Genetic improvement of cattle and sheep
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tonbridge, U.K. :
Farming Press ,
c1998
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| Edition: | Reprinted with amendments, 2000 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The origins of today's livestock breeds
- 2. Genes, genetics codes and genetic variation
- 3. Strategies for genetic improvement
- 4. What affects response to selection within breeds?
- 5. Predicting breeding values
- 6. Dairy cattle breeding
- 7. Beef cattle breeding
- 8. Sheep breeding
- 9. New technologies