Sustainability in farm animal breeding: a review

Sustainability in Farm Animal Breeding: A Review

The paper examines the notion of sustainable farm animal breeding. A brief explanation of why sustainability matters is offered first. After this, the historical development of the concept of sustainability is charted. The authors then turn to review published literature with a bearing on sustainable farm animal breeding. Little has been written directly on the subject: the requirements of sust...

The Making of Sustainability in Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction

The paper examines sustainability within the context of farm animal breeding and reproduction. Sustainability can benefit breeders in two ways: (i) it invites breeders to take a comprehensive look at potentially conflicting breeding-related concerns, and to face any difficult trade-offs; and (ii) presenting the concerns within a framework (i.e. of sustainability) that is endorsed by society as ...

Exploring the future sustainability of farm animal veterinary practice

This paper explores the future sustainability of farm animal veterinary practice in light of changes in both the farming and veterinary sectors. The paper makes a valuable contribution to the rural enterprise and veterinary business literatures, finding that future sustainability of farm animal veterinary practice is dependent on vets being prepared to change with their clients, develop support...

FARM ANIMAL BREEDING RELATED ETHICAL CONCERNS and tools for implementation

Improvement of Farm Animal Breeding by DNA Sequencing