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Research Project: Developing a Systems Biology Approach to Enhance Efficiency and Sustainability of Lamb Production

Location: Livestock Bio-Systems

Title: Collaboration guides Sheep GEMS project

Author
item LEWIS, RON - University Of Nebraska
item BOYER, TOM - University Of Nebraska
item BRITO, LUIZ - Purdue University
item Murphy, Thomas - Tom
item Freking, Bradley - Brad
item Burke, Joan
item Taylor, Joshua - Bret

Submitted to: Sheep Industry News
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/8/2022
Publication Date: 8/1/2022
Citation: Lewis, R., Boyer, T., Brito, L., Murphy, T.W., Freking, B.A., Burke, J.M., Taylor, J.B. 2022. Collaboration guides Sheep GEMS project. Sheep Industry News. 26(8):24-27.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A team of scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Purdue University, and USDA ARS were granted funding to expand the use of genomic enhanced breeding values and evaluate novel traits for use in the National Sheep Improvement Program. This popular press article, to be published in the August issue of Sheep Industry News, describes the individual and joint efforts of investigators on this research team.