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GENETIC IMPROVEMENT WILDLIFE - SABLE
Paul Lubout
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME – PROGRAM
10h00
Opening and Welcome – Jacques Malan
10h15
Outline of the Day - Paul Lubout (Wildlife Stud
Services)
10h30
Utilizing DNA testing to identify single gene traits –
Colour – Dr Munro Marx (Unistel)
11h00
Lessons to be learnt from the Livestock Stud Industry –
Prof. Frikkie Neser (UFS)
PROGRAMME
11h30
Current genetic improvement and DNA tests in the SA
Game industry today–Prof Bettine Jansen van Vuuren
(UJ)
11h45
Parentage testing in the livestock and game
industry - Olivia Mapholi (ARC –Irene)
12h00
ARC – Biotechnology Platform – Testing the game
genome – Dr Jasper Rees (ARC)
12h15
Utilizing Genomics in genetic improvement - An African
Buffalo example – Dr Ben Greyling (ARC – Irene)
12h30
Utilizing DNA testing (SNP) in identifying multiple gene
traits – horn length – Dr Norman Maiwashe (ARC –
Irene)
PROGRAMME
12h45
Putting it all together: A web-based integrated genetic
game improvement system for the game industry - Dr
Paul Lubout (Wildlife Stud Services)
13h15
Group Discussion
Closure
Stud Game Breeders®
Lunch Braai: Sponsored by / Geborg deur : Vleissentraal Bosveld
Cold drinks & beer: sponsored by / Koeldrank en bier geborg deur
SA Brouerye
REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC
IMPROVEMENT WILDLIFE
INDUSTRY
Munro
Olivia
BEN
NORMAN
REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC
IMPROVEMENT WILDLIFE
INDUSTRY
Munro
Olivia
BEN
NORMAN
INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction
2. Current situation
•
Mistakes made by Livestock industry - Prof Frikkie Neser (UFS)
•
Current status of genetic analysis and improvement in the wildlife industry
Prof Bettine Jansen Van Rensburg (UJ)
2. DNA not the magic solution.
3. The tools for genetic improvement:
• Single gene trait selection using SNP – Dr Munro Marx (Unistel)
• Parentage identification - Olivia Mapholi (ARC)
• SNP – whole genome, 700k, 54k 8-10k – Jasper Rees (ARC)
• Buffalo Case Study – Ben Greyling (ARC)
• SNP multiple gene traits (horn length) Norman Maiwashe (ARC)
5.
WS2 the key to the future – Paul Lubout