Dalton's Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding

M. Willis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

1998 | 4th Revised edition
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-04947-9 (ISBN)

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Genetics is a difficult subject to understand and even more difficult to put into practice on the farm. Increasing pressure is put on farmers to improve the performance of their livestock and this textbook explains the theoretical basis of Mendelism, population genetics, selection and breeding and their applications on the farm.

Genetics is a difficult subject to understand and even more difficult to put into practice on the farm. Increasing pressure is put on farmers to improve the performance of their livestock and this established textbook explains the theoretical basis of Mendelism, population genetics, selection and breeding and their applications on the farm. The fourth edition has been completely revised with expanded sections.

Introduction; Traits in domestic animals; Mendelian principles and laws; Principles of population genetics; Ways of changing gene frequencies; Selection for polygenic traits; Aids to selection; Selection for multiple objectives; Breeding systems; Breeding in practical terms; Breeding policies in developing regions; Breeding schemes and future developments; Appendices; Glossary; References; Further reading; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.6.1998
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	417 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-632-04947-2 / 0632049472
ISBN-13	978-0-632-04947-9 / 9780632049479
Zustand	Neuware