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Biotechnology and Livestock Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

A. J. Webb
A. J. Webb*
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Cotswold International, Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincoln LN7 6BJ, UK
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For over thirty years livestock improvement programmes have exploited mainly statistical technology for the process of selective breeding. This has been safe, non-controversial, and highly cost-effective. The present revolution in knowledge of DNA now offers the possibility of much faster change in a wider range of traits, including meat quality and disease resistance which are difficult to measure in the live animal. However this new technology presents a threat as well as an opportunity. This paper examines the possible role of the new technology in genetic improvement, and considers the scientific strategy that the industry should adopt.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 232 - 234
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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