192 • Impacts of Applied Genetics— Micro-Organisms, Plants, and Animals 
Sp(;cit’ic livestock research areas identified as 
having signficant potential for increased pro- 
duction both in the United States and develop- 
ing countries include: 1) control of reproductive 
and respiratory diseases, 2) developing geneti- 
cally superior animals, 3) improving nutrition 
efficiency, and 4) increasing the reproductive 
performance of all farm animal species.^® 
^'^11. S. Oopyrtment of Agi'iciillure, Science ynd Kducalion Ad- 
niinisli'ylion, Agricullural and Food Research Issues and Priorities 
1\\ yshinglon, D.C.: author, 1978), p. ,\iii. 
Regardless of the effectiveness of present 
population control programs or of current 
trends in individual decisions about family size, 
the output of the Nation’s agricultural activities 
must increase over the next decades if sufficient 
food is to be available for the woi'ld’s popula- 
tion. Basic research is the source from which 
new applications to increase productiv ity arise. 
