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The Dog. An Introduction to Cynology

Nikolai Atanasov

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Year of Publication: 2013

Cover Type: Soft

Category: Zoology

Edition: First Edition

Pages: 344

Format: 7x10x1.6

Language: Bulgarian

Summary

The monograph "The Dog: An Introduction to Cynology" is an extremely valuable handbook for anyone interested in cynology and dog breeding. Richly illustrated, the work covers 13 separate sections. It examines the anatomical and physiological characteristics of dogs. An extensive analysis of nutrition is provided. Specific zoohygienic parameters related to breeding methods and techniques are discussed. An original method for controlling selection processes is proposed. The book provides a critical analysis of the basic breeding methods in genetics (Mendelian genetics) as insufficient for drawing conclusions about the complex genetic relationships in the process of inheritance of various traits in higher mammals, in this case the domestic dog. The section on dog behavior covers a wealth of analytical material, including personal research on the subject. At the end of the book, the author provides definitions of many terms used not only in cynology, but also in animal husbandry in general.

Аbout The Author

• Nikolai Atanasov: Nikolay Atanasov is the author of three of the most popular books about dogs in Bulgaria: "The German Shepherd Dog" (1996), "In the World of the German Shepherd Dog" (1998), "The Dog and His Behavior" (2000). He is a co-author of two editions of the Thracian University: "Handbook of Animal Husbandry - Sheep Breeding" and the textbook "Sheep Breeding with Goat Breeding". He is the author of more than 500 articles on cynology, published in various magazines and newspapers. He has been a regular member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria since 1988. In 1992 he founded the Association for German Shepherd Dogs in Bulgaria. During the World Congress of the World Union of German Shepherd Dog Associations (WUSV) in 1994, he applied for membership in the union of the association he created. ONOK was accepted as a member of WUSV with full unanimity, and N. Atanasov became the youngest president who managed to make his organization a member of the World Union of German Shepherd Dog Associations. His research is in the field of origin, breed formation and use of dogs - guardians of farm animals, dog behavior, selection and breeding of the German Shepherd Dog.