The genetics of cattle / edited by Dorian J. Garrick, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA, and Anatoly Ruvinsky, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garrick, Dorian J. (Dorian John), 1960- editor.

Ruvinsky, Anatoly, editor.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cattle--Genetics.

Cattle.

Cattle--Breeding.

Cattle--genetics.

Medical Subjects:

Cattle--genetics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire : CAB International, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Since the time of domestication more than 10,000 years ago, cattle have played an increasingly crucial role in the development of human civilizations. Progress has been quite remarkable since the turn of the century; the sequencing of the bovine genome in 2009 launched new avenues for furthering our understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of cattle genetics. Covering a vast array of questions, this book reviews major topics from molecular and developmental genetics, disease resistance and immunogenetics to genetic improvement of dairy and beef breeds, addressing all current problems in the field. This second edition includes a new team of authors and completely new chapters on the genetics of fat production, nutrition, feed intake and efficiency, growth and body composition. Fully updated throughout, it provides a valuable resource on cattle genetics for researchers, breeders, veterinarians and postgraduate students. Book jacket.

Contents:

Systematics and phylogeny of cattle / A. Hassanin

Genetic aspects of domestication / J.A Lenstra and M. Felius

Breeds of cattle / D. Buchanan and J.A Lenstra

Molecular genetics of colour variation / A. Ruvinsky

Genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders / F.W. Nicholas

Cytogenetics and chromosome maps / D.M. Larkin and M. Farre

Bovine genomics / D. Adelson Z. Qu, J. M. Raison and Place of publication not identified Lim

Bovine immunogenetics / Y. Aida, S-n. Takeshima, C.L. Baldwin, A.K. Kaushik

Genetics of disease resistance / A. Ruvinsky and A. Teale

Molecular biology and genetics of bovine spongiform encephalopathy / N. Hunter

Genetics of behaviour in cattle / P. Wiener

Genetics of reproduction in cattle / B. W. Kirkpatrick

Modern reproductive technologies and breed improvement / H.A. Shojaei Saadi, C. Robert

Developmental genetics / A. Ruvinsky

Genetic improvement of dairy cattle / V. Ducrocq and G. Wiggans

Molecular genetics of milk protein production / J.A. Sharp, K. Nicholas

Genetics fatty acids composition in bovine milk and beef / R.A. Nafikov, H. Soyeurt and D.C. Beitz

Genetic improvement in beef cattle / B. P. Kinghorn, R. Banks, G. Simm

Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies in beef and dairy cattle / D.J. Garrick and R. Fernando

Genetics of feed intake and efficiency / D. Berry, E. Kennedy and J.J. Crowley

Genetics of growth and body composition / M. Thonney

Genetics of meat quality / R. Mateescu

Genetic aspects of cattle adaptation in the tropics / H. Burrow

Standard genetic nomenclature / Z-L. Hu, J. Reecy, F. McCarthy and C. A. Park.

Notes:

Preceded by: Genetics of cattle / edited by R. Fries and A. Ruvinsky. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781780642222

1780642229

OCLC:

897819925

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