ANSC 4395 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Version 2026/2027 | GRADED

ANSC 4395 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Version 2026/2027 | GRADED Animal Breeding - Correct Answer-The science of using the principles of genetics to make improvement in a livestock species Robert Bakewell - Correct Answer-"Father of animal breeding" Leased out males Mate the 'best of the best' Gregor Mendel - Correct Answer-Father of genetics Established basic genetic principles Primary goal of animal breeders - Correct Answer-identify animals with desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes What is the best animal? - Correct Answer-Lab-show winner or best retriever Cattle- cutability/ %muscle or quality grade Dairy-most milk or best udder, feet, and legs EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION shorthorn cattle - Correct Answer-First organized breed of livestock 1580 system approach - Correct Answer-Determining the best animal System - Correct Answer-Group of interdependent component part animal - Correct Answer-Characteristics genotype, may be more than one population genetics - Correct Answer-Branch of genetics which deals with the factors that affect the genetic structure of population Dr. Jay lush - Correct Answer-"Father of Modern Animal Breeding" Established principle of selection, use of inbreeding, crossbreeding to make hybrid vigor Management - Correct Answer-Policies implemented by the farmer — feeding, healthcare, length of time an animal is on the farm Economics - Correct Answer-Costs of farm inputs like feed, labor, and supplies and the prices of farm outputs. Traits - Correct Answer-Observable or measurable characteristic of an animal Phenotype - Correct Answer-Observed category or measured level of performance for a trait in an individual fixed resources - Correct Answer-Size of the farm Ability to grow supplementary feeds Available labor interaction - Correct Answer-a relationship in which the effect of one factor depends on another factor