Transcript Semex Alliance Genetic Programs

Headquater
National Institute of
Animal Sciences
Research station,
centres
NIAS Website: http://www.vcn.vnn.vn
60 year celebration of NIAS
NIAS in Brief
 Extablished in 1952 under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
NIAS’s mandated tasks :
- Planning and designing national research programs (both
short term and long term) in Animal Science.
- Implementation and management of approved national
research programs.
- Undertaking studies on animal breeding and genetics to
improve animal performance.
- Undertaking studies on animal feed, nutrition and related
issues including feed analysis, nutrient requirements for
different species of animals and feeding regimes.
NIAS’s mandated tasks (continued)
 Undertaking studies on animal housing, manure managements
and economic analysis.
 Making recommendations on animal production policy for the
Government.
 Efficient utilization and management of human resources and
natural resources in animal production
 Organizing training courses for Farmers, technicians,
graduates, and organizing higher education courses (PhD)
 - Designing and organizing and implementing research and
development collaboration with internal and external partners
within the country and internationally.
NIAS organization and structure
 - NIAS contains: 3 main sections
1. Functioning departments: 4, located in the headquarter
2. Research department: 8 including a Laboratory for
biotechnology, located in the headquarter
3. Research stations and/or centers: 10 located in whole Vietnam
from the North to the South.
- Total staff: around 1300 people, of which PhD holders: 50 and
Master holder and Graduated: 450
NIAS organization and structure
 Directerate board: 4 persons
Director General: Dr. Nguyen Thanh Son
Vice Director General: Ass.Prof. Vu Chi Cuong,
Vice Director General: Ass.Prof. La Van Kinh,
Vice Director General: Dr. Pham Cong Thieu.
Funding sources
 Mainly from Govt. through research and
development projects and programs
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- International projects
Functioning Departments
1. Department of Personnel and Administration
2. Department of Accounting
3. Department of Scientific Planning, Management and
International Collaboration
4. Department of Training and Information including NIAS journal
(Journal of Animal Science and Technology: in Vietnamese with
English Summary, 6 Vol. per year)
Research Departments
1. Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding
Two research units, total staff: 18
- Animal Genetics and Breeding Research Unit for Ruminants
- Animal Genetics and Breeding Research Unit for Mono-gastrics
and Poultry
2. Department of Animal Feed, Nutrition and Pasture
Research
7 PhD (Sweden, Australia and Vietnam), 3 PhD students (Norway, Sweden,
Netherland), 3 MsC, Students (Australia, Thailand), total staff: 41. Four
research units
- Nutrition Research Unit for Herbivoror
- Nutrition Research Unit for Mono-gastrics and Poultry
- Pasture Research Unit
3. Department of Biochemistry, Physiology and Animal
Behavior
3 PhD, total staff: 15
- Animal Physiology Research Unit
- Animal Biochemistry Research Unit
- Animal Behavior Research Unit
4. Department of Animal Feeds and Animal Products
Analysis
- Total staff: 9
- Livestock Economy, Farming System Research Unit
- Environment and epidemiology Research Unit
5. Department of Rare Animal and Biodiversity
 2 PhD (Vietnam), total: 8
6. Department of Livestock Economy,Farming System
and Environment Research:
 3 PhD (Bulgaria, Denmark, Vietnam), 3 PhD student (Belgium,
Gernamny, Denmak) total: 12, Two research units
- Livestock Economy, Farming System Research Unit
- Environment and epidemiology Research Unit
7. National Key Laboratory for Animal Cells
2 PhD (Vietnam), 3 PhD students (Germany),
- Molecular Genetic Research Unit
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- Reproduction Control Research Unit
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- Animal Immunology Research Unit
8. Department of animal product processing
2 PhD, total staff: 8
Research centers and stations
1. Thuy Phuong Poultry Research Centre (3 farms: ostrich,
chicken farms in Hanoi, duck and muscovy duck farm in Hai
Duong province)
2. Thuy Phuong Pig Research Centre (2 farms: one in Hanoi, one
in Ninh binh province)
3. Thuy Phuong Experimental Station, located in Hanoi
Research centers and stations
4. Van Phuc Training and Research Centre, located in Ha Noi
5. Dai Xuyen Duck Breeding and Research Centre, Located in
Ha Tay
6. Livestock Research and Development Centre for Northern
Mountainous Area, located in Thai Nguyen.
