FLI - Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI - ING)
Parent institution:
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute - Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI) Details of FLI
Address
FLI - Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI - ING)
Höltystraße 10
31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge
Lower Saxony
Phone: +49 5034 871 148
Fax: +49 5034 871 143
email: heiner.niemann(@)fli.bund.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Biotechnology
- Breeding and Genetic Resources
- Functional Genetics and Bioregulation
- Process and product quality, environment
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: development of tools for the assurance of genetic quality of breeding programmes(QA @ Breeding) - Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: development of tools for the assurance of genetic quality of breeding programmes(QA @ Breeding) - Subproject 1
- Development and application of a new strategy for the estimation of the effective population size based on chromosomal segment homozygosity. Details of Development and application of a new strategy for the estimation of the effective population size based on chromosomal segment homozygosity.
- Fetal ontogeny of growth hormone and luteinizing hormone in the pig. Details of Fetal ontogeny of growth hormone and luteinizing hormone in the pig.
- Host-pathogen-interaction in E.coli resistance in chickens and its application to breeding prgrammes (E.coli-Chick) Details of Host-pathogen-interaction in E.coli resistance in chickens and its application to breeding prgrammes (E.coli-Chick)
- Interactions of spermatozoa with leukocytes and epithelial cells in the uterus of cattle and pigs Details of Interactions of spermatozoa with leukocytes and epithelial cells in the uterus of cattle and pigs
- Investigation of gene expression in early embryos Details of Investigation of gene expression in early embryos
- SYNBREED R2: Development of a SNP diversity panel in chicken Details of SYNBREED R2: Development of a SNP diversity panel in chicken
Involved in research projects:
- Basic research to influence the offspring sex in particularly endangered rhinoceros species Details of Basic research to influence the offspring sex in particularly endangered rhinoceros species
- Developing and testing a new approach for estimating the effective population size based on the homozygosity of chromosome segments Details of Developing and testing a new approach for estimating the effective population size based on the homozygosity of chromosome segments
- Effects of exogenous equine parathyroid application (epth 1-37) on mineral homeostasis and bone in the horse Details of Effects of exogenous equine parathyroid application (epth 1-37) on mineral homeostasis and bone in the horse
- Interdisciplinary Research Network (MedVetStaph)IP3 - MRSA in the food chain: Source attribution and transmission modelling based on molecularcharacterization of isolates from the food chain and from humans Details of Interdisciplinary Research Network (MedVetStaph)IP3 - MRSA in the food chain: Source attribution and transmission modelling based on molecularcharacterization of isolates from the food chain and from humans
- SYNBREED A3: Genomic Performance Prediction Details of SYNBREED A3: Genomic Performance Prediction