Dairy cattle breeding in Europe: diversity of organizations and governance models - X.DAVID UNCEIA May 5th, 2014
Dairy cattle breeding in Europe: diversity of organizations and governance models - Plan - Context of dairy cattle breeding in Europe Diversity of the organizations Perspectives
Context
Distribution of dairy cattle in Europe Number of dairy cows / km²
European Dairy cattle breeding faced many breakthroughs recently 2007: semen sexing 2008: Genomic selection New national breeding legislation 2007: France 2013: Germany Since 2000: Restructurating of the coops Fewer but bigger and transnational companies
European Dairy cattle breeding Mostly breeders owned companies: cooperatives Specialization: only one species: cattle Production dedicated to Home-market A long history of innovations : Milk recording Embryo transfer Genomics
European Dairy cattle industry: breed diversity Key figures Number of dairy cows World > 253 mil. Europe (EU-27) > 23 mil. Yield (kg/an) 2,394 6,466 60 % Friesian type cows 40 % non-friesian type cows (Montbéliarde, Fleckvieh, Brown Swiss, 29 separate breeding populations (including local breeds) Alternative to the unique HO model
Different Breeding goals within holstein breed Total Merit Index in 4 countries for Holstein Type Udder health Other Diversified genetics
Diversity of Organizations
European Dairy cattle industry: still a diversity of national organizations EU legislation on zootechnics Strong impact of Member states Still some state fundings
Germany: Federal organisation Holstein North & East Fleckvieh South Breeder s Organizations: AI + breeding One breeder s owned calculation center: vit Milk recording associations Many local organizations AI companies, Breeding association, milk recording Still funded by Bavarian state One state calculation center Key points: Split into 2 different regions and breeds: North: a few big organizations South: fragmented organizations with state funding Routinely, Genomic Evaluation is run by calculation centers
France: a central national organization French Livestock Genetics for Ruminants One single database: all breeds / all species UNCEIA Federation of Milkrecording associations Federation of breeds associations National Organization for Registration Key points: Inspired by the Breeding Law 66 Organized by mission regionally and nationally One single database and one single calculation center State funding through mission Breeding companies + AI centers Regional Milk and beef recording associations One Breeders association per breed regional organizations for registration Routinely, Genomic evaluation is run by INRA and UNCEIA
Viking: a transnational organization Vikingdenmar k AI service Swensk AI service Calculation center NAV Vikinggenetics Faba AI service + Milkrecording Key points Strong common identity: Nordic countries One breeding goal for 3 countries One common calculation center for all breeds Breeding Routinely, Genomic evaluation is run by the calculation center NAV
Netherlands: 1single organization Calculatio n Centre Breeder s Association Breeding company +AI Service Milk recording System Key points Extremly centralised One main dairy breed: Holstein No state subsidies Routinely, Genomic evaluation is run by
Perspectives
After 50 years of breeding Key assets: High quality genetics available for all breeders Diversity of genetics Data Quality especially fitness traits Genetics still belong to breeders owned organizations
New sources of data
New challenges : New entrants in cattle genetics
New challenges: EU zootechnicallegislation discussed CONSEIL DE L'UNION EUROPÉENNE Bruxelles, le 13 février 2014 (OR. en) 6445/14 Dossier interinstitutionnel: 2014/0032 (COD) AGRI 99 VETER 16 AGRILEG 33 ANIMAUX 10 CODEC 419 NOTE DE TRANSMISSION Origine: Pour le Secrétaire général de la Commission européenne, Monsieur Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Directeur Date de réception: 11 février 2014 Destinataire: N doc. Cion: COM(2014) 5 final Objet: Monsieur Uwe CORSEPIUS, Secrétaire général du Conseil de l'union européenne Proposition de RÈGLEMENT DU PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN ET DU CONSEIL relatif aux conditions zootechniques et généalogiques applicables aux échanges et aux importations dans l'union d'animaux reproducteurs et de leurs produits germinaux
Conclusion World is changing Need of adaptation and innovation Go for collaborations from national to international levels