Understanding Animal Breeding

Bourdon, Richard M.

ISBN 10: 0023128518 / ISBN 13: 9780023128516

Published by Pearson College Div, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Animal Breeding
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0023128518
• ISBN 13: 9780023128516
• Binding: textbook
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

An experienced animal breeder, Rick Bourdon designed this book to be a modern, technologically up-to-date approach to animal breeding. Understanding Animal Breeding addresses the abstract concepts of animal breeding, presenting the necessary mathematics, but previous experience in genetics and statistics is not assumed. Well organized and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material. Coverage explores the latest material on interactions and breeding objectives; performance testing; probabilities and inheritance; the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with multiple alleles; realized response to selection; breeding for uniformity; and biotechnology. For practicing animal breeders as well as those interested in breeding and agriculture.

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Key Benefit: This book is designed to be a modern, technologically up- to-date approach to animal breeding that is not intimidating to the reader. Key Topics: Understanding Animal Breeding addresses the abstract concepts of animal breeding, presenting the necessary mathematics, but previous experience in genetics and statistics is not assumed. Well organized and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material.