AG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Zygote, Estrous Cycle, Oviduct
8 Oct 2020
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The breeding of animals is under human control, and the breeders decide which individuals shall produce the next generation. The breeding of animals is based upon the fact that certain qualities are genetic ,hence valuable qualities are passed on from parents to off -springs. The qualities can be maintained or improved in the next generation. The performance of an animal is influenced by two major factors; The genetic potential of an animal is inherited from its parents. In selection and breeding animals with superior characteristics are selected and allowed to mate. In the process they transmit the superior characteristics to their offspring. When this is done over a long period of time, it results in livestock improvement. Reproduction is the process by which off-springs are produced. All farm animals multiply by means of sexual reproduction. It begins with fertilization which is the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
