Brazil exports technology for genetic improvement of dairy cattle

Published 2024년 11월 5일

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Embrapa Dairy Cattle has started providing genomic evaluations of Gir Dairy cattle herds to Mexico, with plans to expand to 11 other Latin American countries by next year. The service, which costs up to US$ 38 per animal, involves sending genetic samples to a specialized laboratory, which are then processed to provide the data to producers through ABCGIL. The genomic selection tool, used for cattle genetic improvement, has reduced the cost and increased the speed of breeding programs, identifying over 5 million SNPs specific to zebu breeds. This revolution in bovine genetic selection is expected to see demand for the service grow exponentially in the coming years.

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In September of this year, Embrapa Dairy Cattle (MG) sent the first genomic evaluation of Gir Dairy cattle herds in that country to Mexico. Before that, in May, the first international genomic evaluation carried out by the Unit was delivered to Bolivian producers, and the expectation is that, by next year, this service will be extended to 11 other Latin American countries. In addition to Mexico and Bolivia, producers from Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic will receive genomic evaluations of their herds. “We are internationalizing our Gir Dairy genetic improvement actions,” says Marcos Vinícius G. B. Silva, one of the Embrapa researchers involved in the National Gir Dairy Improvement Program (PNMGL), developed by the Company in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Gir Dairy Cattle Breeders (ABCGIL). According to the researcher, exporting cattle genetics brings significant foreign ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas