The project is at its run 2 stage and we still welcome you to join the 1000 Buffalo Genomes Project. Below is a list of our current collaborators. If you already have sequenced data, you can directly contribute to this project. The samples will be made up of both swamp- and river-type buffalo including some conservation breeds. We will submit this project for other funding opportunities.
The 1000 Buffalo Genomes Project is a collaboration of various organisations and research groups with the goal of sequencing different swamp- and river-type buffalo populations.
Collaborators
Contributors listed alphabetically by country:
| Australia | |
| The University of Adelaide | Dr. Lloyd Low Dr. Mehar Khatkar |
| Brazil | |
| Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) | Dr. Humberto Tonhati |
| Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) | Dr. Gregório Miguel Ferreira de Camargo |
| China | |
| China Academy of Agriculture | Dr. Jianlin Han |
| China Agricultural University | Dr. Yi Zhang |
| Huazhong Agricultural University | Dr. Yang Zhou |
| Hunan Agricultural University | Dr. Mei Liu |
| Columbia | |
| Universidad CES | Dr. Divier Antonio Agudelo Gómez |
| India | |
| ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources | Dr. Manishi Mukesh |
| Progressive Dairy Farmers Association | Dr. Jaswinder Singh Bhatti |
| Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University | Dr. Kumarasamy Peria Gounder |
| Indonesia | |
| Universitas Gadjah Mada | Dr. Dwi Sendi Priyono |
| Universitas Lampung | Dr. Akhmad Dakhlan |
| Italy | |
| Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA-CNR/ANASB) | Dr. Mayra Gómez Carpio Dr. Roberta Cimmino Dr. Stefano Biffani |
| Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Dr. Ajmone Marsan Paolo Dr. John Williams Dr. Licia Colli |
| Iran | |
| Urmia University | Dr. Mahdi Mokhber |
| Pakistan | |
| University of Veterinary and Animal Science Lahore | Dr. Ali Raza Awan |
| Virtual University of Pakistan- Lahore | Dr. Asif Nadeem |
| Virtual University of Pakistan- Lahore | Dr. Tanveer Hussain |
| Philippines | |
| Philippine Carabao Center | Connie Joyce Parac Ester Flores Paulene Pineda |
| Thailand | |
| Department of Livestock Development | Dr. Siri Tuk |
| Suranaree University of Technology | Dr. Rangsun Parnpai |
| Turkey | |
| Tekirdag Namık Kemal University | Dr. Emel Özkan Unal Dr. M.İhsan Soysal Dr. Raziye Isik |
| USA | |
| Washington State University | Dr. Zhihua Jiang |
| Vietnam | |
| Vietnam National University | Dr. Do Duc Luc Dr. Nguyen Hoang Thinh |
Goals
- provide genetics information of buffalo populations worldwide to establish the foundational resources needed to utilize genomic prediction tools to breed more productive buffalo.
- inform population and conservation genetics studies of buffalo
- provide insights into domestication and adaption traits
- uncover recessive lethal mutations
- serve as reference imputation panel
Data ownership
Data will be open source.
Our vision
Contribute to sustainable and efficient farming, uplift livelihood of farmers, enhancing food security and genetic conservation in the face of climate change.
How to join
We are actively looking for collaborators to expand the samples population. Please contact wai.low@adelaide.edu.au or 1000buffalogenomes@gmail.com for more information. You can also go to our Join navigation page.
The 1000 Buffalo Genomes Project is initiated by Dr. Wai Yee Low (Lloyd Low) from University of Adelaide who also assembled the first buffalo reference genome as well as other bovine reference genomes.