Advances in poultry genetics and genomics / edited by Professor Samuel E. Aggrey (University of Georgia, USA), Professor Huaijun Zhou (University of California-Davis, USA), Dr Michèle Tixier-Boichard (INRAE, France), and Professor Douglas D. Rhoads (University of Arkansas, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aggrey, S. E. (Samuel E.), editor.

Zhou, Huaijun, editor.

Tixier-Boichard, Michèle, editor.

Rhoads, Douglas D., editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; no. 79.

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science, 2059-6944 ; number 79

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poultry--Breeding.

Poultry.

Chickens--Genetics.

Chickens.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 554 pages) : color illustrations, tables, graphs, charts

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publisher, 2020.

Biography/History:

Dr Sammy Aggrey is Professor of Genetics, NutriGenomics and Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia, with an international reputation for his work on the genetics of feed utilization efficiency in poultry. Dr Huaijun Zhou is Professor of Animal Science at the University of California Davis and Director of the USAID Feed the Future Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry which focuses on improving poultry resistance to a range of biotic and abiotic stresses.

Contents:

The origin and domestication of poultry species / Michèle Tixier-Boichard (INRAE, France), Steffen Weigend (Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany)

Molecular identification of major morphological mutations in poultry / Michèle Tixier-Boichard (INRAE, France)

The genetic basis for pigmentation phenotypes in poultry / Leif Andersson (Uppsala University, Sweden, Texas A&M University, USA and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden), Bertrand Bed'hom (Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CNRS-SU-EPHE-UA, France, Cheng-Ming Chuong (University of Southern California, USA and National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan), Masafumi Inaba (University of Southern California, USA), Ron Okimoto (Cobb-Vantress Inc., USA), Michèle Tixier-Boichard (INRAE, France)

Physiological challenges in poultry breeding / Douglas D. Rhoads and Robert F. Wideman Jr. (University of Arkansas, USA)

Genetics and genomics of meat quality traits in poultry species / Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval (INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours, France), Nabeel Alnahhas (INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours and SYSAAF, France), Eva Pampouille (INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours and ITAVI, France), Cécile Berri (INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours, France), Behnam Abasht (University of Delaware, USA)

Genetics and genomics of egg production traits in poultry species / A. Wolc (Iowa State University and Hy-Line International, USA), J. Arango and J.E. Fulton (Hy-Line International, USA)

Genetics and genomics of feed utilization efficiency in poultry species / Behnam Abasht (University of Delaware, USA), Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau (INRA, France), Walter Bottje (University of Arkansas, USA), Juniper Lake (University of Delaware, USA)

Genetics and genomics of behavioral and welfare traits in poultry species / Heng-wei Cheng and Sha Jiang (Livestock Behavior Research Unit, USDA-ARS, USA and Southwest University, China)

Genetics and genomics of immunity and disease traits in poultry species / M.-H. Pinard-van der Laan (INRAE, France), J. Kaufman (University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge, UK), A. Psifidi (Royal Veterinary College, UK), H. Zhou (University of California-Davis, USA), M. Fife (Aviagen Ltd and The Pirbright Institute, UK)

Genetics and genomics of skeletal traits / Martin Johnsson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)

Theory of genome-wide association for QTL detection / Henk Bovenhuis (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands), Frédéric Farnir (Liège University, Belgium), Pascale Le Roy (French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France)

Genomic selection using Bayesian methods / L. Varona (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain), S.E. Aggrey and R. Rekaya (University of Georgia, USA)

Genomic selection in poultry breeding using single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction / Ignacy Misztal and Daniela Lourenco (University of Georgia, USA)

Application of genomic selection (GS) in breeding commercial meat-type chickens / Andreas Kranis (Roslin Institute

University of Edinburgh and Aviagen Ltd, UK), Gerasimos Maniatis (Aviagen Ltd, UK)

Application of genomic selection in commercial egg-type populations / J.E. Fulton (Hy-Line International, USA), A. Wolc (Hy-Line International and Iowa State University, USA)

Landscape genomics: application in poultry breeding / Romdhane Rekaya and Samuel E. Aggrey (University of Georgia, USA)

Breeding for small-scale poultry farming / R.N. Chatterjee (ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, India)

Poultry breeding for sustainability and plasticity in functional traits: reality or fiction in the midst of conflicting interests / Samuel E. Aggrey (University of Georgia, USA), Paul B. Siegel (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia State University, USA), Romdhane Rekaya (University of Georgia, USA)

The use of nutrigenomics in poultry breeding for sustainable production / Sami Dridi (University of Arkansas, USA)

The use of epigenetics in poultry breeding / Johan Buyse (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium), Anne Collin and Vincent Coustham (INRAE, France), Elske de Haas (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Frédérique Pitel (INRAE, France)

The use of genome editing in poultry breeding / Maeve Ballantyne (Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK), Dadakhalandar Doddamani (The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK), Michael J. McGrew (Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

Print version: Advances in poultry genetics and genomics.

ISBN:

9781003047735

1003047734

9781786763266

1786763265

9781786763273

1786763273

9781786763259

1786763257

Publisher Number:

99993498116

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