The research assistants of the Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory (GFL) namely: Jacqueline Marjorie Pineda, Angela Camille Aguila and Katreena Sarmiento, attended the recent roundtable discussion on Screening of Genetic Defects in Domestic Livestock Industry held at Acacia Hotel, Manila on May 14, 2015 by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST-PHL).
The program was led by Acd. Libertado C. Cruz, the Moderator and Master of Ceremonies for the event. The session started by the singing of the Philippine national anthem, followed by the welcoming remarks of National Scientist Mercedes B. Concepcion, whom is also the Vice President of NAST-PHL. The discussion aimed to address the cases of importation of fresh semen of livestock animals including swine, cattle, buffalos, etc, which may contain genetic defects, which could be inherited by its offspring hence result to widespread manifestation of genetic disorders. It was discussed that the increasing cases of genetic defects lead to decreased agricultural livestock production and poorer quality of products. Dr. Michelle M. Balbin of Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) discussed the different genetic defects in livestock animals, in behalf of Scientist I and Lead Researcher of Animal Health Unit in PCC, Dr. Claro N. Mingala, OYS 2011. In addition to that, Dr. Ming-Che Wu from the Taiwan Livestock Research Institute shared his knowledge in the screening process they conduct in Taiwan. Moreover, Dr. Wu explained the ACTION scheme they have in their laboratory which stands for Aware status, Core facility, Team-ready, In-time service, Outreach system, and Niche management. The discussion also tackled the need of raising regulation and policy in screening products for livestock industry imported in the Philippines for genetic defects to be able to control the spread of different types of genetic disorders, hence creating a stronger line of livestock animals which could in turn increase agricultural livestock production in the Philippines.
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