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BREEDING BETTER DOGS

by Carmelo L. Battaglia

Published 2nd. 1984

Almost very good condition. Card wraps. Second edition, Revised. First edition was titled: Dog Genetics - How to Breed Better Dogs. B/w photos and illustrations.

SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to title page. Some grubby marks to covers. Creasing to cover and page corners. Rear cover is sticky.

ISBN: 0961406305
Stock no. 2139604

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Contents

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. MAN'S BEST FRIEND
  • 2. MENDELISM
  • 3. BREEDING PROBLEMS
  • Sex Determination... Reproduction, Sterility, Cryptorchidism
  • 4. SELECTION OF SIRES AND DAMS
  • 5. CRITERIA FOR A BROOD BITCH
  • 6. CRITERIA FOR A STUD DOG
  • 7. BREEDING ALTERNATIVES
  • 8. INTERPRETATION OF THE PEDIGREE
  • What Every Breeder Needs to Know... Common Faults of Dogs
  • 9. USE OF THE COLOUR CHART
  • 10. SELECTING YOUR PUPPY
  • 11. COAT PIGMENTS
  • 12. GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASES
  • Single Genes Causing Defects or Disease... Multiple (Polygenic) Genes Causing Diseases... Hip Dysplasia - A Polygenic Disease... Observations and Research... Genetic/Environmental Considerations... Control and Alternatives
  • 13. HOW TO ANALYZE SHOW INFORMATION
  • 14. FORMING A BREEDING PLAN
  • 15. MISCONCEPTIONS IN BREEDING
  • 16. THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
  • AKC Registration and Record Keeping... "Papers" and Identification... Rules for Breeders... Records Required of Breeders
  • GLOSSARY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • APPENDICES
  • INDEX

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