Department of Animal Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Review Article
Cattle Genetic Improvement for Adaptation, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization to Changing Climate in Ethiopia: A Review
Author(s): Tariku Woldeyohannes*, Simret Batsha and Aberra Melese
This paper reviewed cattle genetic improvement approaches for sustainable utilization, adaptation and conservation towards the changing climatic conditions. Livestock production is affected by climate change, which poses a greater threat to populations that rely on them for their overall food security. Climate change negatively affects the cattle production directly through impact on animal physiology, behavior and health and indirectly through affecting feed and water availability, quality and quantity of pasture, forage crops and rangeland as a result of increased temperature and droughts. Improvement of cattle genetic resources that are efficient and well adapted to extreme temperatures, low-quality diets and disease challenges is critical to deal with climate change. Changes in breeding strategies will facilitate to improve cattle breeds and increase their tolerance to dynamical c.. View More»
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