Towards preventive health management in native dual-purpose cattle via novel breeding strategies

This contribution reflects the major scientific objectives of the collaborative EU-project 2-ORG-COWS. The objective of the project is to provide an in-depth evaluation of novel functional traits and associated environmental descriptors as a prerequisite: (a) for the implementation of breeding strategies for local dual purpose cattle kept in grassland systems; and (b) for preventive livestock health management.