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Glossary

Breeding:

Identifying and mating the best animals to produce the next generation.

Input resources::

Feed, water, energy, chemical, and medical products for production, disease control, and hygiene.

Poultry greenhouse gas:

Poultry house gases (ammonia, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and methane) that are associated with poultry production. These gases emit radiant energy causing greenhouse effects.

Genetic diversity:

Differences in genotypes among individuals within a population, subpopulations, or breeds.

Poultry house pollutants:

Excessive nitrogen and phosphorus in poultry waste, and particulate matter circulating in the ambient environment of poultry houses.

Definition of the Subject

Sustainable poultry breeding is genetic improvement that will deliver positive genetic gains in poultry meat and eggs, maintain genetic diversity, and enhance welfare, wellbeing, and reproductive capacity of future generations of animals without significant carbon footprint or negative impact...

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  1. Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    Samuel E. Aggrey

  2. Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    Romdhane Rekaya

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Aggrey, S.E., Rekaya, R. (2023). Poultry Breeding. In: Spangler, M.L. (eds) Animal Breeding and Genetics. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2460-9_1118

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