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Thoroughbred Breeding: Pedigree Theories and the Science of Genetics
Matthew Binns
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Description for Thoroughbred Breeding: Pedigree Theories and the Science of Genetics
Hardcover. There are still many unknowns in the breeding of Thoroughbreds, but the international research coalition known as the Equine Genome Project is facilitating many new exciting discoveries. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: WSNB; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 832. Pedigree Theories and the Science of Genetics. 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Focuses on the theory, practice, art and science of thoroughbred breeding. This book describes how man came to express pedigree and to develop theories about it, and how practical breeders behaved in the light of their understanding. It also examines the very real progress in knowledge since the principles of genetics were discovered. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSNB; WSNF. Dimension: 254 x 199 x 21. Weight: 834.
There are still many unknowns in the breeding of Thoroughbreds, but the international research coalition known as the Equine Genome Project is facilitating many new exciting discoveries. Dr Matthew Binns is a leader of the project, an enterprise set up to map the equine genome, and with racing historian and bloodstock authority Tony Morris has written this important book on the theory, practice, art and science of Thoroughbred breeding. This long-awaited book describes how man came to express pedigree and to develop theories about it, and how practical breeders behaved in the light of their understanding. It explains why many ... Read more
There are still many unknowns in the breeding of Thoroughbreds, but the international research coalition known as the Equine Genome Project is facilitating many new exciting discoveries. Dr Matthew Binns is a leader of the project, an enterprise set up to map the equine genome, and with racing historian and bloodstock authority Tony Morris has written this important book on the theory, practice, art and science of Thoroughbred breeding. This long-awaited book describes how man came to express pedigree and to develop theories about it, and how practical breeders behaved in the light of their understanding. It explains why many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
J. A. Allen
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851319353
SKU
V9780851319353
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About Matthew Binns
Dr Matthew Binns is founder of the successful genetics research team that played a major role improving our knowledge of the genetic architecture of the horse; the equine genome project. He has published more than 150 scientific papers in peer-review journals. Tony Morris has been writing about horseracing and breeding for nearly fifty years. ... Read more
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