02085nam a2200337 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000250006024501280008526001290021352010200034265000130136265000180137565000150139365000150140865000340142370000230145770000190148070000230149970000210152270000220154370000190156570000220158470000210160670000190162770000190164670000200166570000250168570000180171070000190172821500782022-12-21       2022    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aPANETTO, J. C. do C.  aProviding genetics for the dairy industry in the tropics - the Brazilian Dairy Gir Breeding Program.h[electronic resource]  aIn: WORLD CONGRESS ON GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 12., 2022, Rotterdam. Proceedings... Rotterdam: [s.n.]c2022  aMilk production is usually challenging under tropical environments. Heat stress and/or recurrent parasite infestations frequently cause cattle?s reduced fitness and productivity. As a way to overcome this challenge, the Gir indicine cattle breed has increasingly been used in crossbred schemes to constitute milk production herds in Brazil and other countries in tropical regions. The Brazilian Dairy Gir Breeding Program was established in 1985, based on a partnership between the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and the Brazilian Association of Dairy Gir Breeders. It was the first breeding program outlined with a progeny test for the improvement of an indicine breed for milk production in the world. Several technical innovations were employed along the time. Now, producers can access genomic predictions for thousands of Gir males and females. Those predictions are used mainly by Brazilian breeders, but also increasingly in other tropical countries from South America, Central America and Asia.  aGado Gir  aGado Leiteiro  aIndústria  aLaticínio  aMelhoramento Genético Animal1 aSILVA, M. V. G. B.1 aMACHADO, M. A.1 aVERNEQUE, R. da S.1 aFERNANDES, A. R.1 aMACHADO, C. H. C.1 aMARTINS, M. F.1 aREIS, D. R. de L.1 aBORGES, C. A. V.1 aVENTURA, H. T.1 aPEREIRA, M. A.1 aOLIVEIRA, J. C.1 aGLATZL JUNIOR, L. A.1 aGARCIA, A. O.1 aLEANDRO, F. D.