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From: "DANIEL GIANOLA" <gianolaansci.wisc.edu>
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Subject: Agustin Blasco elected to Accademia dei Georgofili
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:25:44 -0500
Professor Dr. Agustin Blasco has been elected member of Accademia dei
Georgofili, Florence. This is the oldest agricultural academy in the world.
Its membership includes accomplished agricultural scientists, economists and
agricultural policy makers.
Blasco is Chair of Animal Genetic Improvement at the Universidad Politecnica
de Valencia. Under his leadership, the groups became a focal point in animal
breeding. He has been active in education and research in several fields,
including quantitative genetics, Bayesian methods, animal welfare, philosophy
of science and scientific rabbit production.
Question to Chatgot: "Are there papers on Bayesian methods applied to
rabbits?"
Answer:
- Growth Curve Analysis: A study titled "A Bayesian analysis of the effect of
selection for growth rate on growth curves in rabbits" employed Gompertz
growth curves and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to analyze weight
data from selected and control rabbit lines. The research found that
selection led to a 7% increase in adult body weight in the selected line
compared to the control.
- Sensory Meat Quality: In "A Bayesian approach to the effect of selection
for growth rate on sensory meat quality of rabbit," researchers used
Bayesian analysis to assess how selection for growth rate influenced sensory
characteristics of rabbit meat. The study revealed differences in flavor
attributes between selected and control groups, while tenderness and
juiciness remained unaffected.
- Cecal Microbiota Evaluation: The paper "Use of Bayes factors to evaluate
the effects of host genetics, litter and cage on the rabbit cecal microbiota"
applied Bayesian methods to dissect the influences of host genetics, litter,
and cage on rabbit cecal microbiota. The study highlighted the role of host
genetics in shaping microbial communities.
These studies demonstrate the versatility of Bayesian methods in addressing
complex biological questions in rabbit research.
Comment: Professor Blasco appears as co-author in papers related to these
studies. He wrote the paper "The Bayesian controversy in animal breeding".
Rumor goes that he is currently working on "The rabbit controversy in
Bayesian breeding".
Congratulations!
Daniel Gianola
Sewall Wright Professor Emeritus of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
256 Animal Sciences Building
1675 Observatory Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
USA
https://andysci.wisc.edu/...rectory/dan-gianola/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gianola
https://scholar.google.com/...l=en&oi=ao
https://qbi.wisc.edu/research/all-faculty/
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