Genomics for food safety and sustainable animal production
| Autor: | J. W. M. Merks, Rik van Wijk, Barbara Harlizius |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
dairy-cattle
Traceability Bioengineering Genomics Breeding Animal Breeding and Genomics Biology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology antibody-response Animals Fokkerij en Genomica Animal Husbandry Selection (genetic algorithm) meat quality traits Food security business.industry leukocyte adhesion deficiency holstein cattle General Medicine flowering time Food safety linkage map Genetic architecture Biotechnology muscle mass Animals Domestic Sustainability quantitative trait loci WIAS Food Technology Identification (biology) photoperiod sensitivity Safety business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Biotechnology 113 (2004) 1-3 Journal of Biotechnology, 113(1-3), 33-42 |
| ISSN: | 0168-1656 |
| Popis: | There is a growing concern in society about the safety of animal-derived food, the health and welfare of farm animals and the sustainability of current animal production systems. Along farm animal, breeding genomics may contribute to a solution for these concerns. The use of genomic analysis tools, to achieve genetic progress in typical out-bred populations of farm animals, seems to be more difficult compared to 'model' organisms or plants. However, identification of positional candidate genes may be accelerated by linkage disequilibrium (LD) mapping. Recording of sustainable traits requires a large financial and logistic input and the economic advantages for the market are not as clear as for traditional selection traits. Examples show that the major genes causing variability for similar traits in different species are rarely the same. Therefore, for breeding purposes genomic analysis of the species of interest is needed. The fundamental knowledge obtained on the genetic architecture of complex traits will open new perspectives for the use of DNA tests in selection schemes. For food safety and traceability, DNA-based techniques evolve for monitoring and early warning systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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