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