ArticleFrontiers in genetics2022
Impact of breeding for reduced methane emissions in New Zealand sheep on maternal and health traits.
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- Genetic correlations between enteric methane and traits of economic importance in a beef finishing system.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
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- Improving Human Diets and Welfare through Using Herbivore-Based Foods: 2. Environmental Consequences and Mitigations.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Perspective: science and the future of livestock industries.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- A genome-wide association study reveals novel SNP markers associated with resilience traits in two Mediterranean dairy sheep breeds.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Article
- Editorial: Global green strategies and capacities to manage a sustainable animal biodiversity.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Enteric methane emissions from ruminants account for ∼35% of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. This poses a significant threat to the pastoral sector. Breeding has been shown to successfully lower methane emissions, and genomic prediction for lowered methane emissions has been introduced at the national level. The long-term genetic impacts of including low methane in ruminant breeding programs, however, are unknown. The success of the New Zealand sheep industry is currently heavily reliant on the prolificacy, fecundity and survival of adult ewes. The objective of this study was to determine genetic and phenotypic correlations between adult maternal ewe traits (live weight, body condition score, number of lambs born, litter survival to weaning, pregnancy scanning and fleece weight), faecal and
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