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Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Robert Bakewell Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr. Jay Lush What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify animals with desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes. ...

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ANSC 4395 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
MARKING SCHEME 100% LATEST UPDATE
Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Robert Bakewell



Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr. Jay Lush



What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify animals with desirable genes
and increase the frequency of those genes.



What is the difference between trait and phenotype? - CORRECT 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 __. - CORRECT
ANSWER-phenotypes

P=G+E



Animals with similar genotypes are said to be of the same? - CORRECT ANSWER-biological type



Define biological type. - CORRECT 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 __. - CORRECT ANSWER-
genotype



Define interaction. - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-



Page 10- The livestock industry includes: _____

End users are commercial producers. The primary products are commodities like ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER-cattle, sheep, swine, poultry

milk, meat, eggs, fiber



Commercial producers are not the end of hte production chain, such as ___. - CORRECT ANSWER-
stockers, growers, feedlot, packers



If commercial producers are end users, then the two groups above them are ___. - CORRECT ANSWER-
seedstock producers



Define seedstock. - CORRECT ANSWER-breeding stock, animals whose role is to be a parent



The job of seedstock producers is to supply ___ to commercial producers. - CORRECT ANSWER-
germplasm- which is genetic material in live animals, semen, and embryo



Seedstock producers must produce what's best for the commercial producers, considering what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-environment, management, and economics of the comm. producer



Seedstock producers historically have been breeders of __. - CORRECT ANSWER-purebreds



Define a line of a breed. - CORRECT ANSWER-group of related animals within a breed



Comm. producers are breeders like seedstock prod. They must decide; - CORRECT ANSWER-what
matings to make, which heifers to keep, which animals to sell



Unlike seedstock prod., commercial prod. decide what is best for? - CORRECT ANSWER-their enterprise

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