The genetics of the horse / edited by A.T. Bowling and A. Ruvinsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowling, Ann T.

Ruvinsky, Anatoly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Genetics.

Horses.

Horses--Breeding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 527 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The theory and application of mammalian genetics has evolved rapidly in the 1980's and 1990's, giving scientists insight into the biological processes which affect the functions of the animal in question. This title is a comprehensive review of research in horse genetics.

Contents:

Preface; Colour Plates; 1 Systematics and Phylogeny of the Horse; 2 Genetic Aspects of Domestication, Breeds and Their Origins; 3 Genetics of Colour Variation; 4 Genetics of Morphological Traits and Inherited Disorders; 5 Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphisms; 6 Molecular Genetics of the Horse; 7 Immunogenetics of the Horse; 8 Genetic Aspects of Disease in Horses; 9 Cytogenetics and Physical Gene Maps; 10 Linkage and Comparative Maps for the Horse (Equus caballus); 11 Genetics of Behaviour; 12 Reproduction and Modern Breeding Technologies in the Mare; 13 Developmental Genetics

14 Genetic Resources and Their Conservation; 15 Genetics of Performance Traits; 16 Genetics of Conformation, Locomotion and Physiological Traits; 17 Genetic Improvement of the Horse; 18 Standardized Genetic Nomenclature for the Horse; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-81181-1

9786610811816

0-85199-925-5

OCLC:

476051787