Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology

1. Industrial Perspective on Problems and Issues Associated with Poultry Breeding
2. Growth and Reproduction Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Broiler Meat Production
3. Skeletal Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production
4. Meat Quality Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production
5. Behaviour Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production
6. Genotype–Environment Interactions: Problems Associated with Selection for Increased Production
7. Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Layer Production
8. Breeding Objectives and Selection Strategies for Broiler Production
9. Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Layers
10. Application of Mixed Model Methodology in Breeding Strategies for Meat-type Birds
11. Use of Mixed Model Methodology in Poultry Breeding: Assumptions, Limitations and Concerns of BLUP-based Selection Programmes
12. Direct Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-being
13. Indirect Selection for Improvement of Animal Well-being
14. Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Poultry
15. Progress and Prospects in Resistance to Disease
16. Genetics of the Immune System
17. Genetic Resistance and Transmission of Avian Bacteria and Viruses
18. Genetic Resistance and Transmission of Avian Parasites
19. Selection for Disease Resistance: Conventional Breeding for Resistance to Bacteria and Viruses
20. Selection for Disease Resistance: Molecular Genetic Techniqu
21. Selection for Disease Resistance: Direct Selection on the Immune Response
22. Genetic Markers: Prospects and Applications in Genetic Analysis
23. Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits Based on Mapped Genetic Markers
24. Designs and Methods to Detect QTL for Production Traits Based on Random Genetic Models
25. Structural Genomics: Integrating Linkage, Physical and Sequence Maps
26. Incorporating Molecular Information in Breeding Programmes: Methodology
27. Incorporating Molecular Information in Breeding Programmes: Applications and Limitations
28. Comparative Genomics
29. Functional Genomics: Development and Gene Regulation
30. Expressed Sequence Tags, DNA Chip Technology and Gene Expression Profiling
31. DNA Polymorphisms in Functional Genes
32. Strategies for the Production of Transgenic Chickens
33. The Future of Molecular Genetics in Poultry Breeding

This comprehensive research book represents the first complete integration of current knowledge in this area. It addresses issues associated with poultry breeding particularly by examining quantitative and molecular genetics and the uses of transgenic technology. A special section covers the important area of disease resistance and transmission.