{"product_id":"coloured-sheep-irina-boehme-9783982076102","title":"Coloured Sheep: a colour genetics primer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome skill, some luck and lots of fun: sheep colour genetics is like a game of cards  This book explains the rules of the game.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assuming no previous knowledge, the book uses a game of cards to visualise the rules that govern colour genetics, introducing terminology on the way. What are genes and alleles? What is the phenotype of a sheep? What the genotype? The reader is introduced to agouti-pattern, base colour, and spotting and strategies are shown to identifiy them in the reader's own flock. This knowledge is expanded to show how it can be used to plan breeding for certain colours. More genes that influence colour are introduced later in the book and thought is given to preserving diversity within a breed while strategically increasing the presence of desirable traits in a flock.\u003cbr\u003e The book focuses on practical aspects. How to identify genotypes? Which animals should be used for test breeding? How can the knowledge be used for individual goals?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by a molecular biologist and science communicator and co-written by a professional editor of scientific textbooks - both of them breeders of coloured sheep - this book uses an easily understandable approach to explaining colour genetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irina Boehme, Saskia Dittgen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3982076102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783982076102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Irina Boehme\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Irina Boehme","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043151737087,"sku":"9783982076102","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d4167d3-df67-4919-b88f-be7c2a793f8f.jpg?v=1684965537","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coloured-sheep-irina-boehme-9783982076102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}