Improving Animal Welfare through Genetic Selection

• Päätekijä: Wendy Mercedes Rauw (auth)
• Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
• Kieli: englanti
• Julkaistu: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Sarja: Frontiers Research Topics
• Aiheet: Genetics (non-medical); animal breeding; livestock improvement; selection; livestock production; Genetics; welfare; sustainable agriculture
• Linkit: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In livestock species, breeding goals are aimed primarily at improvement of production traits. However, there are a number of examples where selection for high production efficiency has resulted in reduced welfare through unfavorable outcomes in health and fitness characteristics. These effects raise...