Karen Marshall – forum organiser
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
We come to the end of the forum time, and I very much thank everyone for their contributions. We will however leave the space open for the next few days, to allow for last comments and for people to view the summary posts.
Thanks Again, Karen.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
We come to the end of the forum time, and I very much thank everyone for their contributions. We will however leave the space open for the next few days, to allow for last comments and for people to view the summary posts.
Thanks Again, Karen.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks MIzeck and I fully agree – integration across disciplines is essential!
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks – and this aligns with some of the earlier contributions on current and potential use of genomics. In particular, one of the most commonly discussed applications was around determination of breed composition.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Hi all – looking forward to more contributions moving into the last day of the forum (tomorrow – Friday 26th August). And also please don’t forget the survey (accessed by the ‘take survey’ tab above).
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
Hi all – looking forward to more contributions moving into the last day of the forum (tomorrow – Friday 26th August). And also please don’t forget the survey (accessed by the ‘take survey’ tab above).
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Olori for your insights. We had some earlier discussion on incentives for farmer data recording – do you have any additional suggestions here?
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Okeno – your comments align with what many others have contributed to the forum. Great to see a general consensus.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Asma. I would like to see a lot more effort towards developing new phenomic approaches that will meet the needs of Africans systems. Note their is some more discussion on this taking place in the ‘discuss-using’ page.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Heather – this is an extremely exciting initiative!
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Future applications of genomics in African livestock systems 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks! Under the ‘discuss-using’ forum there has been discussion on linking institutional herd data with data from farmers, for the reasons you suggested. And also discussion on how we can help facilitate farmer recording, to strengthen farm data.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
It would also be interesting to hear of examples of new phenomic approaches being used in African systems, as well as elsewhere.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
In relation to our current discussion topic (applications of a reference resource) I would like to add a starting suggestion.
The use of genomic information to determine breed composition of admixed animals is being increasingly used (there were several examples of this in mentioned in this forum – most commonly in relation to performance…[Read more]
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Baitsi – Great to hear of an African genbank. Which country is the AU-PANVAC in, and when is the genebank expected to be operational?
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
Yes – and National Agricultural Research Institutes should also be involved
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser wrote a new post, Support for Genomics Reference Resource for African Cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
Summary of discussion to-date on the topic: Do you consider building a genomics reference resource for African cattle to be a worthwhile investment – why or why not?
In favour?
The majority of people who co […]
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser wrote a new post, Future applications of genomics in African livestock systems 5 years, 5 months ago
What genetic or genomic applications have the most potential to positively impact on the rural poor in Africa – in the near future and longer term?
Main themes discussed on this topic to-date are:
The need fo […]
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The summary appears to me to be right on the ball – don’t try to run before you can walk. I am concerned that the genomic/phenotypic information is more likely to come from institutional herds not managed as the local population – this is likely to be less relevant under fuure management conditions given the effects of climate change on diet etc
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Thanks! Under the ‘discuss-using’ forum there has been discussion on linking institutional herd data with data from farmers, for the reasons you suggested. And also discussion on how we can help facilitate farmer recording, to strengthen farm data.
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Building a genomic reference resource on African cattle 5 years, 5 months ago
Welcome to week two of this forum!
This week I wanted to concentrate on the design of the potential Genomics Reference Resource for African Cattle, but to do so we need to be more specific on the current discussion topic “What are the strategic research questions we can answer, or applications we can facilitate, with such a resource“, as this…[Read more]
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Welcome to week two of this forum – thank-you very much to those who have participated to date, and I look forward to more challenging discussion.
Many people have commented on the need for phenotype information on African livestock – both in its own right and in support of genomic applications (such as genomic assisted prediction of breeding…[Read more]
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Karen Marshall – forum organiser commented on the post, Using genomic information on cattle in Africa 5 years, 5 months ago
Yes I agree, and if any forum participants have such examples please share them.
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