Wildlife Stud Services

WS2 INDEPENDENT WILDLIFE DATABASE AND GENETIC ADVISORY SERVICES Wildlife Ranching is currently evolving into an industry and needs to manage its genetic resources. The Industry also needs to play a significant role diversity management of Wildlife populations on ranch and for the entire industry. This necessitates the use of database systems, technology and genetic tools already available in the world. The utilizations of these systems and tools by the Wildlife Industry will leapfrog it into the modern era of diversity management, minimizing inbreeding while at the same time facilitating genetic improvement. The Independent Wildlife Database (WS2) utilizes ILR2 system (Software System, offered by ABRI) that has been adapted to address the needs of the Southern African Wildlife Industry. The ILR2 system is globally the most used registering, recording and genetic evaluation system in the livestock industry and is used by 140 breed associations’ worldwide (45 countries) with collective databases exceeding 40 million animals(farm and game). ILR2 incorporates 50 person years of software development – such is the depth of its design and functionality. This effort cannot easily be duplicated. Additional to this leading South African wildlife breeders and genetic experts have been involved in developing the WS2 system that is tailor made to the South African Wildlife Ranching Industry. The system also takes into consideration that wildlife movement is limited to game parks and private game ranches. The genetic tool offered by WS2 have the ability to assist decision makers in the industry and wildlife ranchers to manage diversity of the different species within ranches and over the South African wildlife system as a whole.