- Black Sea Journal of Agriculture
- Vol: 3 Issue: 1
- Status and Perspective of Disease Resistance Breeding in the Honey Bee
Status and Perspective of Disease Resistance Breeding in the Honey Bee
Authors : Kaspar Bienefeld
Pages : 71-73
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Publication Date : 2020-01-01
Article Type : Review
Abstract :Breeding for disease/Varroa resistance is much more complex than for production traits. Hygienic behaviour against diseased brood is the most important factor of disease resistance and likely to be controlled by a small number of loci, which affect a bee’s sensitivity to the stimulus of diseased brood. Disease resistance traits are likely to exceedingly benefit from markers-based models for genetic evaluation.Keywords : Honey bee, Disease resistance, Breeding