Genomics and Biotechnology for Livestock Production

Dr. Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad is an Assistant Professor of Animal Genetics at the College of Animal Science at Huazhong Agricultural University. Previously he worked as a Research Scientist in the Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation at the Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources. He received his DVM from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, subsequently serving as a Veterinary Officer in the Department of Livestock and Dairy Development. He also received his PhD in Animal Genetics and Evolution from Huazhong Agricultural University. His veterinary practice and research is dedicated to epidemiological investigation, immune regulation and developmental biological research to serve the wildlife conservation and captive breeding. Dr. Xiaoyong Du is a Professor of Informatics in the College of Animal Science at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. Dr. Muhammad Majeed received his PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria. He currently works as an assistant professor of genetics at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at the Lahore campus, where he supervises PhD students in molecular genetics and genomics. He is working on establishing a veterinary technology laboratory at his current university and setting up a coworking program with his former Austrian institution.

1. Animal domestication
2. Animal genomics: history, technologies, and usages
3. Biotechnologies in genetics and breeding
4. Genomic technologies for animal breeding
5. Genomic biotechnology for animal health
6. Use of genomics in diagnosis and treatment of livestock and animal diseases
7. Recombinant vaccines
8. Case studies of genomic technologies: Sequencing, NGS, OMICS etc.
9. Application of biotechnologies in national livestock development programs
10. Genomics and biotechnological advances in livestock mammals, poultry, and fisheries
11. Case studies of successes and failures of animal genomic technologies
12. Successful studies in different animals
13. Advances in livestock genomics
14. Livestock production
15. Regional breeds and their recommended raising technologies
16. Genome and genetics
17. Gene editing technology: Challenges and progressions
18. Toxicological effects on livestock
19. Metagenomics
20. Challenges and opportunities for the future