Sign up for the cattle genomics in Africa forum, 16-26 August 2016

1. We invite all researchers and implementers in livestock genomics in Africa to
participate in a stakeholder engagement on
This stakeholder engagement is being organized by the Dairy Genomics program of the Centre for Tropical Livestock
Genetics and Health. The Centre supports programs directed towards improving livestock productivity for the benefit of
smallholder farmers in tropical climates. It is a strategic alliance of the International Livestock Research Institute,
Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, and Scotland’s Rural College ctlgh.org
In this forum we will discuss:
Current and future applications of
genetics / genomics to cattle in Africa – in
particular, which applications are likely to make a
difference to poor livestock keepers and animal
source food consumers, and what capacities and
resources are required to achieve this.
The potential to create a genomic
information resource on African cattle – a
publically-available set of sequence information
on cattle breeds in Africa, and critically which
breeds to prioritize for this.
Cattle Genomics in Africa.
The forum will be web-based (online), and open from
16 to 26 August 2016
It will comprise facilitated discussions and a survey. You can
register in advance or just participate during the forum.
http://cattle-genomix.net
Please join us to share your valuable insights and priorities -
results will be published with full acknowledgement.
For more information:
Karen Marshall,
International Livestock Research Institute:
kmarshall@cgiar.org