1. Introduction 2. From Gene to Genomics: Tools for improvement of animals 3. Transgenesis in Animals 4. Transgenic poultry 5. Stem cell technology and its application 6. Next Generation Sequencing and its application 7. RNA sequencing: A revolutionary tool for transcriptomics 8. Targeted genome editing: A new era in molecular biology 9. RNAi for livestock improvement 10. Microbial metagenomics 11. Embryo cloning 12. Molecular markers and its application in animal breeding 13. Genomic selection in animal breeding 14. Recombinant DNA technology 15. Gene therapy 16. Nanotechnology in animal production 17. Genome based vaccines 18. Bioinformatics in animal genomics 19. Ethical aspects and public perception