Providing genetics for the dairy industry in the tropics - the Brazilian Dairy Gir Breeding Program.

Milk production is usually challenging under tropical environments. Heat stress and/or recurrent parasite infestations frequently cause cattle?s reduced fitness and productivity. As a way to overcome this challenge, the Gir indicine cattle breed has increasingly been used in crossbred schemes to constitute milk production herds in Brazil and other countries in tropical regions. The Brazilian Dairy Gir Breeding Program was established in 1985, based on a partnership between the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and the Brazilian Association of Dairy Gir Breeders. It was the first breeding program outlined with a progeny test for the improvement of an indicine breed for milk production in the world. Several technical innovations were employed along the time. Now, producers can access genomic predictions for thousands of Gir males and females. Those predictions are used mainly by Brazilian breeders, but also increasingly in other tropical countries from South America, Central America and Asia.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	PANETTO, J. C. do C., SILVA, M. V. G. B., MACHADO, M. A., VERNEQUE, R. da S., FERNANDES, A. R., MACHADO, C. H. C., MARTINS, M. F., REIS, D. R. de L., BORGES, C. A. V., VENTURA, H. T., PEREIRA, M. A., OLIVEIRA, J. C., GLATZL JUNIOR, L. A., GARCIA, A. O., LEANDRO, F. D.
Other Authors:	JOAO CLAUDIO DO CARMO PANETTO, CNPGL; MARCOS VINICIUS GUALBERTO B SILVA, CNPGL; MARCO ANTONIO MACHADO, CNPGL; RUI DA SILVA VERNEQUE, CNPGL; Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Gir Leiteiro; Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Gir Leiteiro; MARTA FONSECA MARTINS, CNPGL; DANIELE RIBEIRO DE LIMA REIS FAZA, CNPGL; CRISTIANO AMANCIO VIEIRA BORGES, CNPGL; Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Zebu; Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Zebu; Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Gir Leiteiro; Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora; Universidade Federal d Viçosa; Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano.
Format:	Anais e Proceedings de eventos biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	In: WORLD CONGRESS ON GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 12., 2022, Rotterdam. Proceedings... Rotterdam: [s.n.], 2022. 2022-12-20
Subjects:	Gado Leiteiro, Gado Gir, Melhoramento Genético Animal, Laticínio, Indústria,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1150078
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