Poultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by W.M. Muir and S.E. Aggrey
| Poultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by W.M. Muir and S.E. Aggrey |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, USA, : CABI Pub., c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (720 p.) |
| Disciplina | 636.5/082 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MuirW. M (William M.)
AggreyS. E (Samuel E.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Poultry - Breeding
Poultry - Genetics Poultry - Genetic engineering |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-83377-7
9786610833771 0-85199-845-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
7 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 14 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 23 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 30 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450727003321 |
| Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, USA, : CABI Pub., c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Poultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology / / edited by W.M. Muir and S.E. Aggrey
| Poultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology / / edited by W.M. Muir and S.E. Aggrey |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, Mass. : , : CABI Pub., , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 706 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 636.5/082 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MuirW. M (William M.)
AggreyS. E (Samuel E.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Poultry - Breeding
Poultry - Genetics Poultry - Genetic engineering |
| ISBN |
1-280-83377-7
9786610833771 0-85199-845-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
7 Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Layer Production; 8 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 14 Indirect Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-being; 15 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 23 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 30 Functional Genomics: Development and Gene Regulation; 31 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784121303321 |
| Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, Mass. : , : CABI Pub., , 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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