Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:23:54 +0100
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This is Gilbert Msuta, a Livestock Research Scientist at the National Livestock Research Institute in Tanzania. I am a recent graduate of Msc. Animal Science from Melbourne University, Australia, where I wrote my thesis on the Application of Bioinformatics tools to identify key candidate genes regulating residual feed intake (RFI) and other traits in dairy cattle.
I would like to thank the conference organizers for bringing us together and share this noble knowledge. I also would like to appreciate the contributions made so far.
Indeed, as far as I am concerned, I pretty much agree with what has been said and strongly believe that the use of genomics tools/technology will transform the livestock industry in developing countries. However, most of our countries (including mine, Tanzania) are yet to embrace the technology due to various challenges/factors as clearly outlined by Prof. John Gibson (Message 16) and Dr. Richard Osei-Amponsah (message 22).
But I am convinced to believe that inadequate commitment from the Governments to invest in genomic research tends to hasten the problem in developing countries. For instance, my country has currently not been able to establish a working biosciences lab in livestock research despite the presence of few trained human resources in the field. However, plans are underway to establish such facilities to realize such scientific innovations. There is therefore a need to sensitise these Governments to understand the importance of investing their financial resources cum adequate training in genomics if we are to fight against food insecurity.
Gilbert Timothy Msuta
Livestock Research Scientist
National Livestock Research Institute (NLRI)
P.O. Box 202 Mpwapwa,
Tanzania
Mobile: + 255 655 420 703
e-mail: gmsuta (at) gmail.com
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