Advances in Breeding of Dairy Cattle

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Prof. Julius van der Werf (University of New England) Prof. Jennie E. Pryce (La Trobe University)

Advances in Breeding of Dairy Cattle

Prof. Julius van der Werf (University of New England), Prof. Jennie E. Pryce (La Trobe University), Dr Allison Fleming (Canadian Dairy Network) , Dr Tatiane Chud (University of Guelph)

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
24 December 2019

Sustainable agriculture; Animal breeding; Dairy farming

Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

This collection reviews the latest research on dairy cattle genetics and advanced methods of genetic evaluation and selection.

After an overview

of genetic improvements achieved so far, Part 1 assesses the problem of inbreeding and genetic diversity in modern dairy cattle as well as opportunities for crossbreeding.

Part 2 then goes onto review research on targeting non-production traits such as fertility, feed conversion efficiency and methane emissions as well as resistance to disease and resilience to heat stress.

Part 3 then surveys the latest techniques and advances in genomic selection (GS) in such areas as functional annotation and use of sequence variants to improve genomic prediction, as well as developments in genetic evaluation (GE). The final part of the book reviews developments in embryo technologies, gene editing and the way new techniques are being integrated in practice into dairy breeding programmes.

Contributions by: Dr Allison Fleming (Canadian Dairy Network), Dr Tatiane Chud (University of Guelph), Dr Luiz Brito (Purdue University)
Edited by: Prof. Julius van der Werf (University of New England), Prof. Jennie E. Pryce (La Trobe University)
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 72
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 1.045kg
ISBN: 9781786762962
ISBN 10: 178676296X
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Pages: 658
Publication Date: 24 December 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Julius van der Werf is Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of New England, Australia. He is co-Editor in Chief of the journal Genetics, Selection, Evolution and Associate Editor of the Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. He is also member of the College of Experts of the Australian Research Council. Dr Jennie Pryce is Principal Research Scientist at Agriculture Victoria Research part of the State Government of Victoria, Australia where she lead the Animal’s Programme of DairyBio. Dr Pryce is also Professor at La Trobe University, Australia. James Koltes is an assistant professor in dairy cattle molecular and quantitative genetics within the animal breeding and genetics group at Iowa State University. His research focuses on the use of molecular biomarkers and automated phenotyping technologies to understand the genetics of health and feed efficiency in cattle. He is the USDA NRSP8 Bioinformatics co-coordinator for livestock and a member of the functional annotation of animal genomes (FAANG) consortium. Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the field of Animal Genomics and Biotechnology in the Department of Animal Science at University of California-Davis, USA. She serves as the bovine genome coordinator for the USDA National Animal Genome Research Program, served as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Study Committee for “Science Breakthroughs 2030: A Strategy for Food and Agricultural Research”, and is an elected Fellow and current chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources Section O. Dr. Van Eenennaam has been the recipient of many distinguished awards throughout her career.