Horses : biology, domestication, and human interactions / James E. Leffhalm, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leffhalm, James E.

Series:

Animal science, issues, and professions series.

Animal science, issues and professions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses.

Horses--Breeding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents topical research in the study of horses, including recent advances in equine herpes virus 4 genetics using BAC technology; selective breeding in horses; the sexual interference behavior in a managed herd of Sorraia horses; the management of wild horses with porcine zona pellucida; pathogen inactivation during horse manure composting; horse and human personalities; as well as horse identification and parentage control.

Contents:

Intro

HORSES BIOLOGY, DOMESTICATION, AND HUMAN INTERACTIONS

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: RECENT ADVANCES IN EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 4 GENETICS USING BAC TECHNOLOGY

ABSTRACT

I. INTRODUCTION

II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 4

III. CLONING OF HERPESVIRUSES AS BAC

IV. DNA ENGINEERING IN E. COLI

V. MUTAGENESIS OF EHV-4 GENOME

VI. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: A REVIEW OF THE SELECTIVE BREEDING IN HORSES

INTRODUCTION

THE HISTORY OF DOMESTICATION AND SELECTIVE BREEDING OF THE HORSES

SELECTION CRITERIA

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Chapter 3: SEXUAL INTERFERENCE BEHAVIOUR BY SORRAIA MARES (EQUUS CABALLUS)

MATERIAL AND METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 4: MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES WITH PORCINE ZONA PELLUCIDA: HISTORY, CONSEQUENCES, AND FUTURE STRATEGIES

WILD HORSE BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

PZP USE IN WILD HORSES

EFFECTS OF PZP IN WILD HORSES

Chapter 5: PATHOGEN INACTIVATION DURING HORSE MANURE COMPOSTING

FACTORS INFLUENCING PATHOGEN INACTIVATION DURING HORSE MANURE COMPOSTING

PATHOGEN SPREADING DURING COMPOSTING

Chapter 6: EQUINE NATIVE MICROBIOTA AS A SOURCE OF BENEFICIAL MICROBES

1. EQUINE NATIVE MICROBIOTA

2. PROBIOTICS

3. PROBIOTICS FOR HORSES

Chapter 7: HORSE AND HUMAN PERSONALITIES: A DEEP INTERACTION AT WORK

EARLY HORSE CULTURES AND EQUESTRIAN CIVILIZATION

FROM UTILITY TO EMPATHY.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO THE PERSONALITY DIMENSION

THE LEISURE HORSE

HYBRID COMMUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVISM

HORSES AND HUMAN HEALING

HORSE AND HUMAN PERSONALITIES: AN AFTERWORD

Chapter 8: ANALYSIS OF 16 MICROSATELLITES MARKERS AND PARENTAGE TESTING IN ITALIAN STANDARDBRED HORSE

SUMMARY

Chapter 9: EQUINE MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGING SAMPLES

MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS

BONE AND TOOTH SAMPLES

URINE SAMPLES

Chapter 10: STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN WILD HORSE AND BURRO MANAGEMENT: THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, WILD HORSE AND BURRO PROGRAM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR*

I. STATEMENT OF THE CHALLENGE

II. OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUES

III. THE STRATEGIC PLAN

IV. GLOSSARY

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-428-9

OCLC:

780442534