The Genetics of Cattle (2^nd Ed.)

Understanding of cattle genetics and genomics has increased dramatically. This book covers genetic components behind important factors in cattle production such as breeds, disease resistance, growth, development, behaviour, body composition and meat quality. With significant updates throughout, this new edition includes significantly updated material, new contributing authors, and new chapters on genetics of fat production and deposition, nutrition, feed intake and feed efficiency, growth and body composition and genomic selection in beef and dairy cattle.

Chapter 1 Systematics and phylogeny of cattle

Chapter 2 Genetic aspects of domestication

Chapter 3 Breeds of cattle

Chapter 4 Molecular genetics of colour variation

Chapter 5 Genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders

Chapter 6 Cytogenetics and chromosome maps

Chapter 7 Bovine genomics

Chapter 8 Bovine immunogenetics

Chapter 9 Genetics of disease resistance

Chapter 10 Molecular biology and genetics of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Chapter 11 Genetics of behaviour in cattle

Chapter 12 Genetics of reproduction in cattle

Chapter 13 Modern reproductive technologies and breed improvement

Chapter 14 Developmental genetics

Chapter 15 Genetic improvement of dairy cattle

Chapter 16 Molecular genetics of milk protein production

Chapter 17 Genetics fatty acids composition in bovine milk and beef

Chapter 18 Genetic improvement in beef cattle

Chapter 19 Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies in beef and dairy cattle

Chapter 20 Genetics of feed intake and efficiency.

Chapter 21 Genetics of growth and body composition

Chapter 22 Genetics of meat quality

Chapter 23 Genetic aspects of cattle adaptation in the tropics

Chapter 24 Standard genetic nomenclature

Index