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dc.contributor.authorBoissy, Aen
dc.contributor.authorFisher, ADen
dc.contributor.authorBouix, Jen
dc.contributor.authorHinch, Gen
dc.contributor.authorLe Neindre, Pen
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-02T16:11:00Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.citationLivestock Production Science, v.93, p. 23-32en
dc.identifier.issn0301-6226en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/103-
dc.description.abstractWe provide first an overview of studies on ruminant livestock that emphasises an inter-individual variability and a relative intra-individual consistency in fear responsiveness. Then, we provide evidence that genetic factors underlie fear responsiveness. We discuss problems that may hinder the genetic evaluation and the application of fearfulness traits for genetic selection in livestock. These problems include the absence of validation in experimental designs, the complexity of fear-related responses, and the interaction between genetic factors and environmental influences that limit the consistency in fear-related responses. Some possible welfare consequences of current selection programs are also considered. Finally, we discuss the possibility for including fear criteria in current selection programs and consider how such approaches may have considerable promise in ruminant livestock. More particularly, we outline current knowledge about how genes control fearfulness. Even if fear-related responses in ruminant livestock are complex, the capacity to select on fear-related criteria or even perhaps on genes that confer fearfulness traits has the potential to significantly enhance our ability to optimise livestock for their production environment and reduce the potential for compromise to their welfare.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherElsevier BVen
dc.relation.ispartofLivestock Production Scienceen
dc.titleGenetics of fear in ruminant livestocken
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.11.003en
dc.subject.keywordsAnimal Productionen
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local.subject.for2008070299 Animal Production not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo630101 Sheep - meaten
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailghinch@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordpes:2479en
local.publisher.placeNetherlandsen
local.format.startpage23en
local.format.endpage32en
local.identifier.scopusid17444430825en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume93en
local.contributor.lastnameBoissyen
local.contributor.lastnameFisheren
local.contributor.lastnameBouixen
local.contributor.lastnameHinchen
local.contributor.lastnameLe Neindreen
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:102en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleGenetics of fear in ruminant livestocken
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorBoissy, Aen
local.search.authorFisher, ADen
local.search.authorBouix, Jen
local.search.authorHinch, Gen
local.search.authorLe Neindre, Pen
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local.identifier.wosid000228933200004en
local.year.published2005en
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