This is a presentation from the Canadian Bovine Genomics Workshop held in Calgary, Alberta on Sept.14, 2009. The workshop was the first step in developing a national bovine genomics strategy for Canada.

1. ALMA Alberta Livestock & Meat Agency Ltd. Canadian Bovine Genomics Workshop September 14, 2009 Calgary, Alberta

2. International Beef Genomics: An Australian Example Heather Burrow Canadian Bovine Genomics Workshop September 14, 2009

3. CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies ‘ Beef industry growth by Gene Discovery, Gene Expression and Accelerated Adoption’ …

5. DNA test for tenderness Moving from single DNA tests … Gene Discovery

6. to DNA marker panels and GWAS (SNPs associated with phenotypes for traits of interest) … to genomic selection (selection based on markers alone) Gene Discovery

7. 2005: 10k Affymetrix SNP chip 2007: Simulation study results 2008: 54k Illumina SNP chip – collaboration between Canada, USA and Australia Some history …

16. NewCo Possibility? NewCo Centralized management of all databases; Not for profit company BINs $ Data Cattle breeders & breed societies MLA Donor Company Matching funds Matching funds Company C Company D Company B Company A Preferred Partners Annual technology access fee Data $ Data Services Access to data >2 years old Most recent 2-years’ data for ‘validation’ Exclusive research on non-core traits Fund distribution $ Manage databases & DNA bank Administer & coordinate BINs Manage BIN infrastructure

19. Technology Performance Optimal Technology Performance INNOVATION GROWTH MATURITY TIME X Human Sheep Beef Dairy X X X