Sentence examples for breeding objectives from inspiring English sources

Domestication has caused considerable changes in the morphology and behaviour of livestock species, as has artificial selection for the specific traits that were selected during breed formation and subsequently for specific breeding objectives [ 17].

Four breeding objectives and schemes were assessed.

We present an approach to incorporate producers' preferred breeding objectives into conventional selection tools.

In this study we defined smallholders' sheep breeding objectives using farmers' trait preferences through a proportional-piling tool and a bio-economic model to evaluate the congruence between the two breeding objectives.

Within these breeding objectives, four breeding schemes that differed in the measures available for use as selection criteria were compared.

This demonstrates that breeding objectives need to be tailored to the specific needs of the different groups of farmers.

The optimization results revealed that to achieve breeding objectives, the optimal trade-offs of source sink dynamics should be considered.

Conversely, the fair correspondence between the two methods suggests that bio-economic modelling, if designed properly considering farmers concerns, could fairly be used to reflect farmers' breeding objectives.

This combined approach would enable to arrive at breeding objectives that would result in rapid and profitable genetic progress while maintaining the adaptability of the local genetic resource.

Further research on the modalities for complementary use of the two methods to define breeding objectives under smallholder conditions is warranted.

Two breeding objectives for Australian producers were assessed relating to the high value Japanese export market, of which marbling is paid a premium, and the Australian domestic market.