The genetics of the pig /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Subjects: Swine > Genetics.; Swine > Breeding.; Sus scrofa > genetics.; Animal Diseases > genetics.; Breeding.; Genomics.; Meat Producing Animals.; Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000); Animal Reproduction and Embryology, (New March 2000); Animal Behaviour.; Animal Anatomy and Morphology, (New March 2000); Animal Physiology and Biochemistry (Excluding Nutrition); Animal Immunology, (New March 2000); Animal Tissue and Cell Culture.; Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals.; Meat Produce.; Food Composition and Quality.; Animal Models of Human Diseases, (New March 2000); Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002); Cell, Tissue and Embryo Manipulation, (New June 2002); Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Pharmacological Biotechnology, (New June 2002); Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Pigs.; Animal behaviour.; Animal breeding.; Animal genetic resources.; Animal models.; Behaviour.; Boars.; Carcass composition.; Carcass quality.; Carcass yield.; Coat.; Colour.; Cytogenetics.; Disease models.; Domestication.; Evolution.; Genetic analysis.; Genetic engineering.; Genetic improvement.; Genetically engineered organisms.; Genetics.; Hereditary diseases.; Immunity.; Immunogenetics.; Meat quality.; Morphology.; Nomenclature.; Performance traits.; Pig breeds.; Pigmeat.; Reproduction.; Sows.; Taxonomy.; Transgenic animals.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 507 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The second edition of this book contains chapters that discuss modern pig genetics, including taxonomy and evolution, domestication, coat colour variation, morphological traits and hereditary diseases, immunogenetics, cytogenetics, genomics, behaviour genetics, reproduction, transgenics, developmental genetics, pig genetic resources, performance traits, carcass and meat quality genetics, genetic improvement, pigs as models for biomedical sciences, pig breeds and genetic nomenclature. This book is intended for those who study or work with pigs.