7. Ba Vi Cattle and Forage Research Centre, located in Ha Noi
Research centers and station
8. Ba Vi Goat and Rabbit Research Centre; located in Ha Noi
9. Livesctock Research and Development Centre for Central
Regions; located in Binh Dinh province
10. Livesctock Research and Development Centre for Southern
Region; located in Ho Chi Minh City
Lab for animal product and feed
analysis
 This lab can
analyses DM, OM,
CP, CF, NDF, ADF,
Ca, P and others:
including micro
elements, amino
acid, toxin, growth
promoters in feeds
and animal tissues.
Lab for animal product and feed
analysis
 Recently, NIRS (Near-Infrared
Reflectance Spectroscopy)
installed and used for
research (CIRAD funded)
 2004, one Respiration
chamber (USA Made) was
purchased, installed and
used for research on energy
requirement of animals and
methane emission.
National Key Lab for Animal Cells
Indoor experimental facilities
 One experimental research
station located 500 m from
Headquater of NIAH where:
indor experimental facilities,
Lab scale, pilot scale.
 Two research centres: one for
pig, one chicken near by NIAH
Experimental Animals
 Animal species for research and for breeding purposes.
 Cattle (dairy and beef): 500 heads.
 Pigs: 1300 sows)
 Chicken, common ducks, moscovy ducks, ostrich
 Goat, sheep, rabbits
 Manure stores: each research centre has their own
 Land area for crop trials: 100 ha
 Animal manure traetment i.e. biogas digester, composting
facilities.
International cooperation (main
partners)
CIRAD - France:
 Project:
 Biodiversity of domestic and wild animals: BIODIVA
project
 AsiaProEco project: '' Animal production intensification in
Vietnam and environmental protection: A decision making
tool to promote a sustainable pig production
development".
Joint Research, training and higher education:
 Short and medium training course in Vietnam and France
International cooperation
(main partners)
2. INRA - France
Genaflu: one component: genetic disease
resistance of some indigenous chicken breeds in
Vietnam
Training courses with introduction from CIRAD
International cooperation
(main partners)
3. Sweden:
- SAREC-MEKARN project: Better utilization of locally available feed
resources, Focused on Master and PhD Training.
- SAREC – Rural Development. Focused on Master and PhD training
in Rural Developments area.
4. Norway:
- The first NUFU project: Better utilization of locally available feed
resources as animal feeds in Vietnam and Laos.
- The second NUFU project: Improved beef cattle production in
Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia. , Focused on PhD training
International cooperation
(main partners)
5. Canada:
- IDRC: Dynamic characterization of poultry backyard
system and its role in Avian Influenza
6. UAS:
- USDA: Two projects on dairy cattle development
7. Australia:
AUSAID: One project on Pig production: breeding and
housing, Master and PhD education
ACIAR : Two projects on Beef cattle research and
development, Master and PhD education
8. ILRL: Forage development
International cooperation (main
partners)
9. Japan:
- 2 JICA projects: Technical issues of dairy production
10. Germany:
- Hoheinhem University: Farming systems project in upland
areas (Third phase), focused on research and Master, PhD
education.
- GottingenUniversity: Biodiversity of local chicken,
focused on research and Master, PhD education.
- Master and PhD training programs with two above
universities (Scholarship provided by both Vietnam and
Germany Govt
International cooperation
(main partners)
11. Belgium:
- The Catholic Univversity of Louvain La Nouvre: Runinant nutrition
project: UFL and PDI French system for dairy and beef.
- Gembloux: PhD education program
12. Denmak
Environmental issues of pig production
(the first phase will terminate at the end of 2009, second phase was
approved and will be started April, 2010, 3 research institution and 3
university involved
13. UK
Several British Council small projects
Current Work and Research
Orientation of NIAS
- 6 national rearch projects
- 3 National research development projects
- 26 Ministrial research projects
- 3 Ministrial development projects
- 22 Institutional Research projects
- 10 International cooperation research
and/or development projects
NIAS strategies for research and
cooperation
 Capacity building
 Improvement of human resources at NIAH (Master and
PhD programs)
 Improvement of existing equipment including two labs
 Management of research programs based on
decentralization: more independences to research
departments, centers and Labs (Funding, staff, research
projects)
 More collaboration in research and higher education
(Master and PhD programs)
NIAH strategies for research and
cooperation
 Research programs focused on:
 Application of biotechnology in animal production
such as biodiversity, animal genetics and breeding,
somatic cell cloning, animal nutrition, food science
including food safety and quality of livestock products,
 Animal feeds and nutrition
 Environmental issues of livestock production.
 Economic evaluation of different livestock systems
 Animal Physiology and Behavior
Animal Feed, Nutrition Research
1. Locally available feed resources
- Agro-industrial by products or residues as animal feeds: Rice
straw, maize stover, molasses, sugar cane top, cassava
leaves, Aquaculture by-products...
* Inventory,
* Charecterisation: chemical composition, nutritive value,
* Physical, chemical and biological treatments,
* Utilisation in rations for different species of animals
- Non-conventional feeds resources: mulbery leaves, ramie, cassava
leaves, Taro plant...
* Identification and inventory,
* Charecterisation: chemical composition, nutritive value,
* Physical, chemical and biological treatments,
* Utilisation in rations for different species of animals)
- Forage:
- Inventory,
- Charecterisation, chemical composition, nutritive value,
- Processing: hay or silage
- Utilisation in rations for different species of animals)
- Introduction of new cultivars with high quality and yield; new
temperate forage cultivars in winter
- Grain:
- Inventory,
- Charecterisation: chemical composition, nutritive value,
- Utilisation in rations for different species of animals)
- Minerals:
- Charecterisation: chemical composition,
- Utilisation in rations for different species of animals,
- Exploiting new natural mineral and use in animal feeding:
Zelonite, Betonite...
Animal Feed, Nutrition Research
1. Nuritive Requirements of Animals: Dairy cattle, water fowls:
Ducks and Muscovy duck. (Thailand and Japan at Khonkhaen
University: MEm for local Thai cattle, local buffalo, Brahman
around 52, 71 and 80 % MEm for Japanese black cattle. MEm of
HF in Thailand = 84 % MEm for HF (AFRC, 1999)
2. ME and Protein value of feeds commonly used in animal
rations: Cattle, Pig and Poultry (see Dr. Thong’s presentation)
3. Introduction and evaluation of new feed evaluation systems
under Vietnam condition: such as French system for cattle
(Forage Unit for lactation, Forage Unit for beef and PDI), new
ME and Protein systems for poultry and pigs(see Dr. Thong’s
presentation)
Animal Feed, Nutrition Research
4. Introduction and application of new techniques in Animal
Nutrition Research (In vitro gas production, In sacco,
Markers: Purine Derivates, NIRS - near infrared reflectance
spectroscopy)
5. Use of phytochemicals: Tanin, other second compounds
in local plants and herbs for replacement of anibiotics in
animal feeding
6.Production of probiotics and use probiotics and organic
axid in animal feeding
Animal Feed, Nutrition Research
 10. TMR (total mixed rations) for ruminants such as beef,
dairy cattle and sheep
 11. Anion – caption balance in dairy cattle, poultry and its
role
Animal Genetic and Breeding
Research
1. Selection and cross breeding for inmprovement of performance
of Beef, Dairy cattle, Pig, Goat, Poultry
2. Breeding programs for dairy, beef cattle, pig (Target, design,
evaluation, EBV- estimated breeding values…
3. Molecular genetic characterization of indigenous breeds of
animals to determine (within and between-breed diversity parameters; identify
the geographical locations of particular populations, and/or of admixture among
populations of different genetic origins; implement gene mapping activities, including
identification of carriers of known genes; identify parentage and genetic relationships
(e.g. DNA fingerprinting) within populations; support marker assisted genetic
improvement of animal populations)
4. Analysis of polymorphisms in the candidate gene associated
with production traits: Milk production; Meat quality; Growth
performance and Litter size
5. Analysis of genetic variation associated with antibody
production and disease resistance / susceptibility: MHC genes;
Mx gene; TAP1 gene; Nramp gene… to select local breeds of
animals having genetic resistance to diseases
Other Research
1. Embryo transfer in Cattle
- Super ovulation for donor cattle
- Synchronization for recipient
- Embryo collection
- Embryo transfer
- IVF and Embryo sexing
2. Porcine Embryo
- In-vivo embryo production.
- In-vitro embryo production.
- Embryo cryo-preservation.
3. Livestock waste management for a friendly environments
4. Housing system
5. Bio-safety for poultry industry
6. Heat stress in animals, its effects and solutions
7. Production of bio-fuel from rich fiber materials such as rice
straw, elephant grass: Future research
Thank you for your attention