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Mating Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Basis for selection (3) | Pedigree, Individual performance/apperance, and progeny testing |
| Def: Seed stock producers? | "pure bred" with recorded pedigree |
| Def: Commercail Producers? | use cross bred animals - hybrid vigor |
| Def: Relationship? | knowing which genes two animals have in common. AND if they exist in homo or heterozygosity |
| Def: Inbreeding? | Mating related animals |
| Def: Intensive inbreeding? | Mating of closely related animals whose ancestors have been inbred of several generations. |
| inbreeding shows... | detrimental to reproductive performance and growth. |
| Def: Line breeding? | nild form of inbreeding |
| What is cross breeding used for? | Complementaition of breeds and Heterosis (hybrid vigor) |
| Def: Out crossing? | unrealted animals with in the same breed are mated. |