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Mating Systems
Question | Answer |
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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. |