Brazil consolidates itself as a leader in the export of dairy cattle genetics

Published 2024년 11월 11일

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Brazil's Embrapa Dairy Cattle division has exported the first genomic evaluation of Gir Dairy cattle herds to Mexico, aiming to expand this service to 12 more Latin American countries by next year. The service, which costs up to US$38 per animal, involves sending genetic samples to a specialized laboratory and receiving results that help identify characteristics like weight gain, production, reproduction, parasite resistance, and heat stress. This service is part of Brazil's effort to be a reference in bovine genetics for tropical climates, leveraging the advanced bioinformatics infrastructure developed by Embrapa and ABCGIL to process millions of data points. The genomic selection tool, based on DNA sequencing and SNPs specific to zebu breeds, has revolutionized bovine genetic selection, reducing costs and accelerating improvement programs.

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In September of this year, Embrapa Dairy Cattle (MG) sent Mexico the first genomic evaluation of Gir Dairy cattle herds in that country, highlighting Brazil as a reference in bovine genetics for regions with tropical climates. In May, the institution had already delivered the first international genomic evaluation to Bolivian producers, and by next year, it expects to expand this service to 11 more Latin American countries. In addition to Mexico and Bolivia, countries such as Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic will also receive these evaluations. “We are internationalizing our Gir Dairy genetic improvement actions,” says Marcos Vinícius G. B. Silva, a researcher at Embrapa and one of the people responsible for the National Gir Dairy Improvement Program (PNMGL), developed in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Gir Dairy Cattle Breeders (ABCGIL). Silva emphasizes that exporting ...

Source: Portal Do Agronegocio