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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 |