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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)

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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)

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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

NORMAN

BEN

REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC IMPROVEMENT WILDLIFE INDUSTRY

Munro

Olivia

NORMAN

BEN

INTRODUCTION1. 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