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Progress with genetic selection for low methane traits in dairy cows

Tuesday, August 19, 2014: 1:30 PM
Bayshore Grand Ballroom D (The Westin Bayshore)
Jan Lassen , Center of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Phil C. Garnsworthy , The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Mizeck G Chagunda , Scottish Rural University College (SRUC), Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Enyew Negussie , MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Biotechnology and Food Research, Jokioinen, Finland
Peter Løvendahl , Center of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Yvette de Haas , Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
Recorded Presentation (flv)
Abstract Text: Over the last 5 years a number of methods have been developed and adapted to measure and quantify methane emission from individual animals. Their approaches show similarities and yet also differences. In general they focus on being noninvasive measuring in the cow everyday environment. In order to make genetic selection for methane emission it will be necessary to make large scale measurements in commercial farms. International collaboration, comparison and validation are essential to make progress in this area. It will be necessary to have strategic collection and exchange of data. More work is needed on how to get small scale phenotypes in to large scale genomic selection

Keywords:

dairy cattle

methane

genetics

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