Curriculum Vitae
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Johann Sölkner
Citation names
- Sölkner, Johann
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3913-7A4C-3E89
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1517-5829
Telephones
- Telephone
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- (+43) 47654 3271 (Professional)
Websites
- https://forschung.boku.ac.at/fis/suchen.person_uebersicht?s prache_in=de&menue_id_in=101&id_in=272 (Professional)
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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1991
Concluded
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Animal Breeding and Population Genetics (Título de Habilitação de Coordenação Científica)
Universitat fur Bodenkultur Abteilung für Biochemie, Austria
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1984/11/01 - 1988/03/28
Concluded
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Animal Science (Doktor (PhD))
Universität für Bodenkultur Department für Nachhaltige Agrarsysteme, Austria
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1978 - 1983
Concluded
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Study of Agricultural Sciences (Master)
BOKU, Austria
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 1984/11/01 - Current | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universität für Bodenkultur Department für Nachhaltige Agrarsysteme, Austria |
| 1988/04 - 1989/03 | Postdoc (Research) | University of New South Wales, Australia |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2000 - Current | Full Professor (University Teacher) | BOKU, Austria |
| 2006/09 - 2007/07 | Visiting Professor (University Teacher) | University of Sidney, Australia |
| 1991 - 2000 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | BOKU, Austria |
| 1991/11 - 1992/03 | Visiting Professor (University Teacher) | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| 1991/11 - 1992/03 | Visiting Professor (University Teacher) | University of New England, Australia |
| 1984 - 1991 | Lecturer (University Teacher) | BOKU, Austria |
Positions / Appointments
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2016 - Current | President | ZAR; Association of Austrian Cattle Breeders, Austria |
| 2014 - Current | Chief Editor of the Livestock Genomic Specialty | Frontiers in Genetics, Austria |
| 2010 - Current | Member of Editorial Board | Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Austria |
| 1995 - Current | President | ÖNGENE Austrian Organization for Conservation of Endangered Livestock Breeds, Austria |
| 2018 - 2021 | Vice-President | European Association for Animal Production, Italy |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2021/12/10 - 2023/06/09 | Analysis of levels of inbreeding and developing parentage and mating tools for the highly inbred pig breed Turopolje (Turopolje)
Principal investigator
BOKU, Austria
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Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2017/07/01 - 2021/03/31 | Sustainable intensification of the pig value chain in Uganda – for improved rural livelihoods and enhanced food security
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2016/03/01 - 2020/02/29 | Innovative Management of Animal Genetic Resources
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2016/09/01 - 2018/03/31 | Diagnosis and prevention of the PSSM hereditary muscular disorder in breeding of Austrian Noriker and Haflinger horses
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2011/10/01 - 2014/09/30 | Genetic admixture of local Ethiopian sheep breeds and Awassi from SNP markers for designing crossbreeding schemes
123
Principal investigator
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| 2012/12/01 - 2014/06/30 | From selection against inbreeding to selection against inbreeding and for performance:Optimum Contribution Selection Program
for endangered livestock breeds
123
Principal investigator
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| 2010/12/01 - 2013/11/30 | Design of breeding strategies for indigenous goat breeds in Ethiopia
123
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
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| 2010/10/01 - 2013/09/30 | Genome wide association study for functional longevity and related traits of dairy cows
123
Principal investigator
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| 2009/12/15 - 2013/06/30 | Genomic selection across cattle breeds
123
Principal investigator
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| 2009/10/01 - 2012/09/30 | System analysis and impact assessment of livestock development project on the livelihoods of rural households: The case of
North western Ethiopia
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2008/01/01 - 2011/12/31 | Genetic Analysis of Lifetime Production (Longevity and Fertility) of Sows
123
Principal investigator
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| 2008/10/01 - 2011/09/30 | Correlated random effects in survival analysis applied to problems in genetics and epidemiology of dairy cattle and human
population
123
Principal investigator
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| 2008/03/01 - 2011/02/28 | Development of genomic breeding value estimation for dual purpose Fleckvieh
123
Principal investigator
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| 2007/10/15 - 2010/10/14 | Metabolic adaptation and genetic differentiation of cattle populations along the range of the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2009/12/01 - 2010/09/30 | Genetic analysis of longevity in Swiss pig populations
123
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| 2008/08/01 - 2010/07/31 | Genetic and phenotypic characterisation and design of a breeding strategy for an indigenous cattle breed in North Western
Ethiopia
123
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| 2007/03/15 - 2010/03/14 | Designing community-based breeding programmes for goats in the Mexican highlands (Ziegen Mexiko)
123
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| 2007/02/01 - 2010/01/31 | Evaluation of ecological and economic sustainability of breeding strategies in pastoral systems: The case of Ankole cattle
in Uganda
123
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Concluded
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| 2006/09/01 - 2009/08/31 | Genetic characterization of cattle breeds in Burkina Faso regarding trypanosomiasis
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2008/06/01 - 2009/03/31 | Mapping and development of a marker test for a recessive disorder in Tyrol Grey cattle.
123
Principal investigator
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| 2008/03/01 - 2008/08/31 | Development of a BLUP breeding value estimation procedure for the ARGE Noriker
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2004/11/01 - 2007/10/31 | Development of a genetic evaluation for fertility traits in cattle
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2004/03/01 - 2007/02/28 | Production diversification and income generating options for small-scale resource poor livestock farmers of the dry areas:
The case of lamb fattening in West Asia and North Africa
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2004/03/01 - 2007/02/28 | Indigenous selection criteria and genetic diversity in African long-horned Ankole cattle
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2005/01/01 - 2006/12/31 | Planning and Operationalization of an Open Nucleus Dairy Cattle Breeding Scheme in the Lake Victoria crescent region of Uganda
123
Principal investigator
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| 2003/10/01 - 2006/09/30 | Analysis of the Effect of Slow versus Rapid Inbreeding Accumulation on Quantitative Traits of Animal Population
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2004/05/01 - 2006/04/30 | Development of the Methane Energy Value Model as a tool to optimise methane yield from energy crops
123
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Concluded
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| 2001/10/01 - 2005/09/30 | Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Milk Production: Mapping and Utilization for Marker Assisted Selection in Dairy and Dual
Purpose Cattle.
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2002/08/01 - 2005/07/31 | Phenotypic and genetic description of the breeding population of the Noriker horse
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2002/09/01 - 2004/12/31 | Preliminary Survey on Indigenous Cattle Genetic Resources and their Management System in Northern Gondar, Ethiopia
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2001/03/01 - 2004/12/31 | Open nucleus breeding programme in the Lake Victoria crescent region of Uganda
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 1999/10/01 - 2004/12/31 | Implementation of a breeding program in llama in the region Ayopaya, Departament Cochabamba, Bolivia
123
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Concluded
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| 1998/10/01 - 2002/09/30 | Estimation of additive and dominance genetic variance of reproduction traits in Austrian Simmental cattle with Method R
123
Principal investigator
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Concluded
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| 2001/01/01 - 2002/04/30 | Genetic differentiation of sheep breeds in the eastern part of the Alps Genetic differentiation of sheep breeds in the eastern
part of the Alps
123
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Concluded
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| 1991/01/01 - 2001/12/31 | Combining pedigree and marker information in the set-up of mating plans for the conservation of genetic resources.
123
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Concluded
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| 1999/07/01 - 2001/10/01 | Genetic Analysis in Pig Production
123
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Concluded
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| 1997/05/01 - 2000/12/31 | Development of a national breeding program for Austrian beef cattle.
123
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Concluded
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| 1997/10/01 - 2000/10/31 | Genetic analysis of the Lipizzan horse population: Estimation of the variability and similarity of subpopulations with genetic
marker and pedigree information.
123
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Concluded
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| 1998/01/01 - 2000/06/30 | Optimisation of the breeding programs for the Austrian Simmental and Brown Swiss cattle populations.
123
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Concluded
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| 1998/02/01 - 1998/11/30 | Design of a total merit index for Swiss cattle breeds.
123
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Concluded
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| 1994/10/01 - 1997/03/31 | Estimation of genetic parameters and breeding values for pigs in Austria.
123
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Concluded
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| 1995/03/01 - 1997/02/28 | Estimation of non-linear relationships between traits in livestock.
123
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
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Activities
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2022 - 2022 | Inferring signatures of selection from whole genome sequences of different types of taurine and indicine cattle.
Supervisor of Maulana Mughitz Naji
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2022 - 2022 | Using Genomics as a Decision Support Tool in Smallholder Pig Enterprises in Uganda.
Supervisor of Brian Martin Babigumira
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2021 - 2021 | Genomic Selection for Disease Traits in Wheat.
Supervisor of Bienvenue Lassina Zoma
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2021 - 2021 | Towards effective community-based cattle breeding in Burkina Faso: understanding production systems and farmers values, beliefs
and attitudes.
Supervisor
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2021 - 2021 | Elucidating genomic candidate regions for trypanoresistance and body size in cattle of Burkina Faso.
Supervisor
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2020 - 2020 | Design and implementation of community-based local cattle breeding programs in Burkina Faso.
Supervisor of Dominique Ouedraogo
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2019 - 2019 | Economic importance of goats and scaling up strategies of community-based breeding programmes for smallholder farmers in Malawi
and Uganda.
Supervisor of Wilson Sostern Kaumbata
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2019 - 2019 | Prevalence of copy number variations and runs of homozygosity in cattle and goats.
Supervisor of Wilson Nandolo
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2019 - 2019 | Control practices of gastrointestinal nematodes and inbreeding of Ethiopian sheep managed in community-based breeding programs.
Supervisor of Solomon Shiferaw Tufa
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2017 - 2017 | Study of admixture and heterosis using molecular markers in a composite cattle breed.
Supervisor of Negar Khayatzadeh
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2015 - 2015 | Dynamics and Future Scenarios of Animal Production in Mixed Farming System of Northwestern Ethiopia.
Supervisor
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2015 - 2015 | Genomic Selection in Bread Wheat.
Supervisor of Christian Ametz
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2015 - 2015 | GENETIC DIVERSITY AND ADMIXTURE ANALYSIS OF ETHIOPIAN FAT-TAILED AND AWASSI SHEEP USING SNP MARKERS FOR DESIGNING CROSSBREEDING
SCHEMES.
Supervisor of Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu
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BOKU, Austria
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| 2015 - 2015 | Genotype imputation and genomic predictions in indicine dairy and beef cattle populations of Brazil.
Supervisor
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BOKU, Austria
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