Livestock Breeding Systems #2

Livestock Breeding Systems #2

by Thomas Alberts

Open Ended

Define Grading up in your own words.

Open Ended

Define hybrid Vigor in your own words.

Open Ended

Define Inbreeding in your own words.

Open Ended

Describe the side effects of Inbreeding in your own words.

Open Ended

Describe the Difference between Inbreeding and linebreeding in your own words.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a result of inbreeding?

• Surfacing of deleterious gene

• increase uniformity

• Noticeable improvement of fourth generation

• Reduction in performance

Multiple Choice

Which system is the mating of animals of different breeds?

• Grading up

• Crossbreeding

• Inbreeding

• Linebreeding

Multiple Choice

What is the proper term for the measure of how inbred an animal is?

• Inbreeding coefficient

• Inbreeding measurement

• Inbred ratio

• Inbreeding results

Multiple Choice

What is the value of an animal as a parent?

• Grading up

• Breeding value

• Hybrid vigor

• Inbreeding coefficient

Multiple Choice

Which system consists of breeding purebred sires to commercial females?

• Inbreeding

• Linebreeding

• Cross breeding

• Grading up