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Mario Calus and the ReDiverse Consortium

ReDiverse : Biodiversity within and between European Red Dairy Breeds – Conservation through utilization. Mario Calus and the ReDiverse Consortium. Project description. European Red Dairy Breeds (ERDB) represent a unique source of genetic diversity

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Mario Calus and the ReDiverse Consortium

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  1. ReDiverse: Biodiversity within and between European Red Dairy Breeds – Conservation through utilization Mario Calus and theReDiverse Consortium

  2. Project description • European Red Dairy Breeds (ERDB) represent a unique source of genetic diversity • complex histories of gene flow and connectedness • local adaptation to various environments • cultural heritage • ERDB are well known for superior functional characteristics • high fertility • outstanding udder health • low incidence of stillbirth • good conformation of legs and claws Despitetheirqualities, ERDB areincreasinglyreplacedbyhigheryieldingbreeds(e.g. Holstein Friesian)

  3. Objectives • Utilize unique genetic diversity of ERDB • Develop novel breeding and management concepts for sustainable use of ERDB • Develop genome based conservation strategy for ERDB

  4. Preliminaryresults • Farmer surveys: • Participation in conservation program depends on • Bonus payments & duration of contracts • Existing situation on the farm • Motivations for keeping ERDB: • Better health & robustness • Higher content of milk components • Economic values computed • For production, reproduction & health • Assessing benefit Genomic Selection across ERDB • Requires at least 100 animals genotyped per breed

  5. Contribution to SusAn Research Area 1 Research Area 1: Improve the productivity, resilience and competitiveness of European Animal Production ReDiverse aims to: • Conserve ERDB that are more resilient than Holstein • Improve Productivity & competitiveness ERDB through Genomic Selection

  6. Contribution to SusAn Research Area 3 ReDiverseaims to: • Conserve ERDB for their contribution to: • Biodiversity • Social and cultural heritage • Improve ERDB milk quality through identifying underlying genetic variants

  7. Impact ReDiverse on 3 pillars of sustainability WP 5: Economic values WP 7: Breeding goals & conservation strategies • Economic: • Assessing advantages (costs & benefits) of ERDB • What motivates farmers to maintain ERDB? • Which ERDB traits are valued by Holstein farmers? • Society: • Assessing preferences of stakeholders • Cultural heritage: designing in-situ conservation programs • Environment: • ERDB well adapted to diverse local environments • ERDB contribute to variation in the rural landscape throughout Europe

  8. Transnational collaborationWhat is the added value of transnational collaboration? • ERDB are typically (too) small • ReDiverse joins forces across countries and breeds: • Pedigree database • Genomic selection reference population • Economic values for all ERDB • 7 academic and 6 industrial partners

  9. ERDB included in ReDiverse

  10. Transnational collaboration - implementationIs the transnational collaboration beneficial for broad implementation of the results? • All important breeding organizationsinvolved • Ensures transnational implementation • Multibreedreference population involving breeds from different countries • Needed to compete with higher-yielding breeds • Enabled by joint chip • Joint evaluation & breeding program

  11. Multi actor approachIs there a strategy to involve relevant stakeholders? • Six farmer-led breeding organizations are involved • Three breeding organizations are providing substantial in-kind support

  12. Multi actor approach – validation outcomesAre research outcomes validated under practical conditions along the whole value added chain? • Most of the research is based on empirical data measured under practical conditions • Most developed tools will be: • Validated on empirical ERDB data • Available for use by breeding organizations

  13. Cross-scale approach Focus on: • Unifying the national with the Europeanlevel • ERDB bulls and the breeding organizations Impact: • Farmers across Europe:improved choice of ERDB bulls • Dairy industry: access to diversified choice of milk proteins due to a more diverse dairy population • Small populations: improved Genomic Selection

  14. Cross-scale approachWhich is the Impact of the project in terms of knowledge acquisition? • Integrate data from several countries • Develops novel tools that are specific for ERDB and usable across countries • Requires common procedures for data recording • Requires trust between breeding organizations and researchers

  15. Dissemination and communication strategyIs there strategy for exploiting the potential of the projects results? • The main stakeholders are partners in the project • Part of the research is undertaken on their data • This ensures adoption of project results in practice

  16. Dissemination and communication – Open DataDo you disseminate the projects results via Open Data? • All results will be published • Results will not be disseminated via Open Data: • Background data made available to the project by partners is IP of (industrial) partners • Generated data owned by the partner(s)

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