African cattle: Scientists identify new genetic traits

September 29th, 2020

Stock & Land, Other, 29/09/2020
Scientists have revealed of a new set of detailed genetic traits in African cattle that provide heat and drought tolerance, control inflammation and tick infestations, and resistance to devastating livestock diseases including trypanosomiasis. […] Professor Shaun Coffey, the director of capacity building at the Crawford Fund and chief of CSIRO Division of Livestock Industries, said the ILRI research had potential impacts far beyond Africa.