Global animal protein consumption has been steadily increasing as a result of population
growth and the increasing demand for nutritious diets. The poultry industry provides a large …

Chickens genetically resistant to avian influenza could prevent future outbreaks. In chickens,
influenza A virus (IAV) relies on host protein ANP32A. Here we use CRISPR/Cas9 to …

Infectious diseases are a major threat to the sustainable production of high-producing
animals. Control efforts, such as vaccination or breeding approaches often target …

Resilient cows are minimally affected in their functioning by disturbances, and if affected,
they quickly recover. Previously, the variance and autocorrelation of daily deviations from a …

Climate change, with its increasing frequency of environmental disturbances puts pressures
on the livestock sector. To deal with these pressures, more complex traits such as resilience …

Genetic selection focused purely on production traits has proven very successful in
improving the productive performance of livestock. However, heightened environmental and …

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) are damaging parasites of global sheep populations. The
key weapons in fighting GINs have been anthelmintic drugs, but the emergence of drug …

Resilience, when defined as the capacity of an animal to respond to short-term
environmental challenges and to return to the prechallenge status, is a dynamic and …

Consequence of epigenetic processes on animal health and productivity: is additional level of
regulation of relevance? | Animal Frontiers | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content …

Disease resilience, defined as an animal's ability to maintain productive performance in the
face of infection, provides opportunities to manage the polymicrobial challenge common in …