African Livestock Genetic Resources and Sustainable Breeding Strategies: Unlocking a Treasure Trove and Guide for Improved Productivity
暫譯: 非洲畜牧遺傳資源與可持續育種策略：開啟寶藏與提升生產力的指南

這本開放存取的書籍是一本豐富的資源，記錄了非洲豐富的畜牧遺傳資源。全書分為五個部分，各章節追溯了非洲畜牧品種的特殊生產和適應特性、過去的品種改良努力、能力建設以及在現代技術時代有效利用可用遺傳資源的策略。作者涵蓋了主要的農場動物群體，以及單峰駱駝、兔子和草食鼠。

考慮到聯合國可持續發展目標（特別是SDG 2，零饑餓，和SDG 15，陸地生物），本書的目的是編纂可以利用現有技術和技術知識來實現快速遺傳增益和提高非洲畜牧生產力的機會。它促進了遺傳資源的利用和本土畜牧生物多樣性的保護。

自然選擇和人類已經產生了基因多樣的馴化農場動物品種，這些品種今天可以顯著改善數百萬非洲人的生計。非洲的本土畜牧品種特別堅韌，適應當地的生產環境，並已進化出適應這個大陸多樣的氣候條件和環境壓力的特性。然而，儘管擁有豐富的理想遺傳特徵，一些非洲標誌性和不太知名的畜牧品種卻以驚人的速度消失。此外，儘管對這種多樣性所預示的意義的認識不斷增加，但對於理解和最佳利用這些遺傳資源的全部潛力，卻幾乎沒有做出足夠的努力。

通過結合科學基礎和實用指導，這本書是一本對多元讀者群體（包括學生、研究人員、畜牧農民、畜牧和非政府組織、政策制定者以及希望了解非洲畜牧遺傳資源獨特性、生產系統和可持續改善策略的商業專業人士）都非常有價值的手冊。

Dr. Ibeagha-Awemu is a Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and adjunct professor at Laval University, Canada. With over 30 years of research and teaching experiences spanning Africa, Europe and North America, she has established national and international reputation for her research in animal genomics and epigenomics. Her research leverages omics and emerging technologies to decipher the contributions of genomic variation to phenotypic outcome in livestock health, production and environmental adaptation; as well as in developing the emerging field of Cellular Agriculture. Her interests and body of work, including authorship/co-authorship of numerous scientific communications and invited presentations, have supported research development, capacity building and the mentoring of the next generation of professionals. She participated/chaired many professional committees and expert consultancy panels, and her leadership contributions include being the President of the Canadian Society of Animal Science. She holds an MSc degree in animal breeding and genetics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria and a PhD degree in Genomics from Justus Leibig University, Giessen, Germany.

Sunday Peters is a professor of animal science at Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, USA. His teaching includes genetics of domestic animals, poultry systems and management, and swine systems and management. He conducts research at the interface of quantitative and molecular genetics using machine learning, neural networks and omics technologies to decipher the architecture of reproductive, growth and carcass traits in domestic animals. Prior to Berry College, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Cornell University in departments of animal science and biomedical sciences. Professor Peters teaching and research experiences spanned Africa, Asia and North America. His body of work consists of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and referred proceedings and presentations at national and international conferences. He holds PhD degrees in molecular biology from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA and in quantitative genetics and animal breeding from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Professor Djikeng is the 4th Director General of the Africa-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), a global science leader with focus on agricultural development, human health, animal health and environmental health. Prior to ILRI and the CGIAR, Professor Djikeng was Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) and based at the Roslin Institute, was Professor and Chair for Tropical Agriculture and Sustainable Development at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Professor Djikeng has long standing interests and experience in research management and institutional development in academia and in international not for profit institutions in Africa, Europe and North America. Professor Djikeng has impacted scientific advancement through the training of professionals and scientific outputs in the form of peer reviewed journal publications and book chapters, and invited presentations to audiences in many countries. Professor Djikeng serves/chairs numerous science advisory boards. He holds an MSc degree in Biology from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon and a PhD degree in Genomics from Brunel University London, UK.

Professor Rege is the founder and CEO of Emerge Centre for Innovations-Africa (ECI-Africa). He holds an MSc in Animal Science (Breeding) and PhD in Genetics from the University of California, Davis, and a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. With over 40 years of experience in teaching, research, and agricultural development across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, Ed previously served as a senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi and subsequently joined the International Livestock Research Institute (previously the International Livestock Centre for Africa, ILCA) where he initiated the Animal Genetic Resources program, which he led for many years, before being appointed the Director of ILRI's Global Biotechnology Program (covering animal health, animal nutrition, and genetics). Following his retirement from ILRI, Prof Rege retrained in organizational development and has used these skills in supporting agricultural and rural development institutions, especially in Africa, to develop capacities and tools for helping them improve delivery on their mandates and missions. Prof Rege has authored or co-authored numerous scientific communications (peer-reviewed articles, technical papers in conference proceedings and book chapters).

Dr. Ibeagha-Awemu 是加拿大農業與農食品部的研究科學家，並擔任加拿大拉瓦爾大學的兼任教授。她擁有超過 30 年的研究和教學經驗，涵蓋非洲、歐洲和北美，並在動物基因組學和表觀基因組學的研究中建立了國內外的聲譽。她的研究利用組學和新興技術來解碼基因組變異對家畜健康、生產和環境適應的表型結果的貢獻，以及發展新興的細胞農業領域。她的興趣和研究成果，包括多篇科學通訊的作者/共同作者和受邀演講，支持了研究發展、能力建設和下一代專業人才的指導。她參與/主持了許多專業委員會和專家諮詢小組，其領導貢獻包括擔任加拿大動物科學學會的會長。她擁有尼日利亞恩蘇卡大學的動物繁殖與遺傳學碩士學位，以及德國吉森的尤斯圖斯·萊比希大學的基因組學博士學位。

Sunday Peters 是美國喬治亞州貝瑞學院的動物科學教授。他的教學內容包括家畜遺傳學、家禽系統與管理，以及豬隻系統與管理。他在定量與分子遺傳學的交界處進行研究，利用機器學習、神經網絡和組學技術來解碼家畜的繁殖、成長和屠體性狀的結構。在加入貝瑞學院之前，他曾在康奈爾大學的動物科學和生物醫學科學系擔任博士後研究助理。Peters 教授的教學和研究經驗遍及非洲、亞洲和北美。他的研究成果包括多篇經過同行評審的期刊文章、書籍章節以及在國內外會議上的報告和演講。他擁有美國新墨西哥州立大學的分子生物學博士學位，以及尼日利亞農業聯邦大學的定量遺傳學和動物繁殖博士學位。

Djikeng 教授是位於非洲的國際畜牧研究所 (ILRI) 的第四任總幹事，該機構是全球科學領導者，專注於農業發展、人類健康、動物健康和環境健康。在加入 ILRI 和 CGIAR 之前，Djikeng 教授曾擔任熱帶畜牧基因與健康中心 (CTLGH) 的主任，並在英國愛丁堡大學擔任熱帶農業與可持續發展的教授及系主任。Djikeng 教授在學術界和非洲、歐洲及北美的國際非營利機構中，對研究管理和機構發展有著長期的興趣和經驗。Djikeng 教授通過培訓專業人才和以同行評審的期刊出版物及書籍章節的形式產出科學成果，對科學進步產生了影響，並在許多國家向觀眾進行受邀演講。Djikeng 教授擔任/主持多個科學諮詢委員會。他擁有喀麥隆雅溫得大學的生物學碩士學位，以及英國倫敦布魯內爾大學的基因組學博士學位。

Rege 教授是非洲創新中心 (ECI-Africa) 的創始人和首席執行官。他擁有加州大學戴維斯分校的動物科學（繁殖）碩士學位和遺傳學博士學位，以及肯尼亞內羅畢大學的農業學士學位。擁有超過 40 年的教學、研究和農業發展經驗，Ed 之前曾擔任內羅畢大學的高級講師，隨後加入國際畜牧研究所（前身為非洲國際畜牧中心，ILCA），在那裡啟動了動物遺傳資源計劃，並領導該計劃多年，之後被任命為 ILRI 全球生物技術計劃的主任（涵蓋動物健康、動物營養和遺傳學）。在從 ILRI 退休後，Rege 教授重新接受了組織發展的培訓，並利用這些技能支持農業和農村發展機構，特別是在非洲，幫助他們發展能力和工具，以改善其使命和任務的執行。Rege 教授已撰寫或共同撰寫了多篇科學通訊（同行評審的文章、會議論文中的技術文件和書籍章節）。