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HERO ID
7552848
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Harnessing genomic information for livestock improvement
Author(s)
Georges, M; Charlier, C; Hayes, B; ,
Year
2019
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Nature Reviews. Genetics
ISSN:
1471-0056
EISSN:
1471-0064
Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Location
LONDON
Page Numbers
135-156
Language
English
PMID
30514919
DOI
10.1038/s41576-018-0082-2
Web of Science Id
WOS:000458870100006
URL
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-018-0082-2
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Abstract
The world demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by 2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will require the implementation of advanced technologies, and methods to improve the genetic quality of livestock are expected to play a large part. Over the past 10 years, genomic selection has been introduced in several major livestock species and has more than doubled genetic progress in some. However, additional improvements are required. Genomic information of increasing complexity (including genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic and microbiome data), combined with technological advances for its cost-effective collection and use, will make a major contribution.
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