Willis malcolm b b 1935 (1 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (178 x 252mm). Ppviii,440. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. Malcolm Willis, at the time of publication, was Senior Lecturer in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is also a life-long Alsatian enthusiast with much practical experience of the breed. This is a detailed history of the genetic makeup of the German Shepherd, very detailed, and of great interest. Chapters include: History of the German Shepherd Dog breed; The standards of the breed and the inheritance of coat colour; Judging the German Shepherd Dog; German and other European dogs; British dogs; Australian and New Zealand dogs; North American dogs; Genetic principles as the apply to the GSD; The inheritance of reproductive traits; Genetic defects in the breed; Hip dysplasia; The genetics of behaviour; Selection objectives and methods; Breeding systems. Appendices give examples of German Auslesegruppe Winners (VA) 1938-90, British Champions 1920-90, American Selects 1961-90, progeny tests for Hip Scores - active sires, progeny tests for Hip Scores - inactive sires. . Jack Oliver (illustrator).…