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The breeding program of Latxa breed

Author(s) -

E. Ugarte

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

biotechnology in animal husbandry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2217-7140

pISSN - 1450-9156

DOI - 10.2298/bah0701097u

Subject(s) - breed , breeding program , selection (genetic algorithm) , yield (engineering) , breeder (animal) , biology , animal breeding , genomic selection , microbiology and biotechnology , zoology , geography , agronomy , computer science , cultivar , genetics , archaeology , materials science , artificial intelligence , blanket , metallurgy , genotype , single nucleotide polymorphism , gene

The present paper describes the breeding program of Latxa breed in Spain. Latxa's breeding program has been on-going since 1984 and it is focused on increasing milk yield. As a consequence of its implementation, an annual genetic improvement of 3% in milk yield has obtained. Currently, new traits are being considered in the selection breeding goal.

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