Genetic resources and genomics for adaptation of livestock to climate change
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Paul J. Boettcher*, Irene Hoffmann, Roswitha Baumung, Adam G. Drucker, Concepta McManus, Peer Berg, Alessandra Stella, Linn B. Nilsen, Dominic Moran, Michel Naves and Mary C. Thompson 1 Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy 2 In Situ and On Farm Conservation, Bioversity International, Maccarese, Italy 3 INCT Pecuaria, Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil 4 NordGen Farm Animals, Nordic Genetic Resource Center, Ås, Norway 5 Parco Tecnologico Padano, Lodi, Italy 6 Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council, Milan, Italy 7 Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy 8 NADEL – Center for Development and Cooperation, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 9 Sustainable Rural Systems, Scotland’s Rural College, Edinburgh, UK 10 UR143, Unité de Recherches Zootechniques, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France 11 Basque Center for Climate Change, Bilbao, Spain *Correspondence: [email protected]
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