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Advances in Breeding of Dairy Cattle
Contributor(s): Van Der Werf, Julius (Editor), Pryce, Jennie E. (Contribution by), Fleming, Allison (Contribution by)
ISBN: 178676296X     ISBN-13: 9781786762962
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $223.25  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry
LCCN: 2019951741
Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science
Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.30 lbs) 658 pages
 
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This collection reviews the latest research on dairy cattle genetics and advanced methods of genetic evaluation and selection.

After an overview of genetic improvements achieved so far, Part 1 assesses the problem of inbreeding and genetic diversity in modern dairy cattle as well as opportunities for crossbreeding. Part 2 then goes onto review research on targeting non-production traits such as fertility, feed conversion efficiency and methane emissions as well as resistance to disease and resilience to heat stress.

Part 3 then surveys the latest techniques and advances in genomic selection (GS) in such areas as functional annotation and use of sequence variants to improve genomic prediction, as well as developments in genetic evaluation (GE). The final part of the book reviews developments in embryo technologies, gene editing and the way new techniques are being integrated in practice into dairy breeding programmes.


Contributor Bio(s): Pryce, Jennie E.: - Dr Jennie Pryceis Principal Research Scientist at Agriculture Victoria Research part of the State Government of Victoria, Australia where she lead the Animal's Programme of DairyBio. Dr Pryce is also a Principal Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Australia and in 2016 was awarded the J.L Lush Award for Animal Breeding by the American Dairy Science Association.Van Der Werf, Julius: - Dr Julius van der Werf is Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of New England, Australia. He is co-Editor in Chief of the journal Genetics, Selection, Evolution and Associate Editor of the Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. He is also Programme Leader for Genetics at the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Sheep Industry Innovation.