Genetic Aspects of Dairy Cattle Breeding
Genetic Aspects of Dairy Cattle Breeding

Author: Ivar Johansson

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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At the present time there is a call for information on breeding procedures which cannot always be supplied because decisive experiments are lacking. The purpose of this little volume is to give a survey of the present knowledge in regard to the genetic of economically important characters of dairy cattle and the methods for their improvement.

Sustainable Food Production
Sustainable Food Production

Author: Paul Christou

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-12-05

Total Pages: 1869

ISBN-13: 9781461457961

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Gathering some 90 entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, this book covers animal breeding and genetics for food, crop science and technology, ocean farming and sustainable aquaculture, transgenic livestock for food and more.

Economic Aspects of Animal Breeding
Economic Aspects of Animal Breeding

Author: Joel Ira Weller

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1994-02-28

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780412597503

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This important book covers economic evaluation of genetic differences in animals, determination of breeding goals within an economic context and economic evaluation of breeding programs. During the last 50 years there have been great advances made in the breeding of domesticated animal species. Most of this work has been achieved through the efforts of geneticists, and often the economic goals of such advances have not been clearly evaluated. Economic Aspects of Animal Breeding redresses the balance and provides a much needed synthesis of this most important subject. The book is divided into five sections: basic concepts; economic evaluation of genetic differences; advanced topics in selection indices; economic evaluation of breeding programs, including biotechnological aspects; crossbreeding and heterosis.

Breeding Dairy Cattle
Breeding Dairy Cattle

Author: John Hinks

Publisher: Farming Press Limited

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13:

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The historical background. Specification of objectives. Factors determining genetic responses to selective breeding. Herd foundation. Female selection. Male selection. Implementation of breeding programmes.

The Genetics of Cattle, 2nd Edition
The Genetics of Cattle, 2nd Edition

Author: Dorian Garrick

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2014-11-28

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 1780642210

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Since the time of domestication more than 10,000 years ago, cattle have played an increasingly crucial role in the development of human civilizations. Progress has been quite remarkable since the turn of the century; the sequencing of the bovine genome in 2009 launched new avenues for furthering our understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of cattle genetics. Covering a vast array of questions, this book reviews major topics from molecular and developmental genetics, disease resistance and immunogenetics to genetic improvement of dairy and beef breeds, addressing all current problems in the field. This second edition includes a new team of authors and completely new chapters on the genetics of fat production, nutrition, feed intake and efficiency, growth and body composition. Fully updated throughout, it provides a valuable resource on cattle genetics for researchers, breeders, veterinarians and postgraduate students.