Advances in poultry genetics and genomics

Part 1 Poultry domestication, genetics and physiology
1.The origin and domestication of poultry species: Michèle Tixier-Boichard, INRAE, France; and Steffen Weigend, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany;
2.Molecular identification of major morphological mutations in poultry: Michèle Tixier-Boichard, INRAE, France;
3.The genetic basis for pigmentation phenotypes in poultry: Leif Andersson, Uppsala University, Sweden, Texas A&M University, USA and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; Bertrand Bed’hom, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CNRS-SU-EPHE-UA, France; Cheng-Ming Chuong, University of Southern California, USA and National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan; Masafumi Inaba, University of Southern California, USA; Ron Okimoto, Cobb-Vantress Inc., USA; and Michèle Tixier-Boichard, INRAE, France;
4.Physiological challenges in poultry breeding: Douglas D. Rhoads and Robert F. Wideman Jr., University of Arkansas, USA;

Part 2 Genetics and genomics of complex traits
5.Genetics and genomics of meat quality traits in poultry species: Elisabeth Le Bihan-Duval, INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours, France; Nabeel Alnahhas, INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours and SYSAAF, France; Eva Pampouille, INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours and ITAVI, France; Cécile Berri, INRAE Val-de-Loire, Université de Tours, France; and Behnam Abasht, University of Delaware, USA;
6.Genetics and genomics of egg production traits in poultry species: A. Wolc, Iowa State University and Hy-Line International, USA; and J. Arango and J. E. Fulton, Hy-Line International, USA;
7.Genetics and genomics of feed utilization efficiency in poultry species: Behnam Abasht, University of Delaware, USA; Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, INRA, France; Walter Bottje, University of Arkansas, USA; and Juniper Lake, University of Delaware, USA;
8.Genetics and genomics of behavioral and welfare traits in poultry species: Heng-wei Cheng and Sha Jiang, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, USDA-ARS, USA and Southwest University, China;
9.Genetics and genomics of immunity and disease traits in poultry species: M.-H. Pinard-van der Laan, INRAE, France; J. Kaufman, University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge, UK; A. Psifidi, Royal Veterinary College, UK; H. Zhou, University of California-Davis, USA;and M. Fife, Aviagen Ltd and The Pirbright Institute, UK;
10.Genetics and genomics of skeletal traits: Martin Johnsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;

Part 3 Use of omics in poultry breeding
11.Theory of genome-wide association for QTL detection: Henk Bovenhuis, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; Frédéric Farnir, Liège University, Belgium; and Pascale Le Roy, French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France;
12.Genomic selection using Bayesian methods: L. Varona, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain; and S. E. Aggrey and R. Rekaya, University of Georgia, USA;
13.Genomic selection in poultry breeding using single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction: Ignacy Misztal and Daniela Lourenco, University of Georgia, USA;
14.Application of genomic selection (GS) in breeding commercial meat-type chickens: Andreas Kranis, Roslin Institute – University of Edinburgh and Aviagen Ltd, UK; and Gerasimos Maniatis, Aviagen Ltd, UK;
15.Application of genomic selection in commercial egg-type populations: J. E. Fulton, Hy-Line International, USA and A. Wolc, Hy-Line International and Iowa State University, USA;
16.Landscape genomics: application in poultry breeding: Romdhane Rekaya and Samuel E. Aggrey, University of Georgia, USA;

Part 4 Emerging issues and future challenges in poultry breeding;
17.Breeding for small-scale poultry farming: R. N. Chatterjee, ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, India;
18.Poultry breeding for sustainability and plasticity in functional traits: reality or fiction in the midst of conflicting interests: Samuel E. Aggrey, University of Georgia, USA; Paul B. Siegel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia State University, USA; and Romdhane Rekaya, University of Georgia, USA;
19.The use of nutrigenomics in poultry breeding for sustainable production: Sami Dridi, University of Arkansas, USA;
20.The use of epigenetics in poultry breeding: Johan Buyse, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Anne Collin and Vincent Coustham, INRAE, France; Elske de Haas, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; and Frédérique Pitel, INRAE, France;
21.The use of genome editing in poultry breeding: Maeve Ballantyne, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK; Dadakhalandar Doddamani, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK; and Michael J. McGrew, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK;

“This book represents the state of the art in poultry genetics and genomics, written by world experts in the field. This is a rapidly changing field, so it is timely to have a reference work for the poultry industry, poultry scientists and students, and government and other research organisations. Congratulations to everyone for a timely review on such an important subject.”
Professor David W. Burt, Director of UQ Genomics, University of Queensland, Australia and Honorary Chair in Comparative Genomics, University of Edinburgh, UK