Muir (animal sciences, Purdue University) and Aggrey (poultry science, University of Georgia) collect the latest research on issues associated with poultry breeding, especially in quantitative and molecular genetics and the uses of transgenic technology. Problems in poultry breeding are first defined, then methods to address these issues are examined, in sections on breeding strategies and objectives and the use of genomics and bioinformatics in poultry. A special section is devoted to the genetics of disease resistance and transmission. Readership includes those working in poultry science, animal breeding, genetics, and biotechnology. The book is distributed by Oxford University Press. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
In this comprehensive research book issues associated with poultry breeding are addressed, by examining quantitative and molecular genetics and the uses of transgenic technology. The important area of disease resistance and transmission is also covered in a special section looking at the genetics of disease resistance. This book represents the first complete integration of our current knowledge of biotechnology and quantitative and molecular genetics as applied to poultry breeding.
1: Part I: Problems and Issues associated with Poultry Breeding 2:
Industrial Perspective on Problems & Issues Associated with Poultry Breeding,
J Arthur, Hy-Line International, Dallas Center, USA & G Albers, Nutreco
Agriculture Research & Development, The Netherlands 3: Growth & Reproduction
Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Broiler Meat Production, E
Ducuypere, V Bruggeman, Catholic Uni Leuven, G Barbato, Pennsylvania Uni,& J
Buyse, Catholic Uni Leuven, 4: Skeletal Problems Associated with Selection
for Increased Production, C Whitehead, R Fleming, Bone Biology Group, Roslin
Institute, R Julian, Ontario Veterinary College & P Sørensen, DIAS 5: Meat
Quality Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production, H
Remignon, ENSAT, France and E Le Bihan-Duval, Station de Recherches Avicoles,
INRA Centre de Tours, France 6: Behaviour Problems Associated with Selection
for Increased Production, J B Kjaer, Danish Institute of Agricultural
Sciences, Tjele, Denmark and J A Mench, University of California, USA 7:
Problems with Genotype-Environment Interactions Associated with Selection for
Increased Production, P K Mathur, Canadian Center for Swine Improvement Inc,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 8: Part II: Breeding Strategies and Objectives 9:
Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Layer Production, A E Groen,
Wageningen University, The Netherlands 10: Breeding Objectives and Selection
Strategies for Broiler Production, D Emmerson, Aviagens, AL, USA 11: Use of
Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Meat Type Birds, 12: B
Besbes, Hubbard-ISA (Layer Division), Chateaubourg, France and V Ducrocq,
Station de Genetique Quantitative et Appliquee, INRA, France 13: Application
of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Meat Type Birds, S
Wezyk, Krowoderskich Zuchow, Poland and J Jankowski, University of Warmia and
Mazury, Poland 14: Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Poultry Breeding:
Estimation of Genetic Parameters, T Szwaczkowski, August Cieszkowski
Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland 15: Use of Mixed Model Methodology
in Poultry Breeding: Assumptions, limitations, and concerns of BLUP based
selection programs, M Quinton, University of Guelph, Canada 16: Direct
Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-Being, J Faure, Station de
Recherches Avicoles, INRA Centre de Tours, France, W Bessei, Universitat
Hohenheim, Germany & R Jones, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh 17: Indirect
Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-Being, W M Muir 18: Genetic
Diversity and Conservation of Poultry, M E Delany, University of California,
USA 19: Part III: Disease Resistance and Transmission 20: Progress and
Prospects in Resistance to Disease, U Kuhnlein, McGill University, Canada, S
E Aggrey and A Zadworny, McGill University, Canada 21: Genetics of the Immune
System, J Plachy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, P Kaiser,
Institute of Animal Health, Compton Lab & K Hala, Institute of
Pathophysiology, University of Innsbruck Medical School 22: Genetic
Resistance and Transmission of Avian Bacteria and Viruses, N Bumstead,
Institute of Animal Health, Compton Laboratory, Berkshire, UK 23: Genetic
Resistance and Transmission of Avian Parasites, M-H Pinard van der Laan,
Laboratoire de Genetique Factorille, INRA, France, H S Lillehoj and James J
Zhu, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, USA 24: Selection for Disease
Resistance: Conventional Breeding for Resistance to Bacteria and Viruses, C
Beaumont, Station de Recherches Avicoles, G Dambrine, A Chausse, INRA & D
Flock, Akazienweg, 25: Selection for Disease Resistance: Molecular Genetic
Techniques, H H Cheng, USDA-ARS, Avian Diseases and Oncology Lab, MI, USA 26:
Selection for Disease Resistance: Direct Selection on the Immune Response, S
Lamont, Iowa Uni, M Pinard-van der Laan, A Cahaner, Hebrew Uni Jerusalem, J
van der Poel & H Parmentier, Wageningen Uni 27: Part IV: The Use of Genomics
and Bioinformatics in Poultry 28: Genetic Markers: Prospects and Applications
in Genetic Analysis, S E Aggrey and R Okimoto, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, USA 29: Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits
based on Mapped Genetic Markers, J A M Van Arendonk, and H Bovenhuis,
Wageningen University, The Netherlands 30: Designs and Methods to Detect QTL
for Production Traits based on Random Genetic Models, Yi Nengjun and S Xu,
University of California, Riverside, USA 31: Structural Genomics: Integrating
Linkage, Physical and Sequence Maps, M A M Groenen and R P M A Crooijmans,
Wageningen University, The Netherlands 32: Incorporating Molecular
Information in Breeding Programs: Methodology, R Fernando and L R Totir, Iowa
State University, Ames, USA 33: Incorporating Molecular Information in
Breeding Programs: Applications and Limitations, W M Muir 34: Comparative
Genomics, D W Burt, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, UK 35: Functional Genomics:
Development and Gene Regulation, J Killefer, University of Illinois, Urbana,
USA and H Kocamis, College of Agriculture, Morgantown, WV, USA 36: Expressed
Sequence Tags, DNA Chip Technology and Gene Expression Profiling, L A
Cogburn, R Morgan and J Burnside, University of Delaware, Newark, USA 37: DNA
Polymorphisms in Functional Genes, U Kuhnlein, McGill University, Quebec,
Canada, S E Aggrey, N Kansaku, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan and D
Zadworny, McGill University, Quebec, Canada 38: Strategies for the Production
of Transgenic Chickens, J N Petitte, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, USA 39: The Future of Molecular Genetics in Poultry Breeding, J
Dodgson, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA