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Livestock genomics for low-‐input systems
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The productivity of developing country livestock production systems lags well behind that of the developed world. Addressing this issue is one important route to poverty alleviation, improved food security and environmental sustainability (because, generally, the lower the productivity of livestock systems the higher the environmental impact per unit of product). Low productivity can be attributed to a number of inter-related factors including (depending on the system) high disease burdens and weak animal health-care systems, poor quality and insufficient animal feed, use of breed-types that are not optimal, and other social and economic constraints. This poster shows how the rapidly developing field of genomics can contribute to improved productivity in developing country livestock production systems.
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Livestock genomics for low-‐input systems
- Livestock genomics for low-‐input systems Karen Marshall and Steve Kemp Genomics for livestock health Iden3fica3on of gene networks conferring disease resistance & use of genome edi3ng approaches Genomics for livestock feed Genomics of common food-‐feed crops Genomics for food safety Genomic marker based tests of animal source foods for pathogens à food quality assurance This document is licensed for use under a Crea3ve Commons A6ribu3on –Non commercial-‐Share Alike 3.0 Unported License September 2014 à crea3on of new disease resistant breed-‐types Genomics for livestock health Genomics to understand host-‐ pathogen interac3ons and immune mechanisms à new vaccines and therapeu3cs à improved nutri3ve value of crop stover Genomics for livestock feed Genomics of rumen microbes à improved rumen func3on for be6er u3lisa3on of low quality feeds Genomics for improved breeds Genomic marker based assays for breed composi3on à in-‐situ breed comparison for iden3fica3on of the most suitable breeds or cross-‐breeds Genomics for improved breeds Use of genomics in breed development ànew cross-‐breeds or synthe3c breeds with improved produc3vity and adaptedness Genomics for improved breeds Genomics to understand adapta3on to heat and other environmental stressors à breeds fit for a future changed environment Genomics for food safety Genomics to trace or authen3cate livestock products à improved market access Karen Marshall k.marshall@cgiar.org ● P.O. Box 30709-‐00100 Nairobi, Kenya ● Tel +254 20 422 3000 ● www.ilri.org Acknowledgements: The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish, Interna3onal Livestock Research Ins3tute (ILRI) and LiveGene -‐ ILRI’s Global Livestock Gene3cs Program September 2014