Breeding bulls

Objectives E – Know key words to do with selective breeding C – Describe the positive and negative effects of selective breeding A – Evaluate different methods of selective breeding to interpret the best method to proceed.

Artificial insemination Breeding cows Markers Genetic gain Breeding value Artificial insemination Sib selection EMT Marker gene selection

Transgenic changes & marker assisted selection Embryo transfer & sib-selection Genetic assessment Standard techniques and artificial insemination

Newspaper article You need to write an article on the techniques from ancient to modern for increasing yield from animals & crops This will also include a discussion of the ethics ofthese techniques