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Understanding Animal Breeding: Pearson New International Edition Paperback – 1 November 2013

by Richard Bourdon (Author)
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For Animal Breeding and Genetics courses.

An experienced educator in animal breeding, Rick Bourdon designed this book to be a modern, technologically up-to-date approach to animal breeding that is less intimidating to students than competing texts. The book is meant to be a learning text or guide as opposed to simply a reference. 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 organised and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material.
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  1. Print length
    520 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pearson
  4. Publication date
    1 November 2013
  5. Dimensions
    21.59 x 3 x 27.61 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1292040033
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1292040035
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From the Back Cover

  • New material on interactions and breeding objectives (Ch. 1).
  • New material on performance testing (Ch. 2).
  • New material on probabilities (Ch. 3).
  • New material on Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with multiple alleles (Ch. 4).
  • New material on realized response to selection (Ch. 10).
  • New material on breeding for uniformity (Ch. 19).
  • Updated coverage of biotechnology (Ch. 20)―Discusses the latest trends and techniques in cloning, sex control, marker assisted selection, and conservation genetics.

    • Keeps students abreast of the most recent technological tools and techniques, developing their abilities to understand and use the same or similar tools in their own careers. Ex.___

  • Over 40 photos―Supports the narrative with images that bring discussions to life.

    • Provides students with visual insights into the breeder's world, allowing them to see what are often abstract principles at work in the lives of real people and animals. Ex.___

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 2 edition (1 November 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 520 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1292040033
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1292040035
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 3 x 27.61 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 87 ratings

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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding text on animal breeding
Reviewed in Canada on 20 August 2019
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This book explains the goals of animal breeding and relates concepts like EPDs, heritability, selection intensity, etc to those goals with clearly explained examples. The author has a good intuition for what specific concepts are confusing and takes the time to focus more on those.
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Rodrigo Junqueira Pereira
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente!
Reviewed in Brazil on 2 August 2017
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O autor muito talentoso em transmitir os conceitos básicos de uma forma muito didática! Obra essencial aos que querem ter contato com a teoria do melhoramento genético animal em nível de graduação.
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Stryker
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and easy to read
Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2016
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This is a textbook I bought for a class. I liked the information and it was very good for some supplemental learning when I didn't understand something. All in all this is a very well written book and is a staple for anyone wanting to learn about animal breeding and the pros of making a few small changes to your breeding program. This book is also quite lighter than you'd expect a book of its size to be so I would not recommend it as a paper-weight.
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Nabeel ALNAHHAS
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book.
Reviewed in France on 13 July 2014
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This book is a must have for students in animal breeding. It is a comprehensive text that covers all aspects of animal breeding with just the sufficient amount of details. The chapter on the structure of the industry and its relationship to the science of animal breeding was, for me, the most valuable. The math, while it is kept to the necessary minimum, it is explained very clearly. The only thing that is missing from this book is a little bit more detail on the methodology of BLUP.
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Luciano Pinheiro da Silva
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente livro para iniciantes em melhoramento animal
Reviewed in Brazil on 11 July 2017
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Livro básico no estudo do melhoramento genético animal, linguagem acessível, com exemplos e boxes que ajudam a fixar conceitos. Um dos mais completos da área.
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