Abstract
THIS handbook of animal breeding is a valuable summary of practical results in the improvement of domestic animals, including rabbits and some birds as well as horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. Such questions as twinning in cattle are dealt with and two pairs of identical twins are described. Various interspecific crosses are discussed, as well as the inheritance of numerous abnormalities in all domestic breeds. The considerable amount of knowledge of serology in the different groups is also summarized. Emphasis is laid on the inheritance of qualities of practical value, such as milk yield in cows, wool characters and fertility in sheep. Such a summary should be of much value to all veterinarians and practical breeders. The book ends with a short index and a full bibliography occupying 87 pages.
Handbuch der Vererbungswissenschaft
E.
Baur
M.
Hartmann
Herausgegeben von. Band 3: Genetik und Tierzuchtung. Von C. Kronacher. Pp. vii + 280. (Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1934.) 37.50 gold marks.
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Handbuch der Vererbungswissenschaft. Nature 138, 743 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138743c0
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