Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Food production systems in Africa depend heavily on the use of locally adapted animals. Goats are critical to small-holder farmers being easier to acquire, maintain, and act as scavengers in sparse pasture. Indigenous goats have undergone generations of adaptation and genetic isolation that have led...
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| author | Huson, Heather J. Sonstegard, T.S. Silverstein, J. Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer Masiga, C. Muchadeyi, F.C. Rees, J. Sayre, B. Elbetagy, A. Rothschild, Max F. Mujibi, F.D.N. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kemp, Stephen J. Colli, L. Ajmone-Marsan, P. Crepaldi, P. Abegaz, Solomon Sölkner, Johann Tassell, C.P. van African Goat Improvement Network |
| author_browse | Abegaz, Solomon African Goat Improvement Network Ajmone-Marsan, P. Colli, L. Crepaldi, P. Elbetagy, A. Huson, Heather J. Kemp, Stephen J. Masiga, C. Muchadeyi, F.C. Mujibi, F.D.N. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Rees, J. Rothschild, Max F. Sayre, B. Silverstein, J. Sonstegard, T.S. Sölkner, Johann Tassell, C.P. van Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer |
| author_facet | Huson, Heather J. Sonstegard, T.S. Silverstein, J. Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer Masiga, C. Muchadeyi, F.C. Rees, J. Sayre, B. Elbetagy, A. Rothschild, Max F. Mujibi, F.D.N. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kemp, Stephen J. Colli, L. Ajmone-Marsan, P. Crepaldi, P. Abegaz, Solomon Sölkner, Johann Tassell, C.P. van African Goat Improvement Network |
| author_sort | Huson, Heather J. |
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| description | Food production systems in Africa depend heavily on the use of locally adapted animals. Goats are critical to small-holder farmers being easier to acquire, maintain, and act as scavengers in sparse pasture. Indigenous goats have undergone generations of adaptation and genetic isolation that have led to great phenotypic variation. These indigenous goats serve as a genetic reservoir for the identification of genes important to environmental adaptation, disease resistance, and improved productivity under local conditions. The immediate goal is to characterize African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts and to develop genomic tools for use in selective breeding programs. We have established a standardized phenotypic scoring system to characterize goats including geographical information data, body measurements, photo characterization, and DNA. To date, 2,443 goats from 12 countries, representing 46 breeds have been sampled. Using the 50K goat beadchip, we report parameters of population structure of 620 African goats. |
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| spelling | CGSpace785032025-11-04T16:25:56Z Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa Huson, Heather J. Sonstegard, T.S. Silverstein, J. Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer Masiga, C. Muchadeyi, F.C. Rees, J. Sayre, B. Elbetagy, A. Rothschild, Max F. Mujibi, F.D.N. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kemp, Stephen J. Colli, L. Ajmone-Marsan, P. Crepaldi, P. Abegaz, Solomon Sölkner, Johann Tassell, C.P. van African Goat Improvement Network goats animal breeding Food production systems in Africa depend heavily on the use of locally adapted animals. Goats are critical to small-holder farmers being easier to acquire, maintain, and act as scavengers in sparse pasture. Indigenous goats have undergone generations of adaptation and genetic isolation that have led to great phenotypic variation. These indigenous goats serve as a genetic reservoir for the identification of genes important to environmental adaptation, disease resistance, and improved productivity under local conditions. The immediate goal is to characterize African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts and to develop genomic tools for use in selective breeding programs. We have established a standardized phenotypic scoring system to characterize goats including geographical information data, body measurements, photo characterization, and DNA. To date, 2,443 goats from 12 countries, representing 46 breeds have been sampled. Using the 50K goat beadchip, we report parameters of population structure of 620 African goats. 2014-08-22 2016-12-23T08:14:20Z 2016-12-23T08:14:20Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78503 en Open Access application/pdf American Society of Animal Science Huson, H.J., Sonstegard, T.S., Silverstein, J., Woodward-Greene, M.J., Masiga, C., Muchadeyi, F., Rees, J., Sayre, B., Elbetagy, A., Rothschild, M., Mujibi, F.D., Okeyo, A.M., Kemp, S., Colli, L., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Crepaldi, P., Abegaz, S., Soelkner, J., Tassell, C.P. Van and African Goat Improvement Network. 2014. Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. IN: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, Canada, 17-22 August 2014. Champaign, USA: American Society of Animal Science. |
| spellingShingle | goats animal breeding Huson, Heather J. Sonstegard, T.S. Silverstein, J. Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer Masiga, C. Muchadeyi, F.C. Rees, J. Sayre, B. Elbetagy, A. Rothschild, Max F. Mujibi, F.D.N. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kemp, Stephen J. Colli, L. Ajmone-Marsan, P. Crepaldi, P. Abegaz, Solomon Sölkner, Johann Tassell, C.P. van African Goat Improvement Network Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | genetic and phenotypic characterization of african goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small holder farmers in sub saharan africa |
| topic | goats animal breeding |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78503 |
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