Globally, the climate is changing, and this has implications for livestock. Climate affects
livestock growth rates, milk and egg production, reproductive performance, morbidity, and …

As the global population and global wealth both continue to increase, so will the demand for
livestock products, especially those that are highly nutritious. However, competition with …

Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Energy metabolism is a highly coordinated process, and preferred fuel (s) differ among
tissues. The hierarchy of substrate use can be affected by physiological status and …

Background Fighting and controlling epidemic and endemic diseases represents a
considerable cost to livestock production. Much research is dedicated to breeding disease …

Genetic parameters that considered tolerance for heat stress were estimated for production,
udder health, and milk composition traits. Data included 202,733 test-day records for milk …

Pork quality and carcass characteristics are now being integrated into swine breeding
objectives because of their economic value. Understanding the genetic basis for these traits …

Genotype by environment interactions (GxE) are very common in livestock and hamper
genetic improvement. On the other hand, GxE is a source of genetic variation: genetic …

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector and it contributes significantly to
global food security. Based on Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United …

Production environments are expected to change, mostly to a hotter climate but also
possibly more extreme and drier. Can the current generation of farm animals cope with the …