Master the Fundamentals of Dairy and Beef Cattle Breeding with this Quiz!
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What are the chief objectives of beef cattle breeding programs?

  • Improvement of disease resistance, adaptability, and temperament
  • Improvement of growth rate, feed conversion, and carcass quality (correct)
  • Improvement of milk production, fertility, and longevity
  • Improvement of meat tenderness, marbling, and flavor

    • Which trait is considered economically important in dairy cattle breeding?

  • Number of calves per year
  • Lactation yield (correct)
  • Calving interval
  • Age at first calving

    • What is the objective of dairy cattle breeding?

  • Produce cows with good adaptability and temperament
  • Produce cows capable of producing high volume of milk with good quality and composition (correct)
  • Produce cows with high meat tenderness and marbling
  • Produce cows with high fertility and longevity

    • Which factors influence lactation yield in dairy cattle?

    <p>Age at first calving, calving interval, and number of calves per year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the science of mating animals with the expectation of better performance in their offspring called?

    <p>Breeding</p> Signup and view all the answers

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