?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Genetic+Improvement+of+Livestock+for+Organic+Farming+Systems&rft.creator=Boelling%2C+D.&rft.creator=Groen%2C+A.F.&rft.creator=S%C3%83%C2%B8rensen%2C+P.&rft.creator=Madsen%2C+P.&rft.creator=Jensen%2C+J.&rft.subject=+Breeding+and+genetics&rft.description=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%2C+e.g.%2C+maintaining+genetic+diversity+by+using+local+breeds+and+possible+G%C3%83%C2%97E+interactions+which+might+occur+when+breeds+adapted+to+conventional+farming+systems+are+used+in+organic+farming.+Ways+of+modelling+G%C3%83%C2%97E+are+presented%2C+moreover+examples+of+G%C3%83%C2%97E+in+dairy+cattle%2C+swine%2C+and+poultry+are+given.+Trends+in+selection+index+theory%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93designing+multi-trait+breeding+goals+including+functional+traits+on+one+hand%2C+and+developing+methods+for+using+customised+selection+indices+on+the+other+hand%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93support+breeding+work+for+organic+farming+systems.+It+is+concluded+that+before+the+technical+issues+can+be+addressed%2C+all+parties+involved%2C+farmers%2C+consumers+as+well+as+legislators%2C+have+to+agree+on+the+socio-cultural+conditions+under+which+organic+farming+should+be+conducted.+&rft.publisher=Elsevier&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F1343%2F1%2Flivestock_Boelling.pdf&rft.identifier=Boelling%2C+D.%3B+Groen%2C+A.F.%3B+S%C3%83%C2%B8rensen%2C+P.%3B+Madsen%2C+P.+and+Jensen%2C+J.+(2003)+Genetic+Improvement+of+Livestock+for+Organic+Farming+Systems.+Livestock+Production+Science%2C+80+(1)%2C+pp.+79-88.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F1343%2F