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Autore |
Turner Jacky |
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Titolo |
Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner |
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London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-54187-X |
1-282-72640-4 |
1-84977-503-6 |
9786612726408 |
1-136-54188-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal breeding |
Animal industry |
Animal welfare |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The industrialization of animal genetics -- 2. Breeding for productivity -- 3. Productivity and animal health -- 4. Productivity and welfare : animal behaviour -- 5. Companion animal breeding : ideal standards -- 6. Companion animal breeding : welfare, professionals and owners -- 7. Sports animals : breeding gladiators -- 8. Surpluses and rejects -- 9. Traditional, rare and fancy breeds -- 10. Pedigrees and purity -- 11. Population control : pests, aliens and endangered species -- 12. Laboratory animal breeding : designed for science -- 13. Eugenics, commerce and control in human and animal reproduction. |
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