Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals
by Geoff Simm, Geoff Pollott, Raphael A Mrode, Ross Houston, Karen Marshall
Description
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.
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- Publisher CAB International
- Publication Date October 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781789241723 / 1789241723
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 125 GBP
- Pages552
- ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Dimensions246 X 189 mm
- Reference Code4526
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