BAIF Development Research Foundation is a large Indian NGO helping smallholder farmers, in particular through artificial insemination of their crossbred cows at their doorstep. With international support, BAIF has created for the past 5 years a large female reference population of Bos taurus × Bos indicus cows in order to enhance the genetic merit of this crossbred population through genomic selection. We review the overall context of the project and its objective, the characteristics of the reference population and the choice of the recorded traits. Efficient ways to use the results of genomic evaluations are proposed, underlying the necessary changes required, in particular in the management of the bull stud. Finally, opportunities of upscaling this initiative to other partners in India are discussed.
Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges
EditorsR.F. Veerkamp and Y. de Haas
Published: 2022 Pages: 3364
eISBN: 978-90-8686-940-4
Book Type: Conference Proceedings
458. Challenges on construction and use of female reference populations for genomic selection under Indian smallholder systems
V. Ducrocq Related information
1Université Paris Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
*Corresponding author: vincent.
, M. Swaminathan Related information*Corresponding author: vincent.
2BAIF Development Research Foundation, India.
, J.P. Gibson Related information3Centre for Genetic Analysis and Applications, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia.
Published Online: February 09, 2023
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