AUTHOR=Bruford Michael W. , Ginja Catarina , Hoffmann Irene , Joost Stéphane , Orozco-terWengel Pablo , Alberto Florian J. , Amaral Andreia J. , Barbato Mario , Biscarini Filippo , Colli Licia , Costa Mafalda , Curik Ino , Duruz Solange , Ferenčaković Maja , Fischer Daniel , Fitak Robert , Groeneveld Linn F. , Hall Stephen J. G. , Hanotte Olivier , Hassan Faiz-ul , Helsen Philippe , Iacolina Laura , Kantanen Juha , Leempoel Kevin , Lenstra Johannes A. , Ajmone-Marsan Paolo , Masembe Charles , Megens Hendrik-Jan , Miele Mara , Neuditschko Markus , Nicolazzi Ezequiel L. , Pompanon François , Roosen Jutta , Sevane Natalia , Smetko Anamarija , Štambuk Anamaria , Streeter Ian , Stucki Sylvie , Supakorn China , Telo Da Gama Luis , Tixier-Boichard Michèle , Wegmann Daniel , Zhan Xiangjiang 

TITLE=Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2015

YEAR=2015

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2015.00314

DOI=10.3389/fgene.2015.00314

ISSN=1664-8021

ABSTRACT=Livestock conservation practice is changing rapidly in light of policy, climate change and market demands. The last decade saw a step change in technological and analytical approaches to define, manage and conserve Farm Animal Genomic Resources (FAnGR). These changes pose challenges for FAnGR conservation in terms of technological continuity, analytical capacity and the methodologies needed to exploit new, multidimensional data. The ESF Genomic Resources program final conference addressed these problems attempting to contribute to the development of the research and policy agenda for the next decade. We broadly identified four areas related to methodological and analytical challenges, data management and conservation. The overall conclusion is that there is a need for the use of current state-of-the-art tools to characterise the state of genomic resources in non-commercial and local breeds. The livestock genomic sector, which has been relatively well-organised in applying such methodologies so far, needs to make a concerted effort in the coming decade to enable to the democratisation of the powerful tools that are now at its disposal, and to ensure that they are applied in the context of breed conservation as well as development.