Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics

Contributors, xiii
 
Manuscript reviewers, xv
 
Preface, xvii
 
1 Decoding and Encoding the "DNA" of Teaching and Learning in College Classrooms 1
Michel A. Wattiaux
 
Section 1: Quantitative and Population Genetics 13
 
2 Mating Systems: Inbreeding and Inbreeding Depression 15
David L. Thomas
 
3 Genomic Selection, Inbreeding, and Crossbreeding in Dairy Cattle 25
Kent Weigel
 
4 Basic Genetic Models for Quantitative Traits 33
Guilherme J. M. Rosa
 
5 Heritability and Repeatability 39
Guilherme J. M. Rosa
 
6 Applications of Statistics in Quantitative Traits 43
Hayrettin Okut
 
Section 2: Applications of Genetics and Genomics to Livestock and Companion Animal Species 65
 
7 Genetic Improvement of Beef Cattle 67
Michael D. MacNeil
 
8 Genetic Improvement in Sheep through Selection 73
David L. Thomas
 
9 Genetic Improvement Programs for Dairy Cattle 85
Kent Weigel
 
10 Genetic and Genomic Improvement of Pigs 97
Max F. Rothschild
 
11 Equine Genetics 107
Jennifer Minick Bormann
 
12 Genetics and Genomics of the Domestic Dog 121
Leigh Anne Clark and Alison Starr-Moss
 
13 The Sheep Genome 131
Noelle E. Cockett and Chunhua Wu
 
14 Goat Genetics and Genomic Progress 137
Mulumebet Worku
 
Section 3: Molecular Genetics of Production and Economically Important Traits 143
 
15 Bioinformatics in Animal Genetics 145
José A. Carrillo and Jiuzhou Song
 
16 Genome-wide Association Studies in Pedigreed Populations 155
Dirk-Jan De Koning
 
17 Molecular Genetics Techniques and High Throughput Technologies 163
Wen Huang
 
18 Single Genes in Animal Breeding 177
Brian W. Kirkpatrick
 
19 Molecular Genetics of Coat Color: It is more than Just Skin Deep 187
Samantha Brooks
 
20 Molecular Genetics-Nutrition Interactions in Ruminant Fatty Acid Metabolism and Meat Quality 197
Aduli E.O. Malau-Aduli