Overview

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Dramatic improvements in yields of animal protein are crucial in meeting the ever-increasing food needs in the United States and around the world. Selecting animals for breeding that excel in growth, egg, meat, milk, wool, or mohair production; are leaner; exhibit increased disease resistance; or have other desirable traits has revolutionized poultry, livestock, and fish production. CSREES-sponsored animal geneticists work to identify and maintain economically profitable animal genotypes (and genes) and to integrate genotype interaction with on-farm production and environmental pressures that affect the genetic potential of food animals. CSREES provides national leadership and funding opportunities to conduct basic, applied, and integrated research in several areas of animal genetics. Our partners include scientists in universities and research organizations, food animal industries, and, of course, consumers.

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In Focus

• Porcine SNP chip development consortium seeks collaboration, information.
• CSREES and ARS have collaborated on a USDA blueprint for agricultural animal genomics.
• An international journal has published a peer-reviewed manuscript on animal genomics authored by staff at CSREES and ARS.
• The first draft of the horse genome sequence has been completed.
• CSREES helped fund research which sequenced the cow genome, a tool for agricultural researchers to improve cattle health and beef and dairy products.
• CSREES coordinates the National Animal Germplasm Program, the primary program to conserve genetic resources for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture industries.


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Partnerships

• CSREES collaborates with ARS and others on swine genome tool.
• CSREES and ARS have collaborated on a USDA blueprint for agricultural animal genomics.
• CSREES leads the National Animal Genome Research Program, which coordinates U.S. cattle, sheep, swine, horse, fish, and poultry animal genome mapping efforts.


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Events

• ASAS 2008 Centennial meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 7-11, 2008.
• XXIII World's Poultry Congress 2008, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, June 29-July 4, 2008.
• Pig Genome Annotation Jubilee, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK, July 16-18, 2008.


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Selected Results and Impacts

• Marek's disease, a highly contagious disease which costs poultry producers worldwide $1 billion a year, is being addressed with CSREES funds.
• CSREES-funded research may help scientists genetically modify chickens for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications.
• Scientists at Texas A&M University, supported by CSREES, report considerable progress in establishing the structure and organization of the equine genome.


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Resources

• ANGENMAP Discussion Group, Iowa State University. Internet discussion group for the animal geome researcher community.
• Horse Genome Project, University of Kentucky. Horse genome resources and scientific research accomplishments in equine genome mapping.
• Animal Species Genome Databases. Database information and technical contacts for reporting applicable data.


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Contacts

Muquarrab Qureshi

Last Updated: June 20, 2008