One of the limiting factors identified in the 1950’s was low milk yield level of the French dairy ewes, which initiated the collaboration between breeder organizations and researchers that has been developed. Initially, the two possible genetic strategies, crossbreeding or purebred selection, were investigated. Finally the breeders chose in the 1970’s the selection of each local French dairy sheep breed in its specific area of production related to its PDO cheese. The success of the selection of the five involved local breeds is the result of a rationalized and optimized approach, in space (pyramidal management of the population), and in time (progressiveness of thebreeding goals from milk yield only to global merit giving the same weights ...
Management of genetic diversity is a major concern in animal breeding, especially as genomic selecti...
The management of domestic animal genetic resources is a topic of pressing concern given developing ...
The management of domestic animal genetic resources is a topic of pressing concern given developing ...
One of the limiting factors identified in the 1950’s was low milk yield level of the French dairy ew...
National audienceIn dairy sheep, the feeding strategy is collective with the aim of adjusting the in...
National audienceThe selection of French dairy sheep breeds is presently based on annual progeny-tes...
National audienceOver the past 50 years, dairy sheep production has increased by an average of 3.6% ...
National audienceIn France, the dairy-sheep production is based on classical systems with both suckl...
Management of the genetic improvement of milking ewes depends: on the obvious fact that they are bot...
National audienceSeveral experiments were conducted for evaluating the effects of once daily milking...
For breeding schemes based on a diversity of production systems, there is a growing challenge in com...
The Corsican sheep breed is the main breed raised for milk sheep production in Corsica. Thisbreed is...
Faced with the reduction in the number of mountain breeds, and consequently a decrease in genetic va...
International audienceLocal breeds of domestic livestock have been promoted for long for their adapt...
International audienceDairy herds of sheep are usually conducted in single groups with the same leve...
Management of genetic diversity is a major concern in animal breeding, especially as genomic selecti...
The management of domestic animal genetic resources is a topic of pressing concern given developing ...
The management of domestic animal genetic resources is a topic of pressing concern given developing ...
One of the limiting factors identified in the 1950’s was low milk yield level of the French dairy ew...
National audienceIn dairy sheep, the feeding strategy is collective with the aim of adjusting the in...
National audienceThe selection of French dairy sheep breeds is presently based on annual progeny-tes...
National audienceOver the past 50 years, dairy sheep production has increased by an average of 3.6% ...
National audienceIn France, the dairy-sheep production is based on classical systems with both suckl...
Management of the genetic improvement of milking ewes depends: on the obvious fact that they are bot...
National audienceSeveral experiments were conducted for evaluating the effects of once daily milking...
For breeding schemes based on a diversity of production systems, there is a growing challenge in com...
The Corsican sheep breed is the main breed raised for milk sheep production in Corsica. Thisbreed is...
Faced with the reduction in the number of mountain breeds, and consequently a decrease in genetic va...
International audienceLocal breeds of domestic livestock have been promoted for long for their adapt...
International audienceDairy herds of sheep are usually conducted in single groups with the same leve...
Management of genetic diversity is a major concern in animal breeding, especially as genomic selecti...
The management of domestic animal genetic resources is a topic of pressing concern given developing ...
The management of domestic animal genetic resources is a topic of pressing concern given developing ...