Understanding Animal Breeding and Genetics

Bourdon, Richard M.

 
9780023128516: Understanding Animal Breeding and Genetics

Synopsis

For Animal Breeding and Genetics courses.

An experienced educator in animal breeding, Rick Bourdon designed this book to be a modern, technologically up-to-date approach to animal breeding that is less intimidating to students than competing texts. The book is meant to be a learning text or guide as opposed to simply a reference. Understanding Animal Breeding addresses the abstract concepts of animal breeding, presenting the necessary mathematics, but previous experience in genetics and statistics is not assumed. Well organized and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material.

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Synopsis

Intended as a learning text, rather than simply a reference, this work addresses the abstract concepts of animal breeding. It presents the necessary mathematics, but assumes no previous experience in genetics and statistics. Well organized and readable, the book stresses application, then explains theory for an overall understanding of the material.

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