Review: Towards the agroecological management of ruminants, pigs and poultry through the development of sustainable breeding programmes: I-selection goals and criteria

Review: Towards the agroecological management of ruminants, pigs and poultry through the development of sustainable breeding programmes: I-selection goals and criteria

Agroecology uses natural processes and local resources rather than chemical inputs to ensure production while limiting the environmental footprint of livestock and crop production systems. Selecting to achieve a maximization of target production criteria has long proved detrimental to fitness traits...

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Main Authors: F. Phocas, C. Belloc, J. Bidanel, L. Delaby, J.Y. Dourmad, B. Dumont, P. Ezanno, L. Fortun-Lamothe, G. Foucras, B. Frappat, E. González-García, D. Hazard, C. Larzul, S. Lubac, S. Mignon-Grasteau, C.R. Moreno, M. Tixier-Boichard, M. Brochard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
livestock
genotype by environment interaction
agroecology
organic farming
low-input system
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116000926

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