Feeding the world in the midst of climate change and an ever-growing population demands scientists have access to scalable, flexible and sustainable genomic tools that add value to animal breeding ...
Animal breeding has traditionally focused on improving mean trait performance; however, contemporary research increasingly highlights the significance of genetic variation not only in trait means but ...
Human beings have had a monumental impact on the lives and development of other animals. This impact cannot be understated. Certain species have been systematically bred solely for human use, while ...
Livestock contribute significantly to global agricultural economy and are a major source of rural livelihood and food security. As global human population increases, so does the demand for the ...
Animals, so important for food security — they provide us with milk, with eggs, with meat. But as global population growth has accelerated, so has the demand for animal produce – putting a strain on ...
Humans have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow, according to a new study out of the University of Montpellier in southern France. Researchers studied tens of thousands of ...
ANIMAL breeding, says Prof. Winters, is the art of improving animals. As such, it depends for success on a skill of hand and eye which can scarcely be acquired from books, and indeed, in this third ...