The Genomic Reference Resource for African Cattle (GRRFAC) has been created through a partnership between African countries/institutes and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), under the Dairy Genomic Program of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health. The resource is envisioned to comprise a collated and publicly accessible set of genomic information on African cattle.
It is intended that the resource be used by African and international research community in cattle genomics for the ultimate benefit of African livestock keepers, other livestock value chain actors and animal-source food consumers. This information is intended to be used for a variety of purposes including, amongst other: development of better tools for genomic assays of African cattle, such as SNP-assays for genome wide association studies or breed composition analysis; discovery of markers, genes, and / or gene-networks underpinning important productivity or adaptation traits; and population genetics analysis.
Current Partners
Country |
Organization |
Contact person |
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Senegal | Ecole Inter Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de Dakar (EISMV) | Ayao Missohou | missohou@gmail.com |
Burkina Faso | Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougougou | Amadou Traore | traore_pa@yahoo.fr |
Chad | National High Institute of Sciences and Techniques, Abeche | Youssouf Issa | issayou@gmail.com |
Togo | Universite de Lome | Essonina Talaki | talakiessodina@yahoo.fr |
Sudan | University of Khartoum | Bashir Salim | bashirsalim@gmail.com |
Ethiopia | ILRI | Tadelle Dessie | tdessie@cgiar.org |
Rwanda | Rwanda Agricultural Board | Claire D'Andre | chirwa02@yahoo.fr |
Kenya | ILRI | Karen Marshall | kmarshall@cgiar.org |
Madagascar | Ministère de l’Elevage | Madame Simone Ravaorimanana | sagminel@elevage.gov.mg |
Ghana | University of Ghana | Dr. Richard Osei-Amponsah | rich12668@yahoo.co.uk |
Guinea | Central Vétérinaire de Dianostic (LCVD) | Diallo Boubacar | boubacarbalaise@gmail.com |
Nigeria | Centre for Genomics Research and Innovation, (NABDA), Abuja | Oyekanmi Nash | Oyekan.nash@gmail.com |