Thoroughbred breeding : pedigree theories and the science of genetics / Matthew Binns and Tony Morris.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : J.A. Allen, 2010.Description: 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:- 9780851319353
- 0851319351
- 636.1322 BIN 22
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 636.1322 BIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 225669 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Thoroughbred's Obscure Origins -- 2.The Beginnings of Pedigree -- 3.Steps Forward -- and Back -- 4.The First General Stud-Book -- 5.The First Analysts Have Their Say -- 6.Widening the Debate -- 7.Fresh Ideas against a Background of Change -- 8.Modest Progress towards Enlightenment -- 9.Missed Evidence and a False Dawn -- 10.The Thoroughbred's Part in the Birth of Genetics -- 11.From Mumbo-jumbo to Common Sense -- 12.Enlightenment Remains Elusive -- 13.Why the Horseman Needs to Know Genetics -- 14.The Equine Genome -- 15.Coat Colour I -- Grey, a Dominant Trait -- 16.Coat Colour II -- Mendel and Beyond -- 17.Bruce Lowe Families and the Role of Mitochondria -- 18.Big Hearts, The X Factor and Tortoiseshell Cats -- 19.The Musculoskeletal System -- 20.Heritability of Athletic Performance -- 21.Genetic Drift and Inbreeding -- 22.Nicks and Broodmare Sires -- 23.Selective Breeding