Livestock and animal farming combined with genetic engineering refers to the application of molecular biotechnology to improve domesticated animals raised for food, fiber, labor, and other agricultural purposes. Genetic engineering techniques—including selective marker-assisted breeding, gene editing, and transgenic…
Livestock and animal farming combined with genetic engineering refers to the application of molecular biotechnology to improve domesticated animals raised for food, fiber, labor, and other agricultural purposes. Genetic engineering techniques—including selective marker-assisted breeding, gene editing, and transgenic approaches—aim to enhance traits such as growth rate, feed efficiency, disease resistance, milk and meat yield, and tolerance to environmental stress. In agronomy and agricultural research, these tools are part of a broader effort to increase productivity and sustainability of farming systems while addressing concerns about animal welfare, biosafety, food security, and environmental impact. The integration of animal husbandry with genetic and genomic science holds potential to reduce losses from disease and to adapt production to changing climates, though it also raises regulatory and ethical considerations. This topic sits within the journal's wider focus on agronomy and agricultural research, which spans crop and animal production systems, soil and resource management, climate adaptation, and sustainable practices that underpin food production. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to agricultural science, animal and crop production, and sustainable farming.
6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 6 articles above have been cited 40 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Livestock/Animal Farming & Genetic Engineering, linking to each citing work.