Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals
- ISBN-10
- 178924174X
- ISBN-13
- 9781789241747
- Category
- Livestock
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Authors
- Geoff Simm, Ross Houston, Karen Marshall
Description
"Comprehensive, yet concise and approachable, Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning current farmed animal breeding practice. The text relates science to practical application in all the major farmed animal species: cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs and fish"--
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