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Center for Genetic Improvement of Livestock - CGIL

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* CGIL is a research group affiliated with the Department of Animal Biosciences.

The Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock (CGIL) is a research group affiliated with the Department of Animal Biosciences, part of the Ontario Agricultural College, at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Genetics research is done on numerous species of animals including aquaculture, beef, dairy, poultry and swine.

10/28/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Joao Jose De Simoni Gouveia, Associate Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics at the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Brazil, will present a seminar on Friday, October 30th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “ Genetic diseases in small ruminants”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Joao Jose De Simoni Gouveia, presenting for us on Friday, October 30th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “ Genetic diseases in small ruminants”.

10/13/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Tiago Bresolin, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present a seminar on Friday, October 16th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Digital Phenotyping to Advance Genomic Selection in Cattle”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Tiago Bresolin, presenting for us on Friday, October 16th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Digital Phenotyping to Advance Genomic Selection in Cattle”

10/07/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Renata Veroneze, University of Vicosa, will present a seminar on Friday, October 9th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “What Are We Missing? The Contribution of the X Chromosome to Genetic Variance in pigs.”
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Renata Veroneze, presenting for us on Friday, October 9th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “What Are We Missing? The Contribution of the X Chromosome to Genetic...

09/28/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Anna Kukekova, an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will present a seminar on Friday, October 2nd, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Taming the Fox: Genetic, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Insights into Animal Domestication”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Anna Kukekova, presenting for us on Friday, October 2nd, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Taming the Fox: Genetic, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Insights into Animal Domesticati...

09/18/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Nickolas Werry, Department of Animal Science - UCDavis, will present a seminar on Friday, September 18th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in person in room ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Livestock Gene Editing: Progress, Problems, and Promise”.
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This week we are happy to have Dr. Nickolas Werry, presenting for us on Friday, September 18th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in person in room ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Livestock Gene Editing: Progress, Problems, and Promis...

04/16/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Steve Larmer, from Bayer Crop Science, will present a seminar on Friday, April 17th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Accelerating genetic gain in crop breeding: How learnings from animal breeding are guiding plant breeding programs”.
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04/06/2026

CGIL Seminar:
Dr. Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, from the University of Edinburgh, will present a seminar on Friday, April 10th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: "Breeding for lower methane emissions in cows – current state and future plans".
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50 Stone Road East
Guelph, ON
N1G2W1

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5:30pm

Website

http://cgil.uoguelph.ca/

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