Objectives and organization

France Génétique Elevage

France Genetique Elevage is the national value chain organization for the genetic improvement of ruminants gathers under a single umbrella both the specialized organizations as well as those representing livestock farmers. Its responsible for guiding and coordinating this vast collective set-up. Its ensures that new scientific knowledge and technological innovations are constantly assimilated.

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France Conseil Elevage (FCE)

Conseil Elevage organizations are responsible for performance recording of all cattle, sheep and goat dairy breeds. In addition to their contribution to the genetic evaluation, its zootechnical data are valued as part of support services and advice to each individual farmer to optimize their livestock management.

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Chambres d’Agriculture France

Cattle breeding is the first sector of activity of the Chamber of agriculture, unique organizations half way between the public sector and agricultural professionals. By their Local Establishments for Cattle breeding (EDE), they are onf charge of animal identification and traceability in cattle movements, as well of pedigree certification, first steps to reliable and efficient genetic improvement programs.

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Le Comité National Brebis Laitières (CNBL)

By bringing together the genetic, technical and industries organizations of the 3 French areas of milk sheep production, the CNBL is their national consultative body. It provides an interface between research and development in dairy sheep breeds: technology transfer, technical guidance, mobilization of resources for the development of tools for technical support, etc ...

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France Bovins Croissance (FBC)

Bovins Croissance organizations are responsible for performance recording of all beef and meat sheep breeds. In addition to their contribution to the genetic evaluation, its zootechnical data are valued as part of support services to each individual farmer to optimize their livestock management.

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France Informatique Elevage et Agriculture (FIEA)

Regional organizations federated within FIEA are in charge of network, platforms and services necessary for the functioning and development of the National Information System Genetics of each species. Recording and access to data by the farmers and their organizations are assured via web, fixed and mobile computer systems, smartphones, automated farming ...

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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

The INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research) is the public institute in charge of developing research in the areas of agriculture, food and nutrition and the environment. It leads the scientific works necessary for the progress of genetic evaluation and development of new technologies (genomic selection method, localization and characterization of QTL genes, ...).

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Races de France

Races de France coordinates and gathers all Breeding organizations. For each race, they ensure the maintenance of the Herd Book, the publication of official documents (pedigree), the definition of selection objectives selection and the classification of breeding livestock to be distributed (females, males for natural mating or artificial insemination).

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Allice (National Union of Cooperatives for Animal Insemination ex-UNCEIA)

Allice (ex-Unceia, National Union of Cooperatives for Animal Insemination) federates insemination centers for cattle, sheep, goat and pig species. Its agricultural cooperatives, managed by breeders, are in charge of the selection programs and of animal insemination services (production and distribution of semen). Working in partnership with others members of FGE, Allice develops research programs in the areas of semen production, reproduction management and genetics.

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L’Institut de l’Elevage (Idele)

The Livestock Institute is the national R & D organisation supporting cattle, sheep, goat breeding and production sectors. As the technical resource for France Génétique Élevage (FGE), the Genetics department of the Institute coordinates the design and development of collective tools allowing for an effective genetic improvement

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