The design of breeding programmes for stressful environments

Franklin, I.R.; Trail, J.C.M.

The design of breeding programmes for stressful environments

1985

Franklin, I.R. | Trail, J.C.M.

Discusses the design of breeding programmes for stressful environments. Identifies the relationship between adaptive traits and productive traits, the Development of breeding objectives and selection criteria. Includes economic objectives, heat tolerance, feed intake, disease resistance and the role of crossbreeding versus selection.

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adaptation africa animal breeding biological control body size disease resistance economic aspects environmental conditions feed intake milk production population density reproduction research programmes stress temperature resistance viability

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ILCA

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Breeding systems; Crossbreeding; Breed selection

Language

English

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Conference Paper; Conference Part

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The design of breeding programmes for stressful environments

1985

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