Natural Breeding
What species can use natural breeding?
All
What species can use artificial insemination?
All but poultry
What species can use embryo transfer?
All but poultry
What species can use cloning?
Theoretically, all
You are a goat farmer with 25 does and one buck. You're low on money but your buck is not producing good traits in the offspring. What breeding method could you use to improve your herd?
Artificial Insemination
True or false:
Natural breeding limits genetic material you have access to?
True
What two species is artificial insemination most used in?
Swine and Cattle
Is embryo transfer used to maintain good genes from the father or mother?
Mother
What is the name of the first successful cloned livestock animal?
Dolly
You are the owner of a very successful female race horse. Although she's good at racing she's a horrible mother but you still want to continue her linage. What reproduction method should you use?
Embryo Transfer
Is natural breeding the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th most used method of reproduction in livestock?
1st
What price range can the sedan range from?
$.10-$1000
At what stage/location are the embryos fertilized?
A lab
Why is cloning not widely used?
Its highly debatable and questionable ethically.
You're a small cattle farmer with a herd of 15 cows. Your neighbor is also a small farmer with 5 cows and 1 bull. Your neighbor has offered his bull for use previously. You're low on money and labor but want to expand your herd. What reproduction method would be best?
Natural Breeding
True or false:
Natural breeding has high labor and low expenses.
False
Is artificial insemination less stress or more strep on the animals?
Less
Pro
What is the one pro of cloning?
You can create an identical copy of an ideal animal.
You run a big farm with many different animals including your favorite herding dog Beau. Beau is getting older and wont be able to work much longer but you know you wont be able to replace him with any dog as talented. What reproduction method would be best.
Cloning
Why is it difficult to make large genetic improvements without a large expense in natural breeding?
You would have to buy an entire animal.
What do they use to freeze the seman for transportation?
Liquid Nitrogen
1. Harvest eggs from selected female
2. Fertilize in lab
3. Place in host female
Are twins clones?
No
You're a dairy farmer who owns several high-producing cows. One produces more milk than the rest regardless of the bull she is bred to. You want to increase your number of cows with her traits in a short amount of time. What method of reproduction would be best.
Embryo Transfer