Explanation of Genomics
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Genus ABS is on the cutting edge of technology, with ABS first implementing DNA marker selection in 1996. Our sister company PIC has more than 15 years experience with genomics and we have 20 Ph.D Geneticists on staff leveraging knowledge across both PIC and Genus ABS. Throughout the company, we are making a greater research investment in Genomics than other AI companies.
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What are Genomic Evaluations?- DNA is taken from blood, tissue, hair, or semen
- Genotype bulls at ~50,000 sites of the 3 billion total base pair sites
- Associate the ~40,000 informative sites with high reliability bull proofs
- Use these historic Genomic effects to enhance predictions for bulls with less reliable information
- Traits with Genomic information available
- 5 yield traits - milk, fat, protein, % protein, %fat
- 7 health traits - PL, SCS, DPR, SCE, DCE, SSB, DSB
- 16 conformation traits (PTAT and 15 linear type traits)
- Genomic Evaluations are not the equivalent of a bulls proof
- Genomic information added to Parent Average gives a Genomic Evaluation equivalent to approximately 10 daughters
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Illumina Bovine SNP50 Chip
- Cost for genotyping a single animal ~$250
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How does it affect bull proofs?- Proven bulls
- There is no Genomic information in any available proven bull proof in the UK (all companies)
- Young bulls
- There are some young bulls available with a genomic evaluation. Production is converted into UK figures with Type taken from country of origin
- Identified by 'GPTA' in front of the trait e.g. GPTA Milk
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What is Genus ABS doing?
- Using Genomics to determine which bulls enter the Cornerstone programme
- Using Genomics to identify the best potential graduates
- Using Genomics to add reliability to already Rock Solid Proofs
- Remember Actual Progeny information remains as the GOLD standard by which Genetic Progress is made!
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Click on the picture to download our Genomics Leaflet
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