The excellent Landsmót Hestamanna was held at Vindheimamelar in pleasant weather the week of June 26 - July 3. It is a matter of people that the whole framework has been successful and the choice of horses has been good. Matís gave a presentation at Landsmót where Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir presented, among other things, the genetic analysis of horses and dogs.
Genetic testing of animals is not common in Iceland and Matís is the only company that has systematically built up genetic testing of animals in this country. For example, Matís inherits all the horses for WorldReceived, the original book of the Icelandic horse, but WorldReceived collects information about Icelandic horses within the countries FEIF (International Association of Icelandic Horse Owners) and they are accessible on the web.
WorldReceived is a joint project of the Icelandic Farmers' Association and FEIF to develop a single and recognized central database on the Icelandic horse anywhere in the world. In the WorldFeng is to find extensive information on the three hundred thousand Icelandic horses and their number is increasing every day. For example, you could find information about pedigree, offspring, breeding judgments, owners, breeders, breeding evaluations, colors, micro-marks and more. WorldFengur also contains about 5,000 photos of breeding horses.
Matís' goal is to use genetic engineering for various types of DNA analysis, such as horse analysis as described above. The projects include genetic analysis of useful and wild strains and data processing, as well as sequencing of the genetic material of organisms and the search for new genetic boundaries and the development of genetic kits.
DNA analysis is used, among other things, in aquaculture to select fish for breeding. This can speed up breeding and increase the conservation of genetic variation. In wild strains, genetic analysis is used to study strains and strain units. These include salmon, cod, lobster, herring, sandeel, ling, etc. species. Genetic analysis can be used in traceability research and species analysis, whether it is eggs, juveniles, fillets from a counter or canned food.
Genetic analysis has been used in human genetics in recent decades, but this technology is now increasingly used in zoology and is especially important in research on wild marine stocks. It is also an important goal to develop phenotypic genetic markers, but good genetic markers are the basis for successful research of this kind.
For further information Anna K. Daníelsdóttir, Head of Security, Environment and Genetics.