Article
Genotype-by-environment interactions in beef and dairy cattle populations: A review of methodologies and perspectives on research and applications.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2024
Silva Neto João B, Mota Lucio F M, Londoño-Gil Marisol, Schmidt Patrícia I, Rodrigues Gustavo R D, Ligori Viviane A, Arikawa Leonardo M, Magnabosco Claudio U, Brito Luiz F, Baldi Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Modern livestock production systems are characterized by a greater focus on intensification, involving managing larger numbers of animals to achieve higher productive efficiency and animal health and welfare within herds. Therefore, animal breeding programs need to be strategically designed to select animals that can effectively enhance production performance and animal welfare across a range of environmental...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genotype
- Breeding
- Dairying
- Phenotype
- Nutrigenomics
