Animal breeding

This early work is a fascinating read for any goat enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical for the amateur or professional goat farmer today.

This book contains a classic guide to raising angora goats, with information on selection, breeding, feeding, utilisation of products, ailments, and many other related aspects.

"e;Pig Showing"e; is a classic guide to exhibiting pigs, dealing with preparation, judging, breeding and selecting, and much more.

"e;Principles of Practical Pig Breeding and Feeding"e; is a classic guide to pig farming that presents the reader with all the fundamental information they would need to know about keeping and breeding pigs for pleasure or profit.

A succinct reference for those assessing and managing the reproductive functionality of male animals, this practical manual contains both generic and species-specific information suitable for widespread worldwide application.

Since the first edition was published in 1984 Horse and Stable Management has become the recognised source of reliable information on all aspects of the practical management of horses and ponies.

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning farmed animal breeding.

Are you a feline fanatic?

Fundamental to any livestock improvement programme by animal scientists, is the prediction of genetic merit in the offspring generation for desirable production traits such as increased growth rate, or superior meat, milk and wool production.

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world and cat owners want advanced veterinary care.

This vintage book contains a collection of articles pertaining to the production of pork, with information on curing, cuts, slaughtering, and many other aspects.

This practical research text provides an invaluable resource for all animal and veterinary scientists designing, analysing and interpreting results from nutrition and feed experiments in pigs and poultry.

Genome sequencing has become a basic tool of plant and animal breeding.

Since the first edition was published in 1984 Horse and Stable Management has become the recognised source of reliable information on all aspects of the practical management of horses and ponies.

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world and cat owners want advanced veterinary care.

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning farmed animal breeding.

This classic guide to sheep farming contains information on every step of the process, from breeding and rearing to wool production and beyond.

This volume contains a classic handbook on keeping pigs, with chapters on selection and breeding, housing, edit, common ailments and problems, exercise, and much more.

Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock.

In Masterminding Nature, Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methodologies in eighteenth-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s.

Principles of Cloning, Second Edition is the fully revised edition of the authoritative book on the science of cloning.

This practical research text provides an invaluable resource for all animal and veterinary scientists designing, analysing and interpreting results from nutrition and feed experiments in pigs and poultry.

This is the third textbook from this award-winning and internationally-recognised pig consultant.

Since the middle of the twentieth century the world has witnessed a succession of political and social disruptions.

This volume contains a collection of interesting and helpful articles on pig keeping, covering topics such as feeding, breeding, ailments, and more.

"e;Highland Ponies"e; is a detailed guide to the different varieties of ponies found in the Highlands of Scotland, along with interesting anecdotes and observations by the author.

A concise and liberally illustrated working guide on Broodmare health and breeding management for veterinarians, veterinary students and breeders.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

Sexual Selection: Perspectives and Models from the Neotropics presents new sexual selection research based upon neotropical species.

"e;Ride your horse today for the horse you want tomorrow.

In Masterminding Nature, Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methodologies in eighteenth-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s.

Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock.

Are you a feline fanatic?

Rabbits are versatile animals, farmed for their meat and fur, as laboratory animals, and also as pets.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

Rabbits have many uses - as well as being cherished pets, they are bred for their meat and fur, and as laboratory animals.

When you're looking for a comprehensive and reliable text on large animal reproduction, look no further!

This book contains a classic guide to breeding and raising goats on a farm, with information on rearing, feeding, common problems and ailments, selection, and many other related aspects.

This comprehensive volume focuses on recent trends and new technologies used in the management ofreproduction in major farm animals, focusing on both males and females of bovine, equine, and porcinespecies.

Genome sequencing has become a basic tool of plant and animal breeding.

This all-in-one guide to the world's favourite pet ensures that you can be the owner of a healthy, happy cat.

From the bestselling author of The Happy Puppy Handbook comes the definitive guide to choosing the perfect puppy for you.

"e;The Pig Farmer's Veterinary Book"e; is a complete and comprehensive handbook on the various illnesses and ailments that are commonly found in pigs.

Contained within this book is a classic guide to keeping pigs for profit or pleasure, exploring subjects including care and health, general management, selection, breeding, and much more.

A research-based account of what we know about zoos, animals living in zoos, and how they interact with humans.

This volume contains a collection of articles on pig-keeping, with information on farrowing, parturition, feeding, breeding, taking care of female pigs, and much more besides.

In recent years there has been an increasing resurgence in small scale pig rearing for both commercial use and exhibition purposes.