1st Edition

Breeding Services for Small Dairy Farmers Sharing the Indian Experience

By C T Chacko, F. Schneider Copyright 2005
    214 Pages
    by CRC Press

    222 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Better validation of indigenous domestic animal genetic resources is becoming more important with regard to the potential of livestock for poverty alleviation and income generation. To improve indigenous breeds for sustainable income and employment generation, the methods to be employed are the same as developed in systematic breeding programs, be it for cross-breeding or selective breeding within a specific breed. This book systematically introduces the reader to the breed improvement theory and illustrates the theory with practical examples and case studies. The book is addressed to animal science teachers, to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as to decision makers in the state and central livestock departments.

    APPROACH TO BREEDING PROGRAMMES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    Trends in Livestock Production
    Introduction
    Major Issues
    India's Livestock Sector
    Potential of Breed Improvement
    Limitations to Breed Improvement
    Methods for Production Improvement
    Breed Conservation and Development
    Breeding Programme for Large Ruminants Kept by Small Farmers
    Introduction
    Breeding Policy
    Breeding Schemes
    Breeding Plan
    Production of Breeding Bulls
    Introduction
    Import of Bulls
    Semen and Embryos
    Bull Purchase
    Transport of Animal
    Bull Production in the Breeding area
    Bull Mother Farms
    Frozen Semen Production
    Breeding Bulls
    Deep Frozen Semen Production Station (DFSPS)
    Semen Collection
    Semen Processing
    Frozen Semen Storage
    Frozen Semen Dispatch
    Manpower Requirement
    Management of Artificial Insemination Service
    Introduction
    Artificial Insemination Unit
    Monitoring and Control of Artificial Insemination Units
    Regional Semen Supply Station
    Liquid Nitrogen
    Field Performance Recording
    Introduction
    Animal Identification
    Recording Milk and Milk Constituents
    Organisation of a field Performance Recording Programme
    Information Management
    Conformation Recording
    Progeny Testing of Bulls
    Introduction
    Step Involved
    Proven Bulls
    Time Taken to Get the Sire Proof
    Accuracy of the Progeny Test
    GENETIC AND STATISTICS FOR PRACTICAL WORK: A 'HANDS-ON APPROACH'
    A. Quantitative Genetics: Introduction
    Sources of Variation
    Qualitative and Quantitative Characters
    Genetic and Environmental Sources of Variation
    Heritability
    Estimating Heritability
    Identical Twins
    Genotype by Environmental Interaction
    Selection
    Principles of Selection
    Consequences of Selection
    Individual Selection
    Pedigree Selection
    Family Selection
    Progeny Selection
    Factors Affecting Selection Progress
    Generation Interval
    Annual Genetic Gain
    Time Factor in Selection Programme
    Breeding Value
    Breeding Value Based on Progeny Records
    Breeding Value from Individual Records
    Breeding Value Based on Pedigree Information
    Breeding Value Based on Half-sibs
    Breeding Systems
    Inbreeding
    Crossbreeding
    New Breed Formation
    B. Statistics: Population and Sample: General
    Describing a Sample
    Measure of Variability
    Introduction
    Mean Absolute Deviation
    Mean Square Deviation (Variance)
    Standard Deviation Co-efficient of Variation
    Standard Error
    Normal Distribution
    Hypothesis Testing: The t-test
    Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    The Chi Square Test
    Regression and Correlation
    Regression
    Correlation
    References
    Index
    Manual of Toolbox
    Annexes

    Biography

    C T Chacko