Animal Welfare strategies for a changing world
My research aims to find novel traits to include in genetic selection programs to increase animal welfare in livestock, also
to identify or refined new animal welfare indicators that can be included in selection indexes for genetic improvement
and lastly, doing extension to smallholders and farmers to improve animal welfare.
Current Work
- Identification of novel indicators for animal welfare
- Genetic and genomic selection for improved animal welfare in livestock animals
- Genetic selection for leg health and welfare in turkeys
Published work
Latest Journal Articles
Other published work
| Year |
Title |
Publication type |
| 2022 |
Strategies for implementation of good sheep farming practices as a source of innovation in traditional extensive rural systems |
Book Chapter |
| 2022 |
Evaluation and monitoring of animal welfare in extensive traditional sheep systems to improve productivity |
Book Chapter |
| 2021 |
Good Farming practices implementation in sheep farming |
Handbook/Manual |
| 2021 |
Animal welfare implementation in sheep farming |
Handbook/Manual |
Products
| Year |
Name |
Platform |
| 2023 |
Web-App Sheep Animal Welfare Diagnosis for smallholders |
Github |
| 2022 |
Web-App Sheep Good Farming Practices Diagnosis for smallholders |
Github |
Contact me
for more information
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Address
Purdue University
Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences
IN, USA
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Phone
000-000-0000
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Email
herna671@purdue.edu
