Helen Newton Turner Workshop
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Workshop Program
The scientific sessions are grouped into 4 major themes:
- History and origins of the Booroola gene
- Physiological aspects of the Booroola gene mechanism
- Case studies on introgression of Booroola in local breeds around the world
- The way forward: Introgression of FecB in the wider population
The draft program for the
workshop is provided below:
| P R O G R A M | ||
| Sunday, 9 November | PM | Welcome and Reception |
| Monday, 10 November | 9:00 | Welcome and inauguration |
| 10:00 | Introduction to workshop | |
| 11:00 | Session 1: Background and history | |
| 13:30 | Session 2: Mechanism of action and associated physiology | |
| 15:30 | Session 3: Case studies on introgression in local breeds | |
| 17:30 | Close | |
| 19:00 | Dinner function | |
| Tuesday, 11 November | 8:00 | Travel to Phaltan |
| Visit shepherds' flocks in which introgression has occurred | ||
| Visit to NARI's nucleus breeding flock | ||
| 19:30 | Dinner on the way back to Pune (Rural Maharashtrian cuisine) | |
| 21:30 | Return to Pune | |
| Wednesday, 12 November | 8:30 | Session 3: Case Studies on introgression in local breeds (cont.) |
| 11:00 | Session 4: The way forward: Introgressing Booroola in the wider population | |
| 13:30 | Session 4: The way forward: Introgressing Booroola in the wider population (cont.) | |
| 15:30 | Panel discussion with policy makers | |
| 17:30 | Concluding ceremony | |
| Thursday, 13 November | Departure of delegates |
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