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As mentioned in the The Animal is Part of a System post, the distribution of alpacas in Australia may be aligning more with the traditional distribution of wool sheep, as breeders move from areas their animals don’t do so well in, to areas other… more »

Remember from the Genotype-Environment Interactions post that you need at least two genotypes and at least two environments to show a genotype-environment interaction. It’s a lot easier to visualise these interactions with graphs, so here goes!… more »

G × E interactions can occur between subspecies, breeds, and individuals within a breed. Let’s cover an example from each.   G × E Interactions Between Subspecies of Bos taurus Genotypes: Bos taurus taurus and Bos taurus indicus Environments:… more »

Good breeders will have a breeding objective—a goal to develop an animal that to them is the “best” of its kind for the traits they desire. What is “best” for one breeder may well differ to what is “best” for another, and even for the same breed. For… more »

Back in Knowledge of Interactions and How This Can Influence Breeding Objectives I said: “Good breeders will have a breeding objective—a goal to develop an animal that to them is the ‘best’ of its kind for the traits they desire.” What is “best” will… more »