Animal
Breeding/Laurence M. Winters. Reprint. Lucknow, Greenworld Pub., 2002, viii,
420 p., figs., tables, $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-87421-29-0.
Animal
Breeding/Laurence M. Winters. Reprint. Lucknow, Greenworld Pub., 2002, viii,
420 p., figs., tables, $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-87421-29-0.
Contents: 1. The economic importance of animal improvement. 2. Historical background. 3. The reproductive organs. 4. Gametogenesis and the physical basis of heredity. 5. The breeding cycle and the sex hormones. 6. Fertilization and prenatal development. 7. The role of heredity. 8. Fundamental Mendelism and animal breeding. 9. Lethals. 10. Sex. 11. Selection. 12. Effectiveness of selection. 13. Inbreeding. 14. Crossbreeding. 15. Purebred breeding. 16. Grading. 17. Fertility. 18. Artificial insemination. 19. Building superior germ plasm. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.