Synopsis
Principles of Livestock Breeding is a comprehensive guide to breeding livestock, written by Sewall Wright and originally published in 1920. The book covers a wide range of topics related to animal breeding, including the principles of heredity, selection, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and the use of performance records. Wright also discusses the importance of understanding the physical characteristics and behavior of different animal breeds, as well as the role of environmental factors in animal breeding. The book includes numerous illustrations and diagrams to help readers understand the concepts presented. Although it was written almost a century ago, Principles of Livestock Breeding remains a valuable resource for animal breeders, farmers, and anyone interested in the science of animal breeding.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This special re-print edition of Sewall Wright's book “Principles of Livestock Breeding” is a short guide to the subject of breeding animals of various types to perfection. Published in 1920 by the US Department of Agriculture this short guide to livestock breeding explores the basics of the common principles that are used to improve livestock and other animals. Topics include The Evolution of Animal Breeding, Reproduction, Details of Hereditary Transmission, Mendelian Heredity in Livestock, Heredity of Form and Function, The Systems of Breeding, Methods of Selection, The Value of Purebreds and more. This will be found to be a valuable resource to breeders of all types of domestic animals who are looking to greatly improve their stock. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
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