Utilisation and conservation of farm animal genetic resources:

The genetic diversity comprised in farm animal species and breeds is an important resource in livestock systems. For several reasons, within the different species used for food production, only a few breeds are developed towards high-output breeds fitting in high-input systems. In this process many...

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Veröffentlicht: Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers 2007
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Zusammenfassung:The genetic diversity comprised in farm animal species and breeds is an important resource in livestock systems. For several reasons, within the different species used for food production, only a few breeds are developed towards high-output breeds fitting in high-input systems. In this process many breeds are set aside from the food producing livestock systems. These breeds will be faced with extinction unless new functions for these breeds are found. This is a real threat for the genetic diversity within species. This book is intended to give insight into the issues of the utilisation and conservation of farm animal genetic resources towards a broad group of readers interested in these subjects. The insight is presented as applications of population, molecular and quantitative genetics that can be used to take appropriate decisions in utilisation and conservation programmes. A previous edition of this book is a key resource in
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Ch. 1. Introduction / Kor Oldenbroek -- Ch. 2. Strategies for moving from conservation to utilisation / Gustavo Gandini and Kor Oldenbroek -- Ch. 3. What is genetic diversity? / John Woolliams and Miguel Toro -- Ch. 4. Genomics reveals domestication history and facilitates breed development / Miguel Toro and Asko Mäki-Tanila -- Ch. 5. Measuring genetic diversity in farm animals / Herwin Edung and Jörn Bennewitz -- Ch. 6. Selection breeds for conservation / Jörn Bennewitz [and others] -- Ch. 7. Genetic contributions and inbreeding / John Woolliams -- Ch. 8. Operation of conservation schemes / Theo Meuwissen -- Ch. 9. Practical implications of utilisation and management / Erling Fimland and Kor Oldenbroek
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ISBN:9789086865925
9086865925
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-592-5

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