Genetics of animal health [electronic resource] / Donagh Berry.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Agricultural genetics: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2013Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (52 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Animal genetics | Animal health | Livestock -- Diseases | Animal Diseases -- geneticsOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Importance of genetic of animal health -- Heritability -- Phenotype as a function of genetics & environment -- Genetic gain -- Health traits -- Viral diseases -- Udder traits: genetic variation across species -- Lameness (cattle & sheep) -- Bacterial diseases -- Fertility traits (dairy cows) -- Metabolic diseases -- Parasites -- Genetic trends -- Somatic cell score -- Mastitis and other diseases -- Genetic correlations between traits -- Increase accuracy of selection -- Predictor traits -- Indirect selection -- New technologies (genomics and others) -- Genome wide association studies and enabled selection.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.