Biology of Breeding Poultry (Poultry Science Symposium Series)

I: State of the Art

1: Genetic Progress and Achievements

2: Breeder Husbandry

II: Genetic Improvement

3: Quantitative Genetics and QTL

4: Potential of Transgenics, ESTs and PGCs

5: Sex Determination

III: Physiology of Reproduction

6: Endocrinology and Genetics of the HPA Axis

7: Control of Follicular Development

8: Endocrinology of Male Reproduction

IV: Mating Behaviour and Fertility

9: Sperm Competition and Female Fertility

10: Semen Quality and Semen Storage

V: Incubation and Hatching

11: Broodiness and Broody Control

12: Hatching Egg and Chick Quality

VI: Managing the Environment

13: Photoperiod and Control of Breeding

14: Behaviour in Meat Breeding Birds

15: Ratites and minor Poultry Species

VII: Nutrition of Breeding Birds

16: Feed Restriction

17: Protein and Amino Acid Responses

18: Practical Breeder Nutrition

19: Vitamins, Minerals and Micronutrients

VIII: Health and Welfare

20: Vaccination: Theory and Practice

21: Immune Protection of the Hatchling

22: Managing Current Disease Challenges