What is Animal Breeding - ACCURATE ANSWERS Scientific field that uses the principles of genetics to aid in the improvement of livestock.
What are the 3 classes of cattle? - ACCURATE ANSWERS British
American
Exotics- usually European
Who is Robert Bakewell? - ACCURATE ANSWERS "Father of Anim...
What is Animal Breeding - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Scientific field
that uses the principles of genetics to aid in the improvement of
livestock.
What are the 3 classes of cattle? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ British
American
Exotics- usually European
Who is Robert Bakewell? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ "Father of
Animal Breeding"
- Leased out Bulls
What did Robert Bakewell not hesitate to mate? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ "best to the best" with little regard to ancestry. Not
afraid to inbreed.
What was one of the first organized breeds of livestock in 1580? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Shorthorns
Who is Gregor Mendel? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ He established
basic genetic principles that are still accepted today.
,What did Gregor Mendel study? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The
genetics of the garden pea.
Population Genetics - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Branch of genetics
which deals with the factors that affect the genetic structure of
populations.
*what % of alleles and genotypes*
What two guys were involved with population genetics? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Dr. Sewell Wright
2. Sir Ronald Fisher
Dr. Wright did research with who? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
USDA and then later at the University of Chicago
Worked at the Rothamstead Experiment Station in Great Britain. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Dr. Fisher
Dr. Jay Lush - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ "Father of MODERN
animal breeding"
*established a formal theoretical framework to the science of animal
breeding*
Dr. Jay Lush established what principles? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ The principles of selection, the use of inbreeding to
, conserve genes of some individuals, and crossbreeding systems to take
advantage of HYBRID VIGOR.
During the last 30 or 40 years, the use of what has greatly enhanced the
potential for genetic change? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Computers/
technology
Artificial Insemination and embryo transfer have allowed for what? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Faster progeny testing and selection has
become much more efficient.
What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Identify animals with desirable genes and increase the
frequency of those genes.
*they want a bunch, they're the ones they select to be parents to pass on
the good genes*
What is the best animal? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -Lab- Show
winner or best retriever
-Cattle- cutability/% muscle (limousin) or quality grade (angus)
-Dairy Cattle- most milk or best udder, feet and legs.
**all depends on what they want as "best"**
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