About ABGC

The Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre is a merger of the Animal Breeding & Genetics chair group, of the Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University, and the Genetics and Genomics cluster of the WUR Livestock Research Centre.

The ABGC has three key expertise areas:

• Genomics & Bioinformatics
• Statistical genetics and genomics
• Breeding programmes

The ABGC also provides an important contribution to three additional themes:

• Product quality
• Biodiversity
• Animal Performance

Animal Breeding and Genetics

The Animal Breeding and Genetics chair group chair group provides education and generates knowledge on the role and sustainable use of genetic variation in animals. The Animal Breeding and Genetics group contributes to our quality of life by providing knowledge to support the adequate supply of safe and healthy food of animal origin, and to enhance the health, welfare and productivity of animals. To achieve this, the group combines expertise in the fields of quantitative genetics, molecular genomics.

Genetics and Genomics cluster

The sphere of activity of genetics and genomics involves identifying the role of genetic factors in the functioning of farm animals and companion animals, as well as designing optimal breeding schemes for selection. The Animal Breeding & Genomics Centre (ABGC) works closely with the Department of Animal Sciences of Wageningen University