Future Developments in the Genetic Improvement of Animals
- ISBN-10
- 0120788306
- ISBN-13
- 9780120788309
- Category
- Technology & Engineering / General
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Authors
- Keith Hammond, James Stuart Flinton Barker, Alexander E. McClintock
Description
A general view of animal breeding; Molecular genetics; Immunogenetics; Reproductive biology; Economic aspects of developing breeding objectives; Mixed model theory; Population size; Electronics.
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