New information on environmental drivers for local adaptation of African indigenous chicken

Breeding for climate resilience is currently an important goal for sustainable livestock production. The pre-identification of key environmental drivers, followed by genomic investigation, provides a powerful new approach for elucidating adaptation in domestic animals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/123437
Description
Summary:Breeding for climate resilience is currently an important goal for sustainable livestock production. The pre-identification of key environmental drivers, followed by genomic investigation, provides a powerful new approach for elucidating adaptation in domestic animals.