Reinforcement of animal resilience
SOA
16
Internal project
Action 4 - Leading Institute: INRAE
Project summary
Livestock transitions and breeding objectives are changing from mostly production traits to “new” traits like resistance to infections, resilience or robustness. Genomic selection and management changes can now support the selection of more efficient and resilient animals, suited to a wider range of farming systems.
Project objectives
- Develop the necessary knowledge and tools, which are still missing, in order to
- integrate resilience traits in selective breeding and develop true integrated animal health management systems and interventions.
- To achieve these general objectives, specific objectives are to
- identify resilience indicators and their relation (trade-offs) with health, welfare and production traits,
- decipher the effects and interactions of genetics, feeding and management practices on resilience and health traits,
- develop new models to improve resilience and health at the population level, and
- assess the potential of these new tools in breeding.
Outcomes and impacts
- ”Resilience” pan-European network of experts
- New breeding strategies for resilience and integrated animal health management