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What is Understanding Animal Breeding about?

<p><P>An experienced animal breeder, Rick Bourdon designed this book to be a modern, technologically up-to-date approach to animal breeding.<p>Understanding Animal Breeding addresses the abstract concepts of animal breeding, presenting the necessary mathematics, but previous experience in genetics and statistics is not assumed. Well organized and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material. Coverage explores the latest material on interactions and breeding objectives; performance testing; probabilities and inheritance; the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with multiple alleles; realized response to selection; breeding for uniformity; and biotechnology.<p>For practicing animal breeders as well as those interested in breeding and agriculture.</p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>Presents concepts related to animal breeding in a format that stresses application before explaining theory. Elements crucial to successful breeding of animals are covered, including Mendelian inheritance, genetic prediction, large-scale genetic evaluation, correlated response to selection, and mating systems, strategies, and techniques. Diagrams are used liberally

Who reads Understanding Animal Breeding?

Author

Richard M. Bourdon

Publisher

Prentice Hall International

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780130964496

Category

science

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Stem

Rating

4.4 / 5 (90 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14