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Opportunities

Erasmus-Mundus program

EGS-ABG: European Graduate School in Animal Breeding and Genetics.

The PhD projects listed below are scheduled to start in September 2015.

In the below list, the first number indicates a simple rank of receipt and the two acronyms refer to the two institutions jointly supervising the project:

EGS-ABG: European Graduate School in Animal Breeding and Genetics.

The PhD projects listed below are scheduled to start in September 2015.

In the below list, the first number indicates a simple rank of receipt and the two acronyms refer to the two institutions jointly supervising the project:

 APT = AgroParisTech (France)
 AU = Aarhus University (Denmark)
 SLU = Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden)
 WU = Wageningen University (The Netherlands)

2 (SLU-WU)

Antibody quality of colostrum and milk in dairy cows and uptake of colostral antibodies in dairy calves: importance for health and production, and potential for genetic selection

3 (WU-SLU)

Genetics of seasonal timing in the great tit (Parus major)

4 (AU-APT)

Identification of causal factors for recessive genetic defects for embryonic lethality in dairy cattle combining whole exome and genome sequencing

5 (AU-SLU)

Quantifying the value of genetically specific organic lines within dairy breeding

6 (WU-SLU)

The application of Genomic selection to Genotype by Environment interactions in Nile Tilapia

7 (SLU-APT)

Resource allocation in farm animals

8 (APT-SLU)

Identification of biomarkers to allow the sustainable breeding for genetic resistance to gastro-intestinal nematodes in small ruminants under a tropical environment

11 (SLU-AU)

Genomic evaluation for male fertility in dairy cattle

12 (WU-AU)

Development and evaluation of poultry breeding programs for smallholders in Africa

14 (AU-WU)

Genetic evaluation of feed efficiency of tropical adapted chicken in Sub-Saharan Africa