Breeding for sustainability: Development of an index to reduce greenhouse gas in dairy cattle

Several genetic selection strategies can be incorporated into dairy cattle breeding programmes to target a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide a mitigation strategy with only modest additional cost, or labour expense, to the dairy producer. This can be achieved by targeting genet...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	C. Richardson, P. Amer, M. Post, T. Oliveria, K. Grant, J. Crowley, C. Quinton, F. Miglior, A. Fleming, C.F. Baes, F. Malchiodi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-07-01
Subjects:	Environment Impact Implementation Methane Selection
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731125000746