Dalton's Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding

by Malcolm B. Willis, Clive Dalton

Genetics is difficult for students of agriculture and veterinary science to the application of genetics to animal breeding can be even more difficult in practice. This textbook has been revised completely by a practical geneticist and breeder who fully understands the difficulties of students and stockmen. It explains the theoretical basis of Mendelism, population genetics, selection and breeding and their applications on the farm. The penultimate section concerns practical animal breeding and how to go about it, with examples and problems.

175 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[I'mogén]

I didn't intend to go into this book to fully read from cover to cover, however as I was picking out segments to reference in an assignment, I found it to be really interesting and wanted to get a greater context of the science behind breeding animals.
In terms of understanding this, it was set out in a really appreciated, user-friendly layout that was easy to read and absorb, but there were times I felt hindered. This wasn't always to do with not understanding all of it (of which I comprehended a large amount), but was instead due to what I feel to be a lack of punctuation where it was needed. Because of this, I found myself going over sentences multiple times to understand how it should be read.
Anyway, as well as providing some great information for my assignment, it has also given me a wider, albeit basic, knowledge of animal breeding and, to an extent, genetics.

Pick it up, give it a go, and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén