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| Boelling, D.; Groen, A.F.; Sørensen, P.; Madsen, P.; Jensen, J.. |
| Organic farming which experienced a constant rise over the last two decades is a system based on sustainability and on a concept tending towards functional integrity. Legislation as well as the wish to produce separately from conventional farming raise the question whether organic farming should be conducted completely apart from conventional farming or not. This paper discusses the aspects that affect animal breeding under these circumstances, e.g., maintaining genetic diversity by using local breeds and possible G×E interactions which might occur when breeds adapted to conventional farming systems are used in organic farming. Ways of modelling G×E are presented, moreover examples of G×E in dairy cattle, swine, and poultry are given. Trends in selection... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Breeding and genetics. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/1343/1/livestock_Boelling.pdf |
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