Understanding Animal Breeding (2nd Edition) |
 enlarge | Author: Richard M. Bourdon
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $133.40
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 187197
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Pages: 538
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0130964492
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.082
EAN: 9780130964496
ASIN: 0130964492
Publication Date: August 8, 1999
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Product Description
An experienced animal breeder, Rick Bourdon designed this book to be a modern, technologically up-to-date approach to animal breeding. Understanding Animal Breeding addresses the abstract concepts of animal breeding, presenting the necessary mathematics, but previous experience in genetics and statistics is not assumed. Well organized and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material. Coverage explores the latest material on interactions and breeding objectives; performance testing; probabilities and inheritance; the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with multiple alleles; realized response to selection; breeding for uniformity; and biotechnology. For practicing animal breeders as well as those interested in breeding and agriculture.
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Customer Reviews:
No beautiful pictures May 3, 2005
G. Davila (Gainesville, FL USA)
This is an excellent book on animal breeding. However, contrary to a previous review, it does not have any pictures at all! It has excellent charts and tables that illustrate points in the book. I just wanted to clarify this point.
One of a kind. September 7, 2000
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Understanding Animal Breeding is truly a one of a kind book. With beatiful pictures and helpful information, this book is for anyone who loves to learn about animals or animal behavior. With over 500 pages of wonderful stuff you'll never get tired of it. The author is a good writer with a lot of skill and has know how of animal.
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