BREEDING BETTER DOGS
Written by Carmelo L. Battaglia
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ISBN: 0961406305
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- DOGS (FACTUAL)
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BREEDING BETTER DOGS
Written by Carmelo L. Battaglia.
Stock no. 2139604
2nd.
1984.
Softcover.
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. ISBN: 0961406305. 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.
Front cover
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