Improving Animal Welfare through Genetic Selection (Record no. 40353)
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| International Standard Book Number | 978-2-88919-883-2 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9782889198832 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.3389/978-2-88919-883-2 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | dc |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wendy Mercedes Rauw |
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| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Improving Animal Welfare through Genetic Selection |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Frontiers Media SA |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 electronic resource (106 p.) |
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| Terms governing access | Open Access |
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| Summary, etc. | In livestock species, breeding goals are aimed primarily at improvement of production traits. However, there are a number of examples where selection for high production efficiency has resulted in reduced welfare through unfavorable outcomes in health and fitness characteristics. These effects raise questions about what is ethically acceptable in animal breeding. Welfare problems may be experienced when physiological balance is disturbed by genetic selection for high production alone, by a mismatch between the environmental challenges and the range of coping responses available to an animal, or from a mismatch between the animal’s needs and their degree of satisfaction. This may be resolved by either improving the environment to support the animal, but also by providing the animal, through genetic selection, with means to adapt to the production environment. The Standing Committee of the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes emphasizes that breeding goals should include health and welfare. The Farm Animal Welfare Council pleas for a greater emphasis in breeding programs on traits associated with good welfare. However, although breeding goals in most farm animal species have been broadened beyond production traits to include functional traits, behavioral traits are rarely included despite their potential to improve animal production and welfare. It is the goal of the present Research Topic to bring together experimental and theoretical research focusing on the genetics of welfare traits and the possibility to improve animal welfare through selection. This topic presents an overview of the relationship between selection for high production and livestock robustness, examples of improving robustness through the introduction of novel traits in livestock breeding, and a discussion on selection methods to address welfare issues. The discussion on sustainability of breeding practices is very alive today and will remain to be an important part of the debate in the future. |
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| Terms governing use and reproduction | Creative Commons |
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| Language note | English |
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| Uncontrolled term | animal breeding |
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| Uncontrolled term | livestock improvement |
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| Uncontrolled term | selection |
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| Uncontrolled term | livestock production |
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| Uncontrolled term | Genetics |
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| Uncontrolled term | welfare |
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| Uncontrolled term | sustainable agriculture |
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| Host name | www.oapen.org |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/1318/improving-animal-welfare-through-genetic-selection">http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/1318/improving-animal-welfare-through-genetic-selection</a> |
| Access status | 0 |
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| Host name | www.oapen.org |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50063">https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50063</a> |
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