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Preloved Book. Colour Breeding in Domestic Ducks. Mike and Chris Ashton. 2007

Preloved Book. Colour Breeding in Domestic Ducks. Mike and Chris Ashton. 2007

A$60.00
1 in stock

Paperback. Good condition. Price includes postage within Australia only. 

Contents of book

An essential reference for colour genetics in ducks. Presented in an easy to understand form. 

Section 1 Basic genetics; The effects of all the known colour and pattern genes in ducks and a list of breeds.

Section 2 Breeds and colour varieties under ten major headings - ducklings and adults. Pictures of the wings of various breeds showing the specula and wing coverts etc. in great detail.

Section 3 Sex-linkage

Section 4 Punnett’s early experiments with sex-linked brown dilution; its effect when combined with the two pattern loci, M+ and Li+

Section 5 Major pitfalls encountered in producing new breeds and revitalising old ones. Recessive genes; epistatic genes. Complex interactions between the two triple series controlling variations in the basic ‘wild mallard’ pattern.

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  • Only available for postage within Australia. 
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