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exam 2 Flashcards

1
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new world ruminants

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alpacas, llama, Vicuna

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2
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buck

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male goat or sheep

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3
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doe

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female goat

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4
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herd

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group of goats

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5
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kid

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a young goat

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6
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kidding

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act of birthing in a goat

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7
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nanny

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female goat

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8
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weather

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castrated male goat

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9
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ewe

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female sheep

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10
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flock

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a group of sheep

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11
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lamb

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a sheep less than 12 mo of age

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12
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lambing

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act of parturition in a sheep

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13
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ram

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male sheep

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14
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weather

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male sheep castrated before sexual maturity

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15
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feeding behavior

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goats: browse sheep: graze

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16
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social

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goats: independent sheep: dependent

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17
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tails

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goats: erect sheep: down

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18
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fighting

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goats: rear/butt sheep: charge/butt

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19
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danger

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goat: fight sheep: flight

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20
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goat uses

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milk meat fiber work forge control pets

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21
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sheep uses

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meat wool

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22
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goats around the world

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developing countries, asia and africa

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23
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goat meat

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low calories, fat, and cholesterol

high in iron

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24
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goat milk

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high protein, fat, and minerals

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25
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goats vs cows

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26
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goat milk breeds

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Alpine, Saanen, Nubian, La Mancha (California) no ears

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27
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goat meat breeds

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Boer, kiko, spanish-feral mix

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28
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decline sheep farms

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low consumption
low wool prices
lack suitable labor
insufficient slaughter/ market

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29
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Raising sheep pros

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low initial cost
limited equip. needed
low labor required
good use of crop residue

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30
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raising sheep cons

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predators
disease and parasites
land competition
lack market/ consumption
low wool price
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31
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sheep breeding

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short day breeders; once a year

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32
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accelerated lambing

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3 lambs in 2 years

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33
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sheep weight sold

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sold at 60-70, 125 harvested

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34
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special meat cases

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40-60 lbs for specialty markets

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35
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production goals

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high conception rate
high lambing
low lamb mortality
longevity of breeding stock

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36
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paternal sheep breeds

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good growth rate and carcass quality

hampshire and suffolk

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37
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maternal sheep breeds

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good wool, white face, highly reproductive and milk ability

merino and rambouillet

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38
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sheep wool breeds

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merino, rambouillet

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39
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sheep meat breeds

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hampshire, suffolk, dorset

40
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sheep hair breeds

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american blackbelly, dorper, st. Croix

41
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wild

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not domesticated

42
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domesticated

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under control by humans

43
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feral

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formerly domesticated

44
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species

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members can mate and produce fertile offspring

45
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applied animal ethologists

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study animal behavior with goal of improving animal management

46
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instinct

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behavior animal exhibits in absence of any opportunity to learn them (hardwired)

47
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domestication

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species under control and improving it through selection, mating and handling

48
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human advantage to symiosis

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more useful
more productive
easier to manage

49
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animal advantage to symbosis

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protection form predators, competitors and diseases
increase pop
increase range

50
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animal ethologist

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studies and observes animal behavior in natural habitats

51
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domestication example

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salmon; domesticated reduced anti-predator response

divergnce between fast and slow growing strains

52
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horses released to state parks

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lost wild instincts= death by starvation unable to survive

53
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???

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famous animal ethologist

54
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stereotypies

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coping or abnormal behaviors

55
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Purdue animal well being resources

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Center of the Human-Animal bond
animal behavior clinic
center for animal behavior and welfare

56
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Animal rightists

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  • deals with philosophy as applied to animals

- no use of animals at all

57
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Animal welfarists

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concerned with treatment and well-being of animals; not opposed to use for human needs

58
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new animal ethics

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British Brambell Commission in 1965

59
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animal rights groups america

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PETA & HSUS

60
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Societal concerns of animal welfare

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lack movement
lack socialization
cruelty, animal suffering

61
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Federal Humane Slaughter Act of 1958

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animal must be unconscious then ensured death

62
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exstanguination

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bleeding to death (ensure death)

63
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Horse Protection Act 1970

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Tennessee walking horse, stop show horses from being sored to step higher

64
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five freedoms by farm animal welfare council

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freedom from hunger and thirst
freedom form discomfort
pain injury or disease
to express normal behavior
from fear and distress
65
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BOAH

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Board of Animal Health

66
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PACUC

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Purdue Animal Care and Use Committee

67
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laboratory animals

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any animal used in scientific research, testing or teaching to gain knowledge about diseases, production or prevention

68
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Gregor Mendel

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father of genetics

simple genetic crosses usig pea plants

69
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watson and crick

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discover dna

70
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miescher

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discover nuclei high in phosphorous levels (not recognized for 50 yrs)

71
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levene

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1919 propose nucleic acids composed of nucleotides containing nitrogen bases a sugar and a phosphate group

72
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genome

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entire genetic material of orgaism

73
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chromosome

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units of organized dna inside nucleus

74
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gene

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units of dna that are transcribed on a chromosome smallest unit of inheritance

75
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allele

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alternate form of the same gene

76
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genotype

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genetic make up of individual

77
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phenotype

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appearance of animal

78
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epigenetics

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external modification of dna that turns on and off genes

79
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replication

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process by which units produce replicas of themselves

80
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transcription

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info copied and transported to an appropriate plaace for translation

81
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translation

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process by which proteins are formed

82
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messenger rna

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rna form of dna sequence

83
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transfer rna

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recognizes mrna codons

84
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ribosomal rna

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assembly area for translation

85
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caprine karyotype

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all acrocentric

86
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ovine karyotype

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3 pair metacentric,, fusion of acrocentrics to form metacentrics

87
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epistatic genes

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ability to mask the expression of another gene

88
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inbreeding

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good to get rid of or show certain characteristics in animals

89
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origional zoo purpose and focus

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focus on entertainment of people not welfare of animals

90
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change in zoos 1970s

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environmental movement drove focus on natural habitats and convservation

91
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Columbian Park zoo

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founded 1908, free to public

92
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4 pillars of the zoo mission

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conservation education recreation and research

93
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AZA

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association of zoos and aquariums; 
accredidation for zoos and aquariums
collective population management strategies
lobbying fro govt regulations
est science based practices
94
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zoo population management

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maintain sustainable genetically diverse captive population to meet exhibitory needs and conservation goals

95
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SSP

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green: sustainable 100+ yrs
yellow: not sustianable 100 y and not genetically diverse
red: fewwer than 50 specimens cannot meet demographic sustainability

96
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Marius dilemma

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giraffe killed because not genetically diverse and took up unnecessary space (Europe)

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