The Research Field

Eight: Breeding for Less Emissions and More Productivity


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Genetics can provide Ireland with the means to reduce the emissions from, and increase the productivity of, our national dairy herd. 

This will be more important than ever as the dairy industry comes under pressure from the Covid-19 crisis. 

Sinead McParland, a quantitative geneticist at Teagasc Moorepark, describes how this can be achieved and incorporated into the Economic Breeding Index.

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The Research FieldBy Teagasc; Ireland