Animal biotechnology. 2, Emerging breeding technologies /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2018.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 303 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11690179
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Varying Form of Title:Emerging breeding technologies
Other authors / contributors:Niemann, Heiner, editor.
Wrenzycki, Christine, editor.
ISBN:9783319923482
331992348X
9783319923499
3319923498
9783319923475
3319923471
Digital file characteristics:text file
PDF
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 13, 2018).
Summary:This two-volume textbook provides a comprehensive overview on the broad field of Animal Biotechnology with a special focus on livestock reproduction and breeding. The reader will be introduced to a variety of state-of-the-art technologies and emerging genetic tools and their applications in animal production. Also, ethics and legal aspects of animal biotechnology will be discussed and new trends and developments in the field will be critically assessed. The two-volume work is a must-have for graduate students, advanced undergraduates and researchers in the field of veterinary medicine, genetics and animal biotechnology. This second volume is dedicated to genetic tools in animal biotechnology such as somatic cloning, transgenic technologies and the application of stem cells in livestock breeding. Also, ethics and legal aspects are discussed.
Other form:Print version: Animal biotechnology. 2, Emerging breeding technologies. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] 3319923471
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-92348-2
10.1007/978-3-319-92