Paper published today in BMC Genetics on research into animal resilience conducted by SRUC and supported by iSAGE could be used to improve the accuracy of selective breeding. Sheep can be selected for improved performance and importantly to withstand severe events resulting from climate change.
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Enrique Sánchez-Molano, Vanessa V. Kapsona, Joanna J. Ilska, Suzanne Desire, Joanne Conington, Sebastian Mucha & Georgios Banos
BMC Genetics volume 20, Article number: 84 (2019)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 679302.