Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep

Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep

Abstract Background The alteration in weather patterns expected due to climate change will affect farm animal performance, probably resulting in lower quantity and quality of available products. A potential mitigation strategy would be to breed selected animals for enhanced resilience to climate cha...

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Main Authors: Enrique Sánchez-Molano, Vanessa V. Kapsona, Stavroula Oikonomou, Ann McLaren, Nicola Lambe, Joanne Conington, Georgios Banos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Sheep
Resilience
Climate change
Production
Breeding schemes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-020-00924-5

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