Genetic Improvement of Livestock and Poultry

by C.V. Singh & R. S. Barwhal

ISBN: 9789351305866
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 8455.00
Biblio : 302 pages,25cm

Author Profile

Dr. C.V. Singh: Professor & Head, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand)

About The Book

The book presents conventional and modern breeding technologies in the vital areas of animal breeding, to stimulate more research, and to rapidly pass such modern techniques to scientific community. Various conventional breeding technologies used for selection and faster multiplication of superior cattle and buffalo germplasm have contributed significantly to increase in milk production, which were mainly due to the technologies developed in the areas of quantitative genetics and reproductive biology. These included methodologies for selection of females based upon their expected producing ability and young males based on the performance of progeny. Emerging developments in the areas of molecular marker systems in animals, genome maps, methods of detecting Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) linkages, Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) etc., are latest tools to be used in breeding programmes for enhancing the rate of genetic progress. These modern techniques could be of great help for those traits, for which the conventional technologies have limitations in their use. Therefore, integration of molecular markers with conventional breeding technologies involving pedigree and phenotypic information are probable future breeding tools for genetic improvement of livestock and poultry.

Table of Contents

"Foreword Preface Contributors Part – I: Conventional Breeding Methods 1. Sustainability of Indigenous Cattle: Breeding Strategies and Future Prospects R.S. Gandhi 2. Characterization and Evaluation of Hill Cattle of Uttarakhand R.K. Pundir, P.K. Singh, Neelkant, B. Prakash and C.V. Singh 3. Evaluation of Sires Using Different Multitrait Sire Evaluation Methods in Crossbred Cattle T.G. Moges, C.V. Singh and R.S. Barwal 4. Comparative Study of Different Sire Evaluation Methods Using First Lactation and Life Time Traits in Crossbred Cattle V.K. Singh and C.V. Singh 5. Buffalo Breeding Research and Improvement Strategies in India C.V. Singh, R.S. Barwal and C.B. Singh 6. Breeding Policy and Programmes for Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Buffalo Resources of Rajasthan C.B. Singh, C.V. Singh and R.S. Barwal 7. Genetic Improvement of Buffaloes for Milk Production R.K. Sethi 8. Buffalo Breeding Policy: Past, Present and Future Perspectives Rajkumar, Y.P. Singh and Ravinder Kumar 9. Conservation of Bhadawari Buffaloes B.P. Kushwaha, Sultan Singh, S.B. Maity and K.K. Singh 10. Sustainability of Milk Production in Surti Buffalo on an Organized Farm G.M. Pandya, C.G. Joshi, D.N. Rank, V.B. Kharadi, B.P. Bramkshtri, P.H. Vataliya, P.M. Desai and J.V. Solanki 11. Production Performance and Identification of Superior Germplasm of Banni Buffalo Under Field Condition K.P. Singh and A.P. Chaudhary 12. Study on Daily Milk Yield, Milk Constituents and Production System of Banni Buffalo K.P. Singh and A.P. Chaudhary 13. Methods for the Estimation of Genetic Parameters B.L. Pander and S. S. Dhaka 14. Open Nucleus Breeding System and Genetic Improvement of Livestock in Developing Countries B.N. Shahi and P.P. Dubey 15. Goat Genetic Resources, Animal Husbandry Practices and Their Improvement in Uttarakhand R.S. Barwal, C.V. Singh and C.B. Singh 16. Goat Genetic Resources of Gujarat: Production System and Improvement Strategy K.P. Singh and A.P. Chaudhary 17. Sonadi Sheep in Their Breeding Tract S.P. Tailor and O.P. Pathodiya 18. Sire Evaluation for Growth and Fleece Yield Traits Using Animal Model in Chokla Sheep Ravindra Kumar and C.V.Singh 19. Rural Poultry Farming: Present Status and Future Strategy for Sustainable Production in North East Region S. Malik Part – II: Modern Breeding Technologies 20. Integration of Conventional and Molecular Approaches of Genetic Selection for Disease Resistance Arjava Sharma and Anuj Chauhan 21. Chromosome and Genome Analysis by Fluorescence in situ Hybridization B. Prakash 22. Molecular Approaches in Animal Breeding: Present Status and Future Prospects P. Kumarasamy 23. Application of Molecular Genetic Technologies in Animal Breeding: Potentials and Practicability in Indian Scenario B. Prakash and Deepika 24. Genetic Resistance to Mastitis in Dairy Cattle A.K. Ghosh, C.V. Singh and R.S. Barwal 25. Molecular Studies on MX1 Gene in Chicken by PCR-SSCP Technique C. Mishra, D. Das, Pushpendra Kumar, K. Khanna, A.S. Selvaramesh S. Dayal, A.P. Singh, N.K. Nagpal, B. Bhushan and A. Sharma 26. Study of Prolactin Gene Polymorphism in Crossbred Cattle by PCR-RFLP and the Association of Different Genotypes to Various Traits Verma, P. and Singh, C.V. 27. Assessment of Sperm Chromatin Compactness and Integrity in Mammalian Semen Sample C.S. Mukhopadhyay, P.P. Dubey and A.K. Gupta"