Textbook of Animal Breeding by Wageningen University and Research Centre Netherlands.Pdf Free Download
Introduction:
Textbook animal breeding Animal breeding and genetics for
BSc students is comprehensive study material written by It is written by two
animal breeding scientists from Wageningen UR: Kor Oldenbroek from the Centre
for Genetic Resources the Netherlands and Liesbeth van der Waaij from the
Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre and published by Wageningen University and
Research Centre, the Netherlands. This book start with the basics of animal
breeding: the concepts of genetics necessary to understand the genetic
processes used in animal breeding. Then, in the following chapters we will
'dive into the deep' and take you on a journey through all the steps that need
to be taken in order to develop and run a successful breeding program.
Major Contents Covered are:
- Introduction to Animal Breeding
- Basics of Animal Breeding
- Reasons to keep animals determine the breeding goal
- Collecting information for breeding decisions
- Genetic Models
- Genetic diversity and Inbreeding
- Inheritance of monogenic Traits
- Ranking the animals
- Predicting Response to selection
- Selection and Mating
- Crossbreeding in Animals
- Structure of Breeding Programmes
- Evaluation of Breeding Programme
- Maintenance of Genetic Diversity
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