Genetic improvement for greater thermotolerance

Implementation

Mid term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Southern
Southern

Weather event addressed

Very high temperatures / Heat wave
All

Farming system

ANIMALS
Dairy

Description of the measure

Selecting genetics for obtaining more resistant animals

Comments on sustainability

Several papers show that within Frissian breed (the most dominantin the sector), there are animals more adapted to thermal stress