The African Goat Improvement Network: a scientific group empowering smallholder farmers

Autor: Curtis P. Van Tassell, Benjamin D. Rosen, M. Jennifer Woodward-Greene, Jeffrey T. Silverstein, Heather J. Huson, Johann Sölkner, Paul Boettcher, Max F. Rothschild, Gábor Mészáros, Helen N. Nakimbugwe, Timothy N. Gondwe, Farai C. Muchadeyi, Wilson Nandolo, Henry A. Mulindwa, Liveness J. Banda, Wilson Kaumbata, Tesfaye Getachew, Aynalem Haile, Albert Soudre, Dominique Ouédraogo, Barbara A. Rischkowsky, Ally Okeyo Mwai, Edgar Farai Dzomba, Oyekanmi Nash, Solomon Abegaz, Clet Wandui Masiga, Maria Wurzinger, Brian L. Sayre, Alessandra Stella, Gwenola Tosser-Klopp, Tad S. Sonstegard

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 14 (2023)

The African Goat Improvement Network (AGIN) is a collaborative group of scientists focused on genetic improvement of goats in small holder communities across the African continent. The group emerged from a series of workshops focused on enhancing goa

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Genetic selection strategies to improve longevity in Chianina beef cattle

Autor: Piter Bijma, Riccardo Bozzi, Francesco Filippini, Paul Boettcher, Flavio Forabosco

Publikováno v: Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 117-128 (2010)

Longevity in beef cattle is an important economic trait. Including this trait in a breeding scheme increases profit and has a positive impact on the well-being and welfare of the animals. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the conse- quence

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Coancestry rate’s estimate of effective population size for genetic variability monitoring

Autor: Roswitha Baumung, Coralie Danchin-Burge, Badi Besbes, Siri Furre, Elise Gicquel, Paul Boettcher, Grégoire Leroy, Nabeel Alnahhas, Jesus Fernandez

Publikováno v: Conservation Genetics Resources
Conservation Genetics Resources, Springer, 2020, 12 (2), pp.275-283. ⟨10.1007/s12686-019-01092-0⟩

Different methods and formulae have been suggested to estimate effective population size based on pedigree data. These methods vary in their sensitivity to various sources of bias related to heterogenous pedigree knowledge or pedigree structure. We p

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-019-01092-0

Quality Management Practices of Gene Banks for Livestock: A Global Review

Autor: Flin Zomerdijk, Sipke Joost Hiemstra, Paul Boettcher, Michèle Tixier-Boichard, Maëlle d'Arbaumont

Publikováno v: Biopreservation and Biobanking
Biopreservation and Biobanking, 2020, 18 (3), pp.244-253. ⟨10.1089/bio.2019.0128⟩
Biopreservation and Biobanking, 18(3), 244-253
Biopreservation and Biobanking 18 (2020) 3

International audience; The genetic diversity of livestock is decreasing and many countries have created gene banks for ex situ-in vitro conservation of animal genetic resources (AnGR). The collection, processing, and storage of animal germplasm requ

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https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-03355651

Phenotypic characterization of pigs and their production system in Liberia

Autor: Gregory Dunga, Walter T. Wiles, Richard Osei-Amponsah, Paul Boettcher, Arthur Bob Karnuah, Arthur Wennah

Publikováno v: International Journal of Livestock Production. 9:175-183

Native pig farming is an important component of rural farming systems in Liberia but the population has recently stagnated, due to the absence of a comprehensive improvement and conservation program. A survey was conducted to measure the phenotypic m

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https://doi.org/10.5897/ijlp2018.0474