EU-FUNDED PROJECT ANALYSIS CATTLE, CHICKEN GENETIC RESISTANCE TO DISEASES
June 1st, 2013
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) funded research project called Quantomics has been investigating the hereditary information of cattle and chicken to discover the genes that make them more resistant to diseases and infections. The results should help livestock breeders know which animals and birds are likely to develop diseases such as mastitis in cattle or E coli infections in chickens and select the genetically healthiest for breeding.The project has received EUR8.14 million in funding from the EU’s seventh framework programme for research (FP7) and it involves 17 ...
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