The genetic architecture of climatic adaptation of tropical cattle.

The genetic architecture of climatic adaptation of tropical cattle.

Adaptation of global food systems to climate change is essential to feed the world. Tropical cattle production, a mainstay of profitability for farmers in the developing world, is dominated by heat, lack of water, poor quality feedstuffs, parasites, and tropical diseases. In these systems European c...

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Main Authors: Laercio R Porto-Neto, Antonio Reverter, Kishore C Prayaga, Eva K F Chan, David J Johnston, Rachel J Hawken, Geoffry Fordyce, Jose Fernando Garcia, Tad S Sonstegard, Sunduimijid Bolormaa, Michael E Goddard, Heather M Burrow, John M Henshall, Sigrid A Lehnert, William Barendse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4242650?pdf=render

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