Comprehensive, yet concise and approachable, Genetic Improvement of Farmed Livestock provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning current farmed animal breeding practice. The text relates science to practical application in all the major farmed animal species: cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs and fish, and gives practical examples in temperate and tropical systems, sustainability and biodiversity. Comprehensive coverage - from genetics, analysis and strategies for improvement to response to selection, new technologies and predicting breeding values Science is applied to practice Practical examples Major farmed animal species covered Current practice and future directions outlined Based on the previous bestseller, Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep, this book has been completely updated, revised, expanded and redesigned to be an essential textbook for undergraduate, masters and early postgraduate level students in agriculture, animal and veterinary science.