Outline of Chinese Livestock and Poultry Breeds Resources

Author: Geng Shemin, Liu Xiaolin (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The content of this book mainly includes six aspects: the origin and domestication of Chinese livestock and poultry; the regional distribution and classification of breeds; genetic marker characteristics of breeds; excellent features of breeds; the protection and utilization of breed resources; and the detection and statistical analysis of genetic resources of livestock breeds. It discusses these topics separately from cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and donkeys, poultry, and deer. This book can not only serve as a reference for those engaged in the research of livestock genetic resources but also as a teaching reference for animal science majors in agricultural universities. The book covers a wide range of topics and references over 400 sources, but due to space limitations, only over 100 major references are listed.