Key message The integration of new technologies into public plant breeding programs can
make a powerful step change in agricultural productivity when aligned with principles of …

Effective population size (N e) is a key parameter in population genetics. It has important
applications in evolutionary biology, conservation genetics and plant and animal breeding …

Genetic progress of crop plants is required to face human population growth and guarantee
production stability in increasingly unstable environmental conditions. Breeding is …

Although aquaculture as a biological production system has a long history, systematic and
efficient breeding programs to improve economically important traits in the farmed species …

Traditional selection methods, such as sib and best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP)
selection, which increased genetic gain by increasing accuracy of evaluation have also led …

This book has its origins in quantitative genetics courses given by the author at Cornell and
Edinburgh Universities. It is aimed primarily at final year undergraduates and first-year …

Modern livestock breeding programs feature accurate breeding value estimation and
advanced reproductive technology. Such programs lead to rapid genetic progress, but they …

The conservation of farm animal resources is important for coping with future breeding
needs and for facilitating the sustainable use of marginal areas. The increasing availability …

The farming of Atlantic salmon has become an important industry in several countries, and
breeding programmes have been implemented to improve genetic performance and …

Selection on estimated breeding value (EBV) alone maximises response to selection
observed in the next generation, but repeated use of this selection criterion does not …