BREEDING AND GENETICS SYMPOSIUM: Resilience of livestock to changing environments 1

Cole et al talk about the Breeding and Genetics Symposium held on July 19-24, 2016 in Salt Lake City UT. Entitled Resilience of Livestock to Changing Environments, the symposium featured six presentations on various topics including a review of the variation in response to heat stress and its effect...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2017-04, Vol.95 (4), p.1777
Main Authors: Cole, J B, Bormann, J M, Gill, C A, Khatib, H, Koltes, J E, Maltecca, C, Miglior, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal breeding
Aquaculture
Breeding
Breeding of animals
Changing environments
Conferences
Genetic improvement
Genetics
Heat stress
Heat tolerance
Livestock
Pigs
Reproduction (biology)
Resilience
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Summary:Cole et al talk about the Breeding and Genetics Symposium held on July 19-24, 2016 in Salt Lake City UT. Entitled Resilience of Livestock to Changing Environments, the symposium featured six presentations on various topics including a review of the variation in response to heat stress and its effects on metabolic parameters and energy demands in pigs and cattle, production and reproduction in livestock and aquaculture species, and the development of genetic improvement programs to produce more robust animals.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/jas2017.1402