The role of breeding and genetics in the welfare of farm animals
Abstract
This review will focus on the role of animal breeding and genetics in the welfare of animals and will highlight that:
• Past selection on a narrow range of production traits has had welfare
impacts.
• New breeding tools could enhance the rate of undesirable change
in correlated traits of welfare signifi cance.
• These new breeding tools could, however, also facilitate selection
deliberately aimed at improving welfare-relevant traits.
Journal Title/Title of Proceedings
Animal Frontiers
Volume/Issue Number
2
Page Numbers
16‐21