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

Climate change is a problem that causes many environmental issues that impact the
productivity of livestock species. One of the major issues associated with climate change is …

Resilience is the capacity of an animal to be minimally affected by disturbances or to rapidly
return to the state pertained before exposure to a disturbance. However, indicators for …

Implications Identification of heat tolerant animals is challenging due to the complexity of
heat stress response and the antagonism between heat tolerance and productivity …

Simple Summary Livestock performance is influenced by different elements due to the
complex interactions between the individual animals and environmental conditions such as …

Understanding the biological mechanisms of climatic adaptation is of paramount importance
for the optimization of breeding programs and conservation of genetic resources. The aim of …

Evolutionary adaptations are occasionally convergent solutions to the same problem. A
mutation contributing to a heat tolerance adaptation in Senepol cattle, a New World breed of …

In dairy cattle, resistance, tolerance and resilience refer to the adaptation ability to a broad
range of environmental conditions, implying stable performances (eg production level …

An edited data set of 700 bulk and 46,338 test-day records collected between 2019 and
2021 in 42 Holstein-dominated farms in the Veneto Region (North of Italy) was available for …

The need for food products of animal origin is increasing worldwide. Satisfying these needs
in a way that has minimal impact on the environment requires cutting-edge technologies and …