Ansc254:Animal Breeding Question Paper
Ansc254:Animal Breeding
Course:Agriculture
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT : AGRICULTURE
UNIT CODE : ANSC 254
UNIT TITLE : PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL BREEDING
TIME : 2 hours
Instructions:
Answer all questions in A and any two in B.
SECTION A (40 marks)
Question One
Environmental improvements are temporary while genetic improvement is permanent.
What does this mean?
(3 marks)
What importance does this have to animal breeding?
(3 marks)
Question Two
Differentiate between pedigree, progeny and family selection.
(6 marks)
Name and explain three types of gene action.
(6 marks)
Question Three
Briefly explain causes of variability amongst individual animals.
(6 marks)
List and briefly discuss three types of mating systems used in animal breeding.
(6 marks)
SECTION B (30 marks)
Question Four
Briefly outline the process of selecting future parents (breeding stock).
(15 marks)
Question Five
Comment on breeding process
Before discovery of mendels work.
After discovery of mendels work and
Emerging biotechnology based breeding
(15 marks)
Question Six
State and explain the negative and positive consequences of animal breeding. (15 marks)
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