SNovicaP
Implementation of SNP analysis as a routine procedure für genomically supported applications in sheep and goat breeding
In modern animal breeding, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data is routinely used to carry out parentage checks, ensure genetic diversity, identify carriers of hereditary defects and, with the help of single genes or genomic selection, to select for sustainable and future-relevant breeding goals such as disease resistance. In contrast to cattle, for example, the use of SNP data has not yet been established in German sheep and goat breeding. The aim of this project is therefore to introduce SNP analysis as a routine procedure for genomic applications as an innovation in breeding for these two animal species and to validate various practical applications in several sheep and goat breeds as examples (analysing the genetic diversity of breeds, calculating genomic inbreeding coefficients, carrying out parentage checks, issuing causal variants for hereditary defects and functional traits).
Funding: Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity