A Conservation Breeding Handbook |
Contents
Developing a Philosophy of Breeding | 11 |
The Concept and Practice of Selection | 17 |
Breeding Systems | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
ALBC conservation American Livestock Breeds birds bloodlines bred breed registries breeders breeding cycle bull calves calf cattle characteristics chickens conservation breeding program conservation program cows crossbreeding culled D.P. Sponenberg dairy domestic Don Bixby ducks effective population effective population size egg production females feral breeds Florida Cracker forage geese genes genetic conservation genetic diversity genetic status genetic variation Gloucester Old Spot goal goats habitat hatch herd or flock horse breeding horses and donkeys human selection husbandry important inbred inbreeding coefficient inbreeding depression incubator Jacob sheep landrace line bull linebred linebreeding linecrossing livestock and poultry Livestock Breeds Conservancy mating mature meat milk natural selection North America outbred parallel herds pasture pigs poultry breeds poultry conservation poultry species purebred rare breeds registered registry replacements reproduction rescue program result rotated Save a bull semen single herd stallions standardized breeds swine Tamworth pigs traits turkeys wool young bulls