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THE ROLE OF BREEDING AND GENETICS IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Jan Rendel 1
1 Livestock Research and Education Service, Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
Availability of animal protein for human consumption is very low in the developing countries mainly because of low productivity of existing livestock; ways and means to improve productivity through breeding are discussed and some basic issues requiring further research pointed out.