Sentence examples for modern breeding programmes from inspiring English sources

For this reason, modern breeding programmes can take advantage of adaptations present in wild Solanum species (Villalta et al. 2008).

However, although modern breeding programmes consider many more traits [ 1], in early breeding programmes, commercial broiler breeders that were selected primarily for rapid growth and high meat yield produced fewer eggs [ 2, 3].

The dissection of population structure, combined with examination of their phenotypic attributes and environmental adaptations, enables a rational approach to the identification of landraces that might be used as sources of valuable germplasm for modern breeding programmes.

However, the production is still based on strains that have not been subjected to a modern breeding programme which is crucial for further development of the aquaculture industry.

This study explores how evolutionary genetics might help inform modern cattle breeding programmes and shows some examples from tropically adapted cattle.

Modern sorghum breeding programmes have not used species outside of section Eu-Sorghum as sources of genetic diversity due to a lack of information regarding the genetic relationships between the species.

Today, thanks to the intense modern breeding and selection programmes, the pig is one of the most economically important domestic species worldwide providing a relatively cheap source of dietary protein for humans.

Because of consumers' demands, the emphasis of modern day porcine breeding programmes and selection criteria is gradually shifting towards a higher meat quality, instead of the more classical focus of just selecting for a lean carcass and high growth rate [ 1].

The identification of wheat material with resistance to take-all provides key resources that can now be used for genetic and mechanistic analysis of the wheat – Ggt interaction and for use in wheat breeding programmes to improve the performance of modern commercial wheat cultivars against this important root disease.

The idea of farming threatened species, through captive breeding programmes, is not new.

The fact that dystocia and perinatal mortality have been included in breeding programmes demonstrates that they represent an important issue in modern-day cattle production systems [ 1, 4].