Water buffalo were domesticated over 5,000 years ago and are economically important animals in many parts of the world. They provide more than 5% of the worlds milk supply. The world population of buffalo is about 158M in comparison with around 1.3B cattle, 1B sheep 500-600M goats. There are two types of domestic water buffalo, the River Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) which are the predominant type found in the west from India to Europe. The second type, the Swamp Buffalo (Bubalus carabanesis), is found more frequenty in the east from India to the Philippines. Improvement of buffalo production would have a positive impact on agriculture in many regions of the world where buffalo production predominates with respect to cattle.
The workshop will describe progress of an international collaborative project to sequence and analyse the genome of the buffalo. The project has three phases, 1) creation and annotation of the reference buffalo genome sequence, 2) detection of genomic variations among the buffalo and the development of a genotyping SNP panel to support research and genetic selection of buffalo, and 3) the analysis of genomes among buffalo breeds and comparison with other species to explore population structure and the evolution of the buffalo genome.
The project is an open collaboration and new participants and contributors are welcome
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Time: 8:00 AM-10:10 AM
Room: Pacific Salon 4-5 (2nd Floor)
8:30 AM
Comparative Annotation of the Buffalo Genome
Fabrizio Ferre, CASPUR/CINECA;
Tommaso Biagini, CASPUR/CINECA;
Francesco Strozzi, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Aleksey Zimin, University of Maryland;
Daniela Iamartino, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Alessio Valentini, University of Tuscia;
Giovanni Chillemi, CASPUR/CINECA;
John Williams, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
The International Buffalo Consortium, International Consortium
8:45 AM
The Buffalo Transcriptome
Francesco Strozzi, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Matteo Picciolini, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Daniela Iamartino, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Fabrizio Ferre, CASPUR/CINECA;
Giovanni Chillemi, CASPUR/CINECA;
Aleksey Zimin, University of Maryland;
John Williams, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
International Buffalo Consortium, Parco Tecnologico Padano
9:00 AM
Identification Of SNPs In Water Buffalo Using Next Generation Sequencing Data
James M. Reecy, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
James Koltes, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Eric Fritz, Iowa State University;
John Williams, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Tad S. Sonstegard, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
Curtis P. Van Tassell, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
The International Buffalo Consortium, International Consortium
9:15 AM
Design of a Buffalo SNP Panel
Curtis P. Van Tassell, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
Tad S. Sonstegard, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
John Williams, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Steven G. Schroeder, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
James M. Reecy, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
James Koltes, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
Eric Fritz, Iowa State University;
Jose Fernando Garcia, Sao Paulo State University / UNESP;
Aleksey Zimin, University of Maryland;
Ahmed Ali, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences;
Daniela Iamartino, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Jesus Rommel V. Herrera, Philippine Carabao Center ;
The International Buffalo Consortium, International Consortium
9:45 AM
Biodiversity Among Buffalo Genomes
Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore;
Marco Milanesi, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore;
Lorenzo Bomba, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore;
Licia Colli, Inst. of Zootechnics, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore;
Nicola Bacciu, Italian Breeder Association;
Luigi Ramunno, DISSPAPA, University of Naples;
G. Cosenza, DISSPAPA, University of Naples "Federico II";
A Coletta, Italian Water Buffalo Breeders Association;
Luigi Zicarelli, DISCIZIA, Federico II University;
Eric Fritz, Iowa State University;
James Koltes, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
James M. Reecy, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University;
John Williams, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Daniela Iamartino, Parco Tecnologico Padano;
Tad S. Sonstegard, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
Curtis P. Van Tassell, USDA-ARS-BFGL;
The International Buffalo Consortium, International Consortium
