Breeding for Disease Resistance in Farm Animals

by R. F. E. Axford; S. C. Bishop; F. W. Nicholas; J. B. Owen

• ISBN13: 9780851993256
• ISBN10: 0851993257
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

This second edition has been thoroughly updated with additional editors and authors. This book covers all aspects of the genetic control of disease resistance in farm animals and the utilization of this information to breed animals with enhanced disease resistance. It includes both metabolic and infectious diseases, including those caused or born by viruses, bacteria, helminths, ticks and flies, and tropical and temperate production systems.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Introductory Editorial: Breeding for Disease Resistance in its Evolutionary Context
Principles and Methods	p. 1
DNA Markers, Genetic Maps and the Identification of QTL: General Principles	p. 3
Modelling Farm Animal Diseases	p. 27
The Immune System	p. 47
The Major Histocompatibility Complex and its Role in Disease Resistance and Immune Responsiveness	p. 73
Rodent Models of Genetic Resistance to Parasitic Infections	p. 107
Parasites and Vectors	p. 127
Genetics of Helminth Resistance	p. 129
Host Resistance to Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases: Its Role in Integrated Control	p. 153
Genetic Aspects of Resistance to Ovine Cutaneous Myiasis	p. 171
Exploitation of Resistance to Trypanosomes and Trypanosomosis	p. 195
Bacteria	p. 217
Genetic Aspects of Resistance to Ovine Footrot	p. 219
Mastitis in Dairy Cattle	p. 243
Escherichia coli and Salmonella Diarrhoea in Pigs	p. 253
Viruses and Subviruses	p. 269
Viral Diseases	p. 271
Diseases Caused by Maedi-Visna and Other Ovine Lentiviruses	p. 301
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies	p. 325
Production Diseases	p. 341
Genetics of Susceptibility in Cattle and Sheep	p. 343
Breeding for Resistance to Production Diseases in Poultry	p. 357
Genetic Aspects of Health and Disease Resistance in Pigs	p. 379
Lameness	p. 397
Index	p. 413
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