Animal breeding

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

Equine Reproductive Physiology Breeding and Stud Management, 5th Edition provides a thorough grounding in equine reproductive anatomy and physiology for equine, animal and veterinary science students.

Equine Reproductive Physiology Breeding and Stud Management, 5th Edition provides a thorough grounding in equine reproductive anatomy and physiology for equine, animal and veterinary science students.

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

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

Polly Pullar has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood.

'This wonderful book is essential reading for all children with furry best friends, written in a way that is very easy to follow and great fun!

Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date account of the key techniques employed in manipulating reproduction in farm animals, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, buffaloes, camelids, horses and poultry.

A lively, engaging introduction to the history of goats in Britain, and the recent renaissance of goat-related products.

A lively, engaging introduction to the history of goats in Britain, and the recent renaissance of goat-related products.

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 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.

Building on the successful structure of the first edition, the second edition of Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals has been totally updated and revised to provide an up to date account of the key techniques employed in manipulating reproduction in farm animals, including beef and dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, buffaloes, camelids, horses and poultry.

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

Since the time of domestication more than 10,000 years ago, cattle have played an increasingly crucial role in the development of human civilizations.

first published in 1901, this volume contains a detailed guide to forming and managing a pure-bred flock of sheep, with chapters on selection, mating, different breeds, rearing, and much more.

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

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 is a complete guide to all aspects of pig keeping.

In the 1970s, scientists claimed that farm animal breeding was finally evolving from an art into a science.

In the 1970s, scientists claimed that farm animal breeding was finally evolving from an art into a science.

Before crude oil and the combustion engine, the industrialized world relied on a different kind of power - the power of the horse.

Better validation of indigenous domestic animal genetic resources is becoming more important with regard to the potential of livestock for poverty alleviation and income generation.

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

This text contains a concise guide on the management of farm livestock, including sections on cattle, sheep, pigs, and horses.

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

"e;Starting a Pig Farm"e; is a fantastic collection of vintage articles on the subject of keeping pigs, dealing with every aspect from buying and housing to marketing and beyond.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the variety of breeds of poultry commonly used for meat and eggs.

Boston's own dog, set down in 1926 by a breeder who could trace every winner in the ring back to its foundation stock.

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.

"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.

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.

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

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.

This impressive volume contains a large and comprehensive collection of articles on pig farming, with information on diet, ailments, housing, preparation, marketing, and many other aspects of pig breeding.

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

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATION'Pilcher is both very funny and very, very clever.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to sheep and shepherding in Britain in the nineteenth century.

First published in 1943, "e;The Farming Ladder"e; aims to explain how the reader may start and maintain a successful and profitable farm in the easiest way possible, without requiring a great deal of special knowledge or skills.

"e;Keeping Poultry And Rabbits On Scraps"e; is an extensively illustrated guide to keeping rabbits and chickens, with a special focus on doing so as cheaply as possible.

This book contains a classic guide to pig farming that presents the reader with all the fundamental information they would need to know abut keeping and breeding pigs for pleasure or profit.

"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.

This is a 1928 guide to incubating and brooding chickens.

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

The Great Dane is the giant Apollo of dogs, a German boarhound of noble bearing and gentle temperament.

Bred for generations to work the flock with intelligence and tireless energy, the Collie is the classic sheepdog of Scotland and the north.

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

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

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.

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.