Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals
ISBN-10
1789241723
ISBN-13
9781789241723
Category
Medical
Pages
503
Language
English
Published
2020-11-26
Publisher
CABI
Authors
Geoff Simm, Geoff Pollott, Raphael Mrode

Description

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning farmed animal breeding. Relating science to practical application, it covers all the major farmed animal species: cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs and aquaculture species.

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