ANSC 4395 Exam 1|53
Questions and Solutions
Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - -Robert Bakewell
- Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - -Dr. Jay Lush
- What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - -Identify animals with
desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes.
- What is the difference between trait and phenotype? - -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 __. - -phenotypes
P=G+E
- Animals with similar genotypes are said to be of the same? - -biological
type
- Define biological type. - -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 __. - -genotype
- 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 includes: _____
End users are commercial producers. The primary products are commodities
like ____. - -cattle, sheep, swine, poultry
milk, meat, eggs, fiber
- Commercial producers are not the end of hte production chain, such as ___.
- -stockers, growers, feedlot, packers
Questions and Solutions
Who is the "Father of Animal Breeding"? - -Robert Bakewell
- Who is the "Father of Modern Animal Breeding"? - -Dr. Jay Lush
- What is the primary goal of animal breeders? - -Identify animals with
desirable genes and increase the frequency of those genes.
- What is the difference between trait and phenotype? - -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 __. - -phenotypes
P=G+E
- Animals with similar genotypes are said to be of the same? - -biological
type
- Define biological type. - -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 __. - -genotype
- 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 includes: _____
End users are commercial producers. The primary products are commodities
like ____. - -cattle, sheep, swine, poultry
milk, meat, eggs, fiber
- Commercial producers are not the end of hte production chain, such as ___.
- -stockers, growers, feedlot, packers
