Definition of animal breeding goals for sustainable production systems

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 570-582

  Olesen, I ^a   Groen, A F ^b   Gjerde, B ^a  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal Breeding; Breeding Objectives; Ethics; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; MEAT; REVIEW; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FISHES; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWINE;

EID: 0034152820     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.783570x     Document Type: Article

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