Ansc 4395 exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

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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" Leas... ed 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. [Show More]

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