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Genotype by Environment Interactions in Livestock Farming

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Glossary

Genotype by environment interaction:

The difference in response to environment changes due to different genotypes.

Breeding value:

Expected performance measured as deviation from the population mean of the progeny generated by a progenitor.

Phenotype:

Observable characteristics of an individual.

Resilience:

The ability to recover from stressful conditions.

Robustness:

The ability of not being perturbated by stressful conditions.

Tolerance:

The ability to cope with stressful conditions.

Plasticity:

The ability to change in response to environmental inputs.

Acclimation:

Increase of tolerance to stressful levels of environmental parameters.

Definition of the subject

Genotype by environment interaction, often referred to as “G × E,” is the phenomenon for which the breeding value of an individual depends on the environmental conditions and the effect of an environmental factor depends on the individual’s genetic background. A breeding program that accounts for GxE allows, among...

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    Francesco Tiezzi

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    Christian Maltecca

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Tiezzi, F., Maltecca, C. (2022). Genotype by Environment Interactions in Livestock Farming. In: Meyers, R.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1115-1

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