Genotype by environment interaction and breeding for robustness in livestock

The increasing size of the human population is projected to result in an increase in meat consumption. However, at the same time, the dominant position of meat as the centre of meals is on the decline. Modern objections to the consumption of meat include public concerns with animal welfare in livest...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wendy Mercedes Rauw, Luis eGomez Raya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00310/full