Livestock /
Committee on Managing Global Genetic Resources: Agricultural Imperatives, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages) : illustrations.
- Managing global genetic resources .
- Managing global genetic resources. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Need to conserve livestock genetic resources -- Essential conservation considerations -- Measurement and use of genetic variation -- New technology and its impact on conservation -- National programs -- International programs and a global mechanism -- Global status of livestock and poultry species -- Embryo transfer: an assessment of the risks of disease transmission -- Animal genetic resources: sperm.