Ansc 4395 exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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'
shorthorn cattle Correct Answer: First organized breed of livestock 1580
Gregor Mendel Correct Answer: Father of genetics
Established basic genetic principles
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
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
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
physical environment Correct Answer: Elements of environment over which humans exert little
or no control
fixed resources Correct Answer: Size of the farm
Ability to grow supplementary feeds
Available labor
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.
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'
shorthorn cattle Correct Answer: First organized breed of livestock 1580
Gregor Mendel Correct Answer: Father of genetics
Established basic genetic principles
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
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
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
physical environment Correct Answer: Elements of environment over which humans exert little
or no control
fixed resources Correct Answer: Size of the farm
Ability to grow supplementary feeds
Available labor
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.
