Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/6283
Title: Breeding and Selection
Contributor(s): Greef, Johan (author); Kinghorn, Brian  (author); Brown, Daniel  (author)
Publication Date: 2010
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/6283
Abstract: Breeding of sheep makes use of the science of genetics - how different features of an animal are inherited by its offspring. Robert Bakewell (1725-1795) was a pioneer in livestock improvement in spite of the fact that he did not understand genes or how they were passed on to the progeny. His work was the stimulus for the development of a number of breeds as well as for the improvement of existing breeds where selection emphasis was placed on conformity to a visually desired type that was the hallmark of the breed and an indicator of its productivity. However, since the advent of the science of genetics, visual observation of animals has been largely replaced by measurement, calculating breeding values and making predictions of the outcome of different mating systems. This has resulted in the development of powerful selection tools (Kinghorn et al., 2002) that have changed the production capabilities of many animal populations quite dramatically (Simm, 1998).
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: International Sheep and Wool Handbook, p. 165-188
Publisher: Nottingham University Press
Place of Publication: Nottingham, United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781904761860
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070201 Animal Breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830310 Sheep - Meat
830311 Sheep - Wool
HERDC Category Description: B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book
Publisher/associated links: http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37276764
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Editor: Editor(s): Cottle, David John
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
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