Frontiers in Livestock Genomics (FLG) provides a venue for investigators to publish basic, applied, and methodological research toward a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying the expression of complex phenotypes in livestock, the effects of domestication and evolutionary processes on genome variability, as well as innovative strategies for the genetic improvement of economic...

The analysis of the state and level livestock products development substantiates need for beef cattle breeding industry. To improve efficiency industry it is advised to benefit more fully from available natural lands: pastures hayfields. Attention focused on fact that competitiveness in market are significantly influenced by climatic factors determine other resources. statistical method confirm...

Livestock grazing affects over 60% of the world's agricultural lands and can influence rangeland ecosystem services and the quantity and quality of wildlife habitat, resulting in changes in biodiversity. Concomitantly, livestock grazing has the potential to be detrimental to some wildlife species while benefiting other rangeland organisms. Many imperiled grouse species require rangeland landsca...

The livestock sector’s potential for contributing to economic development and poverty reduction has so far remained largely untapped, and it is difficult to identify a single developing country where growth of the sector has been unambiguously pro-poor. Livestock have long been treated as an appendage to agriculture, with both policy-makers and development practitioners giving higher priority t...

BACKGROUND Despite growing consumer demand for organically produced foods, information based on a systematic review of their nutritional quality is lacking. OBJECTIVE We sought to quantitatively assess the differences in reported nutrient content between organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs. DESIGN We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, and CAB Abstracts for a peri...

The last decade has seen an increase in environmental systems analysis of livestock production, resulting in a significant number of studies with a holistic approach often based on life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The growing public interest in global warming has added to this development; guidelines for carbon footprint (CF) accounting have been developed, including for greenhouse gas ...