ANS2L- 7.03- Performance Records

The EPD trait that predicts the average size of calves is:

If the percent heritability of calving interval for a female beef cow is 10 percent, selecting females whose mother has outstanding calving interval records would affect calving intervals of the herd very:

If four bulls have the same pedigree and look the same but their Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) for weaning weight are –34.2,–18.0, +10.5, and +36.9, the bull with which EPD should be selected as the sire to most improve the calf weaning weight in the herd?

A bull with an Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) of +60 pounds for yearling weight would have an Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) of +30 pounds because:

If the percent of heritability for birth weight is 40, weaning weight is 30, tenderness is 60, and ribeye area is 70 in beef cattle, which trait can be improved the most through selective breeding?

Which performance data is a measure of reproduction performance for beef cows?

The formula that includes number of pigs born alive and adjusted 21-day litter weight for individual sows compared to a contemporary group of sows is the:

In poultry performance data, a breeding test or a progeny test to determine the ability of a bird to transmit genes for desired characteristics to most of its progeny is an example of:

If each bird in the flock is a high performer, the most effective present performance selection method for breeding stock is: