Undesirable side effects of selection for high production efficiency in farm animals: a review

By Grommers, F. J. and Kanis, E. and Noordhuizen Stassen, E. N. and Rauw, W. M., Livestock Production Science, 1998
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Examples are presented of undesirable (cor)related effects of selection for high production efficiency, with respect to metabolic, reproduction and health traits in broilers, turkeys, pigs and dairy cattle. A biological explanation for the occurrence of negative side effects of selection is presented
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