Saving breeds and species utilizing genetic expertise shall be beneath dialogue at a free webinar introduced by the Livestock Conservancy, a gaggle devoted to defending endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction.
Subjects embody how gene or bio banking helps save breeds and species, how to decide on the fitting animals for choice, the gathering course of, possession of germplasm and drawing up contracts, discover a lab, long run storage choices, and future applied sciences on the horizon.
Audio system on the workshop are Charlene Sofa from The Livestock Conservancy, Tullis Morgan from Stallion AI Providers, Lucy Morgan from Nature’s Protected, Blake Russell from Viagen Pets and Equine, Diane Broek from Trans Ova Genetics, and David Kendall from Sexing Applied sciences.
The workshop is free, however pre-registration is required. Questions may be submitted to the audio system, and there will even be a query and reply session throughout the workshop.
Register for the Genebanking On-line Workshop, on March 26 at 1-3pm (EST)
In regards to the audio system:
Diane Broek has been with Trans Ova Genetics because it started in 1980 and has served in a wide range of positions on the science and enterprise facet of the enterprise together with embryologist, lab supervisor, space gross sales supervisor, normal supervisor for our bovine three way partnership with ViaGen, gross sales supervisor for ViaGen, and her present position which is Superior Expertise Gross sales and Manufacturing Supervisor for Trans Ova Genetics. Since Trans Ova’s first cloned calf was born in 1998, Diane has embraced the genetic preservation and cloning facet of the enterprise which has been her focus for a few years now as she manages the efforts to make use of these instruments to supply elite animals in livestock species together with cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. This additionally entails administration of gene enhancing tasks with collaborators in these species. As well as, Diane has managed the animal husbandry of assorted personal herds of cattle, together with her personal, which brings a consumer perspective and information base to go with the science and enterprise parts of her position.
Charlene Sofa is a Senior Program Supervisor for the Conservancy. She grew up on a small farm in western North Carolina with horses, beef cattle, goats, and chickens. Her doctoral diploma is in Zoology with a biotechnology minor. Charlene has a eager curiosity within the conservation of genetic variety in equines and livestock. She presently retains horses and Dominique chickens on her small farm in North Carolina.
David Kendall is the Director of Genetic Development for STgenetics/Inguran. The staff David leads focuses on analysis in embryology, cell tradition and superior reproductive applied sciences directed at accelerating genetic enchancment and bovine clone viability. David is a member of the Dairy Committee of the Nationwide Animal Germ Plasma, the Dairy Sire Analysis Committee, Biomechanical Defect Committee and Sire Analysis for Fertility Committee of the Nationwide Affiliation of Animal Breeders. David is a previous Board Member of the American Livestock Conservancy and Chair of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding.
Tullis Matson has practiced Synthetic Insemination (AI) in stallions and freezing semen for greater than 30 years. In 2000, Tullis fashioned Stallion AI Providers Ltd, one of the profitable stallion assortment facilities in Europe. Tullis has been a long-standing ambassador for the plight of uncommon breed equines, working with the Uncommon Breeds Survival Belief since 2002. In 2011 he obtained the Marsh Christian Award for Conservation in Genetic Bio-Range which acknowledges vital technical, scientific and sensible contributions to the sector of genetic bio-diversity. Tullis has not too long ago established a charity, Nature’s SAFE, Europe’s solely residing Biobank, geared toward aiding within the conservation of the worlds’ most uncommon and endangered species by way of regenerative cryopreservation.
Lucy Morgan is an Animal Well being and Welfare graduate from Harper Adams College. Employed at Stallion AI Providers since 2017, Lucy specializes within the cryopreservation of animal organic samples, to be used in breeding packages and, through Gemini Genetics, for animal regeneration.
Blake Russell leads ViaGen Pets and Equine’s work to ship genetic preservation and cloning providers to pet and horse homeowners worldwide. Blake additionally breeds horses at his personal ranch in North Texas, the place he and his household maintain his prized cloned stallion Pure Tailor Match, a clone of Tailor Match, the two-time AQHA Racing World Champion. Blake has had a 25-year profession within the animal genetics enterprise–working in additional than 15 international locations, and has been answerable for gross sales, advertising, enterprise improvement, normal administration and operations. Blake obtained his B.S. in Animal Science from Oklahoma State College and his MBA from Emory College.