Bieber, Anna (2014) Ethical aspects with regard to productivity and adaptability in dairy cattle breeding systems. Paper at: Fourth LowInputBreeds Symposium, Newcastle University, UK, 14-15 April, 2014. [Unpublished]
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- Definitions productivity and adaptability
- Brief history of goals in dairy breeding (I)
- Brief history of goals in dairy breeding (II)
- Trade-off of high productivity
- Main challenge in dairy cattle: productivity versus animal welfare
- Declining adaptability of modern dairy cows
- How to improve traits related to adaptability through breeding?
- Can genomic selection contribute to balance productivity and traits related to adapatability in dairy cattle breeding?
- Potential of our findings to contribute to the right balance between productivity and adaptability
- Concerns related to genomic selection
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | dairy cattle, animal breeding, LowInputBreeds |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English cattle http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 English breeding http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49902 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Breeding and genetics Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal breeding Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Cattle European Union > 7th Framework Programme > LowInputBreeds > SP 1: Dairy and meat cattle |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 222623 |
| Related Links: | http://www.lowinputbreeds.org/home.html |
| Deposited By: | Bieber, Anna |
| ID Code: | 38366 |
| Deposited On: | 02 Dec 2020 09:23 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2020 09:23 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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