Horse genetics / Ernest Bailey, PhD, University of Kentucky, Samantha A. Brooks, PhD, University of Florida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Ernest (Ernest Frank), author.

Brooks, Samantha A., 1979- author.

Contributor:

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Breeding.

Horses.

Horses--Genetics.

Physical Description:

xi, 227 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2020]

Summary:

"Completely updated and revised, the third edition of this essential textbook describes the basic genetics of the horse including coat colour, parentage, medical and population genetics, cytogenetics, performance, breeding systems and genetic conservation, as well as the many recent advances in genomics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Nature of Horse Breeds

2. Evolution and Domestication of Horses

3. Equus

4. The Fundamentals of Genetics

5. The Language and Patterns of Genetics

6. Horse Genomics

7. Black, Bay, and Chestnut (Extension and Agouti)

8. Color Diluting Genes

9. Tobiano, White, Sabino, and Roan {KIT)

10. Frame Overo and Splashed White

11. Leopard Complex Spotting

12. Gray, Brindle, Tiger Eye, and Curly

13. Putting it All Together: Color By Design

14. Parentage Testing

15. Blood Groups and Neonatal Isoerythrolysis

16. Medical Genetics

17. Cytogenetics

18. Major Genes, Quantitative Trait Loci, and Marker Assisted Selection

19. Genetics of Complex Traits

20. Pedigrees and Breeding Schemes

21. Microbiome and Mitochondria

22. Where Do We Go From Here?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Bailey, Ernest, Horse genetics

ISBN:

9781786392589

1786392585

9781786392596

1786392593

OCLC:

1126351188

Publisher Number:

99987499099