Introduction to Animal Science Technology/Biotechnology Agriculture as a Science Course 02421-01.1 Animal Science Revision Committee May 2007
What is research? When you look up something Searching for something (information) Determining what is best Studying a given subject
What is science? The study of nature and it’s surroundings The study of how things work Living things Chemical reactions
Genetic Engineering The movement of genes from one cell to another. produced two hormones that have improved efficiency in dairy cattle and pork production Bovine Somatotropin (BST) Porcine Somatotropin (PST).
Embryo Transfer A process that removes fertilized eggs from a female and places them in another female who carries them until birth Being used by the livestock industry to improve the quality of their animals Superior females are now able to produce more offspring than if they were to carry the embryo the full term