The genetics of cattle / edited by R. Fries and A. Ruvinsky.
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TextPublication details: Wallingford : CABI, 1999.Description: viii, 710p. : ill. ; 25cmISBN: - 9780851992587 :
- 9780851992587
- 636.20821 FRI
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 636.20821 FRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 202072 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Systematics and phylogeny of cattle J.A. Lenstra and D.G. Bradley -- 2.Genetic aspects of domestication -- 3.Genetics of colour variation. T.A. Olson -- 4.Genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders. F.W. Nicholas -- 5.Blood groups and biochemical polymorphisms. H.C. Hines -- 6.The molecular genetics of cattle. D. Vaiman -- 7.Molecular genetics of molecules with immunological functions: major histocompatiblity complex, immunoglobulins, T-cell receptors, cytokines and their receptors. H.A. Lewin, M. Amills and V.K. Ramiya -- 8.Genetics of disease resistance. A.J.Teale -- 9.Molecular biology and genetics of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. N. Hunter -- 10.Cytogenetics and physical chromosome maps. R. Fries and P. Popescu -- 11.Genetic linkage mapping, the gene maps of cattle and the lists of loci. W. Barendse and R. Fries -- 12.Genetic behaviour in cattle. D. Buchenauer 13.Genetics and biology of reproduction in cattle. B.W.Kirkpatrick -- 14.Reproductive technologies and transgenics. N.L. First, M. Mitalipova and M. Kent First -- 15.Developmental genetics. A.Revinsky and L.J. Spicer -- 16.Genetic resources and conservation. D.L. Simmon -- 17.Marker-assisted selection. M.R. Dentine -- 18.Genetic improvement of dairy cattle. M.E. Goddard and G. R. Wiggans -- 19.Molecular genetics of milk production. W. S. Bawden and K.R. Nicholas -- 20.Genetic improvement of beef cattle. B.P. Kinghorn and G. Simm. 21.Genetics of meat quality. D.M. Marshall -- 22.Genetic aspects of cattle adaptation in the tropics. S. Newman and S.G. Coffey -- 23.Standardized genetic nomenclature for cattle. C.H.S. Dolling -- 24.Breeds of cattle. D.S. Buchanan and S.L. Dolezal.
Molecular genetics and cytogenetics have improved the quality and amount of genetic information available. The process has significantly affected cattle, due to their importance in the economy and culture of many countries for meat and milk. This text gives information on research in this area.