SERVICES > BREEDING STRATEGY
Custom breeding strategies to optimise genetic progress and long-term success
AbacusBio Consultants
Launching a brand-new breeding programme or improving an existing one? You want to be certain your investment pays off. We create custom strategies based on where you’re at, and the resources you have available.
AbacusBio takes the guesswork out of what to do next. We recommend changes and tech advancements that prepare you for the future. Breeding programme design can cover everything from the breeding objective needs and phenotyping plan to database needs, reference population design, and genomic evaluation needs.
Simulation and Modeling
You don’t have a crystal ball, but our simulation and modelling services are the next best thing. Unlock the full potential of your breeding programme using advanced analytics and predictive modelling to explore the potential of novel breeding strategies (like gene editing, introgression, IVF/ET), genomic technologies or more data (e.g., new trait phenotypes), or dissemination of improved genetics through wider adoption.
Explore a brand-new breeding programme targeting a new species. Customised to your needs, simulations help identify future breeding programme opportunities and increase confidence in decision making.
Breeding Schemes
A sometimes-ill-defined aspect, breeding schemes play a part in identifying elite individuals and stabilising rates of genetic gain. This results in better outputs. We’ll help you navigate to the best tools and methods to ensure your resources are optimised, along with your programme size, data generation plans, parents used, crosses made, and progeny produced.
“AbacusBio helped us identify the essentials and cut through the complexity.”
“There is a significant responsibility in supporting the Texel breed’s development, a task that has been made simpler by engaging experts. Our relationship with AbacusBio has helped us identify the essentials and interpret the complexity. Their consultancy has energized employees, provided focus to our mission, and helped us understand how to achieve that mission, in the context of genetic improvement and knowledge transfer.”
John Yates
CEO British Texel Society
