Immune competence and micro-environmental sensitivity

Madsen, M D; van der Werf, J H J; Ingham, A; Hine, B; Reverter, A; Clark, S

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Title:	Immune competence and micro-environmental sensitivity
Contributor(s):	Madsen, M D (author); van der Werf, J H J (author) ; Ingham, A (author); Hine, B (author); Reverter, A (author); Clark, S (author)
Publication Date:	2023-07-26
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/56120
Open Access Link:	http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG25papers/62Madsen25254.pdf
Abstract:	The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic relationship between immune competence and micro-environmental sensitivity (ES) of weaning weight, eye muscle area, and rib and rump fat depth. Variation in micro-environmental sensitivity among livestock leads to variability of phenotypes. The genetic correlations indicated that animals with higher immune competence tended to have lower micro-ES of weaning weight and eye muscle area, and higher micro-ES of rib and rump fat depth.
Publication Type:	Conference Publication
Conference Details:	AAABG 2023: 25th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Perth, Australia, 26th - 28th July, 2023
Source of Publication:	Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.25, p. 254-257
Publisher:	Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication:	Armidale, Australia
ISSN:	1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	100412 Sheep for meat
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links:	http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings25.php
Appears in Collections:	Conference Publication School of Environmental and Rural Science