Breeding For Robustness

Breeding for Robustness is a selective breeding framework in animal science that aims to enhance the physiological and behavioral resilience of livestock by genetically selecting for traits associated with health, adaptability, and performance under diverse environmental stressors.

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767

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2017–2026

Parents

Turkey Welfare

Publications

Breeding robust pigs

P. W. Knap · Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture · 2005 · 209 citations

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Genetics +16

Breeding for robustness: the role of cortisol

Pierre Mormède, Aline Foury, Elena Mormede Terenina et al. · animal · 2010 · 92 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences, Physiology +17

Genetic selection of cattle for improved immunity and health.

Bonnie A. Mallard, Mehdi Emam, Marlene Paibomesai et al. · PubMed · 2015 · 73 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Immunology +14

A plea to implement robustness into a breeding goal: poultry as an example

L. Star, E.D. Ellen, K.A. Uitdehaag et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics · 2007 · 63 citations

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Poultry Science +12

Estimation of genetic parameters and breeding values across challenged environments to select for robust pigs1

J.M. Herrero-Medrano, P. K. Mathur, J. ten Napel et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2015 · 54 citations

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Field Phenotyping +16

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Authors

PW
P. W. Knap
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
3 publications · 311 citations
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AD
Andrea Doeschl‐Wilson
Roslin Institute, United Kingdom
2 publications · 60 citations
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EK
E.F. Knol
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2 publications · 102 citations
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PK
P. K. Mathur
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2 publications · 102 citations
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JT
J. ten Napel
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
1 publications · 54 citations
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Institutions

1–8 of 32

Venues

Journal of Animal Science
2 publications · 102 citations
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Journal of Dairy Science
JDS · 2 publications · 49 citations
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animal
2 publications · 135 citations
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Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13-18 August, 2006
1 publications · 10 citations
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Animal Production Science
1 publications · 38 citations
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