Subproject 1: Dairy cows and cattle
Improving performance, animal health & welfare, environmental impact and product quality in organic and ‘low input’ dairy cow and beef cattle production systems
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The subproject
Work packages of subproject 1
- WP1.1 Development of WITHIN BREED selection systems to improve animal health, product quality and performance traits; comparing genome-wide and traditional quantitative-genetic selection
- WP1.2 Development of improved CROSS-BREEDING strategies to optimise the balance between ‘robustness’ and performance traits; comparing cross-breeds with pure-bred Holstein Friesian genotypes
- WP1.3 Design of optimised breeding and management systems for different MACRO-CLIMATIC REGIONS of Europe; model-based multi-criteria evaluation with respect to performance, animal health and welfare, product quality and environmental impact
Dairy cattle: Within breed selection systems (Work package 1.1)
Work package 1.1 'Development of WITHIN BREED selection systems to improve animal health, product quality and performance traits; comparing genome-wide and traditional quantitative-genetic selection' is divided into the following sub work packages.
- WP 1.1.0 Management
- WP 1.1.1 STAGE 1 Expanded phenotyping of Swiss Brown Cattle and parameter estimation for traits required in organic and ‘low input’ systems
- WP 1.1.2 STAGE 2 Genotyping of Swiss Brown Cattle and estimation of genomic breeding values
- WP 1.1.3 STAGE 3 Design a genome-wide selection scheme for the Swiss Brown Cattle subpopulation used in ‘low input’ systems; quantification of genetic diversity impacts of GS
Contact: Anna Bieber, FiBL, Switzerland