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9781845935559

Breeding for Disease Resistance in Farm Animals

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  • ISBN13:

    9781845935559

  • ISBN10:

    1845935551

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-01-30
  • Publisher: Cab Intl

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This new edition provides an updated review of the principles of animal breeding for advanced health and disease resistance. Authored by experts, it uses examples covering many diseases of importance to livestock production across all major livestock species. Topics include techniques and approaches, viruses, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), bacteria, parasites, vectors, and broader health issues seen in production systems, including metabolic diseases.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. vii
Principles and Methodsp. 1
Introductionp. 3
The Immune Systemp. 15
Modelling Farm Animal Diseasesp. 38
Viruses and TSEsp. 55
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathiesp. 57
Viral Diseases in Chickensp. 70
Bovine Viral Diseases: the Role of Host Geneticsp. 88
Viral Diseases in Pigsp. 141
Breeding for Resistance to Viral Diseases in Salmonidsp. 166
Bacteriap. 181
Genetics of Mastitis in Dairy Ruminantsp. 183
Salmonella in Chickensp. 213
Escherichia coli and Salmonella in Pigsp. 232
Genetic Aspects of Resistance to Ovine Footrotp. 251
Parasites and Vectorsp. 277
Breeding for Resistance to Nematode Infectionsp. 279
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in Cattlep. 295
Metabolic and Production Diseasesp. 315
Metabolic Diseases in Sheep and Cattlep. 317
Genetics of Metabolic Diseases in Poultryp. 335
Indexp. 349
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