Complete identification of genes or gene markers related to at least 10 production or disease traits.

 Sequence short segments of genes (EST-Epressed Sequence Tags) for the majority of genes expressed in livestock and poultry.

Improve cryopreservation of swine embryos and swine and poultry semen to produce live young on a routine basis. Develop cryopreservation technology for swine oocytes and blastadermal discs in chickens.

Increase lean and decrease fat by at least 10 percent in beef and pork and by at least 5 percent in poultry.

Develop national germplasm respository and database system to preserve genetic diversity and serve as a 'gene bank'.

 Improve in vitro embryo production technology (two to threefold) for efficient production and transfer of sexed embryos in swine and cattle; provide non-surgical embryo transfer technology for swine.

Develop means to inseminate swine with less than 10 percent of the current number of sperm in an AI dose for swine.

 Develop decision support models for assembling improved animal production systems.

Reduced cost systems for managing replacement animals for the breeding herd.

 Improved animal production components for use in whole farm production models.

Improved definition of dietary nutrient needs for food animals.