Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Gianola, Daniel (Editor), Hammond, Keith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642744893 ISBN-13: 9783642744891 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry - Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology - Nature | Plants - Trees |
Dewey: 636.082 |
Series: Advanced Agricultural Sciences |
Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.72 lbs) 534 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Developments in statistics and computing as well as their application to genetic improvement of livestock gained momentum over the last 20 years. This text reviews and consolidates the statistical foundations of animal breeding. This text will prove useful as a reference source to animal breeders, quantitative geneticists and statisticians working in these areas. It will also serve as a text in graduate courses in animal breeding methodology with prerequisite courses in linear models, statistical inference and quantitative genetics. |