title: The role of breeding and genetics in animal production improvement in the developing countries.
abstract: Availability of animal protein for human consumption is very low in the developing countries mainly because of low productivity of existing livestock; ways and means to improve productivity through breeding are discussed and some basic issues requiring further research pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Livestock Research and Education Service, Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rendel