The Genetics of Cattle, 2nd Edition

Dorian Garrick, Anatoly Ruvinsky

CABI, Nov 28, 2014 - Science - 641 pages

Since the time of domestication more than 10,000 years ago, cattle have played an increasingly crucial role in the development of human civilizations. Progress has been quite remarkable since the turn of the century; the sequencing of the bovine genome in 2009 launched new avenues for furthering our understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of cattle genetics. Covering a vast array of questions, this book reviews major topics from molecular and developmental genetics, disease resistance and immunogenetics to genetic improvement of dairy and beef breeds, addressing all current problems in the field. This second edition includes a new team of authors and completely new chapters on the genetics of fat production, nutrition, feed intake and efficiency, growth and body composition. Fully updated throughout, it provides a valuable resource on cattle genetics for researchers, breeders, veterinarians and postgraduate students. 

Contents

• 1 Systematics and Phylogeny of Cattle: 1
• 2 Genetic Aspects of Domestication: 19
• 3 Breeds of Cattle: 33
• 4 Molecular Genetics of Coat Colour Variation: 67
• 5 Genetics of Morphological Traits and Inherited Disorders: 90
• 6 Cytogenetics and Chromosome Maps: 103
• 7 Bovine Genomics: 130
• 8 Bovine Immunogenetics: 153
• 9 Genetics of Disease Resistance: 192
• 10 Molecular Biology and Genetics of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: 217
• 11 Genetics of Behaviour in Cattle: 234
• 12 Genetics of Reproduction in Cattle: 260
• 13 Modern Reproductive Technologies and Breed improvement: 284
• 14 Developmental Genetics: 318
• 15 Genetic Improvement of Dairy Cattle: 371
• 16 Molecular Genetics of Milk Protein Production: 397
• 17 Genetics of Fatty Acid Composition in Bovine Milk and Beef: 433
• 18 Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle: 451
• 19 Genomic Prediction and Genomewide Association Studies in Beef and Dairy Cattle: 474
• 20 Genetics of Feed Intake and Efficiency: 502
• 21 Genetics of Growth and Body Composition: 523
• 22 Genetics of Meat Quality: 544
• 23 Genetic Aspects of Cattle Adaptation in the Tropics: 571
• 24 Standard Genetic Nomenclature: 598
• Index: 609
• Colour Plates: 624

About the author

Anatoly Ruvinsky Since graduation from Novosibirsk State University (Russia) in 1969, A. Ruvinsky has been working in several fields of genetics for more than 40 years. He received his PhD in 1974 and Dr.Sc. in 1985. In 1986, Ruvinsky was elected as head of laboratory of animal genetics and 1988 as Vice Director of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1993, he joined the University of New England, Australia. Professor Ruvinsky published more than 100 refereed papers in leading genetic journals and edited 11 books so far. This includes the series of books on mammalian genetics, which currently undergoes 2nd edition. His most recent book, Genetics and Randomness, was published in 2009.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Genetics of Cattle, 2nd Edition; CAB books
• Editors: Dorian Garrick, Anatoly Ruvinsky
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: CABI, 2014
• ISBN: 1780642210, 9781780642215
• Length: 641 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General; Science / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics