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A farmer want to produce sheep with finer wool how could he do this by selective breeding?
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How could you get a tall breed of dogs through selective breeding?
look at the book called the ultimate encyclopedia of dogs dog breeds and dog care it should say right under it
What does a cattle breeder do?
A cattle breeder breeds and raises cattle to sell. They can breed the cattle for many different things. Some of these cattle could be for show or some for just beef.
Explain how a horse breeder might use selective breeding to produce horses that have golden coats?
There are two main golden coat producing genes, Cr (cream) and Ch (Champagne). Both are dominant dilution genes. Heterozygous Cream horses (Crcree) that are palomino colored will produce a palomino 50% of the time when bred to chestnut mares...bred to a palomino mare the breeding will produce 25% cremellos 50% palominos and 25% chestnuts. The use of a Homozygous for Cream stallion (CrCr)/a cremello will produce 100% palomino foals from breedings with chestnut mares. The disadvantages of using the cream gene to produce gold foals is that the homozygous individuals are not gold colored. This means that the color cannot be designed to breed true in subsequent generations. The advantage is that homozygous individuals are identifiable without genetic testing. ----- A gold champagne stallion who is heterozygous for champagne Chchee will produce 50% gold champagne foals when bred to chestnut mares. A homozygous gold champagne stallion will produce 100% gold champagne foals from chestnut mares. The advantage to champagne is that a homozygous gold stallion or mare is gold colored with hazel eyes as the presence of two champagne alleles does not increase the level of dilution. This means that, over time, a breed could be developed that is consistently gold colored 100% of the time. There is a genetic test for champagne homozygousity, If the only goal is to produce gold colored horses consistently the champagne allele could be true breeding in as few as 2 generations using 2 homozygous gold champagne stallions and as many gold champagne mares as could be found to cross on them. Using this breeding format 50% of the foals produced would be homozygous gold champagne...culling the heterozygotes from the breeding program and back crossing them on the stallion who is not their sire would produce an F2 generation that was 100% true breeding gold champagne. A search for additional homozygous gold champagne horses that could be added to the breeding program to add genetic diversity could occur over time. All this being said...breeding exclusively for color without regard for temperament, conformation or athletic ability is an error in judgement,
How does Selective Breeding Impact our Society?
The society gives out a demand that makes reasoning for the breeding to take place. Afterwards if a new breed is created or in the making everyone voices their opinion's about it. Market research would start holdind polls to see if the investment in the breeding is worth the trouble, animal rights patitionist (sp?) take up campains to defend the animal in question, people that have the money and lack of concern go crazy to try and get they're hands on one to use as an exotic pet. Bottom line, if it's publicized enough it'll cause major controversy.
Why is selective breeding important for farmers or animal breeders?
disadvantage: selective breeding gets rid of varietyadvantage: selective breeding rules out weakness and disabilitydisadvantage: isn't that what Hitler tried to do with humans in WWII? do we really want to be like him?Selective breeding(or artificial selection) produces traits which may be advantagious to us, but be a disadvantage to the animal.Here are some examples-The lapps of northern Europe herd and breed the wild deer, selecting docile animals. The resulting herds could not survive in the wild.Cows with big udders are good for us , but are probably painful for the cow. English bulldogs mght be considered a cool looking dog, but have breathing difficulties and such small pelvises that they often have to give birth by causation.Advantages: Can produce fitter, stronger animals or animals of a higher yield of milk, meat or eggs for example. Can produce animals better suited to survive in poor climates or marginal conditions, thus preserving human food supplies and saving life. Can ensure the eradication of hereditary sickness in some blood lines.Disadvantages: For show animals such wild kitten eatingas some dogs, it is practised quite strictly by breeders aiming at a certain look which is set down as the breed "standard"- many Dalmation puppies are euthanased because they do not exhibit the breed standards for example, so there are serious moral questions to it too.Too much close interbreeding to obtain certain cosmetic traits can also result in the amplifying of inherent illnesses - like the bulldogs mentioned above, or German shephered dogs with hip problems and so on - in fact, these issues are rapidly worsening in recent years with dogs in particular. keep in mind it will eat your babies if you anger them.
In what ways has selective breeding been useful to humans today and in the past?
-Humans have used selective breeding for ages. Horses were originally too small to carry a human alone for any considerable distance, hence the invention of chariots, but selective breeding allowed horses to evolve to sizes that could easily carry even the heaviest passengers. Cattle were bred to produce more milk, and produce more meat. Dogs were bred to fill a variety of jobs, from farming, to hunting, to fighting.
Why genetic engineering superior to selective breeding?
Genetic modification (GM) is designed to produce desired characteristics in a plant or animal by splicing a gene that has the desired characteristic directly into the genetic code of that plant or animal. It is much faster than selective breeding
Does selective breeding benefit farmers?
Selective breeding can provide a preferred quality of food for the farmer. This means that the food produced will be preferred by customers, resulting in a larger sale and profit. Selective breeding can also increase the percentage yield of the food produced.However, selective breeding often means breeding the animals with relatives to achieve the 'ideal' quality. This results in a greater chance of genetic diseases being passed on. It also means that very little new genetic material is introduced into the gene pool, which means that most animals will have similar genes. When this happens, a new strain of disease could easily wipe out the entire farm as there is little variation between species.This also applies to plants.Another Opinion:Actually there's a few holes in the above answer, especially the second paragraph. Selective breeding is not just about line-breeding or inbreeding. Selective breeding is about selecting and breeding those animals that are best suited to meet the standards set by a producer. The animals that are not ideal for the goals and objectives that the producer has in mind, which are called inferior livestock, are simply culled from the herd or flock.Inbreeding or linebreeding is used as a means of selective breeding, but only has a means to purify a particular breed, to allow genetic abnormalities to raise their ugly heads in order to see which animals are carriers of these genetic diseases and whether they should be culled or not. Sure inbreeding could cause animals to have a poorer immune system, but that's only if a producer gets really careless with the inbreeding program and has no herd health or biosecurity program to prevent this from happening.So yes, selective breeding does benefit producers but only if it's used with care and a bit of common sense.
Could you get spider like superpowes?
The short answers is no. Spider powers, like Spider Man, could only be achieved through hundreds of years of genetic enginneering and selective breeding.
What is the authors purpose of being a farmer?
The author's purpose of being a farmer could be to connect with the land, produce food sustainably, and live a simpler, more self-sufficient lifestyle.
How many babies could a Tasmanian wolf produce?
The Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as the Thylacine, had an average of three joeys each breeding cycle, although it could produce up to four.
How could you get a tall breed of dogs through selective breeding?
look at the book called the ultimate encyclopedia of dogs dog breeds and dog care it should say right under it
During the Reagan era how much food could each American farmer produce enough food to feed?
75
During the Reagan era each American farmer could produce enough food to feed how many people?
75
What does a cattle breeder do?
A cattle breeder breeds and raises cattle to sell. They can breed the cattle for many different things. Some of these cattle could be for show or some for just beef.
What are cattle used for on farms?
Many reasons, meat,milk products,breeding, wool and many more reasons.
Could a bulldog mate with a sheepdog?
Yes. All domestic dogs and wolves are of the same species and genetically (and in most cases physically) can breed with all other dogs and wolves to produce fertile offspring. Due to selective breeding over at least ten thousand years the dog species is one of the most (if not the most) diverse species of any animal.
