Animal breeding, welfare and society

The Industrialization of Animal Genetics. Background and context: from local to global

Technologies and practices: genes as commodities

The impact on animals

Breeding for Productivity. Background and context: More and faster

Technologies and practices

The impact on animals

The professionals, the public and the future

Productivity and Animal Health. Background and context: Unintended consequences

The impact on animals

The professionals, the public and the future

Productivity and Welfare: Animal Behaviour. Background and context: The abolition of the family

Natural behaviour versus farming practice

The impact on animals

The professionals, the industry and the public

Companion Animal Breeding: Ideal Standards. Background and context: Breeding for work and whim

Modern breeding to design

Breed standards

Breeding practices

Benefits and costs, sustainability and the future

Companion Animal Breeding: Welfare, Professionals and Owners. Background and context: Clouds over pedigree dog breeding

Pedigree dog breeds and their health

The breed-related behaviour of dogs

Pedigree cat breeds and their health

Professionals and owners

The future of pedigree breeds

Sports Animals: Breeding Gladiators. Background and context: breeding, racing and betting

Industry practices: the use of racehorses and greyhounds

The impact on animals: survival of the fittest

The professionals, the public and the future: unnecessary breeding?

Surpluses and Rejects. Background: the scope of the problem

Surpluses and rejects in the racing industries

Decommissioned breeding animals in the food industry

By-product offspring in the food animal industry

Surplus companion animals: dogs and cats

The professionals, the public and the future

Traditional, Rare and Fancy Breeds. Background and context: Breeding, survival and culture

Conservation practices: recording and preserving animal genetic resources

The impact on animals

Public policy, non-commercial breeds and the future

Pedigrees and Purity. Background and context: the value of pedigrees and purity

Some historical examples of pedigree anxiety

The impact on animals

Population Control: Pests, Aliens and Endangered Species. Background and context: unwanted versus valued species

Practices, technologies and approaches

The impact on animals

The professionals, the public and the future

Laboratory Animal Breeding: Designed for Science. Background and context: laboratory animals

Practices and technologies

The impact on animals

The professionals, the public and the future

Eugenics, Commerce and Control in Human and Animal Reproduction. Background and context: good breeding

Reproductive technologies and genetic selection in humans and animals

Animal breeding, human interests and animals' interests.