Horse genetics
Horse genetics [electronic resource]
Edited by E. Bailey, S. A. Brooks.
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- WallingfordUK CABI 2013
- 200pp.;
- CABI Books .
- CABI Books .
This essential textbook describes the basic genetics of the horse including coat colour, parentage, medical and population genetics, cytogenetics, performance, breeding systems and genetic conservation, and new advances such as micro-satellite testing. The authors have updated Dr. Ann T. Bowling's seminal work in light of the sequencing of the complete horse genome, and in addition to the basic genetic principles and their specific applications to the horse, new and revised topics include the development of genomics, gene expression, the relationship of the genome to physiological function, blood groups, transfusion medicine and haemolytic disease of newborn foals. It also includes a greater description of the diversity of breeds of horse in the world, and equid evolution. It is an essential book for students of equine studies, animal breeding and veterinary science, as well horse breeders and owners.
9781780641256
10.1079/9781780643298.0000 doi
animal breeds Chordata etiology horse breeds horses domestication eukaryotes chromosome abnormalities breed differences aetiology evolution wild animals chromosome aberrations Perissodactyla animals hereditary diseases genotypic variability traits animal breed performance traits horse breeding draft animals genetics breeds Equidae vertebrates Equus traction animals causal agents epigenetics taxonomy race horses morphology colour genetic variation chromosomes mules history color working animals genetic variability horse diseases draught animals breeding programmes animal diseases systematics mammals selection heritable characters karyotypes coat heritability genotypic variation breeding programs genetic improvement racehorses chromosome number genomics
This essential textbook describes the basic genetics of the horse including coat colour, parentage, medical and population genetics, cytogenetics, performance, breeding systems and genetic conservation, and new advances such as micro-satellite testing. The authors have updated Dr. Ann T. Bowling's seminal work in light of the sequencing of the complete horse genome, and in addition to the basic genetic principles and their specific applications to the horse, new and revised topics include the development of genomics, gene expression, the relationship of the genome to physiological function, blood groups, transfusion medicine and haemolytic disease of newborn foals. It also includes a greater description of the diversity of breeds of horse in the world, and equid evolution. It is an essential book for students of equine studies, animal breeding and veterinary science, as well horse breeders and owners.
9781780641256
10.1079/9781780643298.0000 doi
animal breeds Chordata etiology horse breeds horses domestication eukaryotes chromosome abnormalities breed differences aetiology evolution wild animals chromosome aberrations Perissodactyla animals hereditary diseases genotypic variability traits animal breed performance traits horse breeding draft animals genetics breeds Equidae vertebrates Equus traction animals causal agents epigenetics taxonomy race horses morphology colour genetic variation chromosomes mules history color working animals genetic variability horse diseases draught animals breeding programmes animal diseases systematics mammals selection heritable characters karyotypes coat heritability genotypic variation breeding programs genetic improvement racehorses chromosome number genomics