Program

A PDF of the CAGH Abstract Book will be available to download.

Tuesday 7th November 2023

We will be having a meet-and-greet session on Tuesday evening from 20:00 at The Royal Dick (Summerhall), everybody is very welcome!

Wednesday 8th November 2023

08:30-09:15	Arrival/Registration
09:15-09:30	Welcome & Announcements
09:30-09:50	Sponsor Talk Joanna Ilska - Breeding for improvement in canine health
09:50-10:30	Session 1 - Chair: Eleanor Raffan Pascale Quignon - Searching the genetic causes of canine epilepsy as a model for human epilepsy Katherine Stanbury - Multiocular Defect in the Old English Sheepdog: A canine form of Stickler syndrome type II associated with a missense variant in the collagen-type Gene COL11A1
10:30-10:50	Tea/Coffee Break
10:50-11:20	Poster introductions (odd numbered posters)
11:20-12:20	Poster session
12:20-12:30	Housekeeping & Announcements
12:20-13:30	Lunch sponsored by Neogen
13:30-14:50	Session 2 - Chair: Pam Wieners Suvi Mäkeläinen - Solving the “cold case” of Dalmatian chondrodysplasia Pascale Quignon - Searching the genetic bases of neuropathies in several dog breeds as models for human neuropathies: identification of a RETREG1 variant in purebred German spitz Sally Ricketts - Idiopathic epilepsy in the Border Collie: using genome-wide association study and whole genome sequencing approaches to identify genetic risk factors Audrey Martin - A simulation tool to support the implementation of genomic selection in the UK guide dogs’ population
14:50-15:10	Tea/Coffee Break
15:10-15:40	Poster introductions (even numbered posters)
11:20-12:20	Poster session
19:00	Conference Dinner at The Scotch Whisky Experience (extra purchase required)

Thursday 9th November 2023

09:00-09:10	Announcements
09:10-10:10	Session 3 - Chair: Cathryn Mellersh Amy Ross - Investigating the functional role of genes associated with the genetic risk of catastrophic fracture in Thoroughbred racehorses Keyi Tang - Using CRISPR-based whole genome screening to discover molecular targets in canine oral melanoma Charlotte Cuffe - Examining differences in chromatin accessibility between two equine muscles with different primary functions Anna Morros-Nuevo - Canine Obesity: Relationships between genetic risk of obesity, food motivation and impact of environmental factors on phenotype
10:10-10:50	Tea/Coffee Break
10:50-12:10	Session 4 - Chair: Tomas Bergström Jonas Donner - Uncovering canine trait-driven disease associations using data from electronic medical records Esther Palomino Lago - Using genomic approaches to detect the underlying molecular mechanisms for catastrophic fracture in Thoroughbred horses Natalie Wallis - GWAS in Labrador retrievers identifies novel obesity genes in dogs and humans Alyce McClellan - GWAS to function: A canine obesity GWAS reveals DENND1B as novel regulator of energy homeostasis
12:10-12:30	Wrap Up & Lunch