La conformation des carcasses est considérée par les différents acteurs de la filière ovine
comme un critère important de la qualité. La grille de paiement des animaux se fonde en …

Sur le Causse du Larzac, plusieurs Unités de recherche de l’INRA collaborent à la conception
d’un élevage ovin allaitant performant sur pelouses sèches dans le but de concilier les …

Responses to immunization with aggregated human serum albumin (HSA) and to repeated
experimental infections with H contortus were studied in 51 female lambs of the Romanov …

Texel sheep are renowned for their exceptional meatiness. To identify the genes underlying
this economically important feature, we performed a whole-genome scan in a Romanov × …

In this review, we assess the current state of knowledge on domestication of the major
livestock species. We present first some historical background on location and dates of …

Simulations were used to study the influence of model adequacy and data structure on the
estimation of genetic parameters for traits governed by direct and maternal effects. To test …

We provide first an overview of studies on ruminant livestock that emphasises an inter-individual
variability and a relative intra-individual consistency in fear responsiveness. Then, we …

A total of 1347 weaned lambs from eight genotypes were tested over five consecutive years:
Romanov (ROM) and Lacaune (LAC) pure breeds, the two F1 crossbreeds (RL and LR) and …

Goat production is widespread in the tropics. Goats are very susceptible to gastrointestinal
nematode infection, but there is less evidence of their genetic resistance. Genetic resistance …

The immune responses to Haemonchus contortus were compared in studies in resistant
Barbados Black Belly (BBB) and susceptible INRA 401 (INRA) breeds of lambs. The cytokine …