The role of breeding and genetics in the welfare of farm animals

TB Rodenburg; SP Turner

The role of breeding and genetics in the welfare of farm animals

TB Rodenburg, SP Turner

Animal Welfare

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Abstract

This review will focus on the role of animal breeding and genetics in the welfare of animals and will highlight that: • Past selection on a narrow range of production traits has had welfare impacts. • New breeding tools could enhance the rate of undesirable change in correlated traits of welfare signifi cance. • These new breeding tools could, however, also facilitate selection deliberately aimed at improving welfare-relevant traits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16 - 21
Number of pages	6
Journal	Animal Frontiers
Volume	2
Publication status	First published - 2012

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1023379

Keywords

Aggression
Behavior
Feather pecking
Genomics
Selection

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The role of breeding and genetics in the welfare of farm animals

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