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Animal breeding and genetics / / Matthew L. Spangler, editor
| Animal breeding and genetics / / Matthew L. Spangler, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (421 pages) |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Collana | Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology series |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal breeding
Domestic animals - Genetics |
| ISBN |
9781071624609
9781071624593 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Series Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor-in-Chief -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Animal Breeding and Genetics: Introduction -- Animal Breeding Methods and Sustainability -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Animal Breeding and Sustainability -- Definition of Breed -- Breed Conservation -- Breeds and Sustainable Systems -- Animal Breeding Methods and Schemes -- Breeding Companies. Organization and Diffusion of Genetic Progress -- Statistical Methods of Selection -- The Use of Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding -- Transgenesis -- Genetic Markers and Genomic Selection -- Future Directions -- The Future Evolution of Methods and Schemes -- The Limits to Genetic Progress -- Bibliography -- Primary Literature -- Books and Reviews -- Quantitative Methods Applied to Animal Breeding -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Principles of Selection -- Basic Genetic Model for Quantitative Traits -- Phenotypic Selection -- Correlated Response and Indirect Selection -- Selection Index -- Multiple-Trait Selection -- Mixed Model Methodology -- Introduction -- The Animal Model -- Extensions and Variations of the Animal Model -- Marker-Assisted Selection -- Introduction -- Classical Approaches with Few Markers -- Genomic Selection -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Primary Literature -- Books and Reviews -- Foundations of Molecular Genetics: From Major Genes to Genomics -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- The Promise of Molecular Genetics -- The Quest of Gene Mapping -- Elusive Validation and Repeatability -- The Challenges of Fine Mapping -- Positional Cloning of QTN - Success Stories -- New Genomic Approaches to Discover Causative Mutations -- The Advent and Rise of Genomic Selection -- Opportunities for Improved Sustainability -- Conclusion.
Bibliography -- Building Genetic Models -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- The Introductory Equation -- Completing the Model -- Adding a Constant to the Model -- Parts of the Mixed Model -- Fixed Factors -- Covariates -- Fixed Factors, Solutions, and Estimable Functions -- Example with Constraints -- Interactions Between Fixed Factors -- Heterosis -- Maternal Effects and Heterosis -- Singularities with Fixed Effects and Random Effects -- Is It Fixed or Random? -- Genetic Values and Other Random Factors -- Prediction of Genetic Values Depends on Variance Components -- The Basic Animal Model -- Animal Model with Repeated Records -- Embedded Traits -- Maternal and Paternal Effects Model -- Maternal and Grandmaternal Model -- Competition-Social Interaction-Pen Mate Effects -- Dominance Genetic Values -- Genotype by Environment Interactions -- Sex Limited Traits -- Usual Multiple Trait Models -- Normality -- Typical Fixed and Random Effects in Models for Yield of Dairy Cows, Weaning Weight of Beef Calves and Lambs, and Carcass Trait... -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Primary Literature -- Books and Reviews -- Genotype by Environment Interactions in Livestock Farming -- Glossary -- Definition of the subject -- Introduction -- Expanding the Model -- Example: Environment and Diet Composition (ExA) -- Example: Environment and Sow Housing (ExB) -- The Baseline Model -- The Multiple-Trait Model -- The Random-Regression Model -- The Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces Regression Model -- How to Express and Report the Breeding Values -- Caveats When Estimating Breeding Values for GxE -- Macro-environmental Plasticity: Estimation of Variance Components -- Macro-environmental Plasticity: Prediction of Breeding Values -- Micro-environmental Plasticity and Its Covariance with Macro-environmental Plasticity -- Future directions. References -- Socially Affected Traits, Inheritance and Genetic Improvement -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Quantitative Genetics of Socially Affected Traits -- Quantitative Genetic Model -- Classical Model -- Social Model -- Breeding Value -- Heritable Variance -- The Effect of Group Size on Heritable Variance -- Response to Selection -- General Expression for Response to Selection -- Accuracies of Selection -- Individual Selection (IS) -- Group Selection (GS) -- Multilevel Selection -- Optimum Index Selection -- Selection Based in Information of Relatives -- Selection on Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) -- BLUP Ignoring Associative Effects -- BLUP Including Associative Effects -- A Special Case: Maternal Genetic Effects -- Results of Social Selection Experiments -- Estimation of Genetic Parameters -- Statistical Methodology -- Empirical Estimates of the Associative Variance -- Mixed Models -- Non-Genetic Associative Effects -- Accounting for Variation in Group Size -- Identifiability of the Associative Genetic Variance -- Statistical Power and Optimum Designs -- Standard Errors of Estimated Variance Components -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Pig Breeding for Increased Sustainability -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Biodiversity -- Genetic Distinctiveness -- Population Size and Structure -- Relative Utility -- Urgency, Importance, and Feasibility: Priority Level of the Breed -- Target Traits for Genetic Improvement -- Genetic Improvement Programs -- Environmental Load and Climate Change -- Technology -- Strategies: Carbon Shadow Prices -- Animal Welfare -- Robustness -- Selection for Robustness Traits -- Reaction Norms -- Deprivation -- Neuroendocrinology -- Selection Objectives -- Dominance Aggression -- Avoidance of Invasive Treatments -- Boar Taint -- Harmful Interactional Behavior. Ethical Aspects -- Artificial Selection -- Integrity -- Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Primary Literature -- Books and Reviews -- Poultry Breeding -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Input Resources (Background) -- Environmental Impact -- Human and Animal Health -- Practical Example of Sustainable Genetic Improvement -- Balanced Breeding for Optimized Genetic Gain, Maintained Genetic Diversity, and Decreased Impact on Functional and Environment... -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Beef Cattle Breeding -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Beef breeds -- Genetic Differences for Beef-Related Traits -- Current Beef Breeding Objectives -- Terminal indexes -- Maternal Indexes -- Dairy-Beef Index -- Validation -- Future Breeding Objectives -- Improvements to the Current Selection of Traits -- New traits -- Estimation of Weighting Factors on Traits -- Beef Breeding Schemes -- Decision Support Tools -- The Role of Breed Societies -- Future Challenges -- Conclusions -- References -- Books and Reviews -- Novel Trait Selection to Enhance Sustainability of Beef Production Systems -- Glossary -- Definition of Subject -- Introduction -- Sustainability as a System Property -- Characteristics of High-Leverage Actions -- Trait Selection Impacts on Sustainability -- Specific Examples of Novel Traits to Address Sustainability -- Water Intake and Efficiency -- Methane Emissions -- Future Directions -- References -- Dairy Cattle Breeding -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Changing Breeding Programs -- Traits Under Selection -- Milk Production and Fertility -- Longevity -- Health and Disease Resistance -- Mastitis -- Lameness -- General Disease Resistance -- Novel Traits -- Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy -- Resilience -- Heat Tolerance -- Environmental Impact -- Feed Efficiency. Animal Welfare -- Inbreeding -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- References in the Text -- Books and Reviews (Further Reading) -- Sustainable Genetic Improvement in Dairy Goats -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- Introduction -- Dairy Goat Production and Breeding Programs -- Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Goats: The Canadian Example -- Genomic Selection Methodologies -- Benefits of Genomic Selection -- Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Genomic Selection in Dairy Goats -- Implementation of Genomic Selection in Dairy Goats -- Development of Genotyping Panels -- Genomic Selection in Worldwide Dairy Goat Populations -- Genome-Wide Association Studies -- Final Remarks -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Horse Breeding -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject -- History of Modern Horse Breeds -- Modern Horse Breeds -- Breed Management -- Breeding for Improvement -- Breeding for Diversity -- Future Directions -- Bibliography -- Primary Literature -- Books and Reviews -- Breeding in Developing Countries and Tropics -- Glossary -- Definition of the Subject and Its Importance -- Introduction -- Setting the Scene -- World Population -- Global Food Production -- Products of an Animal Origin -- Global Food Security -- Animal Resources -- Domestication -- Distribution of Livestock -- Biodiversity as Reflected by Breed -- The Most Important Livestock Products for Ensuring Food Security -- Poultry -- Pigs -- Cattle -- Small Stock -- Per Capita Meat Consumption -- Dairy Products -- Challenges -- External Challenges -- Production under Various Systems -- Disease -- Heat Stress and Water Requirements -- Internal Challenges -- Infrastructure and Capacity -- Structured Programs -- Tools and Strategies in Livestock Breeding -- Research Expenditure -- Intellectual Capacity -- The Contribution of Developing Countries to Global Science. The Case for Conserving Animal Genetic Resources. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910768171503321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner
| Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner |
| Autore | Turner Jacky |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 324 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal breeding
Animal industry Animal welfare |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-72640-4
1-84977-503-6 9786612726408 1-136-54188-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452715703321 |
Turner Jacky
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| London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner
| Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner |
| Autore | Turner Jacky |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 324 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal breeding
Animal industry Animal welfare |
| ISBN |
1-136-54187-X
1-282-72640-4 1-84977-503-6 9786612726408 1-136-54188-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779356403321 |
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Turner Jacky
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| London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner
| Animal breeding, welfare and society / / Jacky Turner |
| Autore | Turner Jacky |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 324 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal breeding
Animal industry Animal welfare |
| ISBN |
1-136-54187-X
1-282-72640-4 1-84977-503-6 9786612726408 1-136-54188-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815383703321 |
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Turner Jacky
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| London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal reproduction / / edited by Yusuf Bozkurt and Mustafa Numan Bucak
| Animal reproduction / / edited by Yusuf Bozkurt and Mustafa Numan Bucak |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Collana | Veterinary Medicine and Science |
| Soggetto topico | Animal breeding |
| ISBN | 1-83969-515-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910586645503321 |
| London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal reproduction / / Yusuf Bozkurt, Mustafa Numan Bucak, editors
| Animal reproduction / / Yusuf Bozkurt, Mustafa Numan Bucak, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : IntechOpen, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal breeding
Animal breeding - Evolution |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910688244503321 |
| London : , : IntechOpen, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animals as domesticates [[electronic resource] ] : a world view through history / / Juliet Clutton-Brock
| Animals as domesticates [[electronic resource] ] : a world view through history / / Juliet Clutton-Brock |
| Autore | Clutton-Brock Juliet |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.08
636.08/2 636.082 |
| Collana | The animal turn |
| Soggetto topico |
Domestic animals - History
Animals and civilization Human-animal relationships - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-62895-050-1
1-60917-314-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword by James A. Serpell; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Eurasia after the Ice; 2. Settlement and Domestication in Eurasia; 3. Arrival of Domesticates in Europe; 4. Domesticates in Ancient Egypt and Their Origins; 5. Domesticates of the Ancient Israelites, Assyrians, and Scythians; 6. Domesticates in the Classical World of Greece and Rome; 7. Domesticates in Ancient India and Southeast Asia; 8. Domesticates in Oceania; 9. Domesticates in Africa South of the Sahara; 10. Domesticates in the Americas; Conclusions
Appendix: Nomenclature of the Domestic Animals and Their Wild ProgenitorsNotes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451598503321 |
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Clutton-Brock Juliet
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| East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animals as domesticates [[electronic resource] ] : a world view through history / / Juliet Clutton-Brock
| Animals as domesticates [[electronic resource] ] : a world view through history / / Juliet Clutton-Brock |
| Autore | Clutton-Brock Juliet |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.08
636.08/2 636.082 |
| Collana | The animal turn |
| Soggetto topico |
Domestic animals - History
Animals and civilization Human-animal relationships - History |
| ISBN |
1-62895-050-1
1-60917-314-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword by James A. Serpell; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Eurasia after the Ice; 2. Settlement and Domestication in Eurasia; 3. Arrival of Domesticates in Europe; 4. Domesticates in Ancient Egypt and Their Origins; 5. Domesticates of the Ancient Israelites, Assyrians, and Scythians; 6. Domesticates in the Classical World of Greece and Rome; 7. Domesticates in Ancient India and Southeast Asia; 8. Domesticates in Oceania; 9. Domesticates in Africa South of the Sahara; 10. Domesticates in the Americas; Conclusions
Appendix: Nomenclature of the Domestic Animals and Their Wild ProgenitorsNotes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779278403321 |
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Clutton-Brock Juliet
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| East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animals as domesticates [[electronic resource] ] : a world view through history / / Juliet Clutton-Brock
| Animals as domesticates [[electronic resource] ] : a world view through history / / Juliet Clutton-Brock |
| Autore | Clutton-Brock Juliet |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina |
636.08
636.08/2 636.082 |
| Collana | The animal turn |
| Soggetto topico |
Domestic animals - History
Animals and civilization Human-animal relationships - History |
| ISBN |
1-62895-050-1
1-60917-314-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword by James A. Serpell; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Eurasia after the Ice; 2. Settlement and Domestication in Eurasia; 3. Arrival of Domesticates in Europe; 4. Domesticates in Ancient Egypt and Their Origins; 5. Domesticates of the Ancient Israelites, Assyrians, and Scythians; 6. Domesticates in the Classical World of Greece and Rome; 7. Domesticates in Ancient India and Southeast Asia; 8. Domesticates in Oceania; 9. Domesticates in Africa South of the Sahara; 10. Domesticates in the Americas; Conclusions
Appendix: Nomenclature of the Domestic Animals and Their Wild ProgenitorsNotes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823322503321 |
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Clutton-Brock Juliet
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| East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Araldica zootecnica / Eugenio Canevazzi
| Araldica zootecnica / Eugenio Canevazzi |
| Autore | Canevazzi, Eugenio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Hoepli, 1904 |
| Descrizione fisica | XIX, 322 p. ; 18 cm |
| Disciplina | 636.082 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Razze zootecniche
Selettocoltura |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990001710150403321 |
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Canevazzi, Eugenio
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| Milano : Hoepli, 1904 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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