The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific has just published "The Yak", a second edition, revised and enlarged by G. Wiener, Han Jianlin and Long Ruijin, of the book by Cai Li and G. Wiener, first published by FAO in 1995. The book covers, among other things, the cytogenetics, molecular genetics and artificial insemination aspects of this remarkable domestic animal, found predominantly in the harsh environment of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. See http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/AD347E/AD347E00.HTM or contact [email protected] for more information.

03/12/2003