Goat in India, reared by poor marginal and landless farmers. Being a prolific animal, goat rearing is very suitable in Indian conditions with zero input. The candidate gene approach, employed in identifying the polymorphisms in genes likely to cause phenotypic variation based on physiological and biochemical evidence, could accelerate the improvement of goat growth traits. therefore the present book covers the polymorphic study in growth and differentiation factor 9 gene and association of GDF9 gene polymorphic variants with growth parameters in Indian goat breeds.

The science of Genetics deals with heredity and variation, heredity which is responsible for similarities and variation which is responsible differences between individuals related by decent. Manual on Principals of Animal Genetics covers the problems related to basic topics on animal genetics, with solved and unsolved questions. The simple language and simplified figures will help students to clearly understand the topics.

Kadaknath is a unique Indian poultry breed with black flesh which is not only a delicacy of distinctive taste, but also with aphrodisiac value. Chicken growth hormone gene is highly polymorphic and has been found to be associated with growth and egg production traits. The book analyses the polymorphism in growth hormone gene and association of polymorphic variants of gene with various growth and egg production traits for selection of elite birds as parents for future generation.

Der Befall mit gastrointestinalen Nematoden (GIN) stellt ein Hindernis für die effiziente Aufzucht von Wiederkäuern dar. Sie stellen eine große Gefahr für ihre Gesundheit und Produktivität dar. Kleine Wiederkäuer (Schafe und Ziegen) sind anfällig für GIN-Infektionen, da die von ihnen beweideten Flächen (Weiden und andere Grasflächen) mit infektiösen Stadien (Eiern und Larven) von GINs kontaminiert sind, was zu einer kontinuierlichen Infektion und Reinfektion dieser Tiere führt.Dieses Manuskript zielt darauf ab, spezifische genetische Loci zu entschlüsseln, die die...

Les infestations par les nématodes gastro-intestinaux (NGI) sont des contraintes pour l'élevage efficace des ruminants. Elles représentent une grande menace pour leur santé et leur productivité. Ce manuscrit vise à déchiffrer les loci génétiques spécifiques affectant la nématodose gastro-intestinale chez la chèvre et leur utilisation comme outil pour la méthode indirecte de sélection pour la résistance à la maladie.

The gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infestations are constraints on the efficient raising of ruminants. They present a great threat to their health and productivity. Small ruminants (sheep and goats) are prone to GIN infections, because the areas they graze (pastures and other grass lands) are contaminated with infective stages (eggs and larvae) of GINs which result in continuous infection and re-infection of these animals.This manuscript aims to decipher specific genetic loci affecting gastrointestinal nematodiasis in goat and their utilization as tool for indirect method of selection for...