This book describes the theory and practice of methods for quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection and analysis, as well as marker assisted selection, in animal genetics and breeding. It is divided into 16 chapters: historical overview; principles of parameter estimation; random…
"The book is invaluable for advanced students, researchers and professionals in animal and veterinary sciences, animal behaviour and applied psychology as well as for livestock producers, regulatory bodies and animal welfare groups."--Jacket.
The author adapts the procedures of his successful Virginia farm to the scale of small land owners and city dwellers.
Canadian historian Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methods in 18th-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sustainable management of the world's livestock genetic diversity is of vital importance to agriculture, food production, rural development and the environment. This publication is the first global assessment of these resources. Drawing on 169 Country Reports, contributions from…
This collection of essays attempts to take a giant leap forward in terms of broadening what we know about women on the road and the multiple ways they attempt to move through lands not their own. From Maryjane Dunn's opening chapter, which presents formidable voices delivering u…
