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Author:   Margaret E. Derry
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781442626522

ISBN 10:   1442626526
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   18 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Artificial Selection Theory and Livestock Breeding, 1750–1900 2. Early Developments in Genetics 3. Practical Breeding via Theoretical Population Genetics 4. New Directions: Artificial Insemination Technology and Quantitative Genetics 5. Molecular Genetics, Genomics, and Livestock Breeding 6. Biology, Industry Needs, and Morality in Livestock Breeding Conclusions Notes Glossary Bibliography

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'This is a richly informative book that draws on Derry's academic training and long experience as practical breeder.' -- Ann Norton Greene Agricultural History vol 90:01:2016

'This is a richly informative book that draws on Derry's academic training and long experience as practical breeder.' -- Ann Norton Greene Agricultural History vol 90:01:2016 'This is a historian with deep and personal fascination for the world of animal breeding... There is much information in this book. It can be used as a reference for the key movements, ideas and people in the history of animal breeding.' -- Jennifer Adlem The British Journal for the History of Science vol 49:01:2016

Author Information

Margaret E. Derry is an adjunct professor in the Department of History and associated faculty at the Campbell Centre for Animal Welfare in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Guelph.

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