Meeting with Lorry Bécot
Meeting with…
Lorry BECOT
Geneticist
– What is your role and mission at Novogen?
After my PhD dissertation in collaboration with INRAE on the optimisation of the selection on the floor system, I was hired at Novogen as a geneticist. My role is focused on the analysis of data collected from R&D and commercial farms. These data are then used to have a good understanding of genetic and genomic selection. The optimisation and development of the floor selection are one of the important topics I am working on with the R&D team. There are new criteria of selection that are very important when it comes to the development of NOVOGEN hens in different conditions of production. I am also pursuing a collaboration with INRAE concerning this topic with a lot of research questions. New projects have also been inaugurated with Iowa State University where I had a secondment for one (1) year.
-What is your project in the USA and why have you made this choice?
I wanted to acquire an experience abroad. NOVOGEN has given me a proposition to have a one-year secondment at Iowa State University aiming to develop research programmes with the university.
The project focuses on the analysis of field data in terms of crossbred layers from the lines of the company with the goal of identifying the most adaptable mathematical models and the best selection strategies. Specifically, we work on mortality rates in different environmental conditions, on the floor and in the cage.
-How was your integration in the United Stated?
The integration in the United States went very well. I had the opportunity to work both in multi-species genetic laboratory having a lot of experience. It is very enriching, and it complements my education. We already obtained very interesting results. I adapted rather well to American culture, even if it is quite different from Brittany !
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