a: Preface Chapter 1: Systematics and phylogeny of cattle Chapter 2: Genetic aspects of domestication Chapter 3: Breeds of cattle Chapter 4: Molecular genetics of colour variation Chapter 5: Genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders Chapter 6: Cytogenetics and chromosome maps Chapter 7: Bovine genomics Chapter 8: Bovine immunogenetics Chapter 9: Genetics of disease resistance Chapter 10: Molecular biology and genetics of bovine spongiform encephalopathy Chapter 11: Genetics of behaviour in cattle Chapter 12: Genetics of reproduction in cattle Chapter 13: Modern reproductive technologies and breed improvement Chapter 14: Developmental genetics Chapter 15: Genetic improvement of dairy cattle Chapter 16: Molecular genetics of milk protein production Chapter 17: Genetics fatty acids composition in bovine milk and beef Chapter 18: Genetic improvement in beef cattle Chapter 19: Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies in beef and dairy cattle Chapter 20: Genetics of feed intake and efficiency. Chapter 21: Genetics of growth and body composition Chapter 22: Genetics of meat quality Chapter 23: Genetic aspects of cattle adaptation in the tropics Chapter 24: Standard genetic nomenclature b: Index