This project officially ended on 31st of January 2017.
FECUND
From 2013-02-01 to 2017-01-31.
Good fertility and reproduction are essential for a viable dairy industry. Improving the fertility of dairy cattle will significantly increase the efficiency of dairy production. This is necessary to ensure food security with reduced impact on the environment.
In line with the increase of milk production in the past decades, fertility of dairy cattle has decreased. This has become a major concern for farmers and the dairy industry. Many factors may be involved in this decline in reproductive success. The FundamEntal Cattle ReprodUctioN StuDy (FECUND) project will address the problems of reproductive success in the cow using a systems biology approach to develop molecular indicators of the ability of the cow to support early stages of reproduction, when most embryonic loss occurs, to underpin genomic selection for better fertility and to improve advanced reproductive biotechnologies.
Together with PROLIFIC, FECUND will contribute to a better understanding of factors influencing the reproductive performances of dairy cattle.
The aim of this project is to improve breeding programmes and subsequently ensure a more sustainable and competitive European cattle industry.
Expected results:
For more information visit the website of FECUND, the joint website of FECUND and PROLIFIC orhttp://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/104599_en.html and sign up for the FECUND newsletter at Cattle Fertility.
FECUND
From 2013-02-01 to 2017-01-31.
Good fertility and reproduction are essential for a viable dairy industry. Improving the fertility of dairy cattle will significantly increase the efficiency of dairy production. This is necessary to ensure food security with reduced impact on the environment.
In line with the increase of milk production in the past decades, fertility of dairy cattle has decreased. This has become a major concern for farmers and the dairy industry. Many factors may be involved in this decline in reproductive success. The FundamEntal Cattle ReprodUctioN StuDy (FECUND) project will address the problems of reproductive success in the cow using a systems biology approach to develop molecular indicators of the ability of the cow to support early stages of reproduction, when most embryonic loss occurs, to underpin genomic selection for better fertility and to improve advanced reproductive biotechnologies.
Together with PROLIFIC, FECUND will contribute to a better understanding of factors influencing the reproductive performances of dairy cattle.
The aim of this project is to improve breeding programmes and subsequently ensure a more sustainable and competitive European cattle industry.
Expected results:
- Better understanding of the physiology of early reproduction, the definition of novel fertility phenotypes and the identification of biomarkers for improved reproduction.
- Protocols for improved advanced productive biotechnologies
- Novel indicative traits and markers for use in genetic improvement programmes.
- Knowledge transfer, dissemination and sustainability
For more information visit the website of FECUND, the joint website of FECUND and PROLIFIC orhttp://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/104599_en.html and sign up for the FECUND newsletter at Cattle Fertility.
The Fecund project ended Janaury 31, 2017.
Watch the FECUND Stakeholder Webinar to learn about the results from the FECUND project:
Watch the FECUND Stakeholder Webinar to learn about the results from the FECUND project: