SCIENTISTS from across the world will come together in Armidale this week to discuss the future of “sustainability indexes” in livestock breeding.
The one-day Australian Genetics and Breeding Unit Summit on Tuesday will hear from numerous project leaders and discuss expectations of sustainability indexes and methane evaluations for the livestock industry. AGBU is a joint venture between the NSW Department of Primary Industries and University of New England.
AGBU director Dr Steve Miller said creating indexes for low methane and other sustainability-related traits was one the…