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Animal breeding is a branch of animal science
Animal science

Animal science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of mankind" . Historically the animals studied were farm animals but courses available now look at a far broader area to include companion animals for example dogs, cats, horses and captive animals....
 that addresses the evaluation (primarilary using best linear unbiased prediction
Best linear unbiased prediction

In statistics, best linear unbiased prediction is used in linear mixed models for the prediction of random effects model. Best linear unbiased predictions of random effects are equivalent to best linear unbiased estimates of fixed effects....
) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of domestic livestock. Selecting animals for breeding with superior EBV in growth rate, egg, meat, milk, or wool production, or have other desirable traits has revolutionized agricultural livestock production throughout the world. The scientific theory of animal breeding incorporates population genetics
Population genetics

Population genetics is the study of the allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of the four evolutionary processes: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow....
, quantitative genetics
Quantitative genetics

Quantitative genetics is the study of continuous traits and its underlying mechanisms. It is effectively an extension of simple Mendelian inheritance in that the combined effect of the many underlying genes results in a Continuous probability distribution of phenotypic values....
 and statistics
Statistics

Statistics is a Mathematics pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It also provides tools for prediction and forecasting based on data....
, and is based on the pioneering work of Sewall Wright
Sewall Wright

Sewall Green Wright was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis . With R....
, Jay Lush
Jay Lush

Jay Laurence Lush was a pioneering animal geneticist who made important contributions to livestock breeding. He is sometimes known as the father of modern scientific animal breeding....
, and Charles Henderson
Charles Roy Henderson

Charles Roy Henderson was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock....
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Animal breeding is a branch of animal science
Animal science

Animal science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of mankind" . Historically the animals studied were farm animals but courses available now look at a far broader area to include companion animals for example dogs, cats, horses and captive animals....
 that addresses the evaluation (primarilary using best linear unbiased prediction
Best linear unbiased prediction

In statistics, best linear unbiased prediction is used in linear mixed models for the prediction of random effects model. Best linear unbiased predictions of random effects are equivalent to best linear unbiased estimates of fixed effects....
) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of domestic livestock. Selecting animals for breeding with superior EBV in growth rate, egg, meat, milk, or wool production, or have other desirable traits has revolutionized agricultural livestock production throughout the world. The scientific theory of animal breeding incorporates population genetics
Population genetics

Population genetics is the study of the allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of the four evolutionary processes: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow....
, quantitative genetics
Quantitative genetics

Quantitative genetics is the study of continuous traits and its underlying mechanisms. It is effectively an extension of simple Mendelian inheritance in that the combined effect of the many underlying genes results in a Continuous probability distribution of phenotypic values....
 and statistics
Statistics

Statistics is a Mathematics pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It also provides tools for prediction and forecasting based on data....
, and is based on the pioneering work of Sewall Wright
Sewall Wright

Sewall Green Wright was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis . With R....
, Jay Lush
Jay Lush

Jay Laurence Lush was a pioneering animal geneticist who made important contributions to livestock breeding. He is sometimes known as the father of modern scientific animal breeding....
, and Charles Henderson
Charles Roy Henderson

Charles Roy Henderson was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock....
.

Honors and awards

  • The Rockefeller Prentice Memorial Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics, American Society of Animal Science
    American Society of Animal Science

    The American Society of Animal Science is a non-profit Professional body for the advancement of livestock and meat science. Founded in 1908, ASAS is headquartered in Savoy, Illinois, located near the Urbana, Illinois-Champaign, Illinois area....
Since 1962
  • National Association of Animal Breeders Award, American Dairy Science Association
    American Dairy Science Association

    The American Dairy Science Association is a non-profit Professional body for the advancement of dairy. ADSA is headquartered in Savoy, Illinois, located near the Urbana, Illinois-Champaign, Illinois area....
1970–1978
  • Jay L. Lush Animal Breeding and Genetics Award, American Dairy Science Association
Since 1982
  • Fellowship of Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Since 1990


See also

  • Selective breeding
    Selective breeding

    Selective breeding in domesticated animals is the process of a Breeder developing a cultivated breed over time, and selecting qualities within individuals of the breed that will be best to pass on to the next generation....
  • Artificial selection
    Artificial selection

    Artificial selection describes intentional breeding for certain traits, or combination of traits. It was defined by Charles Darwin in contrast to natural selection, in which the differential reproduction of organisms with certain traits is attributed to improved survival or reproductive ability ....
  • Plant breeding
    Plant breeding

    Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques ....
  • Agricultural science
    Agricultural science

    Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture....
  • ASReml
    ASReml

    ASReml is a statistical software package for fitting linear mixed models using restricted maximum likelihood, a technique commonly used in plant breeding and animal breeding and quantitative genetics as well as other fields....
  • Progeny testing
    Progeny testing

    Progeny Testing is a test of the value for selective breeding of an individual's genotype by looking at the progeny produced by different matings....
  • Arthur B. Chapman
    Arthur B. Chapman

    Arthur Barclay Chapman was the University of Wisconsin-Madison's "most accomplished animal genetic researcher."...
  • James Hutton
    James Hutton

    James Hutton Doctor of Medicine was a Scotland geologist, physician, Natural history, chemist and experimental Agriculture. He is considered the father of modern geology....
  • Robert Bakewell
    Robert Bakewell (farmer)

    Robert Bakewell was a British people agriculturalist, now recognized as one of the most important figures in the British Agricultural Revolution....


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