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
A long-standing and trusted partner to ICBF.
“AbacusBio has been a long-standing and trusted partner to ICBF, supporting us as Ireland’s cattle breeding programme has continued to evolve and deliver genetic progress for farmers. Over many years, their team has brought deep expertise in breeding objectives, genetic evaluation and the economics of genetic improvement, alongside a strong understanding of the practical realities of our industry.
What we particularly value is the continuity of that relationship. AbacusBio’s technical expertise and ability to challenge our thinking helps us make robust, evidence-based decisions about the future of our breeding programme. That long-term partnership has made them an important contributor to the continued development and impact of our work.”
Sean Coughlan
CEO, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)
