Robert bakewell - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is Animal Breeding - Scientific field that uses the principles of genetics to aid in the improvement of livestock. What are the 3 classes of cattle? - British American Exotics- usually European Who is Robert Bakewell? - "Father of Animal Breeding" - Leased out Bulls What did Robert Bakewell not hesitate to mate? - "best to the best" with little regard to ancestry. Not afraid to inbreed. What was one of the first organized breeds of livestock in 1580? - Shorthorns Who is Gregor...

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 ...

ANSC 4395 Exam 1 2024 What is Animal Breeding - answer-Scientific field that uses the principles of genetics to aid in the improvement of livestock. What are the 3 classes of cattle? - answer-British American Exotics- usually European Who is Robert Bakewell? - answer-"Father of Animal Breeding" - Leased out Bulls What did Robert Bakewell not hesitate to mate? - answer-"best to the best" with little regard to ancestry. Not afraid to inbreed. What was one of the first organiz...

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 perfo...

Agricultural Revolution - A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically. Open field system - Common lands were open and strips of land for agriculture were not divided by fences or hedges Cornelius Vermuyden - most famous of Dutch engineers in drainage techniques Charles Townsend - Developed crop rotation and later drained much land back at home in England crop rotation - The practice of rot...

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 tha...