Joana Jacinto, Dr. med. vet., PhD, Dip. ECBHM Scientist Livestock genetics Phone +41 75 500 08 54 E-Mail joana.jacinto@unibe.ch Office 011 (EG) ORCID No orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-7975
Team Livestock genetics Name / Titel Stefan Vasiljevic Funktion PhD student Mail stefan.vasiljevic@unibe.ch Name / Titel Bettina Weber, med. vet. Funktion Doctoral student Mail bettina.weber@unibe.ch Name / Titel Melanie Burren Funktion Master student Mail melanie.burren@students.unibe.ch
Projects SWISScow2.0 Can hoof health be improved through breeding? Identification of genetic variants influencing the risk of developing major hoof diseases in Swiss dairy cattle Project supported by the Faculty Clinical Research Platform (FCRP), University of Bern Bovine hoof diseases negatively affect the health, welfare and production of cattle, resulting in significant economic losses. The aim of this project is to identify the origin of the genetic variation for different hoof diseases in Swiss dairy cattle. The project will be carried out in 3 different work packages: WP1 will consist of phenotype and case definition. The WP1 will be led by the Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern and in collaboration with Gesunde Klauen Project. WP2 will consist of association studies using routine SNP genotyping data. In addition, whole genome sequencing (WGS) will be performed in a selected number of animals to visualize genomic regions containing potential candidate variants. WP2 will be led by the Livestock Genetics Team, Institute of Genetics, University of Bern in collaboration with the Association of Swiss Cattle Breeders (ASR) and Qualitas AG. WP3 will consist of communicating the results to the scientific community in the form of publications and presentations at conferences and to stakeholders in the form of articles in agricultural journals and workshops. Incorporating the associated markers identified in this study into national genetic evaluations could lead to higher rates of genetic improvement in the Swiss dairy cattle population, thereby reducing involuntary losses due to lameness on farms.
Partners National collaboration partners Qualitas AG ETH Tiergenomik Schweizer Rinderzucht (ASR) Gesunde Klauen International collaboration partners Univ. Bologna, IT Univ. Padua, IT Univ. Copenhagen, DK
CV 2018: DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lusofona University, Portugal 2018-2022: PhD, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy Topic: New perspectives of genetic disorders in cattle 2020-2023: ECBHM Residency, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy Research topic: Surveillance of genetic disorders in cattle 2023: Diplomate of the European College of Bovine Health Management (ECBHM) Since 2024: Scientist, Clinic for Ruminants and Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse, University of Bern Research topic: Hoof health improvement through genomics
