OPTIBOV: Genetic characterization of cattle populations for optimized performance in African ecosystems
Welcome to OPTIBOV
OPTIBOV: Genetic characterization of cattle populations for optimized performance in African ecosystems.
Leap-Agri: A Long term EU-Africa research and innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 727715.
About OPTIBOV
The objective of the OPTIBOV project is to characterize traditional (locally adapted) cattle breeds to detect and use genetic variation associated with adaptation to local ecosystems in order to improve breeding schemes for the future (production, longevity, disease resistance).
Within the OPTIBOV project, training programs will be made for phenotyping and data analysis on different levels, as well as workshops for stakeholders.
OPTIBOV involves 29 researchers and PhD students from research institutions located in Egypt, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa and Uganda.