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
Weather event addressed
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