Progress 08/01/15 to 07/31/17
Outputs Target Audience:Small Ruminant Producers. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This project has provided direct experience for, 4-H youth, undergraduate student participation, faculty and staff skill and educational development in the areas of advanced technical agriculture as it applies to small ruminants. Specific collaborations have been made by participating institutions and individuals at each institution. Laboratory techniques have been developed, methods of data analysis have been implemented and are being moved towards automation which have been used for training and professional development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results are in the process of being prepared for official publication in major journals. Progress of thestudy have been widelydisseminated through popular science journals, campus-wide papers and methods of promotion as well as through social media outlets. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Manuscripts will be completed for publication in the areas of technical developments, animal science, genomics, computerscience, and other ideal methods of dissemination of this valuable information. SNP chips will be produced for the use of thistechnical advancement by small ruminant producers and researchers alike.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
Over 200 milk samples from which DNA were collected, SNP assays were conducted, Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) analyses utilizing PLINK were used to generate deciphereable data for the purpose of reaching the major goals of the project. Specific significant associations between phenotypic traits and genotypic traits have been identified and are projected to be utilized for the future production of low density SNP chips. These SNP chips will make it more specific and cost effective for goat breeding programs in the arena of milk production that increase productivity and quality of goat milk for consumers. This project allowed early-life indication of whole herd/flock selection benefitting the efficient use of resources during selection and associated economic management considerations for adoption by small ruminant producers.
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Progress 08/01/15 to 07/31/16
Outputs Target Audience:Small Ruminant Producers. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training for students, faculty, and staff as well as participants form the community are being established through this project. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Through media such as at conferences, interviews, and participation on panels. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?A one-year no-cost extension is requested in order to complete the project activities. Notification of the award was received on August 1, 2015; however, project funding was not accessible until September 30 2015.This created a logistic problem because milk production from goats is not available all year round. Plans had been made to contact producers and collect milk from goats from many different locations around the country but sample collection was delayed because of the lack of dairy goats in-milk. This is because dairy goats are seasonal breeders and most kidding, thus milking, occurs during the spring - summer seasons. Presently producers have been recruited on a volunteer basis and samples are currently being shipped to our facility here at Langston University. Thus far we have collected over 200 milk samples of which DNA have been extracted. Further plans are to send samples to a third party for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assays followed by analysis of data. We plan on an approximately additional 400 samples to be collected and run through the pipeline. Our plans are to complete the project by July 31, 2017.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
The creation of capacity for genomics research with goats. Over 200 milk samples of which DNA have been extracted.
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