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.

1. 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
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document
is
licensed
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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
ànew
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