In addition, breeds or strains of animals shall be selected to avoid specific diseases or health problems associated with some breeds or strains used in intensive production, such as porcine stress syndrome, possibly leading to pale-soft-exudative (PSE) meat, sudden death, spontaneous abortion and difficult births requiring caesarean operations.
Chomh maith leis sin, roghnófar pórtha nó tréithchineálacha ainmhithe d’fhonn galair sonracha nó fadhbanna sláinte a sheachaint, ar galair nó fadhbanna iad a bhaineann le pórtha nó tréithchineálacha áirithe a mbaintear úsáid astu i ndiantáirgeadh, amhail siondróm struis na muc, a bhféadfadh feoil liathbhán bhog thais, bás tobann, breith anabaí agus breitheanna deacra ina mbíonn gá le gearradh Caesarach a bheith mar thoradh air.