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Buffalo genome made public

Staff Correspondent
Lal Teer Livestock Limited, a Bangladeshi private company, and Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) have made public the complete genome of the riverine buffalo yesterday.
Three years into the successful genome sequencing of the riverine buffalo, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, CEO of Multimode Group of Companies Abdul Awal Mintoo and renowned scientist and BGI Chairman Jian Wang unravelled the buffalo genome sequencing at a hotel in the capital.
The complete genome of the water buffalo creates opportunities to develop better breeds of the animal vital to meet country's nutritional needs and food security.
Tabith Awal, board of director of Lal Teer, told The Daily Star that as they were now aware of the genome sequence, they would concentrate on increasing the buffalo's milk production capacity.
Genome sequencing allows scientists to identify and understand how genes work together for a plant's or animal's growth, development and maintenance. This also enables them to manipulate the genes and enhance, add or reduce certain features of the plant or the animal.
Molecular scientist Md Moniruzzaman, who led Lal Teer's buffalo genome project, pointed out that buffaloes constitute 30 percent of the cattle population and contribute more than 60 percent of the total milk yield in India and Pakistan, whereas its contribution to dairy field in Bangladesh is very negligible now.
He said buffalo milk contained eight percent fat whereas cow milk contains 1 -3 percent fat, which means one litre of buffalo milk is equal to 2.5 litres of cow milk.
He added that they would find out the best male and female buffaloes as they were now aware of characteristics of a healthy buffalo.
Lal Teer and BGI will have joint patent on the publication of genome sequence, said Tabith Awal.
Ambassador of China in Bangladesh Li
Jun said if countries co-operate with each other, nothing was impossible.
"More cooperation must be promoted," headded.
Tofail said it was delightful that a private company has achieved this. "Bangladesh will go ahead. We may have different political identities but regarding the economic development of the country we should work jointly."