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ANSC 4395 Exam 1 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions (GRADED A+)
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ANSC 4395 Exam 1 Questions AndAnswers With Verified Solutions
(GRADED A+)
Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - ANSWER✔✔Robert Bakewell
Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - ANSWER✔✔Dr. Jay Lush
What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - ANSWER✔✔Identify animals with
desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes.
What is the difference between trait and phenotype? - ANSWER✔✔trait- any
observable or measurable characteristic of an animal
phenotype- an observable category or measured level of performance for a trait in
an individual
Genotypes provide the genetic background for ___. Mathematically, it is expressed
as __. - ANSWER✔✔phenotypes
P=G+E
Animals with similar genotypes are said to be of the same? -
ANSWER✔✔biological type
Define biological type. - ANSWER✔✔a classification for animals with similar
genotypes for traits of interest ex: heavy draft types (horses)
, Heat tolerance and parasite resistance are two traits that are part of a specific __. -
ANSWER✔✔genotype
Define interaction. - ANSWER✔✔a dependent relationship among components of
a system in which the effect of any one component depends on other components
present in the system
ex: best health program depends on the parasites in that area
Need to do page 8 and 9 - ANSWER✔✔
Page 10- The livestock industry includes: _____
End users are commercial producers. The primary products are commodities like
____. - ANSWER✔✔cattle, sheep, swine, poultry
milk, meat, eggs, fiber
Commercial producers are not the end of hte production chain, such as ___. -
ANSWER✔✔stockers, growers, feedlot, packers
If commercial producers are end users, then the two groups above them are ___. -
ANSWER✔✔seedstock producers
Define seedstock. - ANSWER✔✔breeding stock, animals whose role is to be a
parent
The job of seedstock producers is to supply ___ to commercial producers. -
ANSWER✔✔germplasm- which is genetic material in live animals, semen, and
embryo
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