The breeding program of Latxa breed

E. Ugarte
2007 Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry  
The present paper describes the breeding program of Latxa breed in Spain. Latxa's breeding program has been on-going since 1984 and it is focused on increasing milk yield. As a consequence of its implementation, an annual genetic improvement of 3% in milk yield has obtained. Currently, new traits are being considered in the selection breeding goal.
doi:10.2298/bah0701097u fatcat:txiehbc2nncotlst7mu6yuzevi