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The Theory and Practice of Breeding to Type and Its Application to the Breeding of Dogs, Farm Animals, Cage Birds and Other Small Pets
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eBook - ePub
The Theory and Practice of Breeding to Type and Its Application to the Breeding of Dogs, Farm Animals, Cage Birds and Other Small Pets
About this book
First published in 1928, this volume contains a timeless guide to breeding animals, with a special focus on breeding to type. Type breeding refers to breeding animals in order to produce traits that define certain breeds or are particularly desirable, with such characteristics usually being the basis for animal shows and competitions. This profusely-illustrated guide deals with all manner of animals ranging from dogs to cattle, and it will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in the subject. Contents include: "Breeding to Type", "False Doctrines", "Pedigree", "Modern Heredity", "Mendelism", "Establishing a Strain", "Inbreeding", "Methods of Mating", "Colour", "Heredity and Disease", "Early Maturity", "Sterility", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on farming.
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Yes, you can access The Theory and Practice of Breeding to Type and Its Application to the Breeding of Dogs, Farm Animals, Cage Birds and Other Small Pets by C. J. Davies in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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eBook ISBN
9781447487180Subtopic
Animal HusbandryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Index to Chapters
- Chapter I. Breeding to Type.—What is Type?—Luck—The Personal Equation
- Chapter II. False Doctrines.—Mental Impressions—Telegony—Saturation—The Inheritance of Acquired Characters—Relative Parental Influence—Fertility—Twins
- Chapter III. Important Factors.—Pedigree—Descent in Tail Female
- Chapter IV. Modern Heredity.—Mendelism—Purity—Blending Inheritance
- Chapter V. Establishing a Strain.—Variation—Fluctuating Variability
- Chapter VI. Inbreeding.—Among Wild Animals—In Fancy Animals—Natural Selection—Deterioration under Domestication—Artificial Reproduction—Selection
- Chapter VII. Methods of Mating.—Daughter and Sire—Mother and Son—Brother and Sister—Double Mating—Crossbreeding—Reciprocal Crosses—Reversion
- Chapter VIII. Colour.—Pigments—Markings—Coat—Cage Birds
- Chapter IX. Further Problems.—Size—Sex—The Hereditary Value of Brothers and Sisters—Heredity and Disease
- Chapter X. Practical Matters.—Early Maturity—Weaning—Sterility
- Summary
- List of Characters Which Behave Alternately in Heredity
- Breeders’ Table
- Tabls of Breeding Data