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Animal breeding: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Four good introductions to animal breeding are D.S. Falconer and Trudy F.C. Mackay, Introduction to Quantitative Genetics, 4th ed. (1996); Richard M. Bourdon, Understanding Animal Breeding, 2nd ed. (2000); R.A. Mrode and R. Thompson, Linear Models for the Prediction of Animal Breeding Values, 2nd ed. (2005); and Wilson G. Pond and Alan W. Bell (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Science (2005).

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  • Albert E. Freeman
    Professor emeritus of animal science, Iowa State University, Ames.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Modified link of Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Animal Breeding. Dec 21, 2017
Bibliography revised. Jan 22, 2008
New article added. Jan 22, 2008
Article revised. May 31, 2002
Article added to new online database. Sep 28, 1998
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