LIVESTOCK REPRODUCTION POWERPOINT

Question 1

Reproductive efficiency leads to ______________ ______________ success

Answer 1

Livestock operation

Question 2

The ultimate goal of livestock reproduction is the delivery of live neonates while being ______________ _______________

Answer 2

Economically profitable

Question 3

6 ways to deliver live neonates while being economically profitable

Answer 3

1. Superior animals for breeding
2. Successful breeding
3. Successful conception
4. Successful implantation
5. Successful gestation
6. Successful parturition

Question 4

More emphasis is based on selecting _____________ bc it is more cost effective

Answer 4

Males

Question 5

One male to several females bc it takes more time and money to select superior females

Answer 5

Harem breeding

Question 6

Usually an evaluation of performance most often used for horses

Answer 6

Pedigree

Question 7

Mating two animals closely related

Answer 7

Inbreeding breeding system

Question 8

Mating of several generations of offspring to particular animals or their
descendants

Answer 8

Linebreeding breeding system

Question 9

Mating of sires of one breed to dams of another, increases heterosis (genetic diversity) “grade”

Answer 9

Crossbreeding breeding system

Question 10

Often known as grade animals

Answer 10

Crossbreeding