LEADER 04657nam 22006614a 450 001 9910450727003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-83377-7 010 $a9786610833771 010 $a0-85199-845-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000344490 035 $a(EBL)295070 035 $a(OCoLC)476061855 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000225109 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11187074 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225109 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10211459 035 $a(PQKB)11240505 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC295070 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL295070 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10173519 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83377 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000344490 100 $a20020822d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPoultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by W.M. Muir and S.E. Aggrey 210 $aWallingford, Oxon, UK ;$aCambridge, MA, USA $cCABI Pub.$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (720 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85199-660-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Industrial Perspective on Problems and Issues Associated with Poultry Breeding; 2 Growth and Reproduction Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Broiler Meat Production; 3 Skeletal Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production; 4 Meat Quality Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production; 5 Behaviour Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production; 6 Genotype-Environment Interactions: Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production 327 $a7 Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Layer Production8 Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Broiler Production; 9 Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Layers; 10 Application of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Meat-type Birds; 11 Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Poultry Breeding: Estimation of Genetic Parameters; 12 Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Poultry Breeding: Assumptions, Limitations and Concerns of BLUP-based Selection Programmes; 13 Direct Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-being 327 $a14 Indirect Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-being15 Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Poultry; 16 Progress and Prospects in Resistance to Disease; 17 Genetics of the Immune System; 18 Genetic Resistance and Transmission of Avian Bacteria and Viruses; 19 Genetic Resistance and Transmission of Avian Parasites; 20 Selection for Disease Resistance: Conventional Breeding for Resistance to Bacteria and Viruses; 21 Selection for Disease Resistance: Molecular Genetic Techniques; 22 Selection for Disease Resistance: Direct Selection on the Immune Response 327 $a23 Genetic Markers: Prospects and Applications in Genetic Analysis ?= Color Composite Default screen24 Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits Based on Mapped Genetic Markers; 25 Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits Based on Random Genetic Models; 26 Structural Genomics: Integrating Linkage, Physical and Sequence Maps; 27 Incorporating Molecular Information in Breeding Programmes: Methodology; 28 Incorporating Molecular Information in Breeding Programmes: Applications and Limitations; 29 Comparative Genomics 327 $a30 Functional Genomics: Development and Gene Regulation31 Expressed Sequence Tags, DNA Chip Technology and Gene Expression Profiling; 32 DNA Polymorphisms in Functional Genes; 33 Strategies for the Production of Transgenic Chickens; 34 The Future of Molecular Genetics in Poultry Breeding; Index 330 $aThis reference work addresses issues associated with poultry breeding, by examining quantitative and molecular genetics and the uses of transgenic technology. The important area of genetic disease resistance and transmission is also covered. 606 $aPoultry$xBreeding 606 $aPoultry$xGenetics 606 $aPoultry$xGenetic engineering 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoultry$xBreeding. 615 0$aPoultry$xGenetics. 615 0$aPoultry$xGenetic engineering. 676 $a636.5/082 701 $aMuir$b W. M$g(William M.)$0903144 701 $aAggrey$b S. E$g(Samuel E.)$0903145 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450727003321 996 $aPoultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology$92018917 997 $aUNINA