Dedicated to
The Honeybee then and now |
Nature as a Breeder |
Results of Recent Breeding Endeavours |
Preliminary Remarks |
The Aims of Breeding |
The Economic Goals in Breeding |
The Primary Qualities for Performance
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Secondary Qualities
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Qualities which Influence Management
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Breeding as a means of Combating Disease
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Diseases of the Adult Bee |
Diseases of the Brood |
Evaluation of Performance |
Breeding Procedures |
Introduction |
The Essential Characteristics of the Races of Bees |
Intermissa Race Group |
Results of the Evaluations in Relation to the Buckfast Strain |
The Genetic Resources |
Conclusion |
Glossary |