In Breeding
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Author | : Margaret Derry |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2012-01-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442698241 |
Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock. How have the methods used by geneticists differed from those employed by domestic breeders over time? Art and Science in Breeding details the relationship between farm practices and agricultural genetics in poultry breeding from 1850 to 1960. Margaret E. Derry traces the history and organization of chicken breeding in North America, from craft approaches and breeding as an ‘art,’ to the conflicts that had emerged between traditional and scientific methods by the 1940s. Derry assesses links between the 'scientific' revolution of chicken farming and the development of corporate breeding as a modern, international industry. Using poultry as a case study for the wider narrative of agricultural genetics, Art and Science in Breeding adds considerable knowledge to a rapidly growing field of inquiry.
Author | : C. A. House |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 99 |
Release | : 2013-01-10 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1447486420 |
This volume takes a detailed look at in-breeding animals, exploring what it is, what it can achieve, and common problems related to it. “In-Breeding: What it is and What it Does” contains a wealth of information that will be invaluable to farmers and breeders of farm animals. Contents Include: “A General Survey”, “A Continental Race”, “Horse Breeder Defines In-Breeding”, “Purity of Strain and Stamina”, “In-Breeding Described”, “Out-Crossing and In-Crossing”, “How to In-Breed”, “Strain: What is it?”, “Like Produces Like”, “What In-Breeding Has Done for Horses, Cattle and Sheep”, “In-Breeding Dogs”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on farming.
Author | : Joseph NEWTON (of Ickwell.) |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1852 |
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Author | : Joseph Newton (F.R.H.S.) |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1852 |
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Author | : Charles Arthur House |
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Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Inbreeding |
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Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Sheep |
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Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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Author | : William Penn Brooks |
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Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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Total Pages | : 760 |
Release | : 1919 |
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Author | : Luc E Pâques |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 2013-05-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9400761465 |
Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tree species. They are part of the present European forestry landscape and largely contribute to intensive wood production and other forest activities. In this book, we describe the state-of-art of breeding for the main forest tree species. We provide a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date overview of the major scientific results and breeding achievements gathered from the many programmes scattered across Europe. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each as a monograph corresponding to a species or group of species Abies spp., (Larix spp., Picea abies, Picea sitchensis, Pinus sylvestris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Mediterranean pines; Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, and Prunus avium). Each of them is written by a group of experts and focuses on the distribution and economical importance of the species; motivation for breeding and breeding objectives; intraspecific genetic variability, breeding populations and breeding strategy; forest reproductive material deployment including mass-propagation and, prospects and perspectives for joint research and breeding. The book is a unique and up-dated source of information for students, researchers and professionals interested in the genetics and domestication of forest tree species.