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The Genetics of Sheep

Author : Laurie Piper

Publisher : Cabi

Page : 634 pages

File Size : 43,71 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Medical

ISBN :

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Book Description

Systematics and phylogeny of the sheep;Genetic aspects of domestication, common breeds and their origin; Genetics of colour and hair texture; Genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders; Biochemical genetics; Molecular genetics of sheep; Molecular genetics of immune molecules; Genetics of disease resistance and vaccine response; Molecular biology and genetics of scrapie in sheep; Cytogenetics: physical chromosome maps; The sheep linkage map; Genetics of behaviour; Biology and genetics of reproduction; Modern reproduction technologies and transgenics; Developmental genetics; Genetic resources and conservation; Genetic improvement of wool production; Genetics of meat quality; Genetics of milk production; Genetic improvement of sheep; Standardized genetic nomenclature for sheep.



Genetics of Reproduction in Sheep

Author : R.B. Land

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 440 pages

File Size : 11,76 MB

Release : 2013-10-22

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1483161730

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Genetics of Reproduction in Sheep is a compilation of papers that are concerned with the study and application of genetics to the reproduction in sheep. The book is divided into six parts, grouping the papers according to topic. The main topics include genetic variation and selection; the inheritance and the effects of the Booroola gene; genetic strategies for single genes; physiology of genetic variation; the physiological criteria of genetic merit; and the national requirement and systems of husbandry. The text is recommended for those involved with raising sheep and plan to apply genetics in their reproduction, as well as for geneticists who wish to conduct studies on how their field is applied to sheep reproduction.



Coloured Sheep

Author : Irina Boehme

Publisher :

Page : 138 pages

File Size : 24,83 MB

Release : 2019-03-16

Category :

ISBN : 9783982076102

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Some skill, some luck and lots of fun: sheep colour genetics is like a game of cards! This book explains the rules of the game. A game of cards helps to visualise the rules that govern colour genetics, introducing terminology on the way and providing practical tips for the reader's own flock.



Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep

Author : Geoff Simm

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 32,33 MB

Release : 2002-11

Category : Cattle

ISBN : 9780851996424

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* Outlines the link between genes and performance in farm animals * Shows tools for more effective genetic selection * Highlights the role and ethical implications of new reproductive and molecular genetic technologies The application of scientific methods to animal breeding has led to major improvements in the output, cost and quality of animal products over the last few decades. This book describes the principles of genetic improvement of farm livestock and the practical application of these principles to dairy cattle, beef cattle and sheep breeding. This title has been taken over by CABI Publishing from Farming Press and was originally published in 1998





Breeding Stud Sheep

Author : Murray Long

Publisher : Landlinks Press

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 17,49 MB

Release : 2008-06-25

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0643098690

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Breeding Stud Sheep shows how to establish and manage a successful sheep stud. All aspects of stud breeding are covered, including where and how to buy your sheep, selecting the right breeding stock for your stud, flock management, nutrition, disease control, lambing problems, showing sheep, promotion and marketing, and selling stud genetics. The detailed step-by-step strategies will give the reader the ability to develop alternative approaches that best suit their situation. It also explains how new initiatives such as performance recording, DNA testing and modern reproductive techniques can be integrated with the old, time-honoured traditions of sheep breeding. Profiles of highly recognised stud breeders are included, detailing how they started and the strategies they have used to grow their stud sheep operations over many years. This book will help new breeders avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that can occur when starting a new stud venture, and show how to succeed in what is ultimately a tough but very rewarding industry.



Prolific Sheep

Author : Mohamed H. Fahmy

Publisher :

Page : 574 pages

File Size : 20,68 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Science

ISBN :

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As reproductive performance is an important criterion in animal production, there is considerable interest in prolific breeds. Certain prolific breeds of sheep produce an average of more than two lambs per pregnancy. With the "discovery" of the Finnsheep and Romanov breeds, followed in the 1980s by the discovery of the Booroola gene in Australia, research into prolificacy has escalated. Also, artificial insemination and embryo transfer techniques now make it easier to move prolific breeds across continents and incorporate prolificacy into local populations. There have also been a number of recent studies on the physiology, nutrition and management of prolific sheep. Previously there has been no single book reviewing and collating current knowledge of prolific sheep. This book fills the gap and covers all aspects of the subject, including descriptions of the various breeds. Written by authors from every region of the world, the book is a comprehensive work on this subject.



Sheep and Goat Breeding

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher : Fao

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 17,50 MB

Release : 1977

Category : Agricultural education

ISBN : 9789251001523

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Book Description

FAO economic and social development series no/ 3/12. - Designed as handbooks for 2 year intermediate level agricultural and training course. Translated and adapted from the French



Bluetongue

Author : Peter Mertens

Publisher : Academic Press

Page : 507 pages

File Size : 21,69 MB

Release : 2008-10-29

Category : Science

ISBN : 0080918972

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The third volume in the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) Biology of Animal Infections Series, Bluetongue discusses one of the most economically important diseases of domesticated livestock. Affecting primarily sheep particularly the improved mutton and wool breeds, it is now endemic in Africa, India, the Middle and Far East, Australia and the Americas, and over the last six years has caused a series of outbreaks throughout the Mediterranean region and central Europe. Bluetongue represent a paradigm not only for the other orbiviruses (such as African horse sickness virus, which shares the same vector species) but also for other insect transmitted diseases, including those of humans. - The only single definitive work that provides both historical and up to date data on the disease - Describes the latest developments in epidemiological modelling, molecular epidemiology and vaccine development, as well as explaining the current global epidemiology of the disease - Outlines the importance and possible mechanisms of overwintering, and the impact of global warming on the vectors and virus distribution



Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals

Author : Geoff Simm

Publisher : CABI

Page : 505 pages

File Size : 28,15 MB

Release : 2020-11-26

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1789241723

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Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning farmed animal breeding. Relating science to practical application, it covers all the major farmed animal species: cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs and aquaculture species.