THE ROLE OF BREEDING AND GENETICS IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Author(s) -
Jan Rendel
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.792
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1943-2631
pISSN - 0016-6731
DOI - 10.1093/genetics/78.1.563
Subject(s) - livestock , biology , productivity , animal production , production (economics) , microbiology and biotechnology , animal breeding , developing country , consumption (sociology) , genetics , economic growth , ecology , economics , zoology , social science , macroeconomics , sociology
Availability of animal protein for human consumption is very low in the developing countries mainly because of low productivity of existing livestock; ways and means to improve productivity through breeding are discussed and some basic issues requiring further research pointed out.
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