & Madsen, O.

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • breeds 100%
  • introgression 97%
  • swine 76%
  • swine breeds 73%
  • genome 43%

• Developing sustainable breeding strategies for dairy cattle in China with emphasis on improved resilience

  Shi, R., Oosting, S., Ducro, B. & van der Linden, A.

  1/10/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genomic Prediction for Social Traits in Poultry

  Wang, Z., Calus, M. & Bijma, P.

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Discover candidate gene and non-coding RNA for meat quality trait based on integrative analysis of multiple-omics methods in pigs

  Deng, L., Groenen, M. A. M. & Madsen, O.

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genetic diversity of black tipped reef sharks at the Maldives

  Kuguru, G., Groenen, M. A. M., Murk, T., Megens, H. & Nijland, R.

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Reducing methane emission through animal breeding in dairy cattle

  van Breukelen, A., Veerkamp, R. & de Haas, Y.

  1/06/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Large scale phenotyping of individual animals with computer vision

  Doornweerd, J. E., Veerkamp, R., Bouwman, A., Ellen, E. & Kootstra, G.

  1/06/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • computer vision 100%
  • broiler chickens 83%
  • neural networks 44%
  • monitoring 38%
  • sensors (equipment) 38%

• Evaluation of estimated breeding values in a broiler breeding program

  de Hollander, C. & Calus, M.

  1/12/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• Integrating quantitative epidemiology and quantitative genetics to enhance genetic improvement of animal health

  Hulst, D., de Jong, M. & Bijma, P.

  15/09/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• Prospect for genomic selection of reproduction in salinity tolerant Tilapia

  Aththar, F., Komen, H., Bastiaansen, J. & Megens, H.

  12/08/19 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Tilapia (Cichlidae) 100%
  • shrimp 67%
  • salinity 60%
  • brackish water 49%
  • breeding programs 26%

• Behavioural responses of bats to light intensity variation.

  Hermans, C. & Visser, M.

  15/07/19 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Chiroptera 100%
  • light intensity 40%
  • habitat connectivity 21%
  • treeline 20%
  • ecological communities 20%

• The regulatory GENomE of Swine and Chicken: functional annotation during development (GENE-SWitCH)

  de Vos, J., Groenen, M. A. M. & Madsen, O.

  1/07/19 → …

  Project: PhD

  • chickens 100%
  • swine 92%
  • genome 78%
  • bioinformatics 45%
  • meat production 27%

• AquaFAANG in the area of functional and comparitive genomics in fish health and immunology

  Blasweiler, A., Groenen, M. A. M., Wiegertjes, G. & Megens, H.

  1/05/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• How to produce good eel larvae: studying final oocyte maturation, ovulation, fertilization and early larval development.

  Jéhannet, P., Komen, H. & Palstra, A.

  1/02/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• Integrated breeding in aquaculture

  Gulzari, B., Komen, H. & Bastiaansen, J.

  1/01/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• A Progressive Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Algorithm

  Huang, Q., Groenen, M. A. M. & Madsen, O.

  1/09/18 → …

  Project: PhD

• Optimized design of a breeding program for saline tolerant tilapia

  Setyawan, P., Komen, H., Bastiaansen, J. & Camara, M.

  4/06/18 → …

  Project: PhD

  • shrimp 100%
  • breeding programs 61%
  • salinity 59%
  • breeding 44%
  • brackish water 42%

• Quantitative genetics for hybrid diploid potato breeding.

  Korontzis, G., Maliepaard, C., Malosetti Zunin, M., Mulder, H., van Eeuwijk, F., Korontzis, G., van Eeuwijk, F., Malosetti Zunin, M., Maliepaard, C. & Mulder, H.

  1/03/16 → …

  Project: PhD

• Not started

  Utilizing the full potential of crossovers in animal breeding

  Jansen, A., Calus, M. & Wientjes, Y.

  1/10/23 → …

  Project: PhD

• Finished

  Genomics applied to conservation of genetic diversity in Dutch Livestock

  Hulsegge, I., Veerkamp, R., Bouwman, A. & Windig, J.

  1/01/20 → 27/09/23

  Project: PhD

• Genomic architecture of selection for adaptation to changing environments in Nile tilapia

  Yu, X., Groenen, M. A. M., Komen, H. & Megens, H.

  1/10/18 → 13/12/22

  Project: PhD

  • Tilapia (Cichlidae) 100%
  • salinity 86%
  • genomics 68%
  • tilapia (common name) 51%
  • genome-wide association study 49%

• Genetic cause of follicular thyroid cancer in Dutch German Longhair Pointers

  Yu, Y., Groenen, M. A. M. & Crooijmans, R.

  1/10/18 → 11/10/22

  Project: PhD

  • thyroid neoplasms 100%
  • dogs 26%
  • neoplasms 19%
  • dog breeds 11%
  • thyroid gland 10%

• Just Editing: A Comparative Responsible Innovation Approach to Animal Genome Editing

  Macnaghten, P., Middelveld, S., Kramer, K., Meijboom, F., Mulder, H. & Bouwmeester, H.

  1/09/18 → 30/04/21

  Project: PostDoc

  • gene editing 100%
  • animal breeding 77%
  • decision making 32%
  • risk-benefit analysis 27%
  • public opinion 24%

• international genetic/genomic evaluation of beef cattle

  Bonifazi, R., Calus, M., Veerkamp, R. & Vandenplas, J.

  1/05/18 → 16/09/22

  Project: PhD

• Adaptive phenotypic and genetic variation in chickens: a landscape genomics approach

  Kebede, F., Komen, H. & Bastiaansen, J.

  18/04/18 → 29/08/22

  Project: PhD

  • innovation adoption 100%
  • Poultry 94%
  • Adoption of Innovations 92%
  • Sub-Saharan Africa 89%
  • Smallholders 86%

• WLR B4F Gen Pred - Impact of preselection in genomic evaluations

  Jibrila, I., Calus, M., Veerkamp, R. & ten Napel, J.

  1/02/18 → 25/05/22

  Project: PhD

  • genomics 100%
  • animals 46%
  • prediction 37%
  • breeding programs 36%
  • animal breeding 30%

• Livebearing Fish

  van Kruistum, H., Groenen, M. A. M., van Leeuwen, J., Megens, H. & Pollux, B.

  1/01/18 → 6/04/22

  Project: PhD

  • placenta 100%
  • genomics 62%
  • fish 56%
  • genome 54%
  • Poeciliidae 47%