Economic Aspects of Animal Breeding (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780412597503)

This important book covers economic evaluation of genetic differences in animals, determination of breeding goals within an economic context and economic evaluation of breeding programs. During the last 50 years there have been great advances made in the breeding of domesticated animal species. Most of this work has been achieved through the efforts of geneticists, and often the economic goals of such advances have not been clearly evaluated. Economic Aspects of Animal Breeding redresses the balance and provides a much needed synthesis of this most important subject. The book is divided into five sections: basic concepts; economic evaluation of genetic differences; advanced topics in selection indices; economic evaluation of breeding programs, including biotechnological aspects; crossbreeding and heterosis.

Author: Joel Ira Weller
ISBN-10: 0412597500
ISBN-13: 9780412597503
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 02/28/1994
Pages: 244
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.36w x 0.73d