NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics (AFRI A1201) supports research on development of novel quantitative genetic methods, development of national and regional breeding strategies, development of new phenotypes for improving selection criteria and/or development of high-throughput methods for on-farm recording of traits, and development of alternatives to control inbreeding. This NIFA program supports research that can be basic, applied, or both.
2022 Awardees:
- Gordon Research Conferences, Inc.
- North Carolina State University (2 awards)
- Oklahoma State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Texas A&M University, College Station
- University of California, Davis
- University of Maryland
- University of Minnesota
- University of Missouri (3 awards)
- University of Wisconsin
- USDA Agricultural Research Service
- Washington State University (3 awards)
Topic
Farm Bill Priority Areas
Animal health and production and animal products