Genetics of adaptive traits

dc.contributor	Prayaga, KC
dc.contributor	Corbet, CJ
dc.contributor	Henshall, JM
dc.contributor	Burrow, HM
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-07T21:35:18Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-07T21:35:18Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/20121
dc.description.abstract	Tropical adaptation can be defined as an animal's ability to survive, grow and reproduce in the presence of endemic stressors of tropical environments. The economic implications for production systems due to the lack of adaptation include production losses, mortalities, treatment costs and marketing issues.
dc.publisher	Beef CRC
dc.subject	tropical adaptation
dc.subject	genetics
dc.subject	heritability
dc.subject	production
dc.subject	breed differences
dc.subject	trait
dc.title	Genetics of adaptive traits
dc.type	Research
dc.description.version	Conference paper
dc.identifier.page	65-68