Genetics

Robinson's Genetics for Cat Breeders & Veterinarians 4th Edition is an essential purchase for all breeders of pedigreed cats, practising small animal veterinarians and veterinary undergraduates. This fully revised edition re-establishes Genetics for Cat Breeders as the text of choice in the field of feline genetics.

The concepts of veterinary genetics are crucial to understanding and controlling many diseases and disorders in animals.  They are also crucial to enhancing animal production. Accessible and clearly presented, Introduction to Veterinary Genetics provides a succinct introduction to the aspects of genetics relevant to animal diseases and production. Now in its third edition, this is the only introductory level textbook on genetics that has been written specifically for veterinary and animal science students.

Coverage includes: basic genetics, molecular biology, genomics, cytogenetics, immunogenetics, population genetics, quantitative genetics, biotechnology, and the use of molecular tools in the control of inherited disorders. 

This book describes in detail how genetics is being applied to artificial selection in animal production.   It also covers the conservation of genetic diversity in both domesticated and wild animals.

New for the Third Edition:

• End-of-chapter summaries provide quick recaps.
• Covers new topics: epigenetics, genomics and bioinformatics.
• Thoroughly revised according to recent advances in genetics.

Introduction to Veterinary Genetics is still the only introductory genetics textbook for students of veterinary and animal science and will continue to be an indispensable reference tool for veterinary students and practitioners alike.

The most comprehensive collection of breed-specific diagnosis and treatment options available, this is a vital resource for any client-service-centered hospital. Whether you need to know how progressive atrophy differs in the Irish setter and the Siberian husky, or a breeder asks for information on DNA testing, you'll find answers in this book. The resource includes practical guidelines on diagnosing and treating canine health disorders; a comprehensive, fully referenced compilation of breed specific data; and helpful tables of dog breeds and the conditions to which they are susceptible. Fully reviewed by board-certified veterinarians, the information is easy to read and logically organized alphabetically by body system.

New to the second edition: - Chapter on genetic disorders in cats - Updated information on the relationship between genetics and disorders throughout - New tables that show the connection between disorders, breed, mode of inheritance and which labs provide genetic testing

An understanding of veterinary genetics is crucial to the evaluation and control of diseases and disorders in animals. Fully revised and updated, this second edition not only contains sections on basic genetics, cytogenetics, immunogentics, population genetics and quantitative genetics, but also covers, in greater depth than the previous edition, molecular biology, biotechnology, gene mapping and the use of molecular tools to research inherited disorders.

Accessible and clearly presented, this new edition includes:

• Basic, step-by-step explanations.
  
• Detailed descriptions of how veterinary genetics can be applied to artificial selection in animal production.
  
• New information on the control of inherited disorders and the conservation of genetic diversity in both domesticated and wild animal species.

Introduction to Veterinary Genetics is still the only introductory genetics textbook for students of veterinary and animal science and will continue to be an indispensable reference tool for veterinary students and practitioners alike.

Written for the layperson and the scientist alike, this study of how heredity affects physical and behavioral conditions in dogs includes basic genetic principles, polygenic inheritance, inheritance of many desirable and undesirable features, genetic diseases, and much more.

The genetic information being unlocked by advances in genomic and high throughput technologies is rapidly revolutionizing our understanding of developmental processes in bovine species. This information is allowing researchers unprecedented insight into the genetic basis of key traits. Bovine Genomics is the first book to bring together and synthesize the information learned through the bovine genome sequencing project and look at its practical application to cattle and dairy production.

Bovine Genomics opens with foundational chapters on the domestication of cattle and traditional Mendelian genetics. Building on these chapters, coverage rapidly moves to quantitative genetics and the advances of whole genome technologies. Significant coverage is given to such topics as epigenetics, mapping quantitative trail loci, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection in cattle breeding. The book is a valuable synthesis of the field written by a global team of leading researchers.

Providing wide-ranging coverage of the topic, Bovine Genomic, is an essential guide to the field. The basic and applied science will be of use to researchers, breeders, and advanced students.

This guide makes scientific discoveries accessible to lay readers, so that they can use them to produce the best dogs possible. The text is augmented by pertinent photos and other illustrations, giving readers the opportunity to take fullest advantage of available genetic knowledge.

Stressing the principles of genetics as they apply to animal defects, diseases, and animal improvement, this work provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of genetics relevant to veterinarians. Throughout, the basic principles are illustrated with practical examples, and explanations in the main text are verbal rather than algebraic whenever possible.