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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: C T Chacko , F. SchneiderPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Science Publishers,U.S. Weight: 0.566kg ISBN: 9781578083800ISBN 10: 157808380 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 09 January 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAPPROACH TO BREEDING PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Trends in Livestock Production: Introduction; Major Issues; India's Livestock Sector; Potential of Breed Improvement; Limitations to Breed Improvement; Methods for Production Improvement; Breed Conservation and Development Breeding Programme for Large Ruminants Kept by Small Farmers: Introduction; Breeding Policy; Breeding Schemes; Breeding Plan Production of Breeding Bulls: Introduction; Import of Bulls, Semen and Embryos; Bull Purchase; Transport of Animal; Bull Production in the Breeding area; Bull Mother Farms Frozen Semen Production: Breeding Bulls; Deep Frozen Semen Production Station (DFSPS); Semen Collection; Semen Processing; Frozen Semen Storage; Frozen Semen Dispatch; Manpower Requirement Management of Artificial Insemination Service: Introduction; Artificial Insemination Unit; Monitoring and Control of Artificial Insemination Units; Regional Semen Supply Station; Liquid Nitrogen Field Performance Recording: Introduction; Animal Identification; Recording Milk and Milk Constituents; Organisation of a field Performance Recording Programme; Information Management; Conformation Recording Progeny Testing of Bulls: Introduction; Step Involved; Proven Bulls; Time Taken to Get the Sire Proof; Accuracy of the Progeny Test GENETIC AND STATISTICS FOR PRACTICAL WORK: A 'HANDS-ON APPROACH': A. Quantitative Genetics: Introduction Sources of Variation: Qualitative and Quantitative Characters; Genetic and Environmental Sources of Variation; Heritability; Estimating Heritability; Identical Twins; Genotype by Environmental Interaction Selection: Principles of Selection; Consequences of Selection; Individual Selection; Pedigree Selection; Family Selection; Progeny Selection; Factors Affecting Selection Progress; Generation Interval; Annual Genetic Gain; Time Factor in Selection Programme Breeding Value: Breeding Value Based on Progeny Records; Breeding Value from Individual Records; Breeding Value Based on Pedigree Information; Breeding Value Based on Half-sibs Breeding Systems: Inbreeding; Crossbreeding; New Breed Formation B. Statistics: Population and Sample: General; Describing a Sample Measure of Variability: Introduction; Mean Absolute Deviation; Mean Square Deviation (Variance); Standard Deviation Co-efficient of Variation; Standard Error Normal Distribution Hypothesis Testing: The t-test; Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); The Chi Square Test Regression and Correlation: Regression; Correlation References Index Manual of Toolbox AnnexesReviewsAuthor InformationC T Chacko Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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