Genomics applied to livestock improvement

“From parentage to understanding the milk microbiome, the use of high-throughput DNA technologies in the breeding and health of dairy cattle”

In this webinar, Christine Couldrey, PhD, research leader in molecular genetics at Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), will discuss the use of high-throughput and array technologies in the breeding and health of dairy cattle and the role researchers have in the genetic improvement of livestock.

You will learn how:

• The NovaSeq was used to sequence high value animals, improve prediction accuracy, and informed array design.
• Milk microbiome analysis through NGS metagenomics provided simultaneous actionable insights for animal health, product quality management, and biosecurity surveillance for early detection of pathogen outbreaks.
• The overall value from deployment of advanced genomic tools and how they benefit the farmer management industry.