Research

At the Institute of Genetics, research is conducted into the molecular genetic causes of hereditary diseases and other inherited traits in domestic and farm animals:
Dog, Cat, Horse, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Pig, South American Camelids, Rabbits, Chicken

We are building a biobank (VET_GEN_BERN) for future research projects. For this purpose, we collect samples from domestic and farm animals of all breeds. We also contribute to international efforts to analyze the genomes of the dog, cat, horse, cattle, sheep, and goat.

We conduct our bioinformatics analyses in close collaboration with the Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit and in cooperation with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.