Practical Color Genetics for Livestock Breeders

Practical Color Genetics for Livestock Breeders by Sponenberg PhD, D. Phillip. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9781789181357.

A practical guide to coat color genetics for livestock breeders, covering biology and breeding strategies. For animal breeders, coat color genetics is fundamental. This guide directs breeders on the biology behind coat color in large animals, detailing how to implement breeding strategies to achieve desired results. It covers dominant and recessive traits and how they interact to produce base coat colors. Alleles occur in pairs, so the visual appearance does not always reflect the underlying genotype. Biology behind coat color in large animals How to implement breeding strategies to achieve desired results Practical Color Genetics for Livestock Breeders is for breeders interested in coat color for showing purposes and where the fibre is used in industry, such as sheep and alpaca wool.