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 on practical breeding of cattle, sheep and pigs and new information on horses, goats, alpacas and dogs.
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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 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 on
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Trait, character or variable are terms applied to the features in which man has an interest with respect to his animals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eye muscle area, independent culling levels, temperate breeds, halothane gene, breed structure, carcass traits, fleece weight, red calves, yearling weight, weaning weight, threshold traits, red allele, nucleus unit, wool breeds, generation interval, progeny testing, pedigree breeders, bcc bcc, economically important traits, breed societies, test mating, production traits, pedigree data, breeding value, selection differential Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Trait, character or variable are terms applied to the features in which man has an interest with respect to his animals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- An Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding by D.C. Dalton in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th Edition) by Douglas S. Falconer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- FARM ANIMALS in Front Matter
- Animal Health by David Sainsbury in Front Matter
- Animal Genetics by Frederick B. Hutt in Back Matter
